Overwhelming attendance spices up 2025 Entebbe Stanbic match play qualification round

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2025 Entebbe Stanbic Bank Matchplay Challenge full schedule:

Qualifier: February 8, 2025 (Completed)

Round 1: March 8, 2025

Round 2: April 12, 2025

Round 3: May 10, 2025

Quarterfinals: June 14, 2025

Semifinals: July 12, 2025

Grand finale: August 2, 2025

The third edition of the interesting Entebbe Stanbic match play challenge officially teed off at the par-71 lake side course in Entebbe Municipality on Saturday, 8^th February 2025.

Over 170 golfers took part in the day-long championship with 64 pairings advancing to round one due on 8^th March 2025.

Golfers pose at Entebbe Club before tee off

There were enticing prizes on the course and off (on the 19^th hole) with co-sponsor Toyota staking a car (Suzuki Grand Vitara) on the par-3 hole number two and a Yamaha bike on any par-3 scored on the day.

The car and bike remained unclaimed for failure to hit the ace.

Entebbe Club chairperson Eng. Jacob Byamukama lauded all the golfers who took part in the qualification round.

In the same vein, Eng. Byamukama was full of praise for the sponsors and partners that make that match play championship tick.

“I thank you all the golfers who played in the qualification round. Entebbe Club is always glad to have you. This remains one of our signature events on the calendar. I thank Stanbic Bank in a special way and all the other partners; Uganda Airlines, DSTV for business, Afrisafe, Toyota and Uganda Breweries Limited for joining hands” Eng. Byamukama stated.

None paired golfers featured in the subsidiary cluster and the top golfers won varying prizes.

Michael Ouma and the band entertained the golfers and other guests during the 19^th hole celebrations.

Meanwhile, this year the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) cause attached to the Stanbic match play golf challenge is to assist Entebbe Hospital.

“I thank Entebbe Club, Stanbic Bank and all sponsors and all the golfers for the charity to contribute to a good cause. Entebbe Hospital serves a population of about 4.3 million people from the areas of Entebbe, Kalangala, Wakiso, Nakaseke, Gomba, Butambala, Mpigi and Ssese. We need to equip the incubator section and buy more delivery beds for the mothers” Dr John Bosco Nsubuga, Director Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital hinted.

8^th March 2025 will make the first round of this challenge.

The winning pair at the grand finale will earn fully paid for return air tickets to Dubai.

The duo of Joyce Kisembo and Lillian Koowe was the winning combination of 2024.