2012 XM Guyana Open Golf Championship launched

Nov 01, 2012 Sports

– Tees off on Saturday

The Banks DIH XM 2012 Guyana Open Golf Championships was officially launched, during a ceremony that was conducted in the Boardroom of the sponsor yesterday.

Sales & Marketing Executive Carlton Joao (centre sitting) and officials of Banks DIH and Lusignan Golf Club members and players pose for a photo op following the Launch yesterday.

The occasion saw in attendance Sales & Marketing Executive of the Company Carlton Joao, XM Brand Manager Dwayne Bristol, Executive of Banks DIH and Treasurer of the Lusignan Golf Club Mark Lashley, Club Secretary David Mohamed, Club Captain Rawle Moore, Banks DIH Communications Manager Troy Peters and players Canada-based Roger Rajkumar and defending Ladies champion Christine Sukhram.
Mohamed speaking about the two-day tournament, which is scheduled to commence on Saturday and finishes the following day, at the Lusignan Golf Course gave an insight about the preparations that has been ongoing, disclosing that the Course is in excellent shape and golfers should be able to produce good performances due to the favorable conditions of the greens and fairways.
Mohamed added that most of the golfers that will be participating in this weekend’s tournament have already gained valuable practice from the recently concluded Digicel Open Classic and he is optimistic that fans will see a keenly contested tournament.
Over 80 golfers from the USA and Canada, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago along with those based locally have confirmed participation in the Open with T&T-based Papo Haniff of Guyanese origin and Christine Sukhram, the defending champion in the respective categories.
Mohammed disclosed that a total of nine ladies are scheduled to compete with the Gross format being the system used to declare the winners.
Joao in his remarks said, “The tournament has grown and this is because of two primary reasons. Firstly it’s the dedication of the executives of the Lusignan Golf Club who drive for success.”
He continued, “The other reason is the high standard of players that have been participating who give the Guyanese players a run for their money. I also saw the effort put into maintain the course and this is also testimony to the good work being done by the club.”
There are a number of contenders to take the tournament including three-time champion Avinash Persaud and Mohanlall Dinanauth. The 18-year old Avinda Kishore is also one to keep under the radar along with Fazil Haniff and Alfred Mentore.
Meanwhile, Sukhram questioned about her readiness said that she is confident and even though the Surinamese have players of quality she is going to try her best to defend her title.
Tee-off time is 06:30 hrs.