Apostle Ragnauth carts off Household Plus & Regent Household Electronics Golf tourney
Balgobin Ragnauth topped the field to be crowned champion of the Household Plus and Regent Household Electronics Golf Tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course.
The former sprint champion, now Apostle of Life Spring Ministries and playing golf for under three years, Balgobin Ragnauth golfed in fine style to be the clear winner of a tournament that lived up to its expectations.
All smiles. In winners’ row, from left; Imran Khan, Brian, Hackett, Balgobin Ragnauth, Ravi Persaud, Patanjalee Persaud, I Gouveia, Vice President Patrick Prashad and President Omcar Ramroop
Teeing off at 13:00h the golfers were eager to perform excellently having had a tournament practice the previous Saturday where the top 10 was close leaving persons in full anticipation of this event.
Managers Nasser Hamid and Shaheed Hamid of Household Plus and Regent Household Electronics, represented at the prize-giving ceremony by Past-President Brian Hackett, indicated their happiness at being involved and their willingness to continue sponsoring tournaments at the Lusignan Golf Club.
Winners of the tournament were Net Scores:- first Balgobin Ramnauth – 63/91; second Patanjalee ‘Pur’ Persaud; third – Pandit Ravi Persaud 70/ ; fourth Brian Hackett 71/91 who on the back 9 edged out Grounds Superintendent M. Gayadin 71/84. Best Gross was won by Imran Khan and Nearest (10ft) To the Pin by Ian Gouveia – who both won the same prizes at the previous Saturday’s tournament. Other golfers in contention in the day’s top 12 were (Pope Emmanuel) Dr P. London 72/98; A. Shaw 72/90; S. Webster 73/92; F. Haniff 73/87; I. Khan 74/81; M. Bhagwandin 75/97; I. Gouveia 75/92; A. Hussain 75/92; Max Persaud 75/89 and R. Rajkumar 75/83.
Vice President Patrick Prashad, acting as the day’s Captain, requested that Club members observe a moment of silence to observe the passing of Dr. Samuel Bera who, as the President informed, had been a member of the Club for several years and had been very active prior to 2000. President Ramroop extended deepest condolences to the late Dr. Bera’s family and friends, on behalf of the LGC and himself.
