RWENZORI EQUITY OPEN Top performers
1.Ronald Rugumayo professional
2. Joseph Cwinya-ai
3. Peace Kabasweka
4. Edward Rubongoya
Edward Robogonya, one of the pioneer students in east and central Africa’s number one golf academy made news at the recent Rwenzori Equity Open held over the weekend.
The sixteen-year-old academy graduate, who came in the second position during the first edition of the Rwenzori Equity Open in 2021, was a different player at the 2nd edition of the same tournament where he outcompeted a field of 71 amateurs that played at the par 70 courses of Toro club in Fort portal during the weekend.
Teeing off in a category of senior players such as Saul Kusemererwa, Edward Nyatia and Bengura Jimmy, the junior player did not only shine in his category but shone overall with the best net of 66 to steal the show of the weekend in the tourism city.
In a brief interview after the games, he had this to say: “I am very happy to have won the net category but I am disappointed because my target was to shoot -7 but I missed a lot of short putts which cost me a couple of shots. Going forward I must up my game because my coach has trained me very well so I should perform better.”
He went on to say that he was glad that his team members gave him a good environment to play a fairly nice round of golf and appreciated the coaches and staff of the AFRIYEA Golf Academy for the great work they are doing.
Coach Lillian Koowe further added that the Academy is offering a great opportunity for the juniors to reach their full potential and we all believe this Academy is on point to its mission of getting a PGA player in 10 years.
The golf prodigy also extended his appreciation to Mizuno who donated clubs to the academy early last year saying that his game had changed greatly since he started using the quality clubs.
The gross category was won by Joseph Cwinyaai, the national team captain and coach of the AFRIYEA Golf Academy with -3 whilst the professional category was won by Ronald Rugumayo who toppled the 21 professionals. Peace Kabasweka who recently won the Entebbe Ladies Open championship didn’t wait to add another trophy from her homeland and played 75 gross to trounce all the ladies.
GROSS
WINNER: JOSEPH CWINYAAI- 67
RUNNERS UP: KISEMBO PETER-75
GROUP A 6-12
WINNER: Kambale Godfrey -65net
1st Runner Up: Businge Simon -68net
2nd runner up: Tusiime Peter -68net
GROUP B 13-18
Winner Rubongoya Edward -66net
1st Runner up: Ahimbisibwe- 67net
2nd Runner Up: Tuhumwirwe Martin -76net
GROUP B 19-36
Winner: Ezama Moses- 71net
1st Runner up Kwikiriza Ronald -72net
2nd Runner up Jackson was -74net
Ladies
Gross
Winner Kabasweka peace -75
Runner up Kisembo Joyce- 80
GROUP A Ladies 0-18
Winner Kabayonga Janet -69net
Runner up Edrae kagombe -72net
GROUP B 19-36
WINNER Atuhaire charity -75net
Runner Kyatuka Joan -76net
SENIORS
Winners: Bizibu William -66net
Runner up Bwango Smart-74net
66+
Winner: Kagombe Charles 70net
Runner: Gilbert Mujogya Atwooki -76net
Longest drive Men: joseph Cwinyaai
Nearest to pin men: Tumuhirwe Martin
Longest: drive ladies: Faith
Nearest to pin ladies Faith
PROS WINNER RONALD RUGUMAYO 138 TOTAL TWO DAYS
