Okwi and Okura best in JBG golf

By Michael Nsubuga

JBG Golf
Overall winners
Men
Timothy Okwi 74pts
Ladies
Maureen Okura 77pts

Group A
Abraham Ainaman 68pts
R/up:Y. Ssentongo 66pts

Group B
Moses Ssebugwawo 71pts
R/up: J. Niwamanya 69pts

Group C
Siraje Ddamulira 71pts
R/up: Dan Muzaale 65pts

Ladies
Irene Nakalembe 67pts
R/up: Eva Magala 63pts

Group B
Anne Kiconco 68pts
R/up: J. Thomas 63pts

Pros (top five)
Fred Wanzala 148 gross
V. Byamukama 150
Silver Opio 151
Opio Onito 152
Ian Odokonyero 152

Timothy Okwi playing off handicap 9 returned 74 stable ford points to win the Entebbe Club JBG golf tournament on Sunday.

Upcoming golfer Maureen Okura (h/c 28) was also in fine form returning 77 points in the ladies category to share the podium with Okwi in the tournament that attracted 172 golfers.

Jinja-based professional golfer Fred Wanzala had earlier returned 148 gross to take the lion’s share of the sh10m cash at stake for the 13 professionals that took part in the annual competition.

Kenya’s Dismas Indiza who made a guest appearance shot 146 gross over two days.

Yusuf Ssentongo, Johnson Niwamanya and Dan Muzaale were runners up in the men Groups A, B and C with 66, 69 and 65 points respectively.

The ladies action was topped by Irene Nakalembe who beat Eva Magala by four points with Anne Kiconco’s 68 winning her the ladies Group B prize. But it was professional golfer Steven Odong who walked away smiling most after the sponsors donated a brand new golf kit to him fulfilling their earlier promise to the budding golfer who was struggling in the professional ranks with borrowed kit.

Entebbe Club Hole No. 1 was also renamed after the chairman of the sponsors in recognition for the sixteen years sponsorship to the club. The hole is now called the Helmunt P. Gauff hole.

In addition to the sponsorship JBG will also buy a brand new gang mower for the club in addition to two golf carts.