Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade and Rugumayo share lead at Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Open T1 🇳🇬 Sunday Olapade 72 67 139 T1 🇺🇬 Ronald Rugumayo 69 70 139 3 🇺🇬 Phillip Kasozi 71 69 140 T4 🇰🇪 Dismas Indiza 72 69 141 T4 🇺🇬 Samuel Kato 71 70 141 T6 🇹🇿 Nuru Mollel 71 … The post It is turning into Rugumayo versus Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade appeared first on The Independent Uganda: .
With two eagles on his first two holes, Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade rallied to share a joint lead with Ronald Rugumayo on Day 2 of the Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Open at the Uganda Golf Club. COURTESY PHOTO MARK NAHABWE
Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade and Rugumayo share lead at Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Open
T1 Sunday Olapade 72 67 139
T1 Ronald Rugumayo 69 70 139
3 Phillip Kasozi 71 69 140
T4 Dismas Indiza 72 69 141
T4 Samuel Kato 71 70 141
T6 Nuru Mollel 71 71 142
T6 Rodell Gaita 70 72 142
**Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | **With stunning eagles on his two opening holes, Nigerian Sunday Abimbola Olapade roared into the joint lead at the Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Open at the Uganda Golf Club today.
The burly golfer from Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos showed his intentions early, when he started his opening two holes – hole 1, par 5, and hole 2, par 4 – with eagles and then followed it up with 3 birdies, 11 pars and 2 bogeys for a score of 5 under-par 139 after 36 holes.
“I’m feeling confident that this title is heading back to Nigeria. Honestly today has been a fantastic day, and my game has been fantastic,” Olapade said confidently on the 18th green after holing out. His score of 67 is so far the best registered at this year’s tournament, followed by a 68, also by another Nigerian Godwin Okoko.
Olapade is now level atop the scoreboard with Uganda’s best at the tournament, Ronald Rugumayo, who is still looking for his maiden victory.
“The game plan remains the same; we will just play every hole accordingly. Everything is in my hands going into the next round,” Rugumayo stated.
Rugumayo maintained his day one momentum but dropped two double bogeys on holes 15, par 4, and 18, par 4.
He brought in 4 birdies, 1 eagle and 11 pars.
The two overnight leaders will, however, have to be in top form again Friday, otherwise any slip could see a complete set of new champions-to-be, as 5 golfers are just a shot, two and three shots, away from pace setters.
Three amateurs made the cut: John Musiimenta, Gilbert Chalwe, and Dominic Musonda, winner of the just-concluded Uganda Amateur Open.
The tournament still has last year’s winner Celestin Nsazuwera from Rwanda and four other past winners, including 7-time winner Dismas Ndiza Anyonyi from Kenya, Uganda’s Deo Akope, Dayne Moore, the 2024 winner from Zambia, and Robson Chinoi from Zimbabwe,
The journey to #JWUgandaOpen2026 champion is on. See you on Day 3.
@mackartt pic.twitter.com/rPQ13Edxvk— Uganda Golf Union (@golfunion) September 3, 2026
** Winners of Pro Open since 2006**
2006 – Deo Akope (Uganda)
2007 – Dismas Indiza (Kenya)
2008 – Dismas Indiza(Kenya)
2009 – Richard Ainley (Kenya)
2010 – Dismas Indiza (Kenya)
2011 – Dismas Indiza (Kenya)
2012 – Dismas Indiza (Kenya)
2013 – Vicent Byamukama (Uganda)
2014 – Deo Akope (Uganda)
2015 – Madalisto Muthiya (Zambia)
2016 – Joshua Seale (South Africa)
2017 – Stephen Ferriera (Portugal)
2018 – Dismas Indiza (Kenya)
2019 – Madalisto Muthiya (Zambia)
2020 – Robson Chinhoi (Zimbabwe)
2021 – Jastas Madoya (Kenya)
2022 – Robson Chinoi (Zimbabwe)
2023 – Dismus Ndiza (Kenya)
2024 – Dayne Moore (Zambia)
2025 – Celestine Nsanzuwera (Rwanda)
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