Anna Regina Mayor Welcomes Essequibo Golf Club Launch

Nov 02, 2022 Sports

Kaieteur News – Former and current students from the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School launched the first golf club outside of Georgetown on Monday in Anna Regina and were accepted by the Guyana Golf Association as the umbrella organization for the Essequibo Coast.

Members of the Essequibo Golf Club with GGA President.

Anna Regina Mayor Rajendra Prabhulall said, “I am extremely proud of our region and especially our students from Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary who excelled at this new sport in the PE curriculum. From a tourism perspective, I see great opportunities after discussing with Mr.Hussain and we will bring this to our statutory meetings for further review since the potential is extremely lucrative for our entire region. Our full support will be given to the Essequibo Golf Club and by extension, the Guyana Golf Association for the development of Golf in Region 2.”

President of the Guyana Golf Association Aleem Hussain welcomed the Club and committed the resources of the GGA and Nexgen Golf Academy to ensuring successful growth, “I am here personally at this auspicious occasion because it is the foundation upon which golf will develop in this and other regions. You are again proving to be leaders in the sport.”

The Club plans to host several golf activities in November to raise awareness of the sport and to develop coaches, competitions and expand their member base. The founding members pledged to grow the game on the Coast and took time to engage with the Mayor and Town Clerk.

According to the group, “We are excited to have been among the pioneers of golf at CSEC level and want to be the first to represent the country at junior golf and the Olympics in the near future. We believe that with our determination and the response so far, golf will become a dominant sport in Region 2.”

Anna Regina Town Clerk Diane Critchlow expressed her delight at the development of the sport and pledged her full support, “We in Region 2 have always welcomed new ideas and this is proof that once again, we are leading the way. I too wish to congratulate these students on their bravery to do something that was never done in Guyana…and succeed at the highest level.”

Gary Williams and Nadia Dhanraj, both teachers at ARMS were the driving force behind the large number of students who took Golf at CSEC level and the formation of the EGC. “We were hooked on the game from our first lesson with Mr. Hussain and definitely want to see this grow and grow. These students are passionate about golf, as are the upcoming classes and we foresee the EGC expanding to include both students and adults in the near future.”

For more information about the Essequibo Golf Club or how to become a member, visit their Facebook/Instagram pages or call 602-5695.

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