Lusignan Golf Course set for 2 days of action this weekend

– Lusignan Open on July 20/21

In preparation for the grand 2-day Lusignan Open, to be played on July 20 and 21, the LGC will hold two exciting tournaments this weekend: on Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14.

The LGC Appreciation Day Golf Tournament will tee-off at 12:30h on Saturday in honour of the sterling and noteworthy contributions of various persons, whose actions rescued the Grounds from being waterlogged by the torrential rainfall last week.
Among those persons are grounds staffers Avinash, Barney, Boodhoo and Mahgo; rice producers Padmawattie Joree and her son Sachin; professionals Maurice Solomon, Robert Hanoman, Per Persaud, Dr. Anwar Hussain, Rudy Ramalingum, Mr. A. Persaud, Hardeo ‘Curry’ Ganpat from Global Auto Spares, Ronald Machine Shop, MACORP, and the Lusignan NDC.
The Caricom Day tournament, held over due to rain, will tee off at 8:00hrs on Sunday July 14. Up for grabs in both tournaments are 1st and 2nd Net places in each Flight, in addition to the Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin specialty prizes.
This weekend’s two-day experience should prime golfers for the international standard Lusignan Open of July 20/21, 2019. The Lusignan Open — which was resuscitated in 2018 under President Aleem Hussain’s initiative, after being off the LGC’s annual calendar for several years – is one of two premiere tournaments now held annually at the Club. The other is the 2-day Guyana Open, which is normally held in October/November.
This level of open tournament allows every amateur golfer in the region to compete: LCG members, non-members, visitors, caddies, overseas golfers, so that the title and honour, as well as the bragging rights for being this 2-day champion, are much more significant than for normal tournaments.
Current and previous Guyana Open champions will be passionately competing, so that Avinash Persaud, Mohanlall Dinanauth and Mike Mangal: male champions; as well as Christine Sukhram, Joaan Deo and Shanella Webster-London: female champions, are in the lineup.
This year’s regular weekend one-day champions, who are certainly expected to seek to stamp their dominance or well-honed skills on the Course for the Lusignan Open, include Aleem Hussain, Aasrodeen Shaw, Carlos Carbo, Clifford Reis, Guillermo Escarraga, Ian Gouveia, Imtiaz Subhan, Kassim Khan, Kevin Dinanauth, Lekhnarine Shivraj, Mahindra Bhagwandin, Mahindranauth Tewari, Maurice Solomon, Maxim Mangra, Parmanand Persaud, Patrick Prashad, Per Persaud, Pope Emanuel London, Rabindranauth Persaud, Richard Haniff, Robert Hanoman, Roy Cummings and Troy Cadogan.
The Ministry of Tourism, under its Director General Donald St Clair, will be among the main sponsors for this year’s Lusignan Open, and some 70 golfers and hundreds of spectators are anticipated to be in attendance. The public is invited to enjoy observing this weekend’s tournaments free of cost.
For more information on the LGC, on how to become a member, how to learn the basics of golfing free of charge, how to contribute to the Club, or how to use the facilities, please visit the LGC’s Facebook page at lusignangolfclub or call 220-5660.