Tight contest at 2016 opening beach woodball circuit

The first beach woodball circuit of the year was held over the weekend at Sports Beach in Entebbe.

It was a close contest in all the events of the day.

Ronald Kawumba scored 39 points to edge Joel Adupa by a single stroke in the men’s event.

In a very competitive women affair; Lillian Zawedde, Viola Operu, Joan Mukoova and Sophia Namuddu all scored 49 strokes to tie in the first position.

The top-four ladies were separated by strokes in the individual fairways:

Zawedde Lillian scored 3 5 4 8 4 5 2 3 4 4 4 and 3, Namuddu Sophia (3 3 3 5 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4), Operu Viola (4 3 6 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 3 5) and Mukoova Joan (5 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 4).

Doubles:

Collins Kamoga & Kato Charles finished with a combined 41 strokes to finish top in the men’s doubles as   Nagaba Charity & Navubya Flavia won the feminine version with 46 strokes.

The event attracted participants from Bank of Uganda, Botladz Woodball Club, Ndejje University, St. Joseph’s Technical Institute Kisubi, Buganda Land Board, Zoe Woodball Club, Centenary Bank, Stroke Woodball Club, Ndejje Woodball Club, Ndejje Corporate Club, MUBS, Reigners Woodball Club, St. Mark’s College Namagoma, UNEB Woodball Team, Nkumba University, Ndejje S.S.S, Trinity College Nabbingo and Buganda Youth Council Nakawa.

Participants were categories into Clubs/Universities and Corporates.

Clubs/Universities

Men’s Singles

Player	Team	Score
1.   Kawumba Ronald	Ndejje University	38
2.   Adupa Joel	Ndejje University	39
3.   Ssekidde Denis	Ndejje University	43

Kawumba Ronald got his defense for the Beach Woodball Crown to a perfect start by hitting a record 38 strokes on sand. He broke his own record of 42 strokes set in 2015.

Women’s Singles

Player	Team	Score
1.   Zawedde Lillian	Ndejje University	49
2.   Namuddu Sophia	Ndejje Woodball Club	49
3.   Operu Viola	Ndejje University	49
4.   Mukoova Joan	Ndejje University	49

Men’s Doubles

Pair	Team	Score
1.   Kamoga Collins & Kato Charles	Ndejje University	41
2.   Ariho Isaac & Kibuule Franco	Botladz Woodball Club	46
3.   Barigye Innocent & Bbosa Bruno	Ndejje Woodball Club	46

Women’s Doubles

Pair	Team	Score
1.   Nagaba Charity & Navubya Flavia	Zoe Woodball Club	46
2.   Nabaggala Rose Sandra & Zawedde Lillian	Ndejje University	49
3.   Amito Irene & Mukoya Florence	Ndejje University	51

Mixed Doubles

Pair	Team	Score
1.   Athieno Mary & Ajoba Faustine	Ndejje University	44
2.   Mukoova Joan & Ssekidde Denis	Ndejje University	45
3.   Nabukalu Daniela & Atamba Onesmus	Ndejje Woodball Club	49

Corporates

Men

Player	Team	Score
1.   Humphrey Taabo	Stroke Woodball Club	46
2.   Semata Raymond	St. Joseph’s Technical Institute Kisubi	46
3.   Ssemmanda Joseph Collins	Stroke Woodball Club