When the dust settled at the Lusignan Golf Club on Sunday, Avinash Persaud cruised to a successful title defence in the male division while Christine Sukhram marked her return to the local scene with a triumph in the female category in the Lusignan Open.
Despite heavy rainfall over the two-day tournament, the course stood up thanks to efforts from the staff which was recognized by President of the Club, Aleem Hussain who noted that without them the competition would have never seen tee off. He went on to thank the sponsors who remained faithful to the development of the tournament and promised them the continued growth of the Club.
Hussain was also satisfied with the turnout, despite a number of key players opting out of the competition due to the inclement weather.
Persaud, the Guyana Open Champion for the last nine years registered the longest drive and an overall gross of 154, comfortably ahead of second placed Vasischdeo “Chandra” Lakeraj (162) who also secured the best net with 144. Kassim Khan completed the podium with a gross of 163 and copped second in the best net with 145 ahead of Munaf Arjune (148).
In the ladies division, Sukhram who had not played a single tournament locally for the year extended her 10-point lead to eventually finish with a gross of 171 while Joann Deo settled for second with 184 and Shanella London rounded off the top three with 187.
In the “first flight”, George Bulkan, also returning to the local scene immediately made an impact with 171/85, tying with William Walker 171/89 but edging him after having a better second day. Max Persaud finished in third with 172.
In that division, D. Dinanauth 139/71 finished with the best net ahead of Haresh Tewari (139/73) due to a better second day while Patanjalie Persaud ended in third with 140.
The Second Flight saw Guillermo Escaraga secure that division with 139 as Philbert London (150) and Danny Mangra (156) finished second and third respectively.
