eBusiness Weekly
Mugove Chigada
Golfers are different in the way they react to pressure. There are those that flourish and those that choke and produce the worst when expectations are high. And there are different situations that bring pressure. It could be the player going into a tournament as top-ranked or trying to maintain a lead.
That could be the case at the Zimbabwe Amateur underway this weekend at Bulawayo Country Club.
Will David Amm handle the weight of expectation and come top again? Chances are he will.
It is also an opportunity for the other players to improve their game and be counted ahead of the All Africa Golf Championships.
But there is a lot that must be done.
LPGA golf professional Susie Corona makes interesting points about the common faults that amateurs make.
These are poor balance, improper grip pressure, short approach shots, bad swing path, poor rhythm, poor swing sequence and bad alignment.
“While every golf swing is unique in its own way, there are certain fundamentals that all good players share, across all parts of the game, and if you want to join them, you need to work on (these) common problems that hold you back,” she was quoted as saying by GOLFTIPS.
Under pressure, most golfers could show the same faults at Bulawayo Country Club.
This is a tournament that could further cement a place for inform players ahead of the All Africa Golf championships to be host by Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls.
More than 30 players had registered early this week but the organisers were looking forward to a field of 100 after they had reduced entry fee to $20.
“Zimbabwe Golf Association reduced the entry fee to $20 to allow all players including those under privileged to afford,” said secretary general Lazarus Clever said.
“Players to watch are David Amm the number, number one golfer in the country, Tonderai Masunga number two player in the country, the inform junior player Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa and Tatenda Makunde.”
Bulawayo will hope Jack Allard, Bekithemba Ndlovu and Mayford Sibanda will rise to the occasion in tournament all provinces are expected to be represented by their top amateur players.
Zimbabwe will select four players that will make up the team at the All Africa Golf tournament.
Clever says they will respect the inform players and the team will be announced end of this month.
“Zimbabwe will field our best players based on form and not order of merit as we endeavour to win,” he said.
“The All Africa is taking shape. And 20 countries including Zimbabwe will take part in Vic Falls. The countries to note are Nigeria and Ghana, who are participating for the first time.”
South Africa, who are the defending champions, Clever says, are certain to bring their best players.
