DDL/Savannah Milk sponsor Guyana’s first national junior golf championship  

Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) and the Guyana Golf Association (GGA) announced today that the first ever Guyana National Open Junior Golf Championship, scheduled for May 20-21, 2023 at the Westside Golf Course in Vreed-en-Hoop, is being sponsored by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), one of the nation’s largest companies, under their Savannah Milk brand.
Present at the DDL Headquarters for the official announcement were several CSEC students from Friendship Secondary School, Mr. Philip Haynes (Site Director for the LPGA/USGA Girls Site), GGA president Aleem Hussain, and Ms. Schemel Patrick, Brand Communications Manager, who said, “We wish to acknowledge the exceptional work being done by the Ministry of Education’s Unit of Allied Arts, Aleem Hussain, and the Guyana Golf Association with the development of golf in the country. We’re proud to be associated with this event as a key focus, for us at DDL /Savannah Milk is the advancement of youth through education and sport. We look forward to being a part of this programme that has attracted many women and children players.”
The tournament will be open to all players aged 10-18. The team that will represent Guyana at the Caribbean and USGA Juniors later this year will be drawn from the participants. Format of the tournament will be Chip, Putt & Drive, and there will be three age categories (10-13; 14-16 and 17-18) with 1-5th place prizes for both male and female players.
Registration closes on May 15th at 6pm, and can be done by contacting the GGA via email [email protected] or by calling 645-0944.
Savannah Milk is the latest addition to the growing list of sponsors who have thrown their support behind the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy. Ideal Autos Inc and Reliance Inc recently joined Banks DIH, Assuria General Insurance, Trophy Stall, Guyana Beverages, Blue Life Waters, Diamond Insurance, Sunshine Snacks, Darthan Investments, Puran Brothers, Toolsie Persaud Ltd, Aracari Resorts, Caliper Drones, Party Castle, Praetorian Security Services, the Region Three Private Sector Inc. and Region Three Regional Offices in supporting the facility, which is already turning heads and bringing attention to sports tourism in the region.
Westside Golf Course, located in Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, is the first modified course in the country that is open to the public for regular play on a daily basis, with subsidised rates for students. It features a challenging layout with multiple teeboxes and greens wrapped around a massive lake.
As a preview to the tournament, on May 7th, the Westside Golf Course will be hosting an Arrival Day Food & Fun event for families to enjoy the spacious grounds for barbecue and duck curry competitions, cricket, football, picnics, fishing in the lake, and partaking in GolFun activities for prizes.
Interested persons can contact 645-0944 for reservations.