{"id":55311,"date":"2025-08-21T13:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ncba-tees-off-the-first-junior-golf-series-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:40:45","slug":"ncba-tees-off-the-first-junior-golf-series-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ncba-tees-off-the-first-junior-golf-series-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"NCBA tees off the first junior golf series in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural tournament will bring together 80 young players aged 4 to 16 to compete across four categories \u2014 from beginners playing 3 holes to advanced juniors tackling the full 18 holes.<\/p>\n

The event marks the beginning of a new chapter where Rwanda\u2019s junior golfers will now be part of a regional circuit that links them to peers across East Africa. NCBA\u2019s Junior Golf Series has already grown significantly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania- attracting over one thousand juniors across the region.<\/p>\n

This tournament marks NCBA\u2019s second regional golf expansion to Rwanda, following the launch of the adult series in the country last year. The youth tournament will be followed by three subsequent adult golf tournaments under the same \u201cNCBA Golf Series\u201d banner.<\/p>\n

For the Rwanda Golf Union, a key stakeholder in golf development, the priority is clear. <\/p>\n

\u201cDeveloping juniors today means we secure the future of the sport tomorrow. This is a critical step in that direction,\u201d said Amb. Bill Kayonga, Chairman, Rwanda Golf Union.<\/p>\n

The title sponsor, NCBA, sees golf as part of a wider investment in sustainability from a human perspective. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy supporting junior golf, we give youth the chance to build discipline, confidence, and a foundation for a lucrative sports career should they choose. This is part of our sustainability agenda to invest where it truly matters,\u201d said Maurice Toroitich, Managing Director of NCBA Bank Rwanda.<\/p>\n

The host and co-sponsor, Kigali Golf Resort & Villas, emphasizes the need to open doors for the next generation. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur golf resort was built to open the door for the world of golf to come into Rwanda, and to open its doors to Rwandans of all ages to come, experience, and excel in golf,\u201d said Gaston Gasore, Ag. CEO. <\/p>\n

“The juniors are ready because they have been here every day preparing with support from our academy, so this is like a graduation — a milestone celebration of efforts we are making on a daily basis,” he added. <\/p>\n

As for the juniors themselves, the moment carries deeper meaning. \u201cI\u2019ve been practicing for this tournament, and I can\u2019t wait to compete. Golf has taught me to be patient and keep going even when I miss a shot,\u201d said seven-year-old Joey Mutaboba, a rising golf star competing in the Intermediate Category.<\/p>\n

By creating opportunities for children to learn and compete early, the tournament is nurturing tomorrow\u2019s professionals while ensuring the game takes deep root for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda\u2019s golfing future is set to take a decisive step forward on Friday August 22, 2025 with the tee-off of the country\u2019s first NCBA Junior Golf Series at the Kigali Golf Resort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000092886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000092886,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/f-2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55311","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000092886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55311"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55311"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}