The winners’ row at the Barefoot/ANSA McAL tournament
Mike Mangal brought the fight to his competitors at the Lusignan Golf Course last Saturday, and walked away with first place in the Barefoot/ANSA McAL tournament at the club.
Part of the action during the summer golf camp
lso concluding was the club’s first ever Golf Club Summer Camp for 2022.
Mangal won with a net 70 (9/ gross 79), Ayube Subhan took second with a gross 73 (10/83), and Bridgelall Harry was third with 74 (14/88). Longest drive went to Troy Cadogan; Aasrodeen Shaw took Nearest to the Pin, and Best Gross went to Avinash Persaud (77).
The winning scores were high indicative of some lingering soft conditions on the fairways and thick rough, but the club is continuing to upgrade the course ahead of a number of marquee tournaments set for September and October.
ANSA McAL Country Manager Troy Cadogan kindly agreed to sponsor the tournament at short notice, and brought some Barefoot Pink Moscato and Sweet Red wines for members to enjoy, along with raffling off various gifts.
Also, over the weekend, the LGC hosted a Golf Club Summer Camp which saw a total of 86 children participating. This camp saw the club realising on of the LGC’s goals, which is: its commitment to introducing children to the fundamentals of golf.
The club hosted 53 children, while another 33 attended a satellite camp at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice. Instructors showed the children such basics as the grip, the swing path of the club, and putting techniques.
On the last day of the camp, a mini tournament was held and the results were as follows:
* Under 8-11 pts each: Kaydan Patiram, Ruquiya Mohamed, Zion Hinckson, Daquan Rosario
* Ages 9–12 1st 13 pts Gordon Nickerson, 2nd 8 pts Angel Archer, 3rd 6 pts Vanessa Pragash
* AGE 13–16 1st 14 pts Keyshawn Grant who was overall winner, 2nd – 10 pts Denzel Alves
* 3rd 9 pts Shine Haynes.
Bruster’s and Quality Cafe were the major financial sponsors, donating roughly $250,000 to support the Berbice operations, including the ice cream on Friday, thanks to proprietor and member Paton George.
Member Dr. Philbert London, along with Tanza McAlmont, was instrumental in organising the Berbice lessons, and personally training and mentoring the children, getting a permit for the ground and arranging food and beverages each day.
Club secretary Chet Bowling also donated $40,000 to have the Hopetown ballfield mowed.
