Latest update December 19th, 2024 3:22 AM
11-Time Golf Champ Avinash Persaud disappointed by not possibly defending title this year
Kaieteur Sports – Avinash Persaud is one of the most recognized and accomplished golfers in Guyana’s history, having amassed an astounding record of 11 Guyana Open Men’s titles in thirteen years.
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He has faced top talent from all over the world and been able to best them all but without a chance to defend his title, that record cannot be extended.
According to Persaud, “I play for national pride and my country to ensure that the title stays at home and now to find out that there’s no longer a Guyana Open Championship for me to defend my crown, especially in a year where I lost my stepdad and wanted to win this one for him is twice as hard.
“It was great to have GTT sponsor last year’s Guyana Open tournament and I was confident that I would take the Title again but now I found out that this year GTT is not sponsoring the Guyana Open but only a regular Invitational tournament.”
Asked if he would be teeing it up later this month Persaud responded, “Every country hosts an Open tournament to attract the best players around and that is what makes the championship so valuable- a regular Invitational tournament is not even worth the effort in my opinion.”
The much anticipated tournament in October is usually billed as the Guyana Open but is now limited to a lower number of invited players and only if an invitation is only by the club executives, then a person can register to play.
This is the first year, with only interruption by Covid-19, that a Guyana Open Championship is not being played.
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