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By Neto Baptiste
President of the Antigua and Barbuda Golf Association (ABGA) Jonathan Pigott has been appointed to a committee charged with the restructuring of the Eastern Caribbean Golf Association (ECGA).
Pigott, while speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show, said the ultimate aim is to ensure that players could gain ranking points from participating in the annual championships.
“They put me forward onto a subcommittee to transform the ECGA to a three-day tournament, which will have world-ranking points. We’re now stepping into where we should have been years ago, meaning that once we have world-ranking points, players can now attain bigger sponsors, be invited to bigger, better tournaments like the Latin American Championship and stuff like that,” he said.
The ECGA is an annual event featuring teams from various member countries, most recently held in St Kitts & Nevis, where St Lucia was crowned champion on October 8. Antigua and Barbuda previously won in 2024. St Lucia also won in 2023.
Pigott said the ECGA’s new approach could rival the Caribbean Golf Association (CGA).
“All I can say is that the Eastern Caribbean Golf Association [is] going to compete against the CGA, which is the Caribbean Golf Association. We are looking to include Jamaica and Trinidad and we’ll include anyone because we’ll be gaining status to give world-ranking points,” he said.
The ECGA includes member associations from countries such as Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St Croix, St Kitts, St Lucia, and St Maarten.
The ABGA is set to host the Antigua and Barbuda Open set for November 8-9 at the Cedar Valley Golf Course.
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