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Gornik to Compete in World Amateur Team Championship
10/25/2010 9:50:00 AM | Men's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke sophomore Tim Gornik will be in action at the 2010 World Amateur Team Championship in Argentina, Oct. 28-31. Gornik will represent Slovenia along with Ziga Avsec and Domen Slabe in a quest for the Eisenhower Trophy.
"I'm really looking forward to playing in the World Amateur and representing Slovenia," said Gornik. "The field is always really good and the tournament is played on great courses. Also it's always a lot of fun playing in a team event for my country."
This year 70 Men's teams, with three players a side, will play 72 holes of stroke play, two best scores of each day counting towards team total. Each team will play a different course for the first two days of competition and having completed the second round, teams are reorganized on account of scores and will play the remaining two days on each course.
The 2010 World Amateur Team Championship will be played at the Buenos Aires Golf Club and the Olivos Golf Club. The Buenos Aires GC, designed by Robert Von Hagge, was inaugurated in 1994, renowned for its severe mounding, thick rough and fast greens, and considered a true challenge for elite golf players. In 1994, it hosted the Argentine Golf Open which was won by Mark O'Meara (USA) and the South American Team Championships "Copa Los Andes". Later in 2000, it hosted the EMC World Cup which was won by the American team of Tiger Woods and David Duval.
The Olivos GC is the permanent host and organizer of the Argentine Masters Tournament in Argentina, an event formerly played by outstanding golf players such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Payne Stewart, Paul Azinger, Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer. Tom Lehman was the winner of the 2009 edition. It hosted several editions of the Argentine Open. The course was inaugurated in 1952 and it is characterized by tight dog-legs, lush trees and fast greens. In 1972 it was the venue for the World Amateur Team Championships, hosting the Eisenhower Trophy.
The World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) were founded in 1958. They are competitions that take place every two years. They are organized by the International Golf Federation (IGF) and the national federations of golf from the host nation in every edition. The IGF includes the national federations of golf in more than 110 countries and is the international federation for golf for the International Olympic Committee. It was founded to encourage the international development of this game and to use golf as a means to foster friendship and sportsmanship around the world.
The WATC is one of the means used to achieve this goal. Approved by the President of The United States of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the inaugural tournament took place in The Old Course, in St. Andrews in 1958. Having celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Trophy in Adelaide, Australia, the championships will visit Argentina in 2010.
Teams of men and women come from all over the world to compete for the Eisenhower Trophy (men) and Espirito Santo Trophy (women) within three different zones: Asia Pacific, America and Europe & Africa. Players must be amateur golfers and follow the rules of The R&A or United States Golf Association. They must also be citizens of the country they represent.
Live scoring, results and statistics for the event are available at www.golfstat.com.
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