This archive report was first published on 23 August 2019.
On August 23, 2019, the second season of the Safari Tour, the only professional golf tour in East Africa, teed off at the Nyali Golf and Country Club in Kenya.
The tour, which retains the format from the inaugural season, includes four rounds of golf and a ProAm round, with events in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Kenya Open Golf Ltd chairman Peter Kanyago emphasized the importance of the Safari Tour in developing golf in Kenya and the region.
"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 from the East African region. We have been in discussions with the golf leadership in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania and we are delighted to announce that the Safari Tour will now be played in those nations," — Peter Kanyago, Kenya Open Golf Ltd chairman
The 2019/2020 calendar includes seven events in Kenya, three in Uganda, and one each in Rwanda and Tanzania, with a guaranteed prize fund of $10,000 for all events in Kenya, and a minimum of $10,000 for the other events.
The Rwanda Open will have a prize fund of $30,000, while the Uganda Open will offer a $50,000 prize fund, making it the richest fixture on the 2019/2020 season.
