Scotia Bank Golf tourney set for Saturday

Mar 31, 2011 Sports

The local golf season is expected to resume on Saturday with the Annual Scotia Bank Medal Play tournament at Lusignan Golf Course. Club Captain Patrick Prashad said that the rain has affected the season and all the golfers are eager to get back on the course.
Close to 40 players are expected to tee off in the annual event. Scotia Bank will be well represented with staffers Brian Hackett and Esau Shamshudin likely to be among the starters.
Last year’s winner Joaan Deo is also expected to be in the lineup in addition to William Walker, Albert Russell, Mike Gayadin, Mike Mangal, Clifford Reis, Mark Lashley, Brian Glasord, Dr. Ram Singh, Colin Ming, Bhowlaram Deo, Chatterpaul Deo, Mohanlall Dinanauth, Christine Sukhram, Maurice Solomon, Carlos Adams, Muntaz Haniff, Francois Montour, Mel Sankies and Munaff Arjune.
Prizes will be awarded to the top five finishers as well as Nearest to the Pin, Best Net and Best Gross. Tee off is at 12:30 hours and the assemble time is 12:15 hours.
Senior officials of Scotia Bank have been invited to present the prizes to the outstanding players. Players have until Friday (tomorrow) at 16:00 hours to register for Saturday’s action.