The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) in partnership with Vish Trading will be hosting the “Speedy” Memorial Golf Open in memory of Prabhudyal “Speedy” Ramdial.
The one-day tourney set for the last Saturday of the month, is played in memory of Ramdial, better known as “Speedy” was a close friend to the golf club and fraternity that passed away some seven years ago.
Vishnu Ramdial (left) hands over the sponsorship cheque for the “Speedy” Memorial Golf Open to LGC Treasurer Aasrodeen Shaw on Saturday at the Club
“Speedy’s” love for the sport and his legacy lives on through his son Vishnu Ramdial of Vish Trading, who for the past seven years has been remembering his father by virtue of the game he loved so dearly.
On Saturday, Vishnu confirmed that the 2018 edition of the tournament was going to set the benchmark for future memorials. Although he had been supporting the club over the years and has been sponsoring a memorial for his father since he passed, Ramdial said that this year is more special as the tourney was officially named the Speedy Open.
Ramdial said that his father was very close to the sport and the community, adding that it would have been his wish to see the sport grow from strength to strength. He pointed out with the tournament now being officially named; he can further push to make the annual event among the biggest on the clubs list of premier competitions.
Ramdial, who recently joined the Club, said that hosting a memorial was not only a good way to keep his father’s memory alive, but was ideally important to the fraternity who has been supportive of them over the years.
He believed that with much emphasis being placed on the sport as of late, he wants to give back to the club not only once a year but continuously as he was officially inducted as a member on Saturday.
Staying true to his commitment in golf, Ramdial disclosed to the members that he will be donating four brand new electric golf carts within a month, to the club as part of their ongoing expansion and rehabilitation project.
Meanwhile, LGC President Aleem Hussain told this newspaper that the gesture of four new golf carts was an amazing move and he was lost for words at the amount of support the club has been receiving since his new body took office.
With the Speedy Memorial now officially branded as a significant event on the club’s calendar, Hussain added that he was going to ensure that the tournament is one of the club’s premier annual events.
