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

Tongoona Charamba
Personal information
Full nameTongoona Charamba
NicknameTC, Tongo
Born (1982-02-02) 2 February 1982 (age 42)
Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality Zimbabwe
ResidenceHarare, Zimbabwe
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour2

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.[1] In 2008, he won the MTC Namibia PGA Championship[2] 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.[citation needed]

Amateur wins

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

Professional wins (2)

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Sunshine Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 18 May 2006 SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) −17 (65-67-67=199) 2 strokes   Jean Hugo,   Hennie Otto
2 9 Nov 2008 MTC Namibia PGA Championship −14 (68-67-69-66=270) Playoff   Merrick Bremner,   Nic Henning

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2008 MTC Namibia PGA Championship   Merrick Bremner,   Nic Henning Won with birdie on third extra hole
Henning eliminated by par on second hole
2 2010 Lombard Insurance Classic   Grant Muller Lost on third extra hole

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ "Charamba rewrites history at SAA Pro-Am Invitational". Sunshine Tour. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Charamba holds nerve to win MTC Namibia PGA playoff". Namibia Sport. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
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