THE second Golf Camp by the Guyana Golf Association (GGA)/Nexgen Golf Academy, dedicated to former coach Colin Ming finished on a high note on Monday.
The camp concluded at the Scouts Association of Guyana ground with a final competition, graduation and presentation of trophies, sponsored by Trophy Stall.
The event was sponsored in part by Service Guyana HVAC, Ansa Mcal Distribution; Toolsie Persaud Ltd, CS Worldwide Shipping & Logistics, AR Printery; Chen Deo Distribution, and Trophy Stall. Head coach Dr Joaan Deo stood in for Captain Chen Deo, running the competition with coaches Miguel Wong, Margo and Vishal, and assistance from Mr & Ms Carter, Sixty-two participants entered the camp with the winners across the eight categories as follows:
In the Longest Drive Competition, there were 12 contestants and it was highly contested with playoffs required in both the male and female categories.
The results saw Ethan Gonsalves crush a drive down the middle to best a great effort by Ilian Ramkellawan and Shania Garraway, producing a clutch centre drive to win over the Charles sisters who hit good shots but strayed out of bounds.

Speaking on behalf of the BV Empowerment Youth Group and PYARG, Mr Wayne Barrow said, “This activity has given our kids an opportunity that they probably would never have been able to experience. On behalf of all the families and Mr. Ivan Bentham, we wish to thank Mr Hussain for making their dreams come through!”
The Golf Camp featured table tennis and fitness with coach Miguel and Colin Wong, along with Archery coaches Anand Mangra, Narda Mohamed and their entire team and National players Priyanna Ramdhani and Akili Haynes from the Guyana Badminton Association.
The concept was to provide a fun and varied setting so that the kids would stay engaged and look forward to the various activities whilst focussing on learning golf.

Parents of students for this second camp, Ronveer Rickford and Dean Viapree added, “our kids had a fantastic experience and we saw them making new friends and really dedicating themselves to the sport. This was definitely an experience worth repeating.”
President of the GGA/Nexgen Golf Academy, Aleem Hussain, said it was the efforts of the coaches, staff and sponsors which included the Shafura Hussain Foundation, Anwar ‘Buddy’ Shaffie, Danny Ramnarain, Neil Jones and the Ming family plus many overseas Guyanese golfers that made the camp successful.
Hussain emphasised that without the help from coaches, the camp could not have been a success, adding, “When one looks back at the development of golf in Guyana, these are the names of the persons and companies that must be remembered; for they were the ones who believed and committed their resources and energies when others didn’t believe it was possible.”