The top finishers of the inaugural Assuria General Insurance three-hole tournament were presented with their awards yesterday during a simple ceremony at the NexGen Golf Academy.
The first tournament of its kind ended with Richard Haniff taking top place in the men’s professional category with Captain Chen Deo second.
Dr. Joann Deo won the women’s professional category over nine-time women’s champion, Christine Sukhram.
The men’s amateur division was won by Laurent Pardigon with second place going to Colin France while the women’s amateur division was highly competitive and resulted in a first place tie between Charlise Adams and Sarah Singh. Strong showings from Aleiya Mohammed and Fiona Sooklall saw them finishing third and fourth respectively.
The Under 21 category was won by Ahesh Shivraj with Mohan Siwacharan second. In the Under 12 division, Nekemiyea Cummings was the winner.
Trophies, Hole in One and Nearest to Pin prizes were provided by Assuria, Copa Airlines and GTT.
During the awards ceremony, Managing Director of Assuria, Yogindra Arjune, thanked the golf association and Nexgen Golf Academy for their role in opening the sport to so many new players.
“I also want to again thank past President/Prime Minister Sam Hinds, for not only opening the tournament but actually participating and performing well. My special thanks to Aleem Hussain for a wonderful job as always in delivering a fantastic event with so many new players.”
Arjune stated that the game was now at a whole new level under the guidance of Hussain who has taken a different approach to teaching.
“It’s now fun to play golf as demonstrated by the hundreds of women and children who are now involved,” he declared. Hinds was presented with a special gift as a thank you from the tournament organizers.
Hussain said that golf will soon rival the other top recognized sports in Guyana and that the three-hole model and mini golf course design will revolutionize the game.
