BBC One Team Wins UCZ Golf Tourney

19 July 2011

A BBC One team led by former Zambia Golf Union (ZGU) president, Emmanuel Katebe on Sunday scooped the 2011 DStv-United Church of Zambia’s (UCZ) Saint Andrews Congregation fundraising golf tournament in Ndola.

The team, which also consisted of Steven Mateyo, Peter Chepeshi and Christopher Mulenga, carded a runaway 114 points after 18 holes to be crowned champions, six clear of a second-placed Kopa Clinic squad.

Felistus Chilufya, Mutinta Maimbo, Regina Ngosa and Nelson Phiri constituted the Kopa Clinic team who finished two points ahead of a Non-Ferrous Metals team which had 106.

Former Ndola Golf Club president, Ron Bouverie, Dil Patel, Robby Sabbadin and Shane Cruishwick made up the Non-Ferrous team which got the third slot after beating last year’s winners, Rekays on a count-back following a tie.

Rekays’ Rahul Patel, Yogesh Desai, Pratik Desai and Ur Patel beat a team sponsored by RM Fumbeshi and Company by three points. Rabson Fumbeshi, proprietor of the firm, guided his team which also had former Ndola Golf Club captain, Felix Musonda, Ramesh Sood and Phil Munsaka to a fifth finish.

In the individual stableford of this annual tournament sponsored by Multi-Choice Zambia Limited, McLeans Simukonda Jnr topped all on 43 points, three ahead of Ndola Golf Club vice-captain Nkrumah Musonda with 19-year-old Sianga Sianga settling for the third position on 39 points.

Liberty Biscuits sponsored V Thakur beat Rose Katebe for the fourth position on a count back following a tie on 38 points.

In subsidiaries, Lynette Simuchimba’s tee shot on the 17th was the nearest to the pin in the women’s category while Bharesh Suther was the closest for the men. Rahul Patel had the longest drive on the 18th for the men while Felistus Chilufya shot the longest for the women.

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