{"id":957,"date":"2020-12-20T22:17:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T22:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/uganda\/?p=957"},"modified":"2020-12-20T22:17:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T22:17:06","slug":"upcoming-komugisha-ex-cricketer-kakaire-win-turkey-trot-golf-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/upcoming-komugisha-ex-cricketer-kakaire-win-turkey-trot-golf-tourney","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Komugisha, ex-cricketer Kakaire win Turkey Trot Golf tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>TURKET TROT TOURNEY<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OVERALL WINNERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>L: Judith Komugisha 43 ptsM: Tom Kakaire 44 ptsLADIES WINNERSA: Martha Babirye 37 pointsB: Grace Kabonero 40 ptsC: Neema Tindyebwa 35 ptsMEN WINNERSA: Michael Alunga 39 ptsB: Kevin Liu 42 ptsC: Ignatius Twesigye 38 ptsSENIORSL: Jovia Otim 32 ptsM: Sam Zaramba 35 pts<\/p>\n<p><b>LONGEST DRIVE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>L: Martha BabiryeM: Rodell Gaita<\/p>\n<p>Despite a tough year hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Judith Komugisha will toast Christmas Day with a rather broad smile after winning the Turkey Trot tournament at the Uganda Golf Club (UGC) in Kitante on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Playing off handicap 10, Komugisha emerged as the best female player at the event organised by the new UGC lady captain Grace Kabonero with a score of 43 stableford points. \u201cAccording to how I have been practicing, I expected to play well,\u201d said Komugisha after receiving her prize from Kabonero and new Uganda Ladies Golf Union president Anne Abeja.<\/p>\n<p>Komugisha had been stellar with 14 pars, a birdie on par-4 Hole No.12 and a trio of bogeys at the event played in stableford full handicap format.In the men\u2019s category, it is former cricketer Tom Kakaire who topped the charts after returning 44 points off handicap 15.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is played as part of a culture by UGC ladies\u2019 section to celebrate a year like a turkey trot which is a footrace, usually of the long-distance variety, that is held on or around Thanksgiving Day in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Its name is derived from the use of turkey as a common centerpiece of the Thanksgiving dinner. 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