THE Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA) is bracing for a busy year in 2015 after releasing a bumper schedule which will see local golfers featuring in a number of regional and international tournaments.
DANIEL NHAKANISO SPORTS REPORTER
The major highlight year will be the year will no doubt be the sixth edition of the revived Zimbabwe Open which returned to the local calender in 2010 having been off the radar for a decade.
According to the schedule released by the ZGA’s development officer Boniface Chigorimbo, the Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned Zimbabwe Open will be held during the week of April 6-12.
Zimbabwe’s flagship tournament draws golfers from around the world but South Africans have dominated while the coveted title has remained elusive to local golfers.
For local amateurs two regional tournaments are lined up starting with the Zone VI Golf Championships from April 12-18 in Uganda and the prestigious All Africa Amateur Golf Team Championship to be held from September Sept 25 to 30. The hosts of the biannual All Africa Amateur Golf Team Championship tournament are however yet to be confirmed.
The 2010 ZGA season will tee-off with the Dugmore Trophy to be held in Bulawayo over the weekend of January 17-18 with the next big tournament being the Julius Robinson Trophy on the first weekend of February.
The Filande tournament which usually features provincial teams in a matchplay contest follows from February 20-22.
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In March local amateur golfers will take part in the Mawegu Amateur Championships from March 6-8. And the Masvingo Amateur Champs from March 20-22.
Other major tournaments on the calender include the annual Club Championships to be played around all golf clubs around the country from May 9-10.
One of the country’s biggest amateur tournaments, the Zimbabwe Amateur will run from Aug 7-10 at a venue to be confirmed.
While the ZGA men’s calendar is flooded with fixtures, the women’s calendar — details of which should be released soon – also has a substantial number of fixtures which should keep the country’s lady golfers competitively occupied for the entire year.
PROPOSED 2015 ZGA CALENDER
Jan 17-18: Dugmore Trophy Bulawayo golf club Feb 7-8: Julius Robinson Trophy Wingate Park. Feb 20-22: Filande Trophy TBA March 6-8: Mawegu Amatuer Champs TBA March 20-22: Masvingo Amateur Champs TBA April 6-12: Zimbabwe Open TBA April 12-18: Zone VI Golf Champs Uganda April 18: Independence golf day TBA April 24-26: Mawegu Open TBA May 1-3: Rowland Park Open Roland Park GC May 9-10: Club Championships All Clubs May 12-14: Manicaland Amateur TBA May 22-24: Matabeleland Amateur TBA June 20-21: Champion of Champions Warren Hills June 26: ZIM GOLF AWARDS Royal Harare Golf Club July 3-5: Chapman Grand Slam Chapman Golf Club July 4: Kavango Zambezi Golf Classic Elephant Hills July 18: Joshua Nkomo Classic HARARE July 24-26: Midlands Amateur TBA July 31 Aug 2: Harare Amateur Harare Harare Aug 7-10: Zimbabwe Amateur TBA Aug 14 to 16: Chirorodziva Golf Classic Chinhoyi Aug 21-23: Bata Power Open Gweru GC Aug 28 – 30: Elephant Hills Open Elephant Hills GC Sep 4-6: Simon Muzenda Golf Champs Masvingo Sept 12-13: Royal Vase & Bowl Royal Harare Sept 18-20: Hillside Masters Hillside GC Sept 26-27: Lowveld Pro-Am Hippo/Triangle Sept 25-30: ALL AFRICA Amateur Champs TBA Oct 1-4: Hwange Open Hwange GC Oct 9-11: Troutbeck Open Troutbeck Oct 16-18: Edward Makovah memorial Masvingo Oct 23 – 25: Valentine Tournament Hillside 29 to 31: Oct Harare Open TBA Nov 8: Leopard Rock Open Leopard Rock Nov 13-15: Platinum Golf Classic Norton Nov 20-21: UZ ALUMNI & PARTNERS Harare Nov 27-29: Nov Zim Matchplay top 64 TBA Dec 4-6: Players championship TBA Dec 11-13: Dec National Handicap Matcplays TBA
