I&M Bank has set the bar high at the prize-giving ceremonies and are expected to uphold the standards this year.

The second edition of Katogo Golf Series has returned to Entebbe Golf Club with a mouthwatering package of UGX. 490,000,000 courtesy of I&M Bank and partners, including  RwandAir, Mitsubishi Motors, GA Insurance, Johnnie Walker among others.

I&M Bank has set the bar high at the prize-giving ceremonies and are expected to uphold the standards this year. The Chief Executive Officer, Robin Bairstow, believes golf can go places and I&M Bank is dedicated to supporting the sport hit its peak. “Sports plays a vital role in the socio-economic growth and transformation of communities. It is why I&M Bank has a strong commitment to sports and other activities that bring communities together. We strongly believe that investing in sports helps foster a culture of unity and healthy competition. This explains why we made a move to become anchor sponsors of the tournament,” said Bairstow.

We strongly believe that investing in sports helps foster a culture of unity and healthy competition. This explains why we made a move to become anchor sponsors of the tournament – Robin Bairstow.

Golfers will have to navigate the ‘Russian Chicago Stableford’ for round three, a pairs event where each player plays their ball and records individual points per hole based on the scoring table.

The 2024 I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series has spiced things up on the course with four exciting formats of play lined up. The series is scheduled to tee off on March 9 at the par-71 Entebbe Golf Club.The second round will then be played on June 29, the third round is slated for September 28, climaxing on December 7 to complete the four rounds.

Round one will be played with the ’In regulation’ format in an individual event where one must land on the green in regulation. Failure to do so warrants a penalty of an extra stroke but if one’s final score on the hole is a par or better, no penalty is incurred.

The second round has the ‘Tee for me’ format awaiting, the pairs’ event dictates both players tee off at every hole. They then switch balls for the second shot and play that ball until they hole out, the better net score of the pair on each hole is the score that will count as the team score.

However, each team must choose six holes where each player plays their ball from the tee shot to when the ball is holed out without switching and at these holes, the worse net score will count as the team score.

Golfers will have to navigate the ‘Russian Chicago Stableford’ for round three, a pairs event where each player plays their ball and records individual points per hole based on the scoring table. The two teammates then multiply their points to get a team score on each hole. The ‘Double Bogey Danger’ format of play will be the alternative for the final round. In this intriguing format, players start with their full set of clubs available to them.

However, whenever a player scores a double bogey or worse, he chooses a club to decommission. The player will continue to decommission one club per hole until they score a par. Once the player scores a par, they will bring back one club into play and for every par scored, the player will be allowed to bring back one club into play.

Having built a reputation that has seen it earn recognition on the Uganda Golf Union calendar, the objective is to transform the I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series into a top regional tournament, attracting the best golf talents while promoting the sport.