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Digicel Guyana Open Golf Tournament
Persaud, Deo will have to be at imperious best to retain titles; over 80 entries expected
By Rawle Welch
Defending champions in the Men’s and Ladies categories of the prestigious Digicel Guyana
Marketing Executive Jacqueline James (centre) poses with winners Avinash Persaud and Joann Deo last year.
Open Golf Championships Avinash Persaud and Joann Deo will have to be at their imperious best to stave off what is anticipated to be the largest and strongest fields in this year’s event.
During the launching of the Championships which was conducted yesterday at the Digicel Head Office in Kingston, it was disclosed that the Organisers are expecting over eighty (80) entries including both local and overseas-based players to enter the two-day competition which starts tomorrow, at the Lusignan Course, East Coast Demerara.
Speaking at the occasion which had in attendance Sponsorship and Events Manager Luanna Abrams, PRO Vidya Sanichara, President of the LGC Carl Ramroop among other officials, Club Captain Chatterpaul Deo said that so far over sixty (60) entries have been received and he anticipates that just around another twenty will seek entry by the time of tee-off which is scheduled for 05:30 hrs.
According to the Captain, the Greens and the Fairways are in excellent condition and judging from the high quality of the field, he believes that this year’s event will produce a close finish.
He told the media that in the Men’s competition, the Best Gross will determine the overall winner over the two-day period, while in the Ladies Division, the player with the Best Net will be declared the winner.
”For the very first time in the tournament’s history, there will be a competition for the senior players over the age of 60 years and this Flight should also produce some exciting golf as well.”
Ramroop in his remarks said that the LGC was extremely grateful to Digicel who’ve returned for the fourth year as the exclusive sponsor of the Guyana Open, adding that the Company is an epitome of what good corporate responsibility represents.
He wished the Company every success in all of its endeavours, before extending an invitation to the general public to come out and witness some of the best local golfers on show over the two days.
Abrams speaking on behalf of Digicel told the gathering that the occasion marks another great moment for sports in this country. She pointed to the regularity of tournaments that are being hosted by the Club and posited that that might be the primary reason for the sport’s growth in popularity.
She said that the mere fact that golfers are expected from Suriname, French Guiana, USA, Trinidad and Tobago and Canada is indicative of the status the event now holds on the local sports calendar.
Canada-based Roger Rajkumar in brief comments extended gratitude to Digicel for remaining on board over the years, while also paying tribute to the word being done by the Organising Committee. Mo Saffie speaking on behalf of the USA-based contingent also was full of praise for the support Digicel has offered over the years not only to golf, but the sporting community at large.
Saffie, who has been attending the tournament for the past ten years admitted that the event is getting bigger and better, adding that it is for that reason it is becoming more competitive and popular.
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