The Guyana Open 2019 teed off yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club with three golfers including nine-time defending champion, Avinash Persaud, producing the best gross and Alfred Mentore securing the best net results on day one.
In the ‘A’ or 0 – 9 handicap ‘Championship’ Flight, three former Guyana Open champions Mentore 66/9, Avinda Kishore 68/4 and Persaud 69/2 led the pack followed sharply by Kassim Khan 72/8, Aleem Hussain 72/8, Mike Mangal 73/9, Andrew De Jesus 74/9 and Monnaf Arjune 74/9.
In the 10 – 18 category, best scores came from Rakesh Harry 65/18, Lakram Ramsundar 70/14, Ayube Subhan 70/14, Patanjilee Persaud 70/14, Satrohan Tiwari 70/16, Aasrodeen Shaw 71/13, Guillermo Escarraga 73/18 and George Bulkan 73/16. Harry won both the Best Net and Best Gross score for the Flight.
The 19 – 28 handicap Flight’s top scores came from Imtiaz Subhan 68/22, Philbert London 69/21, Jordi Pinol 73/28, Miguel Oviedo 78/28 and Mario Acuna 86/28. Best Net scorer was Subhan while Best Gross was London after he was tied with Subhan for gross scores, but won on the countback.
In the Seniors Flight, competitive scores came from Tulsieram Persaud 71/24, Maurice Solomon 74/25, Abdool Azeez 81/25 and Robert Hanoman 86/28. Tulsieram Persaud won both the Best Net and Best Gross scores.
Meanwhile, in the ladies category, the three former Guyana Open champions tied with identical gross 89 scores and led the way.
Joaan Deo 74/15, Shanella London 75/14, and Christine Sukhram (current champion) 78/11 are followed by Julia Stevenson 80/11, Eureka Giddings 82/28 and Errin Mitchell 86/28. Deo won both Best Net and Best Gross on the countback.
The Longest Drive went to Parmanand Persaud, while Nearest The Pin was won by Kassim Khan.
