Vincent Byamukama stamped his authority on the greens at Lugazi Hills Golf and Nation Membership, successful the 2025 Absa Professional-Am Match of the Uganda Golf Open. He was joined on the high by fellow professionals Tatenda Nyamukondiwa and Silver Opio, because the day’s greatest golfers shared UGX 10 million in prize cash—a rise from final yr’s UGX 8 million.
Past the prize purse, the competitors carried added significance as the highest 10 golfers secured qualification slots for the 2026 Magical Kenya Open Professional-Am, one of many area’s premier tournaments. Absa Financial institution Uganda will totally sponsor 5 amateurs and 5 professionals (pending qualification), with any unclaimed skilled slots handed on to the following best-ranked amateurs.
Talking on the awards ceremony, David Wandera, Managing Director of Absa Financial institution Uganda, reaffirmed the financial institution’s dedication to sports activities growth.
“We consider within the energy of sports activities to unite communities and encourage people. By investing in occasions like this, we goal to encourage wholesome competitors and supply a platform for expertise to thrive,” Wandera mentioned.
Now in its seventh yr of sponsorship, the Absa Professional-Am stays a spotlight of the Uganda Golf Open calendar. For professionals, it serves as a warm-up for the principle Professionals Open, whereas amateurs relish the possibility to compete in a high-pressure setting alongside skilled golfers.
This yr, Absa invested UGX 300 million within the Uganda Golf Open, protecting skilled prize cash and the prices of sending Uganda’s representatives to the Magical Kenya Open. For the reason that partnership started, 53 beginner golfers have competed within the Kenyan showcase, gaining invaluable publicity towards DP World Tour professionals.
Along with the Professional-Am, Absa has backed different main tournaments such because the Captain’s Bell, underscoring its long-term dedication to constructing a stronger {golfing} ecosystem in Uganda.
Prime 5 Professionals
1. Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa – 40 pts
2. Vincent Byamukama – 40 pts
3. Silver Opio – 39 pts
4. Joshua Seale – 39 pts
5. Celestine Nsanzumera – 39 pts
Prime 5 Amateurs
1. Kenneth Tumusiime – 45 pts
2. Darwin Angudri – 41 pts
3. Joshua Odong – 40 pts
4. Hellen Lunkuse – 40 pts
5. Alex Wandera – 40 pts
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