The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), despite the many setbacks it has faced, continued to persevere. The club, led by the energetic Patanjilee Persaud and committee, has proven the critics wrong and has pulled off some of the most successful tournaments for 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The club has taken major strides in 2021 as it sought out corporate sponsors to not only make the club better known, but to promote the game of golf as well.
LGC President Patanjilee Persaud
Persaud and committee have done such an excellent job that at the club’s last election in the early part of December, the entire board was reinstated. The action for the club got off to a bang when it hosted its first tournament on February 7, 2021 in the form of the Panko Steel Golf tourney. From there the journey only grew as the club hosted other major tournaments such as the GTT Guyana Open, MACORP golf tournament, Oasis Cafe-Akamai Trading Tournament just to name a few. With all these major tournaments being held during the year, they were a definite testament to the hard work of the Patanjilee Persaud-led committee as they popularised the game of golf within all reaches in Guyana.
Some of the action through 2021
But at one point the club faced a major setback in the form of torrential rain that caused a halt in the sport. However, they bounced back as they got the grounds up and running and in better shape than it was before. The goal of gaining corporate sponsors was never halted as they immediately had sponsors lined up and eager to have their tournament hosted at the most illustrious golf course in Guyana. With all the success that they have reaped for 2021, come 2022 they will be seeking to fulfil other plans such as the installation of a driving range and upgrading of the grounds. Added to that, they have made things work during the COVID-19 pandemic as the members could still enjoy the same atmosphere of golf while following all protocols.
All in all, it is the club’s intention to make golf grow more as a family event as well, whereby people can bring out the entire family to enjoy the sport at the Lusignan Golf Club which is on par to becoming the premier destination for golf in Guyana and the Caribbean.
