'Pin Fernando' golf finalists found

Richard Dwight

The preliminary round of the 29th 'Pin Fernando' golf tournament sponsored by United Tractor and Equipment Co. Ltd. commenced on Saturday 12 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club.

This prestigious 'Board event' in the golf calendar of the club, had a wide array of golfers - amongst whom 32 after stiff competition qualified to play in the final round, which will be held shortly at the RCGC.

The 32 who will now compete for the 'Pin Fernando' Trophy are as follows.

Richel Hameed, Lal Wickramathunga, Julian Dias, Sumal Joseph Perera, Gihan Wickramasinghe, Adrian Pereira, Zhuang Lizhou, Sheron Fernando, N.K. Piyaratne, Prof. A.H. Sheriffdeen, Ranil Pathirana, Mithun Perera, Glen Mathew, Nimal Perera, Mihindu Chandrasoma, Chamath J. Kulasinghe, Damindra Fernando, Bandula Weerasinghe, A.D.S. Gunasekera, Gehan Siribaddana, D. Hettiarachchie, Sunil Jayakody, Sachin De Silva, S. Tatebe, Say Tien Fatt, P. Billimoria, Chinthaka Jayawardene, D. Amarasinghe, Gihan De Silva, Bernard K.H. Tan, S. Vairavanathan, Dr. S.A.K. Abayawardana.

Best Nett 1st Round Winner - Richel Hameed.

Best Gross Score on Qualifying Round - Mithun Perera.