After two days of intense competition in the sun, the GTT Business Solutions Invitational Golf Tournament concluded with Avinash Persaud being crowned champion for the male category and Chloe Adoja for the female category out of the 96 participants.
The competition included players from the United States, Canada, Fiji, Suriname, Barbados, Mexico, and Colombia. The weekend competition was played in the format of a medal play over 36 holes. Persaud emerged victorious ahead of Guyana’s Vishal Dhani and Fiji’s Jalen Raman in the male category. In the female category, 18-year-old sensation Chloe Adoja of Trinidad and Tobago took the title with ease, while defending champion Shanella London took second, and Christine Sukhram took third.
GTT COO Orson Ferguson
During the presentation ceremony, GTT Chief Operations Officer (COO) Orson Ferguson expressed his pride as a sponsor of the event. He emphasised the importance of being associated with golf, as it is beneficial for business.
“GTT has pledged to continue supporting the tournament not only in the present, but also in 2024 and beyond,” Ferguson posited.
He also stated that they wanted to make the tournament bigger and better and were already planning for the future. He further expressed his desire to see the club become more involved in high school and kids’ golf.
Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) President Patanjilee Persaud expressed his immense pride in the successful conclusion of the tournament. He mentioned that the 2023 edition was one of the most successful tournaments with the attendance of international players. He expressed his gratitude towards all the participants in this year’s event, and also thanked the executives, including the captain, who were instrumental in getting 96 players on the course in record time. Persaud mentioned that they have requested Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr and the Government to increase the course to a 12-hole golf course that could attain international status.
The LGC will now prepare for the upcoming MACORP Golf Tournament, which is highly anticipated and scheduled for this Saturday.
The results for the tournament were as follow:
MEN
0-9 Gross
1st –Avinash Persaud
2nd – Vishal Dhani
3rd – Jalen Raman
0-9 Net Days 1 and 2
1st – Vishal Dhani
2nd – Mohanlall Dindanauth
10-18 Net Days 1 and 2
1st – Miguel Yunes
2nd – Ayube Subhan
19-28 Gross
1st – Mahendra Bhagwandin
2nd – Miguel Oviedo
3rd – Bholawram Deo
19-28 Net Days 1 and 2
1st – Arnold Deo
2nd – Mahendra Bhagwandin
LADIES
Gross Days 1 and 2
1st – Chloe Adoja
2nd – Shanella London
3rd – Christine Sukhram
Best Net Days 1 and 2
1st – Sabi Dhori
2nd – Eureka Giddings
3rd – Chloe Adoja
Other prizes
Men
Longest Drive Day 1 – Richard Haniff
Longest Drive Day 2 – Avinash Persaud
Nearest to Pin Day 1 – Maxim Mangra
Nearest to Pin Day 2 – Marlon Abena
Ladies
Longest Drive Day 1 – Shanella London
Longest Drive Day 2 – Chloe Adoja
Nearest to Pin Day 1 – Norma Yunes
Nearest to Pin Day 2 – Shanella London
