Uganda are Africa Zone 6 golf champions

By Michael Nsubuga

Final standings

Uganda 18.5pts

South Africa 17.5

Zimbabwe 16.5

Kenya 15.5

Zambia 9.5

Swaziland 9.5

Botswana 8.5

Malawi 7.5

Namibia 5

UGANDA are the 2015 Zone V1 Africa Golf Champions.

Surprise winners Uganda clinched the annual championships in style Saturday afternoon, winning six games in the last singles action round to edge record champions South Africa by a point to clinch their maiden title.

The Ugandans become the third country to win Africa's premier golfing event behind South Africa and Kenya who won in 2010.

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Team Uganda captain Adolf  Muhumuza opened the way for the Ugandan team after dispatching Kenyan Nelson Simwa (3&2)-3up in the first match of the day before Happy Robert and Ronnie Bukenya won their games against Swaziland and Botswana opponents.

Henry Lujja and Lawrence Muhenda won their games against Malawi's Charles Kambalame  (5&4) and Zambia's Simfukwe (1UP) respectively before Martin Ochaya sealed the deal against Namibia's Gabriel Shikodi (5&3)-5up.

"Our strategy was to play a regulation game because of the grown roughs; I have to say it now, because that is what our coach advised and I'm happy it has worked for us. We are extremely happy for making our country proud," team captain Adolf Muhumuza said as he led team mates into celebrations.