Eyes on Namakula and Eaton as Uganda Ladies Open is set

Top lady golfer Flavia Namakula will be the center of attraction as the Uganda Ladies Open Golf Championship swings into action on Thursday at the par 70 Entebbe Golf Course.

Namakula, will be seeking to win her third ladies open on a course that is very difficult and unpredictable. “I am ready for the tournament and I have practicised alot for this one,” Namakula said at the launch of the Open this morning at Uganda Golf Club. “Entebbe Golf Course, can be a very difficult course, but my focus is to win the tournament.” 

Defending champion Angel Eaton of Tanzania, is poised to give Namakula a run for her money as she attempts to win back to back tournament’s. She will be making her debut on the Entebbe course. “I have done nine holes since arriving on Monday, but I must say that its a very difficult course to play on,” Eaton said. “I need to do 18 holes for me to see how it will go when action swings into play.”

Namakula has won the event in 2010 and 2011 and will be seeking her third win in this prestigious Uganda Ladies Golf Union event.

Foreign lady golfers from Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Rwanda are expected to take part in this year’s edition.

According to the director of the competition Aggie Konde Asiimwe a total 80 ladies are expected to take part in the Open with lady golfers vying for the top prize from handicap 0-18 with the tournament running from Thursday to Saturday and played over 54 holes.

The subsidiary will have an entry of 100 golfers that is men and women with players playing between handicap 19-36 for the first time this year lady caddy golfers are expected to take part. 

The Ladies Open is sponsored by Dasani Water, Orange Uganda, Bro Group and ICEA.