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Takudzwa Chitsiga-Sports Reporter

THE Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA) has released the 2024 calendar with several high-profile tournaments lined up. 

The Bulawayo Golf Club will play host to the first event of the year, the Dugmore Trophy from January 24-27. 

Local amateurs will take part in two tournaments in South Africa at the same time. 

The next local event will be the Lowveld Pro which takes place at the Triangle and Hippo Valley Golf Courses in March. 

Also lined up among the high-profile tournaments in the first half of the year will be the Julius Robinson Trophy to be held at Wingate Park and Golf Club in February. 

The first international tournament will be the All-Africa Junior Championship to be held in Benoni Country Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

ZGA will also send a team for the Region 5 Golf Championship whose dates and venue are still to be confirmed while the Africa team championship will take place in Seychelles in September. 

With the Dugmore tournament being the first of the year, it will be followed by the South African Swing tournament which will be in South Africa and the Julius Robinson at Wingate Golf Club. 

The other tournaments are as follows: Mawegu Amateur, Matabeleland Amateur, FBC-Zim Open, Hillside Masters, Region 5 Golf Championship, Club Championships, Masvingo Amateur, Midlands Amateur, Manicaland Amateur, Chapman Grand Slam, Zim Amateur, Roland Park Open, Bata Power Open, Eisenhower Finals, Mashwede Classic, Jacaranda Challenge, Harare Amateur, Hwange Open, Platinum Classic, Zim Match Play and FILANDE (Inter Provincial). Jacaranda Challenge is formerly Varse and Bowel championship while Mashwede Classic is a new tournament.

Hwange Open alternates with Elephant Hills Open.