Naguar, Roopchand whip field at Pres Sando golf

The tournament took the ‘Two Balls Better Ball, Stable Ford 3/4 Handicap’ format where the President of Trinidad and Tobago, Anthony Carmona, was the feature speaker at the prize giving ceremony as the charity event was named under his patronage.

Forty teams participated in this year’s event as the majority of golfers stemmed from the prestigious colleges in San Fernando, most from the Naparima and Presentation Alumni, as the competition heated up from the longstanding rivalry.

Speaking during the ceremony, President Carmona said, “There is a very special relationship between both these colleges and by extension their neighbouring sister schools within San Fernando.

There consists a level of mutual respect, and a battle of well-grounded but decent banter amongst those who attended any of these schools.” He stressed the need to support good things and good people in the country and went on to give some of the positive effects from the relationships.

“At the end of the day, it is engaging to know there are people who are prepared to come forward to support, assist and invest into the future of our young people, even if they are from your rival school. This common brotherhood and kinship should spread throughout the country as this is what it means to be a better human being. These schools are always willing to extend a helping hand of support to one another.” The 18-year-old Naguar was the youngest golfer on the greens and defeated his father, by a single point, as he claimed the weekend stay for two at the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago. Richard Nagaur, a Physical Educator at Naparima College, placed second on the overall standings on 42 points with his partner Dr Daryl Dvlan, and was delighted with the performances from both his son and himself.

The runners-up received mobile devices from Bmobile while the third-placed pair of Mike Charles and Sandra Montano received a SEIKI 32” HDTV.

As all proceeds from the day’s competition will be utilised for the enhancement of the college classrooms, principal of Presentation San Fernando Dexter Mitchell, expressed his gratitude towards his school’s Parents Council Association (PCA) and a special thanks to the PCA’s president, Antonia Walcott, for taking up the initiative of organising the event.

Mitchell stated, “Charity is where the heart belongs and the recipe for a successful school includes a strong parent-teacher bond, proper investments into the student’s future for the comfort of learning along with the support from the alumni as well as operating in a competitive educational environment.” Mitchell gave an insight to the next step in enhancing the school’s classroom infrastructure by equipping them with smart boards, multimedia displays and mentioned all classrooms thus far are fully air conditioned. He noted that the Government alone cannot fund these accessories for the students and some of the costs need to be absorbed by the Alumni, Parents Council and the business community to support their future.

Also present at the prize giving ceremony was former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday.