Tongoona Charamba
| Tongoona Charamba | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Tongoona Charamba |
| Nickname | TC, Tongo |
| Born | 2 February 1982 Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Zimbabwe |
| Residence | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
Tongoona "TC" Charamba (born 2 February 1982) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe.
Charamba was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He won 12 amateur tournaments, including the Zimbabwe Amateur Matchplay and Stokeplay Championships in 2002, and led the Zimbabwe Order of Merit from 2000 to 2002, before turning professional in 2003.
Charamba became just the third black golfer to win on the Sunshine Tour when he claimed the SAA Pro-Am Invitational in 2006.[1] In 2008, he won the MTC Namibia PGA Championship[2] and finished a career best 27th on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. He has made more than R1,000,000 (around €90,000 or US$125,000) in total earnings on the tour.[citation needed]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2002 Zimbabwe Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Zimbabwe Amateur Match Play Championship
Professional wins (2)[edit]
Sunshine Tour wins (2)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May 2006 | SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) | −17 (65-67-67=199) | 2 strokes |  Jean Hugo, Hennie Otto
|
| 2 | 9 Nov 2008 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | −14 (68-67-69-66=270) | Playoff | Merrick Bremner, Nic Henning
|
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Merrick Bremner, Nic Henning
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole Henning eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2010 | Lombard Insurance Classic | Grant Muller
|
Lost on third extra hole |
Team appearances[edit]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2002
References[edit]
- ^ "Charamba rewrites history at SAA Pro-Am Invitational". Sunshine Tour. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Charamba holds nerve to win MTC Namibia PGA playoff". Namibia Sport. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
External links[edit]
- Tongoona Charamba at the Sunshine Tour official site