{"id":2000120621,"date":"2026-07-27T13:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000120621"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:37:05","slug":"malakai-bwimba-claims-ncba-junior-golf-series-title-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/malakai-bwimba-claims-ncba-junior-golf-series-title-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Malakai Bwimba claims NCBA Junior Golf Series title in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The tournament, which started on Friday, 25 July 2026, brought together young players aged between four and 16 years old, who competed in various categories depending on their experience and age groups. Some participants played three holes, while others competed over nine and 18 holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition was organised as part of efforts to promote golf among young people in Rwanda and nurture future talent in a sport that has been identified as one of the areas with potential to boost sports tourism in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCBA Junior Golf Series is also held in other East African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, where participation has continued to grow, with more than 1,000 children taking part every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to NCBA Bank Rwanda, supporting young golfers goes beyond developing sporting skills, as the game helps children build discipline, confidence, and strong personal values while preparing them for possible professional careers in golf in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kigali tournament featured several categories, including the 18-hole category, the nine-hole categories of Red Tee Box and Second Category, as well as the six-hole categories of Category 1 and Category 2. The youngest golfers competed in the three-hole category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the main 18-hole competition, Malakai Bwimba claimed the overall victory after recording 100 points. He was followed by Alfie Wafula, who finished with 102 points, while Roshni Shah secured third place with 103 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCBA Junior Golf Series is organised by NCBA Bank as part of its golf development programme, following the success of the NCBA Golf Series, which brings together adult golfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top performers in other categories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nine holes \u2013 Red Tee Box<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Joseph Zane Uwimfura Mutaboba<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Keilla Tona Rwiyamirira<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Joshua Mutangana<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Nine holes \u2013 Second Category<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Kanyana<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Guo Guo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Kwizera Gisa Julius<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Six holes \u2013 Category 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Yosiah Kinuka<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Sine Saro Taliah<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Elijah Mutangana<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Six holes \u2013 Category 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Xu Xu<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Travis Yuhi Emile<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Ngabo Oz Kabarebe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Three holes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Gihan Nkera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Wendy Rugomboka<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Hosea Murenzi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            The tournament was held at Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas.<\/strong>


            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The young golfers carried scorecards to record their scores during the tournament.<\/strong>


            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The tournament was played in different categories.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Donel Rama, Golf Operations Manager at Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas<\/strong> follows the competition.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Parents supported their children during the tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Alice Rwigema, a regular golf player, was among those who followed the tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Akanigi Ishimwe Melissa holds the record for the fastest completion of an 18-hole golf course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The youngest children played three holes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas junior coach Dusabe Jules presents an award to one of the outstanding young golfers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The NCBA Junior Golf Series tournament is held annually.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            NCBA Bank Rwanda sponsors the junior golf tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Older children played the full 18-hole course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The tournament featured children aged between four and 16 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The children shared a meal as they celebrated the tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            The children also played in groups of four, as is customary in golf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Golf continues to bring children together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Young golfers were accompanied by their caddies during the tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas aims to nurture young golfing talent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            After the competition, some of the young golfers enjoyed a swim in the pool at Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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            Young golfer Malakai Bwimba emerged victorious in the NCBA Junior Golf Series tournament held at Kigali Golf Resorts & Villas, where more than 80 junior golfers competed across different age categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":2000120659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[69],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000120621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homehighlights","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000120659,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":600,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","width":600,"height":400},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","width":600,"height":400},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","width":600,"height":400},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","width":600,"height":400},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/dsc01376-63e09.jpg","width":600,"height":400}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000120621"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000120666,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120621\/revisions\/2000120666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000120659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000120621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000120621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000120621"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000120621"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000120621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}