Charamba in good cheer

Order of Merit’s latest standings.
NetOne have this year doubled sponsorship stakes to US$ 20 000.

The NetOne Leopard Rock Classic tees off with a 18-holes this morning before playing another 18 holes tomorrow.
The Pro-Am will be played on Saturday and the professional scores will not be used in deciding the winner.
Charamba will be aiming to keep his status as the season’s highest earner so far after three tournaments.

The golfer managed to leapfrog arch-rival Ignatius Mketekete for the top spot after winning the Chererfly Hwange Open.
The Chapman-based golfer has earnings of US$4 007. 50 after three outings.
The Golden Pilsner Zambezi Golf Tour Order of Merit leader board shows that the Charamba, who was tied for eighth place in the Open Classic, second in NetOne Bulawayo and a win in Hwange has claimed the top post.

Charamba is leading the 54 members of the Zambezi Golf Tour who are under the Zimbabwe Professional Golfers Association.
Mketekete is in second place after earning US$3 504. 83 this season.

Mketekete remains one of Charamba’s top challengers and has won the first tournament of the Net-One Bulawayo series.
In third place is Robson Saurombe while Phillip Tshuma fourth and Hwange Open runner up Peter Banda in fifth.

The NetOne Leopard Rock Classic is expected to be competitive and is likely to alter the Order of Merit change after the 54-holes Pro-Am tournament.
The field, which has 46 professional golfers, managed to attract players like Ryan Cairns who is based in South Africa.

Last year’s runner up and ZPGA president Arkil Yousof believes the tour is going through a purple patch.
“We thank NetOne as one of our biggest sponsors and they stood by us during the trying times.
“This year we are happy that they have increased their sponsorship and we look forward to such good sponsorship in the feature,” Yousuf said.