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Saturday June 23, 2018 Wemba is Zambian Golf Master

- By MICHAEL MIYOBA

LUSAKA golfer Sydney Wemba was yesterday crowned Zanaco Zambian Masters golf champion after coming back from five strokes down to beat Dayne Moore of Ndola in a tightly contested third round at the 18-hole Lusaka Golf Club course.

After finishing the first and DAILY second NATION round with Saturday three over par, Wemba, who was trailing with five shots going into round three finished with three under-149 after round three of golf action at Lusaka Golf Club.

Wemba who started day three with a double bogey on hole 2 shot 2 eagles on hole six and nine, ten pars, two birdies, three pressure but I managed to handle the pressure,” Wemba said.

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Wemba said the victory gave him the needed confidence to compete at the Kenya Internatio­nal golf championsh­ip.

Meanwhile, Moore said he was disappoint­ed with his performanc­e in the third round after dominating the first two rounds. bogeys and one double bogey to Moore said his failure to stick

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“It feels good to win. By hole as he shot a six over par-79 after number 16 I was leading by four stroking six pars, eight bogeys, shots so I wasn’t worried bethree birdies and one double cause I knew that it was game bogey on hole-2. over.

CASTLE SECURE He however SHOPPING noted that he “Winning means a lot, my CV had picked some lessons which is now improving. The masters would be used in the next was tough especially on the final championsh­ips in Kenya and day. Dayne Moore put me under South Africa.

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