FARREL WINS GOLF CLASSSIC
by Blessing Maulgue
South Africa - Based golfer Sean Farrell walked away $10 million
dollars richer after winning the tightly contested Africom
Classic golf tournament held at Borrowdale Brook Golf Club
yesterday.
The adage dynamite comes in small packages rang true as the
pint sized golfer brushed aside determined onslaughts from
an array of proffessionals. Farrel only needed a point to
snatch victory from the jaws of marauding lions that included
the seasoned Nasho Kamungeremu.
Farrel, who plies his trade in South Africa on the sunshine
tour, led the pack from the onset to the end of the second
day on 136 points. On being presented with the gigantic cheque,
Farrel expressed his gratitude to the sponsors for flying
him from his base in SA. He also went on to thank the other
proffesionals for their good sportsmanship and blistering
competition.
"It was a very pleasent and thrilling tournament , played
on well manicured greens. Also I always make it to return home
specifically for this showcase, and this year the organisers
did well to invite such a large pool of proffessionals. The
golf standard in Zimbabwe is excellent, and with more monetary
incentives most players have what it take to play down south.
There are currently 12 Zimbabweans on the South African circuit
and the number is bound to increase," said the estatic
golfer.
Tongo Charamba and Day Muyambo were tied on second place
with 137 points apiece while Nasho Kamugeremu, the Caltex
Open reigning Champion, was tied on third place with Philip
Chuma on 140 points.
Kamungeremu the country's top local golfer, gave a vote of
thanks and endosed the tornament as the richest on the golfing
calendar which every player looked forward to take part in.
The Africom Classic, now in its fourth year,is one of the
country's premier golfing events. It has emerged as an ideal
platform to showcase the talent and this year saw 50 contestants
take to the field. Last year's edition was won by Brazilian-born
Anderson Da Silva, who $2 million for his efforts.
SundayMail- 12 September 2004
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