Bowling grateful for successful 2021 season, with a fruitful 2022 on the horizon

…LGC to focus on implementing youth programme

By Timothy Jaikarran

The Lusignan Golf Club has had a great 2021 season despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to its club secretary Chet Bowling. Bowling insists that the club is looking forward to an even better 2022 season with the implementation of a youth programme, while continuing to raise the level of golf at the course.

In an exclusive interview with this publication, when asked his view on the year, Bowling said, “2021 has been a great year. We had lots of great tournaments. We had a fantastic GTT Guyana Open, we had a great tournament sponsored by MACORP, who is a traditional sponsor and a great support to the LGC. Overall, a great year, as we saw our membership increase coming up to the Guyana Open, as they wanted to compete in the premier event, which was very competitive.”
Bowling also boasted that while 2021 was a great year, credit must be given to the new executive, who restored good morale and set the stage for the LGC to do good things going forward. The LGC secretary related that, come 2022, it is the club’s intention to consolidate, encourage more partnerships in golf, implement a youth programme that would have clinics and training sessions which would encourage a lot of youths to come out to the golf course to have a feel of the game, which would be the club’s main drive in 2022.
Bowling further explained that the LGC would also seek to raise the level of golf at the LGC, which would mean they have to look at the ground. “We have to ensure the course is still playable, even when we have rain. Some of the course is fantastic when we have good weather, but it is the bad weather that makes playing difficult. But we are coming up with a game plan to make LGC a premier destination for visitors, international golfers, for Guyanese, and to make it an entertainment/ tourism spot for those who want to be a part of the Lusignan golf club,” Bowling posited.
Bowling said that, for him, the high point for 2021 was the GTT Guyana Open, as while the competition was stiff, the tournament showcased a wide variety of nationalities, both male and female, who wanted to have a taste of the course. He noted that, for him, the low point was the weather, which came earlier in the year and towards the end of the year, which made it difficult to play golf.
However, the LGC Secretary showered the sponsors with much appreciation as he labelled them as kind and good-hearted. He relayed that they understood their corporate social responsibility and would be looking forward to an even greater 2022.
The sponsors who made 2021 a successful year for the LGC were Panko Steel Fabrication, Agro Fresh & Amazone Planx, S.Jagmohan Construction Services, Roy’s Pharmacy& Hope Estate, Oasis Cafe & Akamai Trading, Pandit Ravi & Robert Hanoman Birth Anniversary, Survival Supermarket, Colin’s Life Tournament, Bank of Baroda, Ansa McAl, Massy Group, Genuine Auto Spares & Tools, LGC Executive Tournament, Hall Mark’s & C&L Construction Inc, Demerara Mutual Life Group, BK International, Farmsup, Sankars Auto Colour & Auto Works, Brusters Real Ice cream, Trophy Stall, C&V, Caribbean Shipping, GTT Guyana Open, Macorp And Vish Trading.