Everything to know about the 2023 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi

It’s time for the 33rd Men’s World Amateur Team Championship.

The Emirates Golf Federation will host the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships. The men’s and women’s championships were originally set to be held in Dubai but moved to Abu Dhabi, where they’ll be contested at the National Course at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

In another recent change, the order of play for the men’s and women’s championships will be reversed to avoid a conflict in dates with other prestigious tournaments, meaning the men will play first while the women will battle it out next week.

This marks the first time the event, which dates to 1958, will be held in the Middle East. It also will be the first with a reduced scope of one golf course and 36 teams to lessen the cost and complexity of hosting the event, as approved at the IGF’s 2018 biennial meeting.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Men’s World Amateur Team Championship.

Format

The winning World Amateur Team from Italy during the closing ceremony at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy at Le Golf National in Paris, France on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)

Each team has two or three players and plays 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the two lowest scores from each team constitutes the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team’s score for the championship.

Prizes

The winning World Amateur Team from Italy at the 18th green during the final round at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy at Le Golf National in Paris, France on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)

The winning team in the men’s competition receives custody of the Eisenhower Trophy for the ensuing two years. Members of the winning teams receive gold medals, members of the second-place teams receive silver medals and members of the third-place teams receive bronze medals. The lowest individual score in each championship is recognized at the respective closing ceremony, but no prize is awarded.

Schedule

Gordon Sargent of the United States of America plays his tee shot at the 10th hole during practice round at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)

Wednesday, Oct. 18

First round of play

Thursday, Oct. 19

Second round of play

Friday, Oct. 20

Third round of play

Saturday, Oct. 21

Final round of play

Tee times

Tee times begin at 10:30 p.m. ET Tuesday (6:30 a.m. local time). As of now, no TV or streaming information is listed on the event’s website. However, live scoring will be available here.

Golf course

Abu Dhabi Golf Club. (Photo: Kevin Murray)

No. 1: 405-yard par 4

No. 2: 600-yard par 5

No. 3: 439-yard par 4

No. 4: 158-yard par 3

No. 5: 440-yard par 4

No. 6: 469-yard par 4

No. 7: 200-yard par 3

No. 8: 572-yard par 5

No. 9: 456-yard par 4

OUT: 3,739 yards, par 36

No. 10: 582-yard par 5

No. 11: 460-yard par 4

No. 12: 176-yard par 3

No. 13: 414-yard par 4

No. 14: 490-yard par 4

No. 15: 199-yard par 3

No. 16: 475-yard par 4

No. 17: 460-yard par 4

No. 18: 557-yard par 5

IN: 3,813 yards, par 36

TOTAL: 7,552 yards, par 72

Notables in the field

Gordon Sargent and Nick Dunlap (right) of the United States on Day Two of the Walker Cup at St Andrews Old Course on September 3, 2023, in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Devlin/Getty Images)

Four of the top five players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking are in the field. Christo Lamprecht, No. 1 and a senior at Georgia Tech, will tee it up for South Africa alongside Texas’ Christiaan Maas.

World No. 2 Gordon Sargent, No. 4 and U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap and No. 5 David Ford will represent the American team.

No. 15 Frederik Kjettrup is the next highest-ranked player in the field representing Denmark.