Eureka Giddings emerges winner of C&V Shipping Golf Tournament
… earns free entry into GTT Guyana Open
The stakes were high last Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) as golfers came out in droves for the final tune-up tournament sponsored by C&V Shipping. Eureka Giddings kept a cool head and edged out a strong challenge from Hardeo Ganpat and Roy Dhory and 44 others, to earn best net and the overall win.
Both Giddings and Ganpat had net scores of 66; however, Giddings won on a countback. Saturday’s win also meant Giddings earned the highest number of points and will be rewarded with free entry into this weekend’s two-day GTT Guyana Open golf tournament – which will crown Guyana’s best male and female golfers for 2022.
Hardeo Ganpat copped second
At the end of Saturday’s play, it was becoming clear who the favourites were, heading into this weekend’s Open. On the men’s side, Avinash Persaud once again stamped his authority to win best gross for the second time in three weeks and is in good form going into this weekend’s major event. The winning female golfer will have to go through Shanella London, who has played her best golf this year and has emerged favourite to win ahead of what is expected to be strong challenges from a very determined Dr Joann Deo and young veteran Christine Sukhram, who is returning home to reclaim her old title as Guyana’s best ladies golfer. A title which went unchallenged for several years.
The winners on Saturday received trophies and cash vouchers:
* 1st: Eureka Giddings – Net 66 /Gross 95
* 2nd: Hardeo Ganpat – Net 66 /Gross 92
* 3rd: Roy Dhory – Net 67/Gross 91
* Best Net Front-9: Mahesh Shivraj – Net 32
* Best Net Back-9: Eureka Giddings – Net 31
* NTP Ladies: Joann Deo
* NTP Men: Mike Mangal
* Longest Drive Ladies: Shanella London
* Longest Drive Men: Parmanand Persaud (Max)
* Best Gross Ladies: Shanella London
* Best Gross Men: Avinash Persaud
The winners pose with their trophies
Director of C&V Shipping Jennifer Prashad thanked all the golfers and staff at the Lusignan Golf Club and emphasised the company’s continued commitment to community outreach. Partnering with the LGC meant bringing together a shared vision to give back to the community.
Roy Dhory came in third
“Our group of companies prides itself on offering the highest-tier service to its customers and, therefore, recognises the past and recent efforts that the Lusignan Golf Club has made in improving accountability and inclusivity. C&V Caribbean Shipping offers its tournament sponsorship proudly to the Lusignan Golf Club,” Prashad said.
