Guyana Open Golf Tourney Avinash Persaud, Sukhram, Max Persaud, Hanif excel

Nov 06, 2018 Sports

By Zaheer Mohamed
Despite having to overcome the challenge of an injured ankle, Avinash Persaud showed his prowess on the golf course once again as he won the male overall category at the Guyana Open tournament which concluded on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara.
In what was deemed as the biggest tournament ever on local shores, Persaud withstood keen competition from rivals Richard Haniff and Kevin Dinanauth, and in addition to winning the Best Gross he created history by returning a gross of 1 under par for the 1st day of the championship.
After trailing behind two other former Guyana Open champions, Dr. Joaan Deo who recently won the Suriname Open and Shanella Webster with whom she was tied for the best gross, Sukhram got the edge for the female title on day two. Of note among the four local females (out of 9 females who participated) was rookie Eureka Giddings, who played commendably to finish with a Net total of 176, having begun golfing only a few months ago.
Other remarkable performances came from Richard Haniff, Troy Cadogan and Esau Shamshudin. Richard Haniff turned a history making Guyana Open total Net score of 129, and was only three strokes behind winner Avinash for the Gross total. Troy Cadogan produced a exceptional 20 stroke improvement on the second day’s play, to not only tie with John Somwar, but also to edge him out at first place because of his better score on day two. Esau Shamshudin’s second day Net score of 138 was exceptional for the senior’s group, in fact placing him on a tie with Christine Sukhram and Mohanlall Dinanauth at 6th Best Net score out of the field of 89 golfers.
Max Persaud won the best gross for the 10-18 flight with 168, while Patanjalee Persaud won the net with 136.
Prizes were also awarded for Nearest to the Pin (NTP) and Longest Drive (LD) for each day. These were won by: Richard Haniff – NTP Day 1; Vick Ramnarine – LD Day 1; Avinda Kishore – NTP Day 2; and Jalen Raman – LD Day 2.
The tables below show the relevant final top scores in each Flight. The Guyana Open Male and Female champions are determined by their overall Gross Score, (the lowest score wins), hence though they may not win the Net score, the Gross is considered the better measure of the best golfer. Best Net scores in each Flight are necessarily rewarded since the Net Score is very significant in amateur golfing.

Ladies’ Flight – Handicap 10 – 28, Final Scores
Name Gross Name Net
Day1 Dy 2 Sum 140 Day1 Dy 2 Sum
Christine Sukhram 88 83 171 +31 Shanella Webster 70 69 139
Shanella Webster 86 85 171 +31 Joaan Deo 69 76 145
Joaan Deo 85 92 177 +37 Christine Sukhram 77 72 149
Lilian Hermelijn 97 113 201 +61 Carmelita van de Blankenvoort 78 85 163
Lilian Hermelijn 78 96 176
Eureka Giddings 112 120 232 Eureka Giddings 84 92 176

Seniors’ Flight, Final Scores
Name Gross Name Net
Day1 Dy 2 Sum 140 Day1 Dy 2 Sum
Esau Shamshudin 88 96 184 +44 Esau Shamshudin 65 73 138
Maurice Solomon 104 99 203 +63 Apti Shaw 77 76 153
Apti Shaw 105 104 209 +69 Maurice Solomon 80 75 155

‘C’ Flight – Handicap 19 – 28, Final Scores
Name Gross Name Net
Day1 Dy 2 Sum 140 Day1 Dy 2 Sum
John Somwar 94 84 178 +38 Troy Cadogan 80 60 140
Mahendra Bhagwandin 89 90 179 +39 John Somwar 75 65 140
Haresh Tewari 90 93 183 +43 Mahendra Bhagwandin 70 71 141
Guillermo Escarraga 87 99 186 +46 Guillermo Escarraga 66 78 144
Troy Cadogan 107 87 194 +54 Imtiaz Subhan 73 80 144
Imtiaz Subhan 95 102 197 +57 Haresh Tewari 71 74 145
Miguel Oviedo 99 108 207 +67 Miguel Oviedo 73 82 155

‘B’ Flight – Handicap 10 – 18, Final Scores
Name Gross Name Net
Day1 Dy 2 Sum 140 Day1 Dy 2 Sum
Max Persaud 86 86 168 +24 Patanjalee Persaud 70 66 136
Patanjalee Persaud 87 83 170 +30 Max Persaud 69 69 138
Lakram Ramsundar 86 86 172 +32 Ayube Subhan 72 69 141
Vic Ramnarine 86 86 172 +32 Fazil Haniff 70 72 142
Rabindranath Persaud 84 94 178 +38 Lakram Ramsundar 72 72 144
Lekhnarine Shivraj 84 98 182 +42 Rabindranath Persaud 67 77 144
Lekhnarine Shivraj 68 82 150

‘A’ Flight – Handicap 0 – 9, Final Scores
Name Gross Name Net
Day1 Dy 2 Sum 140 Day1 Dy 2 Sum
Avinash Persaud 69 75 144 +4 Richard Haniff 68 61 129
Richard Haniff 77 70 147 +7 Kevin Dinanauth 68 66 134
Kevin Dinanauth 75 73 148 +8 Kassim Khan 71 65 136
M. Dinanauth 74 75 149 +9 Mohanlall Dinanauth 69 70 139
Avinda Kishore 79 71 150 +10 Avinash Persaud 67 73 140
RidelDoekoe 78 73 151 +11 Aleem Hussain 71 73 144
Jalem Rahman 79 74 153 +13
Kris Jadoenath 77 76 153 +13

Despite an interruption of rain on Sunday the state of the Course was in fine shape that the golfers were encouraged to play on and finish their competition in favorable conditions.
At the awards ceremony which followed, President of the LGC Aleem Hussain expressed gratitude to the sponsors including: Ganesh Parts and General Store; Builders’ Lumber Yard; Aracari Resort; DaSilva Optical; Nayelli Beauty; Java Coffee; Banks DIH; Trans Guyana Airways; Odyssey Transportation; New Trend Auto; P&P Insurance; AN Electronics; American Home & Beauty Supplies; Karibbee Rice; Tech 9 Security Services; Guyana Beverage; Ansa MaCal; A&R Printery; Brusters Ice Cream; MaCorp; Party Castle; Roraima Airways THAG; Nesha’sFlowerland; Dept of Tourism, Ministry of Business; Marriott Hotel; and Nex Gen Global Marketing Services.