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| Otile checks the direction of the wind before he tees off, earlier. 📷 @golfunion |
➡️ Ronald Otile 🇺🇬 211 (-2)
➡️ John Karichu 🇰🇪 214 (+1)
➡️ Herman Mutebi
215 (+2)➡️ Daniel Baguma
217 (+4)➡️ Edwin Mudanyi
218 (+5)➡️ Joseph Cwinyai
218 (+5)➡️ Samuel Njoroge
219 (+6)➡️ Joel Basalaine
220 (+7)➡️ Mutahi Kibugu
221 (+8)➡️ Edrine Okong
224 (+11)➡️ Dennis Asaba
224 (+11)➡️ S. Kato
224 (+11)➡️ A.Macharia
224 (+11)Friday's best scores
➡ Basalaine 🇺🇬 67
➡Cwinyaai🇺🇬 70
➡ Baguma 🇺🇬 71
➡ Otile 🇺🇬 71
Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Only seven golfers have won three or more titles in the 77-year history of the Uganda Amateur Golf Open.
The most senior of Uganda's veteran golfers Emmanuel Basaliza, 93, has probably played against some of them.
He was at the Entebbe Golf Course on the penultimate day of the Uganda Open Friday, and walked out to congratulate Ronald Otile for an outstanding display of golf on the final of 54 holes.
In three rounds, Otile, 23, carded an impressive 67, 73 and 71 over the first 54 holes at the par-71 Entebbe course.
After his final putt for birdie on the "Dan Nkata" hole 18, Basaliza walked onto the course in appreciation. He offered a handshake that probably is 'the sign' the Uganda Open was waiting for, before it can baptise a 8th, 3-time winner on Saturday.
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| Basaliza and Otile. 📷 @jadwong |
The small group of three time winners in the Amateur Open are H. Davidson (1932-3,1937), Mike Johnson (1960-61-62), John Higginson (1963-4-6), legend Sadi Onito ( 1976 to 1978, 83, 1985 to 1988, 1991, 1994-1996), Juma Jaffer (1981-82, 1992), Steven Birungi (1997-1999) and Deo Akope (2000-2002)
Two-time winner Otile holds a 3 stroke lead going into the final 18 holes, and another par or below par performance looks good enough to secure him a historic third title.
After his 67 on day one, Otile had promised that his best is yet to come.
"The best is yet to come," he said, " It should have been 7-under today (Wednesday)."
He has not matched his day one high since, and those seeking an upset on day four will pray he doesn't.
Top contenders at the Castle Lite sponsored 77th Uganda Amateur Open, all seeking a first ever title, include Kenyans John Karichu and Edwin Mudanyi and young Ugandans Herman Mutebi, Daniel Mutebi and Joseph Cwinyaai.
Day three's best score came from outside the pressure group, with Joel Basalaine producing a stunning 4-under 67. That's the kind of score those close to Otile will have to produce to realise their dreams - that is Mutebi and Karichu who tee off in the pressure group at 1.22pm. (full draw bottom)
The four-day 72 hole Amateur Open is Ugandan golf's most prestigious title. This year's event has come a week after the Ladies Open that was won by Tanzanian Neema Olomi, and a week before the professional Open.
LAST YEAR' scoreboard top 4
➡️ Ronald Rugumayo 80 78 69 72 299
➡️ Ronald Otile 72 79 76 72 299
➡️ Paul Muchangi 76 77 78 69 300
➡️ Samuel Njoroge 77 79 71 74 301
PAST 🇺🇬 Golf Open Winners
1932 – H.Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1933 – H.Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1934 – R.W Hooker (Muthaiga Golf Club)
1935 – J.D Rankine (Uganda Golf Club)
1936 – J.D Rankine (Uganda Golf Clun)
1937 – H. Davidson (Uganda Golf Club)
1938 – R.W Bun (Mombasa Golf Club)
1939 – J.E Higginson
1940 – 1947 NOT HELD
1948 – D. F Stewart (Uganda Golf Club)
1949 – A.Q Roberts (Kitale Golf Club)
1950 – N.C Elwell (Uganda Golf Club)
1951 – N.C Elwell (Mwanza Golf Club)
1952 – J.R Cooke (Uganda Golf Club)
1953 – R.W Hooper (Nairobi Golf Club)
1954 – M.Johnson (Kabalae Golf Club)
1955 – J.R Oglive (Kitale Golf Club)
1956 – J.R Oglive (Kitale Golf Club)
1957 – Ian McAdam (Uganda Golf Club)
1958 – Brian Malone (Uganda Golf Club)
1959 – Ian McAdam (Uganda Golf Club)
1960 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1961 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1962 – Mike Johnson (Mbale Golf Club)
1963 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1964 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1965 – Muhammed Rajab (Nairobi Golf Club)
1966 – John Higginson (Uganda Golf Club)
1967 – I.Pattinson (Dar es Salaam Golf Club)
1968 – G.Burrows (Uganda Golf Club)
1969 – M.Rajab(Nairobi Golf Club)
1970 – M.Couma (Uganda Golf Club)
1971 – J. Kahugu (Sigona Golf Club)
1972 – Ben Okello (Masaka Golf Club)
1973 – Tom Taban (Uganda Golf Club)
1974 – Alex Okodan (Uganda Golf Club)
1975 – Ramathan Kayamba (Uganda Golf Club)
1976 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1977 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1978 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1979 – 1980 – Not held
1981 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1982 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1983 – Sadi Onito (Uganda Golf Club)
1984 – John Mucheru (Uganda Golf Club)
1985 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1986 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1987 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1988 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1989 – Allan Njoroge (Muthaiga Golf Club)
1990- Dedan Kagonyera (Kabale Golf Club)
1991 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1992 – Juma Jaffer (Uganda Golf Club)
1993 – John Gavin (Uganda Golf Club)
1994 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1995 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1996 – Sadi Onito (Jinja Golf Club)
1997 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
1998 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
1999 – Steven Birungi (Uganda Golf Club)
2000 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2001 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2002 – Deo Akope (Entebbe Golf Club)
2003 – Charles Yokwe (Jinja Golf Club)
2004 – David Odhiambo (Nyanza Golf Club)
2005 – Charles Yokwe (Jinja Golf Club)
2006 – Amos Kamya (Entebbe Golf Club)
2007 – Nicholas Rokoine (Muthaiga Golf Club)
2008 – George Olayo (Entebbe Golf Club)
2009 – Peter Ssendaula (Entebbe Golf Club)
2010 – Brian Mwesigwa (Kabale Golf Club)
2011 –Rogers Byaruhanga (Uganda Golf Club)
2012 – Phillip Kasozi (Uganda Golf Club)
2013 – Peter Ssendaula (Entebbe Golf Club)
2014 - Kitata (Entebbe Golf Club)
2015 - Ronald Otile (Tooro Golf Club)
2016 - Ronald Otile (Tooro Golf Club)
2017 - Ronald Rugumayo (Tooro Golf Club)
THE DRAW
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