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✳⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022
➡🏌️♂️ DAY 2 (Sept 19-22)
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✳ A Ssekibejja -1 71 🇺🇬
✳ M Tumusiime 0 72 🇺🇬
✳ E Kabareebe +2 74 🇺🇬
✳ G Nsubuga +3 75 🇺🇬
✳ D Felix +3 75 🇷🇼
✳ J Basabose +4 76 🇺🇬
▶ J Cwinyai +8 80 🇺🇬
Kigo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & PHILLIP CORRY | Felix Dusabe on Wednesday jumped into the top five on day one of the Uganda Golf Open, as Rwanda kept alive hopes of their first ever title in the prestitous amateur tournament.
Despite twice finding the lake instead of the greens, Dusabe 3-over-par 75 (birdies 8, 12 & 16) put him within striking distance of the leader, Andrew Ssekibejja of Uganda. Four Rwandans are competing this year.
Ssekibejja is on his home course, and carded a near flawless 1-under par, 71. He responded to 3 bogeys, with 4 birdies to end the first 18 holes as overnight leader.
Also finding the greens with ease on day one was John Paul Basabose, who hit a hole in 1 (Taylormade ball & Titleist iron/wedge-S60) on hole 15 on his way to 6th place at end of day one.
Uganda Golf Union president Moses Masitko reacts after missing birdie putts on Holes par-5 No.13 and par-3 No.15 on Day One of the 81st Tusker Malt Uganda Golf Open @lvictoriaserena 📷 @Kujooga pic.twitter.com/9K0CdOrvMM
— Eddie Chicco (@Kujooga) October 19, 2022
Defending champion Joseph ‘Joe’ Cwinya-ai on the other hand struggled to get his rythm on day one at the picturesque Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa course just outside Kampala. He is 8 strokes off the pace set by Ssekibejja.
The question on everyone’s lip is will Sekibejja break that long duck? Several have been Day 1 leaders but collapsed, and that includse Richard Kidega his brother Martin Ocaya and the most recent one being Reagan Akena from Mehta Golf Club, Lugazi.
The four-day 72 hole Amateur Open is Ugandan golf’s most prestigious title. This year’s event that has Tusker Malt Lager as lead sponsor, has again come a few days after the Ladies Open that was won by Uganda’s Martha Babirye, and a week before the professional Open.
The greatest name in the history of the Uganda golf open is Sadi Onito,(RIP) who won the Uganda Open a record 12 times.
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Golf Open Winners since 1932
1932 – H.Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1933 – H.Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1934 – R.W Hooker (Muthaiga Golf Club)
1935 – J.D Rankine (Uganda Golf Club)
1936 – J.D Rankine (Uganda Golf Clun)
1937 – H. Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1938 – R.W Bun (Mombasa Golf Club)
1939 – J.E Higginson
1940 – 1947 NOT HELD
1948 – D. F Stewart (Uganda Golf Club)
1949 – A.Q Roberts (Kitale Golf Club)
1950 – N.C Elwell (Uganda Golf Club)
1951 – N.C Elwell (Mwanza Golf Club)
1952 – J.R Cooke (Uganda Golf Club)
1953 – R.W Hooper (Nairobi Golf Club)
1954 – M.Johnson (Kabalae Golf Club)
1955 – J.R Oglive (Kitale Golf Club)
1956 – J.R Oglive (Kitale Golf Club)
1957 – Ian McAdam (Uganda Golf Club)
1958 – Brian Malone (Uganda Golf Club)
1959 – Ian McAdam (Uganda Golf Club)
1960 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1961 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1962 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1963 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1964 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1965 – Muhammed Rajab (Nairobi Golf Club)
1966 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1967 – I.Pattinson (Dar es Salaam Golf Club)
1968 – G.Burrows (Uganda Golf Club)
1969 – M.Rajab(Nairobi Golf Club)
1970 – M.Couma (Uganda Golf Club)
1971 – J. Kahugu (Sigona Golf Club)
1972 – Ben Okello (Masaka Golf Club)
1973 – Tom Taban (Uganda Golf Club)
1974 – Alex Okodan (Uganda Golf Club)
1975 – Ramathan Kayamba (Uganda Golf Club)
1976 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1977 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1978 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1979 – 1980 – Not held
1981 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1982 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1983 – Sadi Onito (Uganda Golf Club)
1984 – John Mucheru (Uganda Golf Club)
1985 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1986 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1987 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1988 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1989 – Allan Njoroge (Muthaiga Golf Club)
1990- Dedan Kagonyera (Kabale Golf Club)
1991 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1992 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1993 – John Gavin (Uganda Golf Club)
1994 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1995 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1996 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1997 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
1998 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
1999 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
2000 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2001 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2002 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2003 – Charles Yokwe (Jinja Golf Club)
2004 – David Odhiambo (Nyanza Golf Club)
2005 – Charles Yokwe (Jinja Golf Club)
2006 – Amos Kamya (Entebbe Golf Club)
2007 – Nicholas Rokoine (Muthaiga Golf Club)
2008 – George Olayo (Entebbe Golf Club)
2009 – Peter Ssendaula (Entebbe Golf Club)
2010 – Brian Mwesigwa (Kabale Golf Club)
2011 –Rogers Byaruhanga (Uganda Golf Club)
2012 – Phillip Kasozi (Uganda Golf Club)
2013 – Peter Ssendaula (Entebbe Golf Club)
2014 – Kitata (Entebbe Golf Club)
2015 – Ronald Otile (Tooro Golf Club)
2016 – Ronald Otile (Tooro Golf Club)
2017 – Ronald Rugumayo (Tooro Golf Club)
2018 – Ronald Otile (Uganda)
2019 – Daniel Nduva (Kenya)
2020 – John Lejirma (Kenya)
2021 – Joseph Cwinya-ai (Uganda)
2022 – ………………………………….
