Businessman JW Potter was instrumental in British Guiana defeating Barbados in the inaugural Inter-Colonial Golf Championship in 1932.
The entrepreneur whose name was mostly associated with the hardware industry on local soil, was one of the nation’s top golfers and played an integral role in the historic victory, which was hosted at the courses of the Demerara and Georgetown Golf Clubs.
Potter warmed up for the historic event with a unique distinction following a score of 36, which was the bogey for the course over nine holes by having a four score for each hole. The bogey for the course for each hole reads: 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, and 3=36. Potter’s score was 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, and 4= 36.
He was also the runner-up to TR Cowell in the 1932 British Guiana Amateur Golf championship. The 1932 Amateur Golf Championship results as follows:
TR Cowell – 164: 162 – 326
JW Potter – 170:159 – 329
AA Cooper – 169:163 – 332
DRC Boijeau – 168:165 – 333
AG King – 168: 166 – 334
SC Smith – 171:164 -335
TS Harrington – 177: 169 – 346
AH Blair – 179:177 – 356
SH Daglish – 190: 175 – 365
EB Martyn – 188: 189 – 377
GH Smellie – 192: 185 – 377
AH Hill – 190: 192 – 382
GH Steven – 188: 195 – 383
AB Wray – 190: 193 – 383
JH Ashmore – 201: 191 -392
LH Daglish – 200: 194 – 394
AD Maegillvray – 200; 194 – 394
JG Dalton – 201: 199 – 400
JR Gill – 208: 193 – 401
CR Reid – 202: 199 -401
CD Douglas-Jones – 208: 198 – 406
J DeFreitas – 226: 212 – 438
HC Humphreys – 229: 212 – 441
