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The theme for this year’s event was “Turning yesterday’s tragedy into today’s hope”.

More than 28 corporate bodies led by leading mining hardware suppliers Chafferfly Enterprises who were represented by their managing director Godfrey Nyakudya, dug into their coffers for the worthy cause.

Last year $17 000 was raised.

The money will be channelled towards the Kamandama Trust Fund, which is a fund for the widows of some of the 427 miners and the underprivileged but talented students from Matabeleland North.

Speaking during the prize-giving ceremony held at the golf club later in the evening on Tuesday, the chairman of the Kamandama Trust Fund and Hwange Colliery Company human resources manager Fati Mpofu said the golfers were in Hwange not to play competitive golf but to help push the main purpose of the event — charity.

“When you came here you had a purpose to contribute in whatever way. You came to Hwange to combine fun and charity,” said Mpofu.

Mpofu said there were now 74 surviving widows following the passing on of the 75th widow who was based in Jambezi.

Meanwhile, Hwange Colliery managing director Fred Moyo failed to defend his title that he won last year when the pair of Cephas Ncube and Kenneth Maunga scored 47 points to win the championship with Charllotte Chipanga and Sebastian Nyoni finishing second with 45 points.

Hwange Colliery corporate affairs advisor Burzil Dube and his partner from the estates department, Artwell Ndebele, got the most golfer award with a score of 13.

The only professional golfer to grace the event, Philip Tshuma from Bulawayo Golf Club, and his partner, former Highlanders chairman Themba Ndlela, found the course not so friendly and managed a score of 36.