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THE Zimbabwe Golf Association (ZGA) has unveiled its 2027 national golf calendar, with a busy season lined up.

The calendar, which runs from January to December, features a mixture of local and international competitions.

The season is scheduled to get underway with the South African Amateur Championship, which runs from January 24 to 29 in East London.

The African Amateur Championship, scheduled for February 3 to 6 at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club's East Course will be followed by the GolfRSA International Amateur at Serengeti Estates from February 9 to 12.

The local calendar will then get into full swing with the Mash East Amateur at Marondera Golf Club on February 13 and 14, followed by the Dugmore Trophy at Bulawayo Golf Club on February 20 and 21.

March will feature the Julius Robinson at Wingate Golf Club, the Kwekwe Open at Kwekwe Golf Club and the Paruwa Open at Ruwa Golf Club, while April will see the Matabeleland Amateur and Matabeleland Junior Majors take place at Bulawayo Country Club.

The Harare Open is scheduled for April 9 to 11 at Royal Harare Golf Club, while the Zim Junior Open will take place at The Brooke from April 23 to 25.

The country’s flagship tournament, the Zimbabwe Open is scheduled for its traditional home, Royal Harare Golf Club with the date yet to be confirmed.

Other competitions lined up for the season include the Hwange Open, Roland Park Open, Harare Amateur, Manicaland Amateur and Mawegu Amateur.

The second half of the year will feature the Chapman Grandslam, Champion of Champions, Zim Amateur and Zim Matchplay, alongside the Midlands Junior Majors and Bata Power Open.

In August, there will also be the In-Country High Performance at Royal Harare.

September will see the staging of the Munhumutapa Strokeplay at ZRP Golf Club, the Simon Muzenda Classic in Gweru and the Mizilikazi Classic at Bulawayo Golf Club.

The calendar also features the Eisenhower Trophy in Morocco scheduled for October 6 to 9, while the Lowveld Pro-Am is scheduled for October 29 to 31 at Hippo Golf Club and Triangle Golf Club.

The season will draw towards its conclusion with the Platinum Classic, Mash Central Amateur, National Handicap and the Harry Allen Classic in November.

The Filande Interprovincial Team Championships will bring the domestic calendar to a close on December 4 and 5 at Chinhoyi Golf Club.

Several other continental competitions, including the All Africa Junior Team Championship, Region V Championship, and the Region V Junior Championship are also on the calendar, with their dates are yet to be announced. The three tournaments are all set to be hosted in Namibia.