GTA Sports Tourism, GGA Golf Exhibit a Resounding Success at GuyExpo 

Nov 21, 2023 Sports

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism have placed great emphasis on growing the Sports Tourism market in Guyana and have successfully launched a Golf exhibition to create awareness and sensitivity to the sport to the thousands of visitors to GuyExpo 2023.

Since the launch of the attraction on Thursday, which saw acting President Brigadier Mark Phillips, Speaker of the House Manzoor Nadir, Minister Oneidge Walrond, Minister Vindhya Persaud, and Minister Susan Rodrigues test the mini golf course which was designed by Aleem Hussain, hundreds of aspiring golfers of all ages have tried to win prizes, including an opportunity to visit Kaieteur Falls.

Prime Minister current acting President Brigadier Mark Phillips shows his skills with the club.

“Minister Walrond wanted to showcase a Sports Tourism product and I immediately thought of Golf since we ran the Putt for a Million$ promotion in 2022 with Nexgen Golf and the Guyana Golf Association,” said GTA Director Kamrul Baksh.

“The response to this attraction has proven that golf will become both a domestic and international Sport Tourism attraction that will generate massive revenues for Guyana.”

According to GGA president Aleem Hussain who designed and built the mini golf course, “Our coaches who are attached to the Ministry of Education Priority Programme, were on hand to assist first-time players.

From left, GGA president Aleem Hussain, Minister within the Ministry of Housing & Water Susan Rodriguez and GTA Director Kamrul Baksh at this weekend’s GuyExpo showcase of sports and tourism.

With thousands of learners in the Secondary Schools now engaged in sport on a weekly basis, this move by the Ministry of Tourism and Guyana Tourism Authority to promote golf as a Tourism product, will definitely add to the growth of the sport around the country.”

Today is your last chance to visit the golf attraction at the GTA Tourism Village and win instant prizes from companies such as Comfort Sleep, Sunshine Snacks, Twins Manufacturing Chemists, BMI, and New GPC (Limacol), who joined with Nexgen Golf Academy and Guyana Tourism Authority to give away snacks, pillows, beauty products, medical and nutritional supplements and household products.

• GGA Golf Exhibit, GTA Director, GTA Sports Tourism, GuyExpo, Kamrul Baksh