adminThe tournament, using the Four Ball Better Ball format, will be held at the Hwange Golf Club course tomorrow with the first group teeing off just before 10 in the morning.
Four ball is a match pitting two teams of two players (a total of four balls being played, hence the name) against each other using better-ball scoring.
All four players play their own ball throughout, at the end of each hole, the low score between the two partners on each team is that team’s score.
“Our preparations went on very well and we are expecting to raise about $25 000,” said Hwange Colliery Company Corporate Affairs advisor and spokesman, Burzil Dube, in an interview yesterday.
The event is held to commemorate the 6 June 1972 Kamandama Mine Disaster which claimed 427 lives while at the same time raising money for projects to be implemented by the Kamandama widows with some of it being used to establish scholarships for academically gifted but underprivileged children from Matabeleland North Province.
Former Highlanders chairman Themba Ndlela and Gweru-based golfer Busywek Dube are also expected to feature in the event.
Last year $17 000 was raised during the event and hopes are high that this year, an even bigger figure would be realised.
Last year’s tournament saw Hwange Colliery managing director Fred Moyo and his counterpart from Care Insurance Brokers’ Innocent Nousenga coming first with 49 points followed by Hwange Colliery company secretary Thembelani Khole Ncube and his partner Khumbulani Chimiti who managed to get 47 points.
Moyo tees off at 11am and will be expected to try and defend his title although 2010 winner and former Hwange player and coach, Weekly Mwale will be eager to reclaim his prize.
The tournament was last year graced by the Democratic Republic of Congo ambassador to Zimbabwe Mwampanga Mwana Nanga who during his keynote address revealed that he was pleased to see the community coming together for a worthy cause through sport.
Dube said unlike last year, they will not be having any special guest although leading mining equipment supplier Chafferfly Enterprises’ managing director Godfrey Nyakudya is expected to grace the occasion. His company has over the years been the major player in the Hwange Golf Open.
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