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Jackie wins Mackwoods Trophy by Richard Dwight Jackie Dias played excellent golf during the 3 days of the tournament under very tough conditions. She had aggregate gross score at 239. Elvira Nonis, Chairperson of Mackwoods who has sponsored this tournament from the start gave away the prizes and she said she was happy to see young people participating and winning. The runner-up was Suweneetha Selvaratnam. The overall best nett was also won by Jackie Dias and the Bronze Division Gross to N. Kagawa and the runner-up was S. Thoraguge. The daily gross was to S. Selvaratnam on the 1st day and the 2nd and 3rd day of Jackie Dias. The daily nett prizes which were consolation prizes went to 1st Day Evronne Abhayaretne, 2nd day Kim and 3rd day to Nonita Chang. This tournament started in 1974 by the Sri Lanka Ladies Golf Union and was held in Nuwara Eliya. It is sponsored by Mackwoods, N. S. O. Mendis and later on his daughter continues sponsoring it Sriyani Nonis alternatively between Nuwara Eliya and Colombo but due to the lack of interest and ladies not willing to go up to Nuwara Eliya we have had it in Colombo for the past 4 years. Tiru Fernando, Ivonne Abhayaratne, Thulashini Selvaratnam, Suwaneetha Selvaratnam and Pam Fernando has been winning this over the past years. During the centenary year (1979) many foreigners participated in this event (Singapore, Thailand, India, Malaysia). Sri Lanka Tiru Fernando was able to keep her title in Sri Lanka. 2002 it was Leonard Mackwoods, Ladies Stroke play championship. |
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