Webster wins ECI Golf Tourney

Mar 04, 2014 Sports

Shonel Webster took first prize in the ECI Engineering Services sponsored golf tournament held Saturday at Lusignan Golf Club.
Playing off a 34 handicap, the rapidly improving Webster shot a net 63, handily beating the rest of the field. Alfred Mentore took second with a net 69, one shot ahead of four other players who all shot net 70 and another logjam of players at net 71.
After some calculations as to who had a better back nine score, third

ECI Golf -Winners of the ECI Engineering Services Golf Tournament along with company representatives.

place went to Avinash Persaud (73 gross net 70), fourth place to Christine Sukhram (79 gross net 70) and fifth place to Fazil Haniff (83 gross net 70).
Best Gross was Avinash Persaud with a 73 and nearest to the pin was won by Alfred Mentore.
Conditions for the tournament were tricky with gusting winds, and hard and fast greens which meant approach shots often flew over the greens.
In remarks at the presentation, Shaneeza Lochan, the customer service associate of ECI, based at Friendship East Bank Demerara, expressed support for the club. In turn, club PRO William Walker thanked ECI for the generous sponsorship, while also acknowledging club member Matti Wesslin whose company, Wartsila, is working with ECI to construct a new generating plant on the West Coast.