Leaderboard after Three Rounds (54 Holes) – Top 4
- Leader: Dominic Musonda (Zambia) – 65, 69, 71 (205)
- 2nd: Joseph Cwinya-ai  (Uganda) – 67, 68, 72 (207)
- 3rd: Anthony Otukei (Uganda) – 76,70, 68 (214)
- 4th: Abdul Kakeeto (Uganda) – 70, 72,74 (216)
It is a two-horse race heading into the final round of the Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Golf Open at Lugazi Hills Golf and Country Club.
Zambian Dominic Musonda played a course level 71 in round three to maintain his lead of the open with a gross overall total of 205.
“Today, everything was okay. My swing was on point, even front nine, you see the way I shot but when the weather changed, I made three bogeys in a row. I tried to make some adjustments but it was shaky [the weather] was something else,” Mosonda told Kawowo Sports.
“I know this guy’s game; I have played with them several times. So, this game [tournament] is mine I already know,” he added.
Cwinyai returned a 1-over 71 to fall two shots behind Musonda going into the final round. The Tooro Club golfer who went into the third round trailing by a single shot took the lead with a birdie at par-5 hole 7 but bogeyed hole 8 as Musonda birdied the hole to regain the lead.
On the back nine, playing conditions changed after some rain and relatively strong wind. Musonda played three staright bogeys to start the front nine while Cwinyai had two bogeys and played even the rest of the holes.
“Round three has been full of ups and downs but im glad i manage to finish off with a 1-over for the course today because at some point the weather was too cloudy, too windy which brought the first two bogeys on the back nine. I tried to catch up on No. 13 but my putting is still not good,” Cwinyaai noted.
“I really thought it had gone when i was chasing four strokes but then my caddie had to cool me down saying ‘there is still more nine holes to go and catch up, dont leave room for tomorrow so that youre not far’.
“It is two strokes, heads are high, everything is gonna be worked on technically with my team,” Cwinyaai said with optimism.
Local boy Anthony Tukei returned the best score of the day, a 3-under-68, to leapfrog Tooro Club’s Addul Kakeeto to third place. Kakeeto played a 3-over-74 to keep his place in the final day pressure group.
The four will tee off at 11:50 a.m.
