United States-based lady golfer Margret Nyamukondiwa is delighted to have won the Manicaland Amateur Championship after finishing on 8 – over par 227 after three rounds at Hillside Golf Club on Sunday.
Nyamukondiwa shot rounds of 74 76 and 77 to record the fourth best score on the combined leaderboard including male golfers.
The Western Texas College sophomore enjoyed a four-stroke lead over runner-up Danielle Bekker who shot rounds of 76 83 and 72 to finish on 12-over par 231.
However, Bekker shot an impressive 1 – under par 72 in the final round but it was not enough to see her catch-up with Nyamukondiwa
“I feel great to have won the Manicaland Amateur because I wasn’t really looking forward to it and my game at the moment isn’t so great.
For me to have won it just means a lot and I am grateful to my coach who has been helping me work on my game,” she said after the tournament.
“My target was just to try and shoot a score which is not above 8 – over and I actually managed to shoot 8 - over so I am happy. It feels great to be back home and playing these tournaments. I think next up is the Chapman Grand Slam and I think if I keep working on improving my game and also be a bit more confident about my game I can still do well there,” Nyamukondiwa added.
Veteran amateur golfer Batsirai Tilowakuti was third in the ladies competition after carding 81, 79 and 83 in 54 holes while Penelope Guzha grossed 301 in the three rounds.
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The men's event was won by Vincent Chidambazina who finished on 9 –under par 210 and was eight shots ahead of nearest rival Michael
Wallace on 1- under par 218.
Braydon Amm who is set to take part in the British Open next month was third on 7 – over par.
