Rugumayo finally secures Sunshine Tour card in South Africa

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The hunt has been on since last year for Ronald Rugumayo when he made his first cut on the Sunshine Tour during the VOG Western Cape golf tournament at the Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate course, in Cape Town, South Africa in September.

That was a first for the Ugandan who celebrated the feat with a sh2.5m cheque after he finished 42nd out of the 53 golfers that made the cut; in the 54-hole, sh392m prize money tournament.

Early this year during the DP Tour Magical Kenya Open Rugumayo made further history when he became the first Ugandan to make the cut at the European Tour event where he picked his biggest pay-cheque of his career—sh14m.

Rugumayo who is based in South Africa added an important part of history for the country and his story when he again became the first Ugandan to secure the much sought-after Sunshine Tour Card during the last round of the Qualifying School tournament played at the Heron Banks Golf & River Resort in Johannesburg.

“Achieving a Sunshine…