Suknanan surprise joint leader with Persaud after first day

OFF YOU GO! Gregory Dean, Digicel CEO tees off to get this year’s Guyana Open golf tournament underway yesterday morning at the Lusignan Golf Club. (Orlando Charles photo>

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United States of America-based golfer Jaipaul Suknanan yesterday turned in a superb performance to grab a share of the lead on the opening day of the Digicel-sponsored Guyana Open golf tournament held at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Suknanan, competing in the men’s A Flight 0-9 handicap ended with a gross 75 to share the lead with defending champion Avinash Persaud a four-time winner of the event.

But the battle for golf’s Holy Grail is not a two person race as seasoned campaigner Mike Mangal is lurking in second place after shooting a gross 76 yesterday