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David GOMBE
Absa Financial institution Uganda has efficiently concluded the 2026 Absa Chairman’s Bell Golf Match, capping off a week-long celebration of {golfing} excellence, competitors, and neighborhood on the Uganda Golf Membership in Kitante. The match culminated in a vibrant nineteenth Gap awards ceremony that acknowledged excellent performances throughout 4 aggressive classes.
Supported by way of a UGX 185 million title sponsorship from Absa Financial institution Uganda, this 12 months’s match marked the financial institution’s eighth consecutive 12 months because the title sponsor. The match attracted over 400 contributors, together with 32 skilled golfers, 58 gross amateurs, and 71 caddies who competed within the newly launched caddie’s class. A complete prize kitty of UGX 28 million was awarded to high performing gamers throughout all classes.
Winners throughout the match’s 4 classes, Caddies, Gross Amateurs, Professionals, and the celebrated Principal Occasion, had been recognised in the course of the nineteenth Gap awards ceremony following every week of extremely aggressive play. Among the many standout performers had been Grace Kasango, who received the Professionals class following a 3-hole playoff with Ronald Rugumayo after the 2 had been degree on the ultimate day. Joseph Kasozi and Judith Komugisha additionally emerged winners within the males’s and ladies’s gross beginner classes.
One of many match’s highlights was the introduction of the inaugural Caddies Match, a devoted competitors designed to offer caddies with knowledgeable platform to showcase and develop their expertise. The initiative displays Absa’s dedication to broadening participation in golf and creating structured pathways for expertise growth inside the sport. Basil Akinoi and Joweria Namanda emerged victorious within the males’s and ladies’s classes respectively.
Talking on the nineteenth Gap, David Wandera, Managing Director of Absa Financial institution Uganda, emphasised the strategic influence of the financial institution’s long-term sponsorship saying,
“Eight years in, this match retains proving why it’s value investing in. What stood out for me this 12 months was the Caddies Match. Giving our native caddies knowledgeable aggressive stage of their very own is an initiative we’re genuinely proud to have backed, and we absolutely intend to scale it additional. We’re honored to be part of these tales alongside the Uganda Golf Membership. Congratulations to each competitor who pushed by way of the week.”
Past the competitors, this 12 months’s occasion marked a big second within the Uganda Golf Membership’s historical past, with the ceremonial ringing of the Bell transitioning from the Membership Captain to the Membership Chairman, reflecting an evolution of one of many match’s most cherished traditions.
Uganda Golf Membership Chairman Paul Nuwagaba welcomed Absa’s continued partnership, noting that:
“This match stays a celebration of custom, management, and the enduring spirit of our membership. We’re proud to accomplice with Absa Financial institution Uganda, whose continued help permits us to develop the sport, nurture expertise, and create inclusive alternatives for all who’re captivated with golf.”
Absa Financial institution Uganda’s title sponsorship of the Chairman’s Bell is deeply anchored in its model promise: “Your Story Issues.” By constantly investing within the match, the financial institution continues to leverage sports activities as a strong driver for neighborhood cohesion, financial alternative, and grassroots expertise cultivation throughout Uganda.
Because the match closes, Absa Financial institution Uganda stays dedicated to working alongside golf golf equipment, governing our bodies, and gamers to raise the sport and strengthen Uganda’s place on the regional {golfing} stage.
