Bertha Mollel , Arusha
Shane Pandit, aged only 13 emerged the overall winner in the fourth installment of the Diplomatic Golf in Arusha.
Young Pandit was awarded with an Executive Golf Putter, Floating Trophy, and Stay for two nights at the Gran Melia Hotel, Bed and Breakfast for two in a room with a view of Mount Meru.
It was quite a scale up for Shane Pandit, who was last year’s Winner in the Junior category of the 3rd Diplomatic Golf Tournament 2021.
Hans Bruins with 74 points was the Division A winner, while Owen Maganga also with 74 winners was the Division B winner and Meloncelli Luigy with 78 topped in Division C.
Indombella Sikwatta with 81 points was the winner in the Lady’s category.
Avtar Singh Neote with 72 points was the winner in the Senior Golfers’ Category.
Staged at the Kilimanjaro Golf (Kiligolf) Course at the Usa-River Hills in Meru District, the Fourth Diplomatic Golf tourneys was organized by the Songea Mississippi Foundation (SOMI) in partnership with Kiligolf.
The events staged on 18-holes Kiligolf course, involving golfers from Tanzania, East Africa, the Continent and Overseas, are usually held on philanthropic missions to support vulnerable children.
This year, the participants come from 16 countries including China, India, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Germany, Caribbean, Tanzania, South-Africa, Canada, Switzerland, Netherlands and the United States of America (USA).
Event coordinator Reinafrida Rwezaura from the Songea Mississippi Foundation said this year’s theme was ‘Support Children living in difficult conditions,’ and after the event they will visit orphanages and homeless children homes and take care of their needs.
As the fourth tourney the Diplomatic golf has been able to pay school fees to 20 pupils and students at various primary and secondary schools in the country.
Tanzanian clubs that participated in the Diplomatic Golf 2022 include TPC Club of Moshi, Lugalo Golf of Dar-es-salaam, Morogoro Gymkhana Club, Arusha Gymkhana Club as well as the Dar-es-salaam Gymkhana Club