Minister Ramson meets with Golf Academy

Sep 06, 2020 Sports

Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Charles Ramson, is no stranger to golf, being himself an avid player in times when he had less responsibilities.

Students at the golf Academy.

However, he vowed to find time to re-engage in the sport, and has promised to start playing at the Academy on a regular basis and will declare it open when the official launch is scheduled.
The Minister met with President of the Guyana Golf Academy Aleem Hussain on Monday to discuss various aspects of the sport and the opportunities it offers as a socially distanced activity, especially during the current covid crisis.
Minister Ramson indicated that he was extremely pleased at the interest being generated by the new Golf Academy on Woolford Avenue, (partnering with the Scouts Association of Guyana and Guyana Teachers Union) since it was reaching a demographic of women, children and inner city players, persons who normally have been unable to access the sport.
“The numbers of new players participating in a socially distanced programme is exciting and shows that we as Guyanese can adapt to finding ways to live with and in compliance the covid virus, something that may be a part of our lives in the foreseeable future,” said the Minister.

A student being showed the correct way to grip the golf club.

“Being responsible for both Youth and Sports, it is important that the Ministry find ways to support the development of the game, and the rapid growth of golf through your efforts shows that many Guyanese are interested in the sport.”
Over the past few years, under the influence of the Aleem Hussain, the sport has seen outreach programmes developed with University of Guyana, ATC, Queen’s College, Bishop’s and Rose’s High schools and even at the Giftland Mall, courtesy of Mr. Roy Beepat.
“Contributions to the Academy by seasoned players Colin Ming, Brian Hackett, Anwar Shaffie (along with several overseas players), the Shafura Hussain Foundation, NY (William and Aleena Knight), Maxim Mangra and many others, has allowed us to ensure that we can provide equipment and balls to kids either at a very low cost or in many cases, at no charge,” stated the GGA President.

Charles Ramson Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture

With worldwide interest being focused on Guyana’s development of new PGA-standard courses in Mahaica, this is the time for the sport to take its place amongst traditional activities such as cricket and football. “Our current goal is to meet a target of 3,000 new players by the end of 2021, persons who may have never touched a golf club or ball in their lives,” said Hussain.
The ultimate goal of the Guyana Golf Association and the NexGen Golf Academy is to find and mould talented players so that Guyana can compete in the future Olympic games.
Anyone who has an interest in learning about the incredible opportunities that golf offers (in education and sports), should contact them at 645 0944 or visit Facebook NexGenGolfAcademy as soon as possible.

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