Top 5 ladies Gross 36 Holes.
Irene Nakalembe – 158 Gross. Day one (74), day two (84)
Flavia Namakula – 160 Gross. Day one (79), day two (81)
Eva Magala – 160 Gross. Day one (77), day two (83)
Ntege Monica – 167 Gross. Day one (79), day two (88)
Katty Kabenge – 170 Gross. Day one (84), day two (86)
Mbaguta Gloria – 170 Gross. Day one (92), day two (78)
Number of participants: 130 players
Number of Ladies : 24 Ladies
Irene Nakalembe swung to victory at the Castle Lite Entebbe Ladies Open Golf Tournament held on Saturday at the par 71 Golf Course. Playing 36 holes Nakalembe returned a total of 158 Gross to emerge overall winner out of the 24 ladies who participated in the Entebbe Ladies Open 5th Edition. She returned 74 Gross on day one Friday while her closest challenger UPDF Sergeant Namakula Flavia only returned 79 Gross.
“My game was smooth; I was driving, putting and chipping well. My putting was not bad though I had a terrible game today” a jovial Nakalembe told entebbenews.
“I feel proud to win the Entebbe ladies Open Golf Tournament. I’m proud of my club Entebbe, the club members who have encouraged
me throughout the tournament and I hope to win more tournaments for my club” Nakalembe added.
“I played with Flavia Namakula whom I had never played with before. She is a good and competitive player, she is reliable, has the team spirit. I’ll continue playing scratch to keep reducing my handicap which is currently at 05” she stated.
Irene Nakalembe becomes the first Lady Golfer to win the Entebbe Ladies Open Golf Tournament dethroning 2014 Edition winner Monica Ntege who returned 151 Nett to finish as Group A Runner up. .
Playing Golf handicap 01 UPDF Sergeant Flavia Namakula finished runners up with 160 gross. She beat Magala Eva on countback who finished first runner up.
Day one (Friday) Namakula returned 79 Gross while on day two (Saturday) she returned 81 Gross.
“I’m happy for Irene for winning the Tournament. I had a comfortable lead but I faltered on the 17th hole. I’m disappointed, I could have done better” a disappointed Namakula remarked.
Entebbe Ladies Open Golf Winners
2011 – Jasper Kamukama
2012 – Namakula Flavia
2013 – Madina Iddi
2014 – Monica Ntege
2015 – Nakalembe Irene
Handicap (0-16) Nett 36 holes category.
Winner Group A
Catherine Pavie. B. H/C 16 148 Nett
Runner UP
Monica Ntege H/C 08 151 Nett
1st Runner up
Mbaguta Gloria H/C 08 154 Nett
Winner Group B (17-36)
Hannah Kwon H/C 32 144 Nett
Runner up
Okura Maureen H/C 30 152 Nett
1st Runner up
Namutebi Agnes H/C 26 160 Nett.
Men’s Subsidiary Event.
Ada Steve emerged as overall winner Group A with 68 Nett while Ettiene Marin was Group B winner with 64 Nett beating Kasirye Ronnie on countback who settled for Runner up. Kiddu Kenneth was Group C winner with 64 Nett.