This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
The Safari Tour golf championships, which kicked off at the Nyali Golf and Country Club in Mombasa on August 24, 2019, will now include events in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
According to Patrick Obath, the Tournament Director of the Safari Tour, the expansion to East Africa was a direct result of a request from President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"When we mooted the idea of a professional golf tour in Kenya, we were asked by President Uhuru Kenyatta to include our junior golfers of either gender, our elite amateur golfers and to ensure that we invite and include our brothers and sisters from the East African region," Obath said.
The revamped series will now include 12 events across four East African countries, with seven events being held in Kenya, three in Uganda, and one each in Rwanda and Tanzania.
The Uganda Open, with a prize fund of US$50,000 (Sh5million), will now be part of the Safari Tour, along with the Entebbe Open and Kitante Open tournaments.
Registration for membership of the Tour and for entry into the first event is open through www.safaritour.golf.
The series will make its way across East Africa, making stops at various golf clubs, including the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Club in Uganda, the Royal Nairobi Golf Club, and the Kigali Golf Club.
