Mel Sankies emerged the winner of the Ivan Mackie Memorial Golf tournament played Thursday at the Lusignan Golf Course.
Sankies, who was recently elected president of the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) scored 37 points to win from a field of 29 golfers in the Stableford tournament sponsored by David and Doreen de Caires.
Chatterpaul Deo edged out Christine Sukhram on a count back to take second position with 35 points. Sukhram also ended on 35 points but Deo scored better at the last six holes. The prize for the Nearest to the Pin was won by Canadian-based Guyanese Ramesh Amrud.
Hilbert Shields, immediate past president of the Club who spoke on behalf of the de Caires who were absent, said the couple had offered their commitment to sponsoring the tournament in the future.
The tournament was held in honour of former golfer Ian Mackie who died in a motor vehicle accident on his way to a golf match a short distance from the Lusignan Course in the early 70’s.
His tragic death has been remembered by several long serving members of the club.
And, the planned Grand Coastal Inn sponsored tournament which was scheduled for yesterday has been rescheduled due to the first cricket test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the National Stadium at Providence. Club captain Patrick Prashad disclosed that the tournament will be played in the first week in April.
Meanwhile, approximately 15 local golfers are due to travel to Suriname for the RBTT Invitational Tournament billed for next Saturday and Sunday.
The tournament was scheduled for last weekend but was postponed due to inclement weather in the neighbouring republic.
