Seven players attached to the Sunshine Development Tour have made the cut at the 2026 Rwanda Open, a Sunshine Tour event being played at Kigali Golf Resort & Villas.
<p>Kenya’s Greg Snow continued his impressive form, carding a six-under-par second round to take his tournament total to 10-under-par and move into the weekend rounds.</p><p>Snow picked up birdies on the fourth, fifth, sixth and 12th holes, while spectacular eagles on the ninth and 17th helped him post the six-under score. His only dropped shots came on the seventh and eighth holes.</p><p>Fellow Kenyan Adel Balala also maintained his strong showing, carding a three-under-par second round to move to seven-under-par for the tournament.</p><p>Balala made seven birdies on the fourth, eighth, ninth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th holes, with bogeys on the first, second, seventh and 17th.</p><p>Uganda’s Rodell Gaita matched Balala’s seven-under-par tournament total after a four-under-par second round, adding to his three-under-par opening round. He made birdies on the second, fourth, eighth, ninth, 17th and 18th holes, while dropping shots on the fifth and sixth.</p><p>Home player Celestin Nsanzuwera also goes into the weekend on seven-under-par after carding a three-under-par second round. Nsanzuwera made birdies on the fourth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 16th holes, with bogeys on the first and fifth.</p><p>Kenya’s Jastas Madoya and Njoroge Kibugu, alongside Uganda’s Willy Deus Kitata and Grace Kasango, also made the cut after finishing the second round on four-under-par totals.</p><p>Madoya carded a one-under-par second round, while Kitata returned a three-under-par score. Kasango also carded three-under-par, while Kibugu, who had opened with a level-par round, produced a four-under-par second round to secure his place in the weekend field.</p><p>The cut was set at four-under-par following a competitive second round that saw England’s Joe Sullivan take the lead after firing a spectacular 12-under-par round to move to 15-under-par overall.</p><p>South Africa’s Estiaan Conradie is second on 14-under-par, while his compatriots Kyle De Beer and Travis Procter are tied for third on 13-under-par.</p><p>The Rwanda Open is being played as a Sunshine Tour event, providing an important opportunity for players from the Sunshine Development Tour pathway to compete at the next level and gain valuable experience against a strong international field.</p><p>The tournament carries a R2.5 million prize fund (approximately KSh 20 million), with the final rounds set to take place over the weekend.</p>Discover more news and updates from the Sunshine Development Tour