Golfers will be in a fear factor mood when they take part in the Captain’s Putter at the par 71 Entebbe golf course this Saturday in one of the most difficult tournament’s on the local golf calendar.
This Saturday will see the players playing in the tombstone format. In Tombstone, golfers begin their rounds with an allotment of strokes and they play until their strokes run out.
The golfer who makes it farthest around the Golf Course is the winner. Last year’s winner Elly Mukasa, will be put to full test as several golfers from the country will try to claim his crown on the 18 hole course.
Entebbe golf course in 6,700 yards, and you will be man enough to play the course using the format that will be used this weekend for some their game might end after four holes thus being buried on the course.
The tournament is sponsored by MSL, African Express Airways and Entebbe club.
Tombstone or Flags can be played using full handicaps or partial handicaps to determine the stroke allotment however we will use full handicaps.
A player with a handicap of 28, Moses Sebugwawo for example, receives 99 strokes on a par-71 course if full handicaps are used (71 plus 28). Hence will stake the flag or other item given were his 99th shot ends.
Using full handicaps means that some golfers will reach the end of 18 holes with strokes left; those golfers will go back to No. 1 and keep playing. The last man standing will be the winner.
In the event that a couple of players die on a green or in the hole the count back rule shall apply to determine the winner. The Captain’s putter is always organised by the club’s captain.