Female golfers in Guyana never took a back seat in the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s winning many local and international titles and that trend is becoming more evident as now over 65% of new players in the country are female.
This is according to a release disseminated to the media by the Guyana Golf Association (GGA).
According to the release, players such as Christine Sukhram (11-time Guyana Female Champion); Dr. Joaan Deo (2-time Guyana Female Champion and Suriname Open Champion) and three-time Current Guyana Open and Suriname Champion, Shanella London, are carrying on the winning traditions. The first women of color started playing golf in the 1970’s shortly after the golf club was relocated from the current National Park to the sugar plantation in Lusignan. Elma Seymour, wife of renowned poetry A.J. Seymour and Gertrude Seymour (no relation) were amongst the pioneers.