The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) will be preparing to break new ground when they tee off activities at the upcoming GuyExpo event, which commences today at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia.
The move was backed by the Ministry of Tourism and is set to target a wider population who may be interested in taking up the sport as a hobby or as a professional pastime, according to GGA president Aleem Hussain.
Region Seven Tourism Committee, headed by its President Magaiva Gonsalves, hosted a Tourism Awareness Month Diwali Sports Festival, and for the first time, golf was included in the sports activities, which ranged from triathlons, cricket, futsal, basketball, volleyball, dominion, fitness challenges, and scavenger hunts.
The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Business, Industry, Commerce, and Tourism, the Guyana Tourism Authority, Region Seven Regional Democratic Council, the Guyana Golf Association, and Nexgen Golf Academy.
According to Gonsalves, “This was a fantastic event to promote sports tourism around the country in celebration of Tourism Awareness Month, and we were excited to see the response to golf, the latest sport added to our lineup. Folks of all ages and athletes showed up to celebrate sports and fitness, and we saw a tremendous turnout”. He ended.
Master Coach and Head of Nexgen Golf Academy Aleem Hussain personally travelled to Bartica to ensure that as many people as possible were introduced to golf as a part of Region Seven’s tourism initiative.
“The reaction, from kids to adults, made the effort to be here worthwhile, and we are continuing to work with the Guyana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism to promote golf as a viable tourist attraction.”
The Guyana Tourism Authority and Nexgen Golf Academy will also, for the first time, feature a golf promotion at the upcoming GuyExpo event on November 16–19, where visitors can try to win prizes and experience golf in a family atmosphere.
With golf now established as one of the sports under the Ministry of Education Priority Programme in several regions across the country, thousands of young learners are playing golf on a weekly basis as a part of physical education in secondary schools.
