Local golfers in Guyana will benefit from equipment that was donated by local and overseas patrons of the sport, as several hundred clubs were handed over to the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy recently.
Schoolchildren from various institutions who are a part of the Ministry of Education’s golf programme will also enjoy new backpacks, as a number of them were donated by Aleena and William Knight, who reside in New York.
Meanwhile, in a press release sent out by the Nexgen Golf Academy, Head of the Priority Programme Saeed Zameen was quoted as saying the backpacks would be used as prizes given to top performers in the golf programme and thanked the donors for their support.
Just recently, the golf programme saw an expansion within the Ministry of Education’s Unit of Allied Arts Priority Programme to include an additional 16 schools, for a total of 44 in three months. In the Priority Programme, learners must be exposed to a sport, and in golf, the need for equipment has increased, which makes the donation of clubs a timely one.
The clubs were donated by Ray Ramroop, Ron Dhanram, Henry Dunn, and Anam Shaw Ali from Orlando; Dr. Altaf Souvani and Darwin Sham from Ottawa; and Guyanese Daphne Samaroo and Mike Mangal.
In the press release, President of the GGA, Aleem Hussain, stated, “It is clear that our efforts to grow the game over the past few years have caught the attention of golfers and supporters, and we are grateful for their support. We submitted a proposal recently to the government that will put Guyana on the international stage for golf, and with more golf courses now under construction, our goal of turning Guyana into a golf destination is close to being realised.”
