Avinash Persaud added yet another Guyana Open Championship to his growing portfolio of golf achievements, as he became the 9-time Male winner following his dominant performance in the 2018 Guyana Open Championship, which concluded on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club.
Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram
At the end of the 1st day’s play, Persaud had already created history by being the first golfer to gross 1 under par at the Lusignan Golf Course in a Guyana Open tournament. Oozing supreme confidence ahead of the Open, Persaud maintained firm control of the competition when action resumed early Sunday morning.
Reigning Ladies Champ Christine Sukhram was likewise in the spotlight, as she also managed to ward off threats to reclaim her title as the best grossing female in her tussle with two of Guyana’s best female golfers.
The ‘A’ Flight – Handicap 0 – 9 in which Persaud was fixed had a number of top golfers vying for his crown. He faced the likes of Mohanlall Dinanauth, Richard Haniff and others, but the master golfer emerged winner of his category by five strokes, to complete an emphatic win.
In the Female category, Joaan Deo, Shanella Webster and defending champ Sukhram, who have each previously won the Guyana Open Female Champion spot, were closely placed at the end of day one, with Deo in first place, Webster second and Sukhram 3rd.
The champ somehow found the fortitude to stage a brave fight-back, and she bettered her arch-rivals to emerge with the best Gross Score of the Ladies Handicap group.
