The team of Romel Bhagwandin and Robin Tiwari won the inaugural Panko Steel Fabrication and Construction Open Golf Championship yesterday at the Lusignan Club
Bhagwandin and Tiwari secured the top spot ahead of the combination of Maurice Solomon and Rabindranath Persaud, while the team of Rakesh Harry and Ravindra Harry finished in third place.
In the fourth position was the team of Arnol Deo and Joseph John, while Mike Mangal and Rohan Albert ended up in fifth place, ahead of the duo of Sonto Dindanauth and Nicholas Dindanauth.
With the win, Bhagwandin and Tiwari pocketed $100,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-place finishers received $75,000, $60,000, $40,000, $20,000, and $10,000, respectively. In excess of $3,000,000 in prizes were presented at the event.
Meanwhile, Naro Ghanpat won the chipping competition, while Sukhram captured the putting tournament. Solomon and Jaipaul Seenarine finished in second and third place, respectively, in the chipping tournament, while Albert and Kassim Khan ended in second and third place, respectively, in the putting competition.
Meanwhile, Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandalall, who was part of the presentation ceremony, said, “I would like to extend a merry Christmas to everyone. I want to thank Panko for sponsoring and organising this event; it is truly a kind gesture. Sports are extremely important to the development agenda of our government, as they keep young people occupied in a beneficial and gainful manner. It is a high-priority item on our government’s agenda. The LGC is public property, and the government will do all that it can to ensure that this facility is kept intact.”
