2026 UGC Ladies Open (Professionals):
Top five performers after 54 Holes (3 Rounds):
1: Ronald Rugumayo – 68, 67, 69 (204)
2: Taddeo Rodell Gaita – 67, 71, 70 (208)
3: Grace Kasango – 71, 72, 67 (210)
4: Phillip Kasozi – 71, 69, 71 (211)
5: David Kamulindwa – 73, 75, 65 (213)
Professional golfer Ronald Rugumayo remains in the lead after the opening 54 holes of the 2026 Uganda Golf Club (UGC) ladies open in three rounds.
Rugumayo scored 3-under-69 on Thursday to maintain to his under-par tourney with a 4-stroke lead over second placed Taddeo Rodell Gaita.
With five birdies and one eagle during round, Rugumayo also recorded 8 pars and 4 bogeys.
Rugumayo commenced day three action with a bogey on the par-5 hole 1. H
e then had par scores on the subsequent holes 2, 3 and 4 before two birdies on holes 5 and 6. Another par of 7, he climaxed the front 9 with a birdie on hole 8 and a bogey on 9.
Two par scores on 11 and 12, a bogey on 13 before recovering with a Better on 14. He then had pars on 15 and 16, bogey on 17 and rose with two successive birdies on 17 and 18.
Round three belonged to David “Amooti” Kamulindwa who played a magical 7-under-65 on the day.
Kamulindwa scored 6 birdies, one eagle, 10 pars and 1 bogey.
Overall, he moved a massive seven places up to 5th with 213 strokes in 54 holes, behind Phillip Kasozi (211), Grace Kasango (210), Gaita (208) and the overnight leader Rugumayo (204).
The final round of the professionals will come on Friday, 31st July 2026 as the respective players eye to better their scores.
The professionals are playing for Ug.Shs 20,000,000 total kitty.
Meanwhile, the elite gross male players climaxed their 54 holes’ competition with the champion.
At the same time, the elite gross ladies teed off day one on Thursday.
The total cash kitty for the entire tournament was drastically increased to Ug.Shs 39,000,000; thanks to the shrewd leadership of Gloria Mbaguta, the lady captain at Uganda Golf Club.
The share for the elite gross females is Ug.Shs 11,000,000 with Ug.Shs 6,000,000 for the elite gross men as the caddies shall take home Ug.Shs 2,000,000.
Sponsors and partners:
The tournament is supported by a bandwagon of sponsors as Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Oryx energies), Kenya Airways, CASE Hospital, Jubilee Insurance, MTN Uganda, Embogo Lodges, Xpresso, Medicell, Uganda Golf Club, Friends of Lady Captain, among others.
2026 UGC Ladies Open (Professionals):
Leaderboard after 54 Holes (3 Rounds):
1: Ronald Rugumayo – 68, 67, 69 (204)
2: Taddeo Rodell Gaita – 67, 71, 70 (208)
3: Grace Kasango – 71, 72, 67 (210)
4: Phillip Kasozi – 71, 69, 71 (211)
5: David Kamulindwa – 73, 75, 65 (213)
6: Andrew Ssekibejja – 73, 69, 72 (214)
7: Marvin Kibirige – 70, 77, 68 (215)
T8: Tom Jjingo – 75, 72, 69 (216)
T8: Abraham Ainamani – 72, 74, 70 (216)
10: Deo Akope – 73, 70, 74 (217)
11: Hussein Bagalana – 71, 75, 74 (220)
12: Abbey Bagalana – 73, 74, 75 (222)
T13: Samuel Kato – 76, 73, 75 (224)
T13: Ronald Otile – 73, 75, 76 (224)
15: Irene Nakalembe – 76, 73, 76 (225)
16: Gerald Kabuye – 74, 75, 79 (228)
