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Full name
  
Tongoona Charamba

Role
  
Golfer

Turned professional
  
2003

Nickname
  
TC, Tongo

Height
  
1.79 m

Professional wins
  
2

Nationality
  
Zimbabwe

Residence
  
Harare, Zimbabwe

Sunshine tour
  
2

Name
  
Tongoona Charamba

Current tours
  
Sunshine Tour


Born
  
2 February 1982 (age 42) Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe (
1982-02-02
)

Zimbabwe's pro golfer - Charamba shoots two under Par 69


Tongoona "TC" Charamba (born 2 February 1982) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe.

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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. In 2008, he won the MTC Namibia PGA Championship 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.

Amateur wins (2)

  • 2002 Zimbabwe Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Zimbabwe Amateur Match Play Championship
  • Team appearances

    Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2002
  • References

    Tongoona Charamba Wikipedia