Ronald Rugumayo, who created a global sensation when he became the first Ugandan to make the cut in a DP World Tour event in February, will tee it up on the Sunshine Tour in this week’s Stella Artois Players Championship at Dainfern Golf Estate.
It’s tournament week! 😁
— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) March 19, 2024
🔜 Stella Artois Players Championship
📅 21 - 24th March 2024
📍 Dainfern Country Club #StellaArtoisPlayersChamps | #SunshineTour | #GreatnessBeginsHere pic.twitter.com/VEMTDilEG7
Rugumayo is well known to the Sunshine Tour and its fans, having played on the Tour before.
But he became a global golf sensation when he became the first Ugandan golfer to make the cut in a DP World Tour event – the Magical Kenya Open – in February.
It was a moment that even drew headlines in the United States on the PGA Tour, was reported on by Sky News and celebrated by some of the top professionals in the game.
"That is just brilliant" 👏
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) February 23, 2024
Ugandan Ronald Rugumayo makes the cut courtesy of this birdie at the 18th! 🇺🇬 #MKO2024 pic.twitter.com/aJA0LbAY0Q
In September last year Rugumayo made his first cut on the Sunshine Tour in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Western Cape where he finished tied 42nd. He also achieved a runner-up finish on the Blue Label Development Tour last year.
This week’s field includes both the previous champions of the Stella Artois Players Championship in Jaco Ahlers and Kyle Barker.
They add to a quality field that will tee off in Thursday’s first round.
Ryan van Velzen, the leader on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy, is also in the field alongside Robin Williams, the leader on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings.
The field includes eight of the top 10 players on the current Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.