Sujeewa wins Men's Gross Division

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

In form Sujeewa Lankatillake with a gross score of 77 won the Men's Gross Division at the July monthly medal golf championship organised by Victoria Golf and Country Resort and worked off at the Victoria golf course at Rajawella, off Kandy.

A large number of golfers took the field on a day bathed with sunshine with cool breeze blowing across the course was welcomed by the participants.

Sujeewa Lankatilleke who recently excelled at the Donald Steel golf championship, played to a handicap of five. Some of the top scores of this Division was by runner-up Sanjeewa Wickremanayake who got 78 and Alain Gyi 80 gross after a count back.

Sanjeewa Wickremanayake's gross score of 78 brought him the Men's Division one gross title.

One time Lectra golf championship winner and cricketer Sirath Kasthuriratne playing to a handicap of 16 showed glimpses of his old form to return an excellent score of 73 to romp home with the division two net title. Sam Gunaratne playing to a handicap of 10 also returned a good net score of 77.

Expatriate Sonia Boyle playing to handicap of 16 put up a fine performance to return a gross score of 89 to win the Ladies Gross division. Persevering Indira Tibblin finished runner-up with a gross score of 91 and Linda Harris ended up in the third position.