By Our Reporter
Songstress Naava Grey had golfers singing along to her melodious jams on Saturday as she headlined the I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series 2025 season opener 19th hole experience at Entebbe Club.
Naava took to the stage shortly after the prize-giving ceremony where outstanding performers from the course got rewarded with trophies and prizes that included air tickets and nights at the Serena hotels.
There were vivid cheers, especially from the ladies, when comedian Salvador, the event host, announced that Naava was next on stage.
After two songs, Naava descended from the stage and went around the audience dancing and sharing the mic with the guests.
Her performance list included some of her most beloved songs like Soka Lami, which had the audience sing along so loudly. The energy soared even higher when she performed Nteredde and Ninga Omuloge, to which the fans asked for an encore.
It was evident that the crowd loved Naava’s performance, and she spiced up the evening.
The party went on even after Naava’s performance, with a visiting Dj, who took attendees on a musical journey till the wee hours of Sunday morning.
I&M Bank Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Annette Nakiyaga, noted that Naava Grey’s performance set an exciting tone for what is to come this year.
“This is just the beginning,” she said. “I am excited for what is to come at each edition of this year’s I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series. I can promise you that golfers will have a unique and memorable experience, both on and off the course, for every edition.”
Meanwhile, Team P&B, comprising of Bob Matisiko and Peter Atwine, and Fairway Zokka, comprising of Edith Wamala and Suzan Achieng, emerged as the overall winners in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the first round of the 2025 I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series season.
Played under the newly introduced ‘Rejected’ format, the series’ season opener attracted over 150 golfers. Under this format, golfers paired up and teed off normally, but the opposing team decided where their opponents would play their second shots for twelve holes out of the 18 holes.
On the holes where the pair played from the position chosen by their opponents, the team entered their best net score, but on the six holes where the team chose to play from their preferred position, they had to enter their worse score as the team’s score. The pairs had to strictly be of the same sex.
The second quarterly edition of the series will take place on May 31, while the third edition will be held on August 9, and the grand finale on November 29.