Tongoona "TC" Charamba (born 2 February 1982) is a

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from

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Early life and amateur career

Charamba was born in

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. 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,

Professional career

In 2003, Charamba turned professional. Charamba became just the third black golfer to win on the

Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the Southern Africa Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the F ...

when he claimed the SAA Pro-Am Invitational in 2006. In 2008, he won the

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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

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

Professional wins (2)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Zimbabwe):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charamba, Tongoona Zimbabwean male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Golfers from Harare 1982 births Living people