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THE second edition of the annual Zimbabwe Golf Awards will be held this evening at Warren Hills with, William Lake nominated for the Best Professional Golfer award.
Lake has had a good season and has been the best of the local players on the Sunshine Tour.
He was the best-placed local player at the Zimbabwe Open this year and is currently the highest-placed local player on the Sunshine Tour order of merit in 70th place. Ryan Cairns is in 72nd place, while Tongo Charamba is in 171st place.
Last year, United States-based professional Brendon De Jonge was named the best golfer, but appears to have been overlooked this time around. He finished on even par in the first round of the Travellers Championship at the TPC River Highlands at Cromwell in the United States yesterday.
The Zimbabwean did not play in last week’s US Open and had a good round at Cromwell in the $6,4 million purse tournament.
The event is De Jonge’s 21th and he has made 16 cuts to his credit and has a single top 10 finish.
ZGA awards nominees
Male Junior Golfer of the Year: Jack Allard, Justin Kirsten, Kieran Vincent; Female Junior Golfer of the Year: Danielle Bekker, Margaret Nyamukondiwa; Amateur Male Golfer of the Year: Stuart Krog, Visitor Mapwanya, Tonderayi Masunga; Amateur Female Golfer of the Year: Alfazema Aulia, Loice Chingono, Batsirai Tilowakuti; Golf Development Programme of the Year: Mashonaland Junior Golf, Matabeleland Junior Golf, University of Zimbabwe Golf Development Programme; Most Improved Female Golfer: Danielle Banda, Natasha Chitukukwe, Emily Jones: Most Improved Male Golfer: Jack Allard, David Amm, Kieran Vincent; Male Professional Golfer of the Year: Tongoona Charamba, Brian Gondo, William Lake; Golf Publication of the Year: NewsDay, Staying the Course, The Herald; Golf Reporter of the Year: Josh Munthali, Sukoluhle Mthethwa, Daniel Nhakaniso; Golf Achievement Award: Julia Drazdik, Cedric Jonker; Lifetime Golf Achievement Award: Lewis Chitengwa (Muridzo Jnr), John Nixon, Harry Oosthuizen; Corporate Recognition Award: Chaferfly Enterprises, Toyota Zimbabwe, Premier Auto Services; International Golf Ambassador: Tony Johnstone.
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