Royal and Ancient (R&A) funds the Africa Golf Confederation events and some activities of the different national unions and associations.

Johnson Omollo, the President of the Africa Golf Confederation (AGC) has saluted the special contribution of Royal and Ancient (R&A) towards the deliberate efforts of developing the sport on the continent. Omollo was addressing golfers and guests at the recently concluded 2023 All Africa Juniors Golf Championship at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa.

R&A funds Africa Golf Confederation events and some activities of the different national unions and associations. They have also established a high performance camp at St Andrews’ in Scotland where a number of great golfers playing in the top tours of Europe and Asia are invited to share skills first hand.

Omollo insists that the African countries ought to initiate structures of golf development especially among the young, budding golfers and the seniors.

He boldly calls upon the respective Governments, private and public sectors to collective lay a brick in the development of this sport.

The biggest threat for sport (including golf) is sustainability. It is therefore incumbent upon the Governments; public and private sectors join hands together to finance the activities of golf. There is also the need to conserve the golf resource in Africa which are under threat from encroachers. Governments have to come and fully support since this contributes to tourism (foreign and domestic) which is another serious source of revenue to countries.

Uganda successfully held the 2023 All Africa Juniors Golf Championship at the picturesque Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa course, Kigo, Wakiso district.

South Africa won both the boys and girls’ overall titles. Uganda’s boys who played second fiddle joined the two South African teams that qualified to the 2023 Toyota Golf World Cup in Tokyo city, Japan.