In efforts to promote golf tourism, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) announced their golf tours and partnership with the Uganda Golf Union (UGU) which kicked off the 78th Uganda Golf Open Championships yesterday at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa in Kigo.
The partnership will see both institutions work together to position Uganda as Africa’s premier golf tourism destination. And this will start with a joint promotion of the Uganda Golf Open tour; which will traverse the whole country.

“UTB is excited to join the rest if the sponsors to unveil the 78th edition of the Uganda Golf Open Championship. We are supporting the game because we know that this will attract more foreigners to come into the country” – said Claire Mugabi, Head of marketing UTB.

Golf tourism is anticipated to bring in valuable revenue for host towns through the tourism value chain that’s to say tours, hotel and accommodation, restaurants, transport among others.

Here’s the schedule for the schedule for the countrywide tours.