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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Open champion Joseph Regan Akena will be one of 47 golfers battling for honors in the inaugural President’s Cup at Lake Victoria Serena course at Kigo.
The tournament, played in honor of the current Uganda Golf Union President Dr Jackson Were, tees off 9am. The field includes former President Moses Matsiko, who tees off at 11.30am.
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UGU Presidents since 2000
March 2024 – 2026: Dr Jackson Were
2019- Feb 2024: Moses Matsiko
2018: Innocent Kihika
2017: Johnson Omolo
2016: Johnson Omolo
2015: Kiryowa Kiwanuka
2014: Kiryowa Kiwanuka
2013: Amos Nzeyi
2012: Amos Nzeyi
2011: John Kisembo (RIP)
2010: John Kisembo (RIP)
2009: Dr. Eric Tiyo Adriko
2008: Dr. Eric Tiyo Adriko
2007: Dr. Sam Zaramba
2006: Dr. Sam Zaramba
2005: Jim Muhwezi
2004: Jim Muhwezi
2003: Jim Muhwezi
2002: Wilson Toko (RIP)
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Today’s Draw
| TIME | NAME | TIME | NAME | ||
| 09:00 | 1 | SAIDI KIRARIRA | 10:20 | 1 | ANDREW SSEKIBEJJA |
| 2 | JOSEPH BAGABO | 2 | JOSEPH CWINYAAI | ||
| 3 | LILLIAN KOOWE | ||||
| 09:10 | 1 | SANDE LULET | 10:30 | 1 | ASHVIN KANANATHAN |
| 2 | ROBERT KATO | 2 | JOSEPH KASOZI | ||
| 3 | HARRIET KITAKA | 3 | IGNATIOUS TWESIGYE | ||
| 09:20 | 1 | ABDALLAH KAKOOZA | 10:40 | 1 | PIUS OMARA |
| 2 | LOUIS P. KWIZERA | 2 | JOSEPH R. AKENA | ||
| 3 | NERIMA SHAMINAH | 3 | GODFREY KAMBALE | ||
| 09:30 | 1 | IVAN JAMES SEKULIMA | 10:50 | 1 | IBRAHIM BAGALANA |
| 2 | PETER TUMUSIIME | 2 | CHARLES L. MULYANGA | ||
| 3 | ASSA NAMBOGWE | 3 | JUDITH KOMUGISHA | ||
| 09:40 | 1 | SAM KACUNGIRA | 11:00 | 1 | JUMA ABITI |
| 2 | PHILLIP KASANGO | 2 | TITUS OKWONG | ||
| 3 | PEACE KABASWEKA | 3 | MARTHA BABIRYE | ||
| 09:50 | 1 | SHASHANK GADRE | 11:10 | 1 | ANDREW OPIO |
| 2 | BRUCE AIJUKA | 2 | ERNEST RUKUNDO | ||
| 3 | MERON KYOMUGISHA | 3 | JOSEPH KIMANI | ||
| 10:00 | 1 | EMMANUEL T. LWANGA | 11:20 | 1 | GAVIN BWAMBALE |
| 2 | JOHN BYABAGAMBI | 2 | IVAN ARINAITWE | ||
| 3 | HARSSHITHA LOGANATHAN | 3 | EVERLYNE ASIIMWE | ||
| 10:10 | 1 | JOSEPH K. NGOBI | 11:30 | 1 | EDGAR MUZAHURA |
| 2 | DAVE PLENDERLEITH | 2 | KIN KARIISA | ||
| 3 | GLORIA MBAGUTA | 3 | MOSES MATSIKO | ||
