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David GOMBE

Absa Financial institution Uganda has as we speak introduced a UGX 300 million sponsorship package deal for the Professional-Am leg of the 2026 Uganda Golf Open, sustaining its sponsorship dedication on the similar degree as 2025 and marking the monetary establishment’s seventh consecutive yr as a key sponsor of the nation’s flagship golf event.

The announcement was made through the event’s official press launch held at Uganda Golf Membership, Kitante. The 2026 Uganda Golf Open will formally tee off on 13 August 2026, bringing collectively Uganda’s prime golfers and regional opponents throughout varied classes of play. The Absa Professional-Am event, one of many championship’s signature occasions, will happen on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, bringing collectively main novice golfers {and professional} gamers in a novel aggressive format.

Talking on the launch occasion, Billy Bisanga, Head of Shopper and Digital Advertising and marketing at Absa Financial institution Uganda, highlighted that the financial institution’s funding is designed to drive long-term participant improvement and elevate the aggressive requirements of Ugandan golf.

“Our partnership with the Uganda Golf Open displays Absa’s long-term dedication to rising the sport and creating alternatives for Ugandan golfers to succeed in the following degree. By way of the Absa Professional-Am, we’re making a platform the place novice {and professional} golfers can compete alongside each other whereas opening pathways to worldwide publicity via the Magical Kenya Open, one in all Africa’s premier tournaments on the DP World Tour. Over the previous six years, greater than 60 Ugandan golfers have benefited from this expertise, returning with helpful classes and publicity that proceed to boost the usual of golf in Uganda. We’re proud to proceed investing in a platform that develops expertise, evokes excellence, and positions Uganda’s golfers to compete on the regional and worldwide stage,” mentioned Billy Bisanga, from Absa Financial institution Uganda.

As a part of this yr’s event, as much as 10 excellent performers from the Absa Professional-Am will earn absolutely sponsored alternatives to attend the following version of the Magical Kenya Open. Precedence can be given to the main qualifying professionals, with any remaining slots allotted to the top-performing amateurs. This initiative supplies Ugandan golfers with a possibility to expertise one in all Africa’s premier {golfing} occasions and acquire publicity to world-class competitors.

“Robust partnerships are important to the expansion of golf, and Absa has demonstrated that dedication persistently over the previous seven years. Their assist has helped elevate the Uganda Golf Open whereas creating alternatives for Ugandan golfers to achieve worldwide publicity via the Magical Kenya Open. These experiences are invaluable for participant improvement and contribute to elevating the usual of aggressive golf in Uganda. We’re grateful for Absa’s continued partnership and stay up for one other profitable version of the Uganda Golf Open,” mentioned Dr. Jackson Had been, President, Uganda Golf Union.

The Absa Professional-Am has grow to be a key characteristic of the Uganda Golf Open, strengthening the connection between novice {and professional} golf whereas creating alternatives for information sharing, mentorship, and worldwide publicity for Uganda’s rising expertise.

Past the game, the Uganda Golf Open continues to contribute to Uganda’s tourism, hospitality, and repair sectors whereas offering a helpful platform for enterprise networking and regional sporting collaboration.

The Absa Professional-Am will happen on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, at Uganda Golf Membership, Kitante, bringing collectively main golfers, sponsors, company companions, and fans from throughout the area as a part of the broader 2026 Uganda Golf Open championship programme.