Amm headlines golf championships

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE Amateur golf champion David Amm headlines a three-member Zimbabwe team that will take part at the World Amateur Team Championships at the Carton House golf course in Ireland from September 5-8 .

The other members of the team that will be coached by Simon Murungweni are Stuart Krog and Jack Allard.

According to Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA) president Mufaro Chivonivoni, who will also travel with the team as the head of delegation, the squad is expected to arrive in Ireland tomorrow and have practice rounds the following day and on the 4th.

Chivonivoni will also attend the International Golf Federation bi-annual congress.

“There are 71 countries participating in the championships with Zimbabwe and South Africa the only Southern African countries. At the 2016 event Zimbabwe finished 34th out of 70 countries,” said Chivonivoni.

The qualifiers were held over six tournaments in between July and August with the three finishing on top of the order of merit to earn their tickets to the championships.

“As an association we have put in a lot of effort to obtain the resources necessary for the team to perform well. We are confident that the team will do well as all the players are now used to this level of competition since they have played a lot of regional and international tournaments,” said the ZGA president.

Winners of the Championships will get the Eisenhower Trophy for the next two years which also include gold medals while those that will come second and third will get silver and bronze medals respectively.