Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram each captured their 15th Guyana Open title as the 2026 Brava Guyana Open concluded on Sunday, November 1, at the Lusignan Golf Club.
Persaud returned a combined gross score of 156 to win the men’s championship, while Sukhram secured the ladies’ crown with 173 over the two-day tournament, which began on October 31.
Consistency carried Persaud to victory, with rounds of 78 on both days earning him the daily best gross honours in the 0–9 Flight. Marlon Abena finished second overall on 160, with Jalan Raman placing third on the same score. Mohanlal Dinanath claimed the men’s Overall Best Net title with 145.
Sukhram led the ladies’ gross competition with rounds of 83 and 90, taking the daily best gross awards on both occasions. Joaan Deo finished second overall with 188, followed by Princessa Wilkie on 204.
Wilkie won the ladies’ Overall Best Net title with 144 after recording the best net score on each day, returning 70 on Saturday and 74 on Sunday. Sukhram placed second in the net standings with 151, while Sabi Dhori was third on 153.
In the handicap divisions, Jim Peck won the 10–18 Flight with a net score of 135, ahead of Subhas Chandar on 137 and Arnold Deo on 139. Peck also claimed the division’s best gross award with 161.
Jermaine Pillay took both leading honours in the 19–28 Flight, winning with a net 133 and recording the best gross score of 177. Hilton Wong finished second on net 138, while Chet Bowling placed third with 141.
Nigel Smith topped the Senior Flight with a net score of 132. Kishan Bacchus followed on 138, with Carlos Adams completing the top three on 145.
The daily competitions produced several other award-winning performances. In the 0–9 Flight, Dinanath recorded Saturday’s best net score of 71, while Rakesh Harry took Sunday’s award with 72.
Chandar claimed both the best net and best gross honours in the 10–18 Flight on the opening day, scoring 64 and 79 respectively. Peck’s 66 earned him Sunday’s best net award, while Seepaul Sooknanan recorded the day’s best gross score of 79.
Wong returned the opening day’s best net score of 68 in the 19–28 Flight, while Bowling claimed best gross with 88. Pillay secured both awards on Sunday with a net 63 and gross 85.
In the Senior Flight, Smith recorded Saturday’s best net score of 65, with Adams matching that score to take Sunday’s award.
Myung Ja-Kim won the ladies’ nearest-the-pin prize on the first day. Deo claimed Saturday’s longest-drive award, while Wilkie earned that honour on Sunday.
Persaud added both men’s longest-drive awards to his championship success, while Danny Aldebotoe won the opening day’s nearest-the-pin prize. Value4U sponsored the men’s special awards.
Brava Solutions supported the championship as title sponsor for a fifth consecutive year. Other sponsors were SLB, Umami, Baker Hughes, Kris Persaud of Tristar, Value4U, Feroze Barakat of Odyssey Tours, Ready Mix, GYSBI, Gulf Engineering and GBTI.
The Lusignan Golf Club thanked the sponsors, golfers, officials, volunteers and spectators for their contributions to the tournament, which brought players and supporters together for two days of competition and highlighted the continued development of golf in Guyana.
Source: Kiskadee Watch
