Guyanese well represented on day 1 of Suriname Open 2022

…”The Guyanese are a force to be reckoned with”, says Bowling

By Timothy Jaikarran in Suriname

The Suriname Open got off to a bang as many of Guyana’s best golfers stormed the course. Aside from the Guyanese contingent, Suriname was well represented along with other countries as they bid for the title of the Suriname Open 2022.
The likes of Lusignan Golf Club President Patanjilee Persaud, Vice President Paton George, Mike Mangal, Club Captain Videsh Persaud, Club Secretary Chet Bowling, Guillermo Escarraga, Shanella London among other notable names, graced the course with their presence.
At the end of the games speaking with Guyana Times Sport, LGC Club Secretary Chet Bowling said, “It’s the first time I’ve played this course. So, this was a bit of jitters bit a lack of confidence as I played the front nine, so I played terribly. But then as I went on, I started about on the front nine I realized that you know, I just have to play my golf game. So, I start swinging the club in a relaxed manner, connecting well and I began to play far better. I mean, I actually think that the back nine is one of my best nine holes I’ve played ever. And so, my score was more or less kind of balanced when I came back in and so I’m hopeful for today if I can play a relaxed game, and I am confident I can be in the running.”
Bowling also went on to note that for him, the best event for him was playing a difficult hole, playing in pitching wedge over water, a lot of trees, landing plumb on the green and then dropping a putt like a six seven-foot putt for birdie. He further explained that over all he was happy with his result, he divulged that the Surinamese players are competing well. Bowling went on to state that the contingent of 24-26 golfers from Guyana which is more than quarter of the players in the tournament, shows that Guyana is well represented. “If you look around the club house and you talk to the Surinamese, the recognize that the Guyanese are here in their numbers, and we are a forced to be reckoned with. There seems to be some mixed results so far from the people I’ve spoken to,” Bowling posited.
He lamented that while there is no rejoicing as it is only the first day of the tournament and there is a full day of action to commence today, the Guyanese side will be looking forward to better things today.
The results for the Guyanese contingent on day one are as follows:
Flight A- In 3rd place Aleem Hussain with 36 points, Avinda Kishore in 5th with 43 points, Avinash Persaud in 7th with 32 points, Lakeram Ramsundar in 8th with 32 points. Also, in the top 20 are Mike Mangal in 12th , Vishal Harry in 13th, David Harry 14th, Rakesh Harry 15th and Rabindranauth Persaud 17th.
Flight B – In 1st Videsh Persaud with 36, Pope Emmanuel London in 6th with 33 points, Rohan Albert in 10th with 32 points. Also in the top 30 are Hardeo Ghanpat 12th, Paton George 12th, Patanjilee Persaud 14th, Parmanand Persaud 15th, Guillermo Escarraga 17th , Brian Hackett 18th, Miguel Oviedo 22nd, Troy Cadogan 23rd.
Flight C – In 1st Carlos Adams with 39 points, Jordi Pinol in 2nd with 37 points, Angel Amaris 13th and Chet Bowling in 8th with 27 points.
Flight D – In 1st Shanella London with 37 points