Vincent Byamukama stamped his authority on the greens at Lugazi Hills Golf and Nation Membership, successful the 2025 Absa Professional-Am Event of the Uganda Golf Open. He was joined on the prime by fellow professionals Tatenda Nyamukondiwa and Silver Opio, because the day’s finest golfers shared UGX 10 million in prize cash—a rise from final 12 months’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 subsequent 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 improvement.
“We consider within the energy of sports activities to unite communities and encourage people. By investing in occasions like this, we purpose to encourage wholesome competitors and supply a platform for expertise to thrive,” Wandera mentioned.
Now in its seventh 12 months 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 12 months, Absa invested UGX 300 million within the Uganda Golf Open, overlaying skilled prize cash and the prices of sending Uganda’s representatives to the Magical Kenya Open. Because the partnership started, 53 novice golfers have competed within the Kenyan showcase, gaining invaluable publicity in opposition to 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
