Dwayne Pearman and Scott Roy travel to Venezuela later this month to compete in the Copa Marriott Venezuela Playa Grande in a bid to qualify for the golf World Cup.

The pair have been chosen to represent Bermuda at the South American qualifier in two weeks' time for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China later this year.

Pearman and Roy will take on players from Mexico, Venezuela, and the tournament's defending champions Guatemala, as they aim to finish in the top three and earn themselves a spot at the main tournament in November.

The Grande, a 72-hole qualifier for two-man national teams, will be played under the same format as the World Cup: best ball the first and third days and alternate shots the second and final days.

Michael Sims had originally been selected to accompany Pearman on the trip, but has declined to take part as he battles to keep his Nationwide Tour card, so Riddell's Bay professional Roy will take his place.

Last year Sims and Pearman came close to qualifying for the main event when they finished with a respectable total of eight-under-par.

This time around, however, Sims has more important goals in mind.

The Bermudian golfer is 67th on the Tour money list, with season earnings of $63,264, and needs to be in the top 50 to keep his card for next year, but a couple of high place finishes and Sims may well be able to set his sights even higher.

A top 25 finish on the money list would earn him a spot on the PGA Tour, and with just $71,729 between himself and 25th-placed Adam Bland ($134,993), and $99,000 available to this week's winner at Utah, Sims is still in the hunt for a place alongside the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

"Michael has declined the invitation to go," said Bermuda Professional Golfers Association president Kevin Benevides.

"He's trying hard to keep his Tour card, and needs to try and move up a couple of spots in the rankings.

"He doesn't want to give up a week on the Tour and risk falling behind, which is understandable as he still has a good opportunity to retain his card."

Pearman has only just been appointed as the new head professional at Port Royal, but has been given permission to represent Bermuda in the event, with his new employers backing him '100 percent'.

Meanwhile, Judith Ann Outerbridge, who at one point was the only female teaching professional on the Island, has been named as one of Pearman's assistants at Port Royal.

Outerbridge will be tasked with helping Pearman get a new Golf Academy at the Southampton club up and running.

"Port Royal are looking forward to working with Dwayne Pearman over the coming years, he is a popular coach, and with Judith Ann Outerbridge will form a formidable team," said Port Royal director of golf Andrew Brooks.

"We are pleased to have them both on board and look forward to getting the pro shop and the golf academy up and running.

"Both are experienced coaches, and have worked extensivley with juniors in the past.

"We want to develop the academy into the premier teaching facility in Bermuda, and have it as a place where juniors, and in fact anyone, choses to come to learn to play golf."