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International Republic Bank Invitational Golf Tourney Rakesh Harry wins ‘B’ Flight as team Guyana excels again
Avinash Persaud, Rakesh Harry and Lakram Ramsundar made tremendous strides on the second and final day of the annual International Republic Bank Invitational Golf tournament held at Golf Club Paramaribo, Indira Gandhiweg, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Newcomer Rakesh Harry, playing in the ‘B’ Flight emerged as the undisputed champion and in the process also
Some members of the Guyana Team from left, Avinash Persaud, Rakesh Harry, Eureka Giddings, Dr. Philbert London, Shanella London, Lakram Ramsundar, LGC President Aleem Hussain, Representative of the sponsor and Avinda Kishore.
produced the Best Net Score in the tournament. Current 9-time Guyana Open Champion Avinash Persaud showed that it doesn’t matter which country he plays in as he romped home in the final day to win Best Gross overall honours, narrowly missing the ‘A’ Flight Net title when he went out-of-bounds on the last hole.
‘Panko’ Ramsundar shocked his rivals by storming back from a dismal first day to emerge Best Gross champion in the ‘B’ Flight, Best Net 3rd place prize. In the ‘A’ Flight, Avinash Persaud, 9-time Guyana Open champion, advanced from 8th place on Day 1 to 2nd place Overall capping off another phenomenal performance.
A similar feat was achieved by Panko Ramsundar in the ‘B’ Flight, where he moved from 9th place on Day 1 to 3rd place overall in the end. Avinash Persaud won the tournament Overall Best Gross, Shanella London won the Longest Drive in the Ladies category on Day one and two while Avinda Kishore won the Longest Drive in the Male category on Day 2.
The Suriname Invitational, played under the Stableford Format is essentially a Net performance tournament so Guyana came home with great positions in the categories. Other golfers from Guyana who did well as in the ‘B’ Flight were Dr. Philbert London and George Bulkan who placed 4th and 6th, respectively.
Troy Cadogan and Shanella London placed 3rd in their Flights with great performances, Eureka Giddings ended 8th in her first appearance at an International tournament. Defending 2018 Ladies Champion Dr. Joaan Deo fell short of her bid to repeat and vowed to focus her efforts on the Guyana Open scheduled for October 26-27.
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