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The former skipper of the Wesley Cricket team and now Sri Lanka Air Bus Captain, on taking to golf just fifteen months ago has done the country proud by being the 'B' category runner-up at the Amateur World Golf finals held at Stuttgat Germany.

His performance was largely responsible for his three member team, East Asia, comprising Singapore, Brunei and Sri Lanka, winning the 'Nations' Cup'.

This tournament sponsored for the 12th consecutive year by Mercedes Benz draws around 40,000 amateur golfers through the year, from about 50 countries, which narrows down to 120 at the finals. Navin did will to be first runner-up in Colombo, to be eligible to participate at the Asian finals in Brisbane - from where he qualified with five other Asians to proceed to Stuttgat, to take part in the world finals. He was runner-up in the 'B' category having scored Stableford points 37,35 and 40 respectively in the three rounds.

Playing with a handicap of 13, his final round in rainy cold weather to register 40 points proved decisive to clinch the Nations' Cup. RD

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