A really big boost for golf and tourism

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,
Golf is catching on and I like the immediacy of the reports in this publication. I think that the idea of using golf as a tourism tool is quite excellent. Golf has that classy aura about it. This new tournament, the President’s Cup, took place in the presence of a ‘good’ sized crowd of golf enthusiasts, and Kishan Bacchus lifted the trophy. So he made history, and this should be properly documented for posterity, in the golfing annals.
I hope that there are a few already. If not, I ask the president and captain of the Lusignan Golf Course to get on the ball. Bacchus finished with a net 64 points in the 18-hole Strokeplay competition to have his name inscribed on the three lien championship cup. He also received a golf set, book and trophy from Brian Tiwari, managing director of BK Group of Companies.
Taking second was Ayube Suban with net 65 points. Mike Mangal and M Dinanauth finished on net 68 points apiece but Mangal was awarded third place, since he did better on the last nine holes. Gavin Todd finished fifth on a net 69 points. Other notables of the day were: Imran Khan – he won the trophy for the nearest to the pin; Avenash Persaud, who won the Longest Drive trophy; and M Dinanauth, who had the best gross points was rewarded with a trophy as well. I like what took place at the presentation ceremony.
Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Indranauth Haralsingh, indicated that the tournament can have a niche market in Guyana as it will promote tourism and develop the sport of golf at the same time. Amen to this, so how about some work now? Dear Editor, the access road to the course is in bad shape – no it was. For this tournament, it was speedily fixed. This should have never been the case. The road should not have been allowed to erode to what it was before the tournament.
So now that it has been repaired, will it be maintained? It should be and this means that tourism will get a boost, even if only for a view of the pristine beauty that is so much a part of the Lusignan Course. I am sure that President Ramotar was imbibed with the natural beauty of the place. He did not play, but had early in the day launched the tournament with an ‘effort fill’ opening drive.

Golfing and
nature addict,
Ryhen King

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