Uganda Finished 3rd As Tanzania Retained East African Golf Title
It didn’t go well for Uganda at the East and Central All Africa golf challenge at the Kigali Golf Resort & Villas in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali.
Uganda’s team that was Captained by Peace Kabasweka, Meron Kyomugisha, Judith Komugisha and Eva Magala with Wendy Angu’deyo on the reserve also coached by Female golf professional Flavia Namakula and managed by Godlive Nayebare things didn’t end well for them finishing in third position overall out of seven countries that took part in the competition with the spirited Tanzanian team who secured the overall team title, after returning 689 total strokes, which is six shots better than their last tournament title won in Entebbe, Uganda in 2019.
THE Tanzania ladies golf team successfully defended their East and Central All Africa Golf Challenge Trophy (ECAACT) title by seven strokes after beating strong competitors from seven countries at the Kigali Golf Resort & Villas in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, on Friday.
Before the Rwanda event, Dorren Mwesigye, the Uganda Golf Ladies Union president who also traveled, said the team was determined for the tournament in Rwanda. The players are in the best shape and ready for the best showing.
Tanzania’s closest challenger, Kenya, aggregated 696 and finished in second place, while Uganda finished third with 705 strokes. Zambia finished 4th with a total of 752, host Rwanda was 5th with a total of 774, Mauritius was 6th with a total of 797, and Burundi was at the bottom with a total of 926 strokes.
The tournament’s historic winner, Tanzania, clinched a record fourth ECAACT title by performing exceptionally well in the rain-interrupted event.
The Tanzanian team started strongly and collected 233 best three scores in the first round, leading by seven shots over second-placed Kenya, who started slowly with 240. In the second round, Tanzania improved to 230, but Kenya was much better with 228.
In the closing round, Tanzania had to calm down to stop Kenya after returning an impressive 226 as their opponents managed 228 again in the two-horse race.
Tanzanian heroine, Madina Iddi’s brilliance helped her side win the event again, but she could not retain her title won in Uganda. Madina finished overall second grossed 230 (78, 78, 74) total tied by county-mate Neema Olomi (77, 77, 76) in the three day onslaught but beaten by a shot by new champion Kenyan Ashley Awuor 229 (79, 73, 77).
Meanwhile, National team captain, Hawa Wanyeche had a difficult start to the event with 82 gross but improved in the second round with 78 and 76 in the closing round to aggregate 236 tied at 7th by debutant Vicky Elias 78, 75, 83.
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