Dinanauth, Harry star in Jorge Medina Farewell golf tournament

A competitive yet sentimental day of golf was played this past Sunday when members of the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), including winners Mohanlall Dinanauth, Bridgelall Harry and Miguel Oviedo, bade club member and MACORP CEO Jorge Medina farewell.
The event was very well attended by golfers, who came out in great numbers to honour a most beloved colleague and say farewell to an ardent golfer who had contributed in a huge and significant way to improvements of the Golf Course and to standards of play in the game.
At the end of the well-supported tournament, played under the now common Flights Format, it was former Guyana Open champion Dinanauth, with 69/5, who starred in the 0-9 Handicap. He was followed closely by Club President Aleem Hussain (70/9); with good performances coming from Mike Mangal 73/8, Kassim Khan 74/8, and Munaf Arjune 75/8.
In the ‘B’ flight, (h/caps 10 – 18,) the two winners were: 1st – Harry 67/16 and 2nd – Club Vice President Paton George 68/18. Also in keen contention were Fazil Haniff and Ian Gouveia, both returning 73/15; and Club Executives Aasrodeen Shaw and Rabindranath Persaud, both returning 74/15.
While the ‘C’ flight was ruled by the two winners, who were: 1st –Oviedo 69/28, and 2nd – Imtiaz Subhan 70/22. Other close contenders for the flight were the honourable Jorge Medina 71/28, Mark Lashley 72/24 and Clifford Reis 75/25.
During the prize-giving ceremony, Medina expressed his delight and appreciation to the Club members for the great camaraderie and sportsmanship he had experienced over the years.
He expressed delight that his successor, Guillermo Escarraga, was also an ardent golfer, and expected that, through him, the great support of Macorp would continue towards the Golf Club.
The Colombian Medina — quiet, dignified, friendly, a stickler for high standards — also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Macorp Guyana, and was accredited by the Government of Guyana as the Honorary Consul of Colombia. During his more than two decades of distinctive service in Guyana, his passion for golf made

Winners row! Jorge Medina (centre) is flanked by (from left) Kassim Khan, Paton George, Bridgelall Harry, Miguel Oviedo, Mohanlall Dinanauth and Aleem Hussain

him a greatly beloved personality on and off the golf course.
To show the sincere and abiding appreciation for his personality and sterling contribution to the Club during his time here, the honourable Jorge Medina was given a crystal plaque of appreciation, as well as he awarded a certificate conferring on him life membership of the Lusignan Golf Club.
On hand at the informal farewell gathering that followed the tournament were current US Ambassador Perry Holloway and his wife, former Prime Minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds; Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan – an old golf buddy of Medina; and the wives and children of several golfers of the Macorp family.