PHILIP SHEETAL was Rwanda’s best player as the national ladies’ golf team finished 17th in the All Africa Challenge Trophy tournament, which ended on Thursday at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi.

For the 11th time since the All-Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) was launched in 1992, South African women’s amateur team claimed success in Africa’s most prestigious biennial championship.

Rwanda was represented by Sheetal Philip, Jenny Linda Kalisa Lynda Mugeni. Sheetal finished 45th out of 48 players with a 110 gross on day one.

She returned 120 on second day and finished the championship with 114 for a total of 344 gross over the three rounds respectively. Kalisa and Lynda Mugeni finished in 46th and 47th positions respectively.

This was Rwanda’s second appearance since making their debut when the bi-annual event was held in Gaborone, Botswana in 2012 where the team finished 18th out of 22 African countries.

Meanwhile, hosts Kenya held up under huge pressure from Tanzania to combine for a final round 151 to clinch the runner-up spot on 453.

Team results

442 (+16) South Africa 146 148 148

453 (+27) Kenya 145 157 151

456 (+30) Tanzania 156 150 150

472 (+46) Zambia 156 159 157

478 (+52) Zimbabwe 163 158 157

496 (+70) Uganda 158 168 170

500 (+74) Egypt 166 168 166

514 (+88) Botswana 176 168 170

535 (+109) Nigeria 181 176 178

561 (+135) Cameroon 183 188 190

564 (+138) Gabon 201 185 178

569 (+143) Ghana 185 190 194

571 (+145) Tunisia 187 197 187

617 (+191) Malawi 209 203 205

635 (+209) Sierra Leone 208 214 213

644 (+218) Togo 214 213 217

676 (+250) Rwanda 216 230 230 

Rwanda Players

Philip Sheetal           110 120 114 344

Jenny Linda Kalisa   106 119 120 345

Mugeni Linda           118 111 116 345