Four Nigerian professional golfers, Sunday Olapade, Solomon Ideria, Tajudeen Ajayi and Godwin Okoko, who are on Sunshine Development Tour (SDT) campaign will be featuring at the 2026 Ugandan Open at Kampala Golf Club, as part of their East Africa journey.
The players have been on the road since June, competing across the region and gaining tournament exposure, international experience and World Ranking points.
Their participation follows the Sunshine Development Tour Qualifiers hosted in partnership with Lakowe Lakes Golf Club in Lagos, which opened a pathway for Nigerian professionals to compete on the Tour.
Olapade believes the initiative has become particularly important given the limited competitive opportunities currently available to professionals in Nigeria.
“Most of the Nigerian players are idling now at home because of the state of Nigeria Professional Golf. But those players that took the chance at the SDT Qualifiers in Lakowe have had to leverage it for exposure and World ranking points,” he said.
