LGC says it saved course from being waterlogged

Thankful for the support

– Open Golf C/ships scheduled for July 20 -21

Phenomenal, commendable and spontaneous support from grounds staff Avinash Persaud, Barney, Budhu and Mahgo, who worked tirelessly from 9hrs to 23hrs on Saturday, July 6, under the leadership of Club President Aleem Hussain; in addition to the ready and willing contribution of a powerful water pump from Padmawattie Joree and her son Sachin, besides the sterling efforts of several other supporters of the Lusignan Golf Club (LBC), saved the day and the season for the Lusignan Golf Course.
The rainy season in Guyana is the Achilles heel of every outdoor sporting organisation. It causes a total shutdown of some facilities for any time between one and three months in the aftermath of torrential rains.
That used to be the norm at the Lusignan Golf Course, until the Executive that was elected to office in December 2017, of which Aleem Hussain is president, determined that things would be positively different. From January 2018 until June 2019, the LGC boasted almost 18 months of uninterrupted golf, until the week of July 1, 2019.
In fact, from Monday, July 1, and for every day until Friday, July 5, torrential downpours resulted in all the fairways at the LGC being under water, threatening to leave the land waterlogged if not removed speedily. However, the contagious and indomitable spirit of President Hussain fired the Grounds staff — and a willing cast of old and new supporters — with an attitude of “never say never” to correcting the situation.
To begin with, the previously unknown Padmawattie and Sachin Joree of Mahaicony, a family that lost their patriarch earlier this year, and with no previous link to golfing, at first word, unhesitatingly loaned a massive field pump. Then came forth other timely supporters, to whom the LGC is also extremely grateful for all their significant contributions.
Funds were contributed by Maurice Solomon, Robert Hanoman and Pur Persaud; and to overcome the challenges of towing, installation and operation of the pump and use of a large tractor and 4×4, the joint efforts of Dr Anwar Hussain, Rudy Ramalingum, A. Persaud, Hardeo ‘Curry’ Ganpat from Global Auto Spares, the local NDC, Macorp and Ronald’s Machine Shop were highly appreciated.
Work continued from Sunday at 6:00h with the pump being manned by no other than Club President Hussain himself; so that, along with the glorious sunshine on Sunday and Monday, by end of Monday, July 8, 2019, the LGC was returned to full golfing capacity, being sufficiently prepared for an Appreciation Tournament to be held on Sunday, July 14, in honour of the contributors and companies who gave willingly and graciously for the Course to be restored to great condition.
The much-anticipated 2-day Lusignan Open Golf Championship is now rescheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday July 20-21, 2019.