TEAM Golf for this year’s Pacific Games meet will feature a father and son combination.

This will be the first time for Team Fiji to field a father and son combination at the games later this year.

Veteran Abid Hussein will team up with his 17-year-old son Baarroon Hussein in their bid to help Team Fiji win its first gold medal 18 years since Fiji last won the top award in the sport.

Abid was part of the Fiji team that finished 52nd out of 75th at the Golf World Cup last year in Japan while his son also represented the country in Melbourne last year.

Some of the big names to join the duo in the national team are Roneel Prakash, Anuresh Chandra and Ollaf Allen Jr.

Abid said playing alongside with his son was a huge achievement for the family and had vowed to do their best for the country.

“This is the first time for us to feature together in the national team and our mission is to help Team Fiji win the gold medal,” he said.

“We have been training week-in and week-out perfecting our skills.

“It has been a while since Fiji last won gold medal at the Pacific Games and the onus is on us the players to deliver the goods for the country.”

Abid said the Pacific Games would be tough as some of their opponents had been training overseas.

He also confirmed that the national side would also have a buildup tour to PNG.

“New Caledonia and Tahiti golfers are getting overseas training and I am also thankful that our team will also tour PNG to train and test out the golf course before the tournament starts in July,” he added.

via Hussein joins son in golf team for Pacific Games – Fiji Times Online.