For the eighth consecutive year, the two-day Digicel Guyana Open Golf Classic will be played at the Lusignan Golf Course and tee-off will be on Saturday from 04:55h.
This announcement was made on Wednesday at a press conference at the Golf Club, where President of the club Oncar Ramroop revealed that a large overseas contingent is expected to participate in the classic. In fact 25 of 57 registered players are foreign based players and that the total number they are seeking to achieve is 80.
Ramroop’s posited that the increased number of participants attending is due to the classic evolving over the years.
Commenting on the support of the Telecommunication giants over the years, Ramroop stated that “I consider them the epitome of what corporate sponsors should, they continue to provide support for sports in Guyana.”
The club President further stated that this year, Grand Coastal Hotel will also be pumping sponsorship into the event.
Meanwhile, Digicel’s Head of Marketing Jacqueline James encouraged all to attend the event while stressing that her company continues to be committed to sport in Guyana.
“We remain committed to the development of youth and sports in Guyana; we want our youths to get involved in a sporting activity and not just sit at home and watch, it is a lovely atmosphere here [ golf course] and we would like the everyone to come out and play,” James convened to the gathering.
According club Captain, Chatterpaul Deo, the format will be the same as last year, with the addition of the seniors flights which did not occur last year due to the lack of participants.
Deo explained that the men’s championship will adjudged by gross while the ladies by net.
Last year, Avinash Persaud and Shaunella Webster were the male and female champions respectively but Persaud is expected to face tough challenge from Jaipaul Suknanan while female contingent from Suriname could pose a threat to Webster.
The green seems to be in great condition and the organisers are urging all participants to be fully hydrated due to the prevailing humid weather.
