Guyanese Golfers Readying for Tobago Open

Jun 23, 2023 Sports

– Guyana Open Women’s champ to represent Guyana

Kaieteur Sports – In response to an invitation from the Trinidad &Tobago Golf Association (TTGA) to the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), members of the Westside Golf Club and Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) will tackle top golfers from around the Caribbean at Tobago Plantations, Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Tobago.

The invitational tees off from July 14-16^th and according to GGA president Aleem Hussain, the Westside Golf Club, Guyana’s newest Course will be represented by himself in the First Flight and Lakeram Panko Ramsundar (Panko Steel) in the second flight.

Hussain, who is hailed as the ‘Father of Golf’ in Guyana, is also one of the top players in the country having tied for second in the 2022 Suriname Open and earned second best Net Score in the Championship Category (losing to current Guyana Open Champion Avinash Persaud on a count back) in the 2022 Guyana Open.

Ramsundar from Panko Steel was one of the first members of the new Westside Golf Club in Vreed-en-Hoop and has demonstrated his ability to play well under pressure. He stated, “This is the first-time that I’m representing the Club internationally so I am prepared to take my ‘A game’ to Tobago in hopes of competing well.”

At least four players from LGC are also expected to take part in the major tournament including Dr. Philbert London and reigning Champ, Shanella London. Mrs. London is the current Suriname Open and Guyana Open Women’s champion and seeks to add the Tobago title to a triple crown, a feat that has never been accomplished by any Guyanese Woman in golf.

GGA president Aleem Hussain will be one of the Guyanese to represent during the Trinidad Golf open.

Mainly through the efforts of the GGA and Nexgen Golf Academy, Guyana has captured the attention of golfers worldwide based on the rapid growth of the sport through collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Unit of Allied Arts and the Ministry of Tourism, the Guyana Tourism Authority which has allowed the sport to reach thousands of new players in the past two years.

Meanwhile, Hussain said his only regret is that our junior golfers are not yet prepared to compete on the international stage owing to the developmental process but now that they finally have access to the Westside Golf Course, he expects that Guyana will dominate in the years to come.

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