Past Club President and head of Kissoon’s Furniture Establishment, Hemraj Kissoon wowed the field of competitors when he emerged as tournament champion on Sunday, February 2, 2020, a day specially set aside to honour lifetime member golfers of the LGC, namely; Maurice and Joe Solomon, Doreen DeCaires, Robert Hanoman, and Kissoon himself.
The golfers gathered to receive their prizes and listened to remarks by Kissoon, who was effusive in his praise for Club President Aleem Hussain, the grounds staff, and the executive members.
“I have been a member of the club for more years than I wish to state and can say that this is the best condition I have seen it in! I can tell you that Mr Hussain speaks to me regularly and seeks advice and from what I can see happening here and in the overall recognition of the sport, not only does he listen to myself and others, but he quickly gets it done,” posited Kissoon.
He went on to compliment the other Life members for their dedication and commitment to the club, and expressed his confident expectation that the vision of the Executive for development of the club would be realised quickly since it could no longer be a dream but was now deemed a necessity, especially with the arrival of expatriates who expect international standards.
The tournament was played in three Flights, with prizes being awarded to the first and second Best Net scores in each Flight, in addition to some specialty prizes. The results were as follows:
In the 0-9 category, Aleem Hussain (73/9) took first place away from former Guyana Open Champion Avinda Kishore (73/4) on the countback. Following were two other former Guyana Open champs – Mohanlall Dinanauth (76/6) and last weekend’s winner, Mike Mangal (77/8).
In the 10-18 category, Maxim Mangra (68/18) took first place beating former Guyana Open champion Fazil Haniff (69/14) into second. Close on their heels was Club Treasurer Aasrodeen Shaw (70/13), followed by a tie between Patanjilee Persaud (71/14) and Club Secretary Rabindranath Persaud (71/16). This was followed by another tie between three golfers – current Guyana Open Ladies champion Christine Sukhram (72/13); Rakesh Harry (72/14), and Satrohan Tiwari (72/14). The hot competition in this Flight saw yet another triple tie with Ayube Subhan (74/14); Lekhnarine Shivraj (74/16), and Mahendra Bhagwandin (74/18).
But it was the 19-36 category that was the highlight of the day, Marvellous Hemraj (65/93) – the oldest player on the field that day – took top honours away from one of the youngest players in the field, Rohan Albert (67/27), as after midway switching caddy to Dezo, he shot an incredible back 9, ending with 4 pars so beating the young man.
Other performances were great in this Flight as Wayne Chan (71/28), a current 28 handicapper playing in his first tournament in more than 18 months, edged out fourth-placed Imtiaz Subhan (72/19) and Paton George (73/19). Also, all the other 28 handicappers produced commendable scores – Lloyd Fung-a-Fat (78), Mauro Gamargo (81), Mario Acuna (83) and Hardeo “Curry” Ganpat (88).
In the specialty prizes area, Avinda Kishore easily won the Longest Drive by swinging an accurate 330-yard drive to the centre of the fairway while Aasrodeen Shaw took the Nearest to Pin prize away from Satrohan Tiwari. Receiving the award for Most Improved Golfer was Mauro Gamargo of Schlumberger Guyana.
President Hussain expressed gratitude to Kissoon and the LGC’s many sponsors.
“This weekend was the LGC’s way of expressing our gratitude to our life members for their contributions and I wish to thank Mr Kissoon. who willingly and without being asked, made this weekend a financial success for the club.”
He added, “With major partnerships formed with Copa Airlines, Marriott, Sterling Products, ANSA McAL, Banks DIH, Demerara Distillers Limited, Assuria General Insurance, New Trend Auto, Nexgen Global Marketing, Bridgestone Tires, Continental Group of Companies, MACORP and so many others, along with the constant support of Dr George Norton, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the LGC is looking forward to a grand 2020 with more than 50 events scheduled.”
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