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David GOMBE
Absa Financial institution Uganda has in the present day 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 match.
The announcement was made through the match’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 high golfers and regional opponents throughout varied classes of play. The Absa Professional-Am match, one of many championship’s signature occasions, will happen on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, bringing collectively main beginner 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 achieve the following degree. By way of the Absa Professional-Am, we’re making a platform the place beginner {and professional} golfers can compete alongside each other whereas opening pathways to worldwide publicity via the Magical Kenya Open, certainly one of 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 lift the usual of golf in Uganda. We’re proud to proceed investing in a platform that develops expertise, conjures up 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 match, as much as 10 excellent performers from the Absa Professional-Am will earn totally sponsored alternatives to attend the following version of the Magical Kenya Open. Precedence will probably be given to the main qualifying professionals, with any remaining slots allotted to the top-performing amateurs. This initiative offers Ugandan golfers with a chance to expertise certainly one of 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 constantly over the previous seven years. Their help 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 sit up for one other profitable version of the Uganda Golf Open,” mentioned Dr. Jackson Have been, President, Uganda Golf Union.
The Absa Professional-Am has turn into a key characteristic of the Uganda Golf Open, strengthening the connection between beginner {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.
