Top lady golfers Flavia Namakula,Eva Magala and Jasper Kamukama will all be eyeing the Sanlam South Africa Women’s amateur stroke play golf championship at the Umhlali Country Club in Durban, South Africa from April 11-18.
It will be the first major event that the trio will be focusing on ahead of a hectic golfing season on the continent and on the local scene.
“I am looking forward to the tournament which will be a stepping ground for my preparations ahead of the All Africa Golf Challenge due in Botswana in June,” Flavia Namakula , Uganda’s lady
golfer of the year 2011 said. “I have set a target of finishing in the top twenty and I hope I can attain it.”
Namakula, will be making her second appearance in this prestigious that has attracted 119 lady golfers from Botswana, Zimbabwe,Tanzania,Uganda and the hosts South Africa.
“We intend to leave and have two days of practice ahead of the action. It will give us time to master the course just ahead of the real action. One thing I can say is there greens
are different and bigger and are fast,” Namakula added. “The field is strong with some good players from the host nation, but am just going to focus on my game and finish inside the top 20.”
Namakula finished 25th last year and will be looking to return with a better position while Kamukama was 54 position.
Action in the tournament will start with three days of stroke play and the next two days will see the lady golfers involved in match play.