For three consecutive days, Dominic Musonda has led the Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateurs Open Golf Championship, currently taking place at Lugazi Hills Golf and Country Club.
Musonda started with a two-shot lead on day one, held a one-shot lead on day two, and has now regained a two-shot advantage after day three. Throughout the three rounds, Uganda National Team Captain- Joseph Cwinyai has remained in second place behind the Zambian national champion.
Ahead of Saturday’s final round, Musonda, who’s in Uganda for the first time, is 8-under 205, two shots ahead of Cwinyaai. On Friday, he shot level par on the par-71 course, one shot better than the latter.
Both players started off with birdies on day three, with Musonda carding 31 on the front nine, making four of them, while Cwinyaai made two and had 34.
However, just as the duo, who teed off at midday with Abdul Kakeeto, reached the halfway point on the course, it started raining.
Musonda would make three straight bogeys from holes 10 to 12, only to make up for it with a birdie on the par-4 13th hole, before dropping another shot on hole 15. Cwinyaai, on the other hand, bogeyed the 10th and 11th.
“The wind and rain really changed things out there. The speed of the greens shifted and the wet grass made it tricky. I lost a couple of easy shots because of the conditions. But I know my game well, and I have played with these guys before, so I am confident that this tournament is mine,” a confident, soft-spoken Musinda said.
For Cwinyaai, day three could have been worse and he’s happy to be in close proximity with the leader.
“At one point I was four strokes behind the leader but I managed to cut the gap to two. The game is still very much on with one day to go and there is no room for error. I am looking forward to tomorrow and ready to give it my all. The leader is playing well so I will need to stay focused and work on a few things tonight to come back stronger and ready for action,” an optimistic Cwinyaai told media.
Anthony Otukei has climbed to third place but is nine shots off the leader and two shots ahead of fourth-placed Abdul Kakeeto.
Derrick Musana, Rogers Eyoyo, and Ibrahim Ssemakula are tied for fifth place with a gross score of 217, while Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open titleholder Reagan Akena, playing on his home course, is eighth with 218.
Godfrey Kambale, Elton Thembo, and Peter Tumusiime are tied for ninth place with a score of 220.
The subsidiaries will join the Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateurs Open Golf Championship on Saturday, meaning the final round will feature a full course.
The 19th Hole experience will be headlined by Timothy Code and Melvyn DJ.
The 2025 Johnnie Walker Uganda Open Golf Championship is sponsored by Absa Bank Uganda, Aquafina, Isuzu Mac East Africa, Uganda Tourism Board, Medisell Uganda, NBS sports, and MTN MoMo.
