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Golfers to swing with 100-year-old veteran golfer at 10th UCAA Seniors Open

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Senior golfers will celebrate with veteran golfer Emmanuel Basaliza, who is making 100 years and still plays golf. There will be rewards (trophies, plaques, golf balls, bags, hampers, vouchers and other goodies) to the excelling golfers across the various age groups in the silver, bronze and platinum clusters.

  • Event: 10th UCCA Seniors Golf Open
  • Dates: 6th & 7th December 2025
  • Venue: Uganda Golf Club, Kampala

For the 10th year running, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and the Uganda Seniors Golfing Society (USGS) have joined hands to organize the annual seniors’ golf open at the par-72 Uganda Golf Club (UGC) in Kampala.

This year’s tournament will take place on the 6th and 7th December 2025 with the golfers above 55 years of age playing in the main championship whilst all those below will compete in the subsidiary section.

The championship official launch was held on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 with the main sponsors, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) announcing a Ug.Shs 15,000,000 sponsorship package.

UCCA presents the 15M dummy cheque to the Uganda Seniors Golfing Society

This is yet another activity lined up to celebrate the annual aviation week by UCAA following a successful basketball championship at the CCCC courts in Entebbe.

David Balaka, the chairman of the Uganda Seniors Golfing Society lauded UCAA, a long term partner for this championship.

Flanked by the vice chairperson Ruth Ssali and committee member John Muchiri, Balaka announced that this year, they will celebrate with veteran golfer Emmanuel Basaliza, who is making 100 years and still plays golf.

UCAA and Uganda Seniors Golfing Society members hold some of the trophies

We are humbled by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) for the support towards the seniors open over the years. The seniors are the golfers who are advanced in age (55 years upwards). We shall also play with the 100-year-golfer from Fort Portal. This championship comes after we held our four regional events in the Northern, Eastern, Western and Central regions.

David Balaka, chairman of Uganda Seniors Golfing Society

Emmanuel Basaliza

Olive Birungi Lumonya, the Deputy Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority expressed gratitude upon associating with the seniors, vowing to continue the relationship.

“We are very pleased to be associated with Uganda Seniors Golfing Society. This tournament is part of the celebrations for the annual aviation week” Lumonya stated.

“We shall continue to partner with the seniors and the golfing family in general for they are our frequent customers in the aviation industry” she added.

Ceremonial putting at the 18th green of Uganda Golf Club, Kampala

The two-day championship officially tees off on Saturday, 6th November 2025 and will climax on the subsequent day.

There will be rewards (trophies, plaques, golf balls, bags, hampers, vouchers and other goodies) to the excelling golfers across the various age groups in the silver, bronze and platinum clusters.

Some of the goodies to be given out

UCAA has been joined by a cross-section of partners as Case Hospital, Trekkers Safari Lodges, Pro Golf Master, Crown Beverages, Uganda Breweries Limited and many others to make this event a total success.

A large field of over 100 golfers is expected to feature in this championship. UCCA’s team will feature the likes of Joseph Adrapi, Michael Tumusiime, Marvin Kagoro and others.

UCAA’s Deputy Director General Olive Birungi Lumonya putts at Uganda Golf Club in Kampala during the official launch | Credit: David Isabirye

Besides golf, UCAA has also engaged in Basketball, Chess and will hold the annual stakeholders’ meeting on the 16th December 2025; all activities in line to celebrate the annual aviation week.

Adopted from: Kawoowo, December 2, 2025