By Charwayne Walker in association with Brian Hackett
and the Lusignan Golf Club
A Lusignan golf team captained by Jerry Man-Son-Hing easily disposed of a Suriname invasion when the visitors came to Guyana for their annual Golf clash in 1974.
The Guyana women also beat their opponents in a closely fought match.
The tee-off started amidst slight disappointment for the Guyana players as the guest players from Mackenzie were not on time and had to be dropped from the original team. They arrived some 45 minutes late, however, and could not play.
The weather was fine and the greens and fairways fast and in the first half of the men’s tournament the Lusignan team won easily, 25-6.
The second half which was played another day saw the Surinamese putting up a better show going under 18-13.
Earlier the Guyanese women had kept up their winning streak by beating their Suriname counterparts 14-12.
The best round of the competition however, was by T: Pieper of Suriname who had a handicap of 33 and broke the record for the course with a net 59.
The victories gave the Lusignan men’s team the Lions and FMP trophies while the women won the Witngaarole Trophy.
The trophies were presented by the wife of the Dutch ambassador Mrs. Witngaarole to Man-Son-Hing, captain of the Lusignan team. The Suriname team was captained by Marcel Chelhin.
