-London continues her dominance

AVINASH Persaud kept his nerve, made his drives and sank his putts to register a dominant second day performance, which saw him coming from behind to take the 2022 Guyana Open male title.

For Persaud, the win was national, because he was battling against a seasoned Fiji/Canadian golfer, Jalen Raman and Surinamese, Ridel Doekoe.

He said that being the only Guyanese left standing, he had no other choice than to play his “best” and to give it all he had. “I am happy and proud of myself.”

The champion also praised God for his strength and focus and his family and sponsor, Meditron, for their support.

On the distaff side, Shanella London proved that she is currently the best female golfer in the country by retaining her title in the premier event of the Lusignan Golf Club, sponsored this year by GTT.

In the male battle, the trio had separated themselves on day one with Raman, a former US Fiji Open winner, leading with a two-over par score of 72. Persaud was second on 74 and Doekoe third on 76.

Defending champion Avinda Kishore, the younger brother of Persaud, was tied for seventh with a score of 83. He never recovered and although he managed to put together 78 on day two, it was not enough to be competitive.

Persaud, on the other hand, managed to score four over-par on the mentally draining second day to edge the foreigners en route to the title.

His overall score of 150 was better than Raman, who finished with 80 on day two. Doekoe also fell short on the final day with a score of 84.

As a single handicapper (Raman and Kishore played without handicaps), Persaud also copped the best net score in the Men’s 0-9 category.

Aleem Hussein had finished day one on net 72, while Rackesh Harry finished day two on net 71.

DOMINANT LONDON
Defending female champion, London, was able to withstand a surge by former champion Christine Sukhram on day two to hold onto the female title.

She managed to finish with an accumulated score of 171 over the tournament, while Sukhram finished second on 175 and Julie Stephenson third on 183. Another former champion, Joaan Deo, did not play this year.

Sabi Dhori, on the other hand, finished with the best overall net score of 141.

The tournament, which was divided into several divisions, according to handicap, had other winners.

In the 10-18 handicap flight, Suepaul Suknanan finished with an overall gross score of 166 to win the division ahead of Richard Haniff, who finished with a combined score of 167. Ayube Subhan placed third overall in the division with 169. Subhan also finished with the best net score in the division and third best net score overall with 143.

In the 19-28 flight, Roy Dhori finished with the top gross and net scores. His 181 won him the best gross and his 135 net, won him the best net score in the division and in the overall tournament.

Miguel Yunes finished second in the flight with 186 and Sanjay Persaud third with 187.