Latest update April 11th, 2025 6:13 AM
Digicel Guyana Open Golf Classic Tournament
Dinanauth, Sukhram joint leaders in Men’s Championship Flight after Day One
-Christine Sukhram poised to reclaim title
Mohanlall Dinanauth and Rishi Sukhram are tied for the lead after Day One in the 
Men’s Championship Flight of this year’s Digicel Guyana Open Golf Classic which opened yesterday, at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC), Easy Coast Demerara.
Both Dinanauth and Sukhram finished the day on a 76 gross playing in the 0-9 handicap category and this sets up an intriguing battle for top honours heading into today’s final stage.
Jaipaul Suknanan is also in contention for top honours after scoring a gross 78.
In the Second Flight (10-18 handicap), André Cummings sits in pole position with gross 84, but he is closely followed by Lakeram Ramsumder and Roy Cummings, both tied on gross 85.
Azrudeen Shaw leads the Third Flight (19-28 handicaps) with a gross 90, ahead of Mahendra Bhagwandin and Gavin Todd with a gross 93 and 94 respectively.
Christine Sukhram seems poised to reclaim her title, which she relinquished to Joann Deo last year. She finished on top of the leaders board with a Net 73 and a Gross 82 playing off a 9 handicap.
Deo and Shanella Webster finished the day with a net 74 each. Deo has a gross of 94, while Webster ended with a gross 95.
In the Senior Flight, Kishan Bacchus with a gross 90 placed himself in a strong position entering the final day, while Esau Shamshudin and Maurice Solomon occupies the second and third spots respectively with gross 96 and 9.
Seventy-one golfers, including three females began the battle for supremacy at 06:00 hrs yesterday morning two hours, before the ceremonial tee-off, which was done by Digicel Head of Marketing, Jacqueline James.
James in brief remarks thanked the LGC for partnering with Digicel once again to host the prestigious competition for the fourth consecutive year.
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