Latest update September 18th, 2026 10:25 AM
Exciting expected at theTrophy Stall golf tournament for Lusignan Saturday
Managing Director and proprietor of Trophy Stall Mr. Ramesh Sunich is pleased to
Mr Ramesh Sunich (right) handing over trophies to the Golf Club PRO Mr Guy Griffith.
continue sponsorship of a golf tournament at Lusignan Saturday.
Mr Sunich, who is currently the Vice President of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA), and who has been involved in sponsorship of sports in all the disciplines in Guyana, commented on his involvement with sponsorship of golf. “I have never played golf, but I intend to be a member of the golf club and play the game. About 15 years now I have been in association with the Lusignan Golf Club, providing trophies for many tournaments, and in fact I have been sponsoring competitions for some five years or so. I intend to be part of that game. “Incidentally, even though the GFCSA Cup four involving many local teams and eight teams from the USA and Canada is billed for November 2nd, same day as the LGC Guyana Open tournament, also involving players from the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, South America and Europe. I will find the time to come over to the golf course and observe part of the game. I am pleased to continue sponsorship of this great game in Guyana.”
Saturday’s game is expected to attract a large number of players. Up for grabs are trophies for 1st to 3rd position in the three-male Flights, 1st and 2nd in the Female Flight, Overall Best Net golfer and likely Nearest to The Pin. Tee-off set for 12:00 noon.
For those learning the game, here is a quick brief on Handicaps and Flights:
A handicap is the number of points the player gets as an advantage, and is subtracted from the players gross or total to determine his or her net score, which is the value used to evaluate how winners are placed. For example, consider two players of handicap 10 and 20. If they both score a gross of 80 strokes, then the 10 handicap player is given a net of 70 strokes, while the 20 handicap player is given a net of 60 strokes. Consider two players one of handicap five and the other of handicap 25. If they both score a gross of 90, then the five handicappers give a net of 85, while the 25 handicapper given a net of 65! But generally, the lower the player’s handicap the more skilful the player is, so that the straight handicap play is considered a disadvantage to better players. It is for this reason that the players are grouped in Flights.
By Flight play, male golfers are grouped in three categories by their handicaps. Handicaps one to nine are in one Flight, handicaps 10 to 18 another Flight, and handicaps 19 to 28 the third Flight. Playing by Flights increases the competitiveness of the game and demands on the players to perform at a higher standard. Grouping handicaps in similar categories allows for a more reasonable competition among golfers of differing abilities and places more work on the golfers to excel in their categories.
National open competitions in the Caribbean and South America are played by Flights. Depending on the number of ladies in the game the female Flights are arranged slightly differently. At the LGC at the moment, only about six females practice the game, and only four compete regularly. So the ladies have a special group.
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