The excitement in the air was most electrifying on Day 1 as many of Guyana’s top golfers and foreigners from around the world competed to see who would be leading the charts heading into Day 2 in the GTT Guyana Open at Lusignan Golf Club (LGC).
The action unfolded at 06:20h, and the weather while gloomy, showed some favour to the golfers as many hoped that mother nature would hold her hand and allow a smooth day of golf.
Part of the action on Day 1
The results for the day are as follow:
* Ladies’ Best Gross: Christine Sukhram – 79
* Ladies’ Best Net: Christine Sukhram – 69
* Ladies’ Nearest to the Flag: Julia Stephenson
* Ladies’ Longest Drive: Shenella London
* Men’s Nearest to the Flag: Feroze Barkat
* Men’s Longest Drive: Avinash Persaud
* Men’s 0-9 Best Gross: Aavinda Kishore – 68
* Men’s Best Net: Aavinda Kishore – 65
* Men’s 10-18 Best Gross: Rabindranauth Persaud – 79
* Men’s Best Net: Rabindranauth Persaud – 69
* Men’s 19-28 Best Gross: Rohan Albert – 84
* Men’s Best Net: Rohan Albert – 57
Sharing his thoughts at the end of Day 1 was LGC Vice President Paton George who said, “The condition led to good scoring; as a result, we saw a record-breaking net score of 57. All in all, it was a great day of golf; the course is in excellent condition as the vibes were all positive. We had a total of 73 players and a good afternoon and an excellent experience as we had a great diversity of players, such as those from Gambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya just to name a few. Day 2 is building to be very exciting and unpredictable as 10-time champion Avinash Persaud is trailing and Aavinda Kishore is in the lead, so it’s going to be a very interesting day.”
Some of the action on Day 1
The golfers were eager for some action, as at one point the May-June rains had flooded the course, not to mention the ongoing pandemic. Nevertheless, the LGC committee pressed on, and as promised Guyana’s premier golf tournament has completed its first day
The Day 2 action will commence at 06:00h today as many will fight to either maintain their lead or surpass the leader in their bid to be crowned the champion of the GTT Guyana Open 2021.
