By FELIX MALUNGA -
NFCA Chambishi Mine has pumped K80,000 towards the staging of the inaugural Zambia Professional Ladies Open Golf Championship in Ndola.
With sponsorship from NFCA, the tournament organisers have now raised K142,000 of the budgeted K521,000 for the championship set for March 26-30.
Zambia Ladies Golf Union (ZLGU) president, Moono Mwila described the NFCA support as a huge boost towards the fundraising drive for the event.
Mwila said in an interview yesterday that with the financial injection from the mining firm, ZLGU would next week deposit K125,000 as sanctioning fee with tournament authorities, Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa.
She said despite a title sponsor yet to come on board, ZLGU was hopeful that more business houses would partner with the tournament to be contested by more than 100 top golfers.
NFCA Chambishi Mine, recently, also donated US$50,000 (about K275,000) towards the sponsorship of the 2014 Zambia Open Championship slated for Kitwe in May.
And the ZLGU president has said the qualifying round for five slots allotted for the local golfers will be held this weekend.
Mwila said ZLGU would not give out places cheaply but that the golfers needed to earn the slots.
She said Zambian lady golfers would battle for five slots while the remaining 15 for amateurs would be filled up by top players across Africa.
Kaela Mulenga and Tina Nawa will be among the top local amateur golfers to fight for places at the Zambia Professional Ladies Open Championship.
Over 90 professional golfers will descend on Ndola Golf Club and compete for honours in the first-ever local Professional Ladies Open.
The tournament will be preceded by two Pro Ams.http://www.times.co.zm/?p=7004
NFCA Chambishi Mine has pumped K80,000 towards the staging of the inaugural Zambia Professional Ladies Open Golf Championship in Ndola.
With sponsorship from NFCA, the tournament organisers have now raised K142,000 of the budgeted K521,000 for the championship set for March 26-30.
Zambia Ladies Golf Union (ZLGU) president, Moono Mwila described the NFCA support as a huge boost towards the fundraising drive for the event.
Mwila said in an interview yesterday that with the financial injection from the mining firm, ZLGU would next week deposit K125,000 as sanctioning fee with tournament authorities, Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa.
She said despite a title sponsor yet to come on board, ZLGU was hopeful that more business houses would partner with the tournament to be contested by more than 100 top golfers.
NFCA Chambishi Mine, recently, also donated US$50,000 (about K275,000) towards the sponsorship of the 2014 Zambia Open Championship slated for Kitwe in May.
And the ZLGU president has said the qualifying round for five slots allotted for the local golfers will be held this weekend.
Mwila said ZLGU would not give out places cheaply but that the golfers needed to earn the slots.
She said Zambian lady golfers would battle for five slots while the remaining 15 for amateurs would be filled up by top players across Africa.
Kaela Mulenga and Tina Nawa will be among the top local amateur golfers to fight for places at the Zambia Professional Ladies Open Championship.
Over 90 professional golfers will descend on Ndola Golf Club and compete for honours in the first-ever local Professional Ladies Open.
The tournament will be preceded by two Pro Ams.http://www.times.co.zm/?p=7004
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