Golfers ready

form into the 2014 edition of the world’s most prestigious biennial team competition which, tees off at the Antalya Club in Turkey today.
Vincent, the leading Zimbabwean amateur golfer in World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), spearheads the challenge.

The 20-year-old golfer arrived in Turkey on the back of graduating in the Virginia Tech men’s team just after his vacation home.
The top ranked Zimbabwean amateur golf player Scott Vincent is expected to carry the country’s hopes at the 52nd World Amateur Golf Championships, which tee off at.

The tournament also known s the Eisenhower is organised by the International Golf Federation.
Vincent will be making his second appearance at the event after taking part last time.
The bi-annual tournament draws top golfers from across the globe and the country has the three representatives who managed to do well in the qualifiers. Team

manager Roger Baylis was confident ahead of the tournament and believes that they will leave a mark at the tournament.

“We have a good team that is capable of doing well at the tournament,” said Baylis.
“The players were active and have a feel of the greens in the practice round at both courses which are in very good shape,” he added.
“The players have a lot of exposure in international competitions will help them match the world class players.

“The players have played some competitive events and two of them are at college in the United States while Painting played in South Africa for several years.
“The game will be the same and the players should just believe in themselves and take every shot as it comes.
“We aim to improve from last year’s outing and I think the players have good mental strength to do well,” Baylis said.

The tournament was last held at Buenos Aires Golf Club in Argentina and in 2008 marc McDonald, Nabeel Urmeji and Nick McDonald represented the country in Adelaide Australia were they finished tied on position 44.

Meanwhile Brendon de Jonge now lies on position nine in the African golf rankings, which is his highest since he turned professional in 2003.
De Jonge is now in the class of South Africa’s best players after his decent outings in the USPGA tour this season.