adminTakudzwa Chitsiga : Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Amateur Golf Championships tee off at Royal Harare this morning with over 50 amateur golfers expected to fight for top honours. The 72-hole competition, which ends on Sunday, is one of the country’s top golf amateur tournaments as it carries a whopping 50 national Order of Merit points as well as world amateur ranking points.Golfers will be fighting to rake in the points ahead of the All-Africa Golf Challenge in Kenya next month.
The country will select only four top golfers ahead of the tournament.
Zimbabwe Golfers’ Association golf development officer, Boniface Chigorimbo, said they were looking forward to a competitive tournament.
He conducted the draw yesterday.
“This is one of the biggest tournaments in the country and we expect some top players to be part of the event,” he said.
“Doc Maphosa, who won the Harare Amateur tournament following a sudden-death play-off with the in-form Hanish Nagranim, is among the favourites to emerge the winner.
“There is also Renco Mine’s top golfer Victor Mapwanya.”
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