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Jul 02, 2014 Sports
Nineteen-year-old Avinda ‘Gangully’ Persaud, handicap 4, produced a scintillating gross 71, net 67, to emerge winner out of a field of some 47 enthusiastic golfers in the Wartsila (Guyana) Inc. sponsored Golf tournament contested on Saturday last at the Lusignan Golf Course.
With play commencing promptly at 12:30hrs the golfers were determined that they would complete the day’s play despite the threat of rain – and that they did. Rain interrupted three times, some competitors played through while some waited out the passing showers before continuing play, and yet the game finished in good time at approximately 17:00hrs.
But while ‘Gangully’s’ gross was fantastic, his net was rivaled by Mattie Wesslin – the Finland representative from Wartsila who is also an avid golfer. Wesslin, handicap 21, grossed 88 hence also ending with a net 67. However, Avinda turned in a much better 35 as against Mattie’s 46, on the ‘back nine’ holes.
Persaud, who won the November 2013 Digicel Guyana Open tournament as well as recently placing third in the Crown Mining tournament of June 7 last with a gross of 72 and net of 68 (handicap 4) commented:
“I think my play was excellent. In all, though I did 5 bogeys, I still managed 2 birdies and 1 eagle! Despite the fact the rain fell about three times I played through the rain. I just continued playing and enjoyed the game!”
Persaud’s best gross so far has been an amazing 69 which he delivered in October 2013.
Wartsila’s representative, second placed Mattie Wesslin referring to the day’s winner as “Guyana’s Best Golfer”, conceded that if his own play of the back nine holes was 1 stroke less, he would have won the tournament.
However, he was happy that he was involved in the game and that Wartsila was making a positive contribution to the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC). He pointed out that this was the third tournament Wartsila had sponsored and he looks forward to continue to support the LGC.
Fazil ‘That’s it’ Haniff copped the third place with gross 80, net 68; David Harry followed next with gross 83, net 69; Ayube Ali, gross 91, net 69; and Haresh Tewari (LGC Executive member), gross 88 net 70.
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