LGC golfers dominate day 1 of DBS Bank Suriname Open

…Sabi Dhori leading in female category

A total of 18 golfers represented the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) in the De Surinaamsche Bank Golf Open. The first day of action saw stellar performances from the Guyanese contingent.
The golfers who are participating in the tournament are:
Rakesh Harry, Avinash Persaud, Pope London, Shanella London, Eureka Giddings, Mike Mangal, Roy Dhori, Sabi Dhori, Vishal Dhani, Brian Hackett, Patanjilee Persaud, Ayube Subhan, Carlos Adams, Miguel Yunes, Rohan Albert, Maurice Deo, and Lakeram Ramsundar.

Speaking at the end of day one was LGC Vice President Brian Hackett, who said, “The Guyanese contingent are really prepared for this event, over the past couple of weeks. Coming out of today’s tournament, we can see those results bearing fruit as quite a number of players are doing well in their flights and we can see also that the performance of some players have improved year over year. Last year, we had quite a number of players in the winners’ row, including current President Patanjilee Persaud and myself, and there is no doubt that we are expected to do better or maintain that position. And this year, we see both Shanella London and Eureka Giddings also coming out strong on the first day. We expect to see them doing even better on Sunday.”
The LGC VP also noted that the team selected was the largest contingent the club has ever had coming to Suriname. He further related that the team were filled with a number of champions. “We have Miguel Yunes, who recently won his category in the Barbados Open; Eureka Giddings, who recently won the Trinidad Open; Shanella London, who is the former Guyana Open champion; Avinash Persaud, who is the 10 times Guyana Open champion; the President Patanjilee Persaud and myself, who were victorious in our respective categories in the Suriname Open last year. So, day one has concluded; the results are out. But let’s be prepared for tomorrow being tougher, and expect to improve,” Hackett stated.

The results for day one were as follows:

Flight D – 3rd – Shanella London, 34 points

Flight E – 2nd – Sabi Dhori, 39 points; 3rd – Eureka Giddings, 34 points

Flight C – 2nd – Carlos Adams, 33 points; 4th – Maurice Deo, 27 points

Flight B – 1st – Patanjilee Persaud, 36 points; 3rd – Pope Emmanuel London, 35 points; 4th – Brian Hackett, 31 points; 5th Lakeram Ramsundar, 31 points; 11th – Rohan Albert, 28 points; 13th – Roy Dhori 24 points

Flight A – 6th – Rakesh Harry, 34 points; 7th – Avinash Persaud, 14 points; 8th – Mike Mangal, 33 points; 20th – Andre Cummings, 30 points; 22nd – Miguel Yunes, 29 points; 25th – Vishal Dhani, 26 points and 26th – Ayube Subhan, 23 points.