THE Julius Robinson Trophy — which serves as the season opener for the Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA) amateur — will take place at Wingate Park Golf Club in Harare from February 28 to March 1.
The event, which is a key amateur event that carries national order of merit points and World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points, typically consists of three rounds of Individual Medal play over two consecutive days.
Coming a fortnight after the 2026 GolfRSA International Amateur Championship was held at the Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, which featured a group of top Zimbabwean amateur golfers, the upcoming Julius Robinson Trophy, presents another opportunity for local players to improve.
“Their overall performance in South Africa was satisfactory, but we believe we could have done better as a country. The standout golfer was Tariro November, who made the cut. However, there is still significant work needed to elevate the other players to meet international standards. Competing against top-level players from all over the world made it clear where we stand and what we need to improve,” said the administrator of the Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA),” said Tirivashe Nheweyembwa.
November successfully made the cut at the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship, qualifying for the final rounds and starting the final round in a tie for 48th place.
Nheweyembwa said ZGA was in the process of reviewing training systems to ensure that local players are competitive at international events.
“We aim to continue exposing our players to high-intensity tournaments as they can only improve by competing against some of the best players in Africa. There’s a lot of work ahead, and our high performance programme will be scaled up to keep pace with global standards. Overall, we are satisfied with the performance of the players,” he said.
“As we move forward, we plan to review our training systems to ensure that players are continually exposed to international events, which is crucial for improving their performance standards,” Nheweyembwa said.
“We aim to continue exposing our players to high-intensity tournaments as they can only improve by competing against some of the best players in Africa. There’s much work ahead, and our High-Performance Programme will be scaled up to keep pace with global standards. Overall, we are satisfied with the performance of the players.”
By Sandra Hove