Kilembe golfer Kasana Nuuh beat 155 participants to claim the overall title in the main event at Entebbe Open on Saturday at Entebbe golf club.
The handicap 16 player returned to the club house with 43 points and was delighted with his game. “I enjoyed myself on the course and my putting and chipping was perfect. I am happy to have beaten a strong field on the course,” Nuuh said. “Entebbe golf course is one of the most challenging and it has always been a very unpredictable place to come and play especially the back nine.”
It was a night full of glamour at Uganda’s oldest golf club with the club giving awards to their various corporate sponsors. In attendence was newly elected Uganda Golf Union president Amos Nzeyi and his entire executive together with Uganda golf club captain Ocero Okello and members of Uganda Ladies Golf Union.
Charles Hamya, playing off handicap 9 was group A winner with 35 points while handicap 16 Sipho Zimande with 37 points on count back was group B winner. Perry Okidi was group C winner with 37 points and he was playing off his handicap of 24.
The biggest event on the Entebbe golf club calendar was sponsored by Castle Lite a product of Nile Breweries and had participants from Kasese, Jinja,Mbarara,Mbale,Tororo, Lugazi, Kampala and Entebbe.
UPDF’s Flavia Namakula who is handicap 3 was the women’s overall winner with 37 points. Grace Obua, who is handicap 14 claimed group A with 34 points while Entebbe’s Pauline Nambi handicap 23 was group B winner with 36 points on count back.