Richard Haniff and Wayne Chan carted off the spoils in the Lusignan Golf Club Panko Steel Fabrication pairs tournament Sunday.
The club’s first tournament for 2021 took place at the evergreen East Coast-based facility where some 54 golfers participated.
The ground was in pristine condition and the early morning sunshine benefited the players.
By noon when the dust had settled, the pair of Haniff and Chan stood tall.
Playing under strict COVID-19 guidelines, Haniff and Chan ended with a score of 25 which saw them securing the $40,000 first prize to a charity of their choice.
The duo edged out the pairs of Vijay Deo/Hardeo Ganpat and Mike Guyadin/Dino Bissessar who tied on a score of 26 in the nine-hole event.
Deo/Ganpat won $30,000 for their charity while Guyadin/Bissessar secured $20,000 for their charity.
Fourth was the pair of Ayube Subhan and Bholaram Deo with 27 and rounding off the top five was the duo of Mahen Harry and Rakesh Harry with 27 as well. Nearest to the pin went to Haniff while Azrudeen Shaw and Avinash Persaud copped the lowest gross.
Present at the prize ceremony was owner of the Coldingen-based fabrication company, Lakeram “Panko” Ramsundar who is also an avid golfer. The sponsor, along with his family, distributed the prizes to the various winners and congratulated them for a day of good, clean fun.
A representative of the Lusignan Golf Club graciously thanked the sponsor for his efforts in teeing off golf after a number of months of inactivity due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
