David GOMBE
Dates: 13th – 15th November 2025
Venue: Kinyara Golf Club, Masindi
Categories: Gross, Professionals, Seniors (55 years & above), Subsidiaries
Green fees: Ug.Shs 50,000/=
The organizers of the annual Kinyara Golf Open tournament have confirmed the dates for the 27th edition at the 9-hole Kinyara Golf Club in Masindi Municipality.
This year’s championship will take place between the 13th to 15th November 2025.
The annual event is sponsored by Kinyara Sugar Limited, Kinyara Golf Club Masindi, Uganda Golf Union (UGU), Uganda Professional Golfers Association (UPGA), Insurance firms and the respective partners in close collaboration.
Francis Mugerwa, the public relations officer at Kinyara Sugar Limited asserted that they are in the final preparations for the event due next month.
“We are in the final stages of organizing a successful 27th Kinyara Sugar Golf tournament in Masindi. There are close talks with all our partners, Uganda Golf Union, the professional golfers’ body and the general golfing fraternity.”Said Mugerwa
This tournament will attract different categories of golfers from the gross, professionals and subsidiaries to the seniors (above 55 years of age) with the winners walking away with various prizes.
The gross category (handicap 0 to 10) will tee off on the 13th and wind down on the 14th for three rounds (54 holes) alongside the professionals who will play two rounds (36 holes).
The gross players will also be vying for points on the World Amateur Golf Ranking System as the professionals haggle for the money at hand.
The main cluster of golfers will then get down to action on 15th November 2025 for 18 holes’ action.
Joseph Kasozi won the main gross event last year and will face stiff competition from the reigning Uganda Amateur Open Champion Joseph Cwinya-ai, Reagan Joseph Akena, Andrew Ssekibejja, Titus Okwong, Peter Tumusiime, John Musiimenta, Peter Mayende, Ibrahim Bagalana and the evergreen Michael Tumusiime, among others.
Meanwhile, Grace Kasango won the professionals event in 2024 and is expected to stage a successful title defence in a field that also has other professionals as the on-form David Kamulindwa, Vincent Byamukama, Marvin Kibirige, Irene Nakalembe, Herman Deco Mutebi, Rodel Tadeo Gaita, Abraham Ainamani, James Koto, Phillip Kasozi, Deo Akope, Herman Mutaawe, the Bagalana brothers, Henry Lujja, Opio Onito, Samuel Kato, Emmanuel Ogwang, among others.
