Dhanika wins A Division Golf title
Richard DWIGHT
The characteristic feature of the 131 year old, Royal Colombo Golf
Club (RCGC) is the providing of a salubrious ambience for its members,
to socially unwind and relax in an atmosphere that is most congenial.
Whilst this is true, its equally true to say, that the main thrust
of the RCGC however is the fostering and promotion of the sport of golf
amongst its members and guests.
Painstaking though it be, the club does organize and conducts major
tournaments during different times of the year, which are prestigious in
outlook. Not forgetting the Monthly Medal round golf competition, which
is more often than not sponsored by a benefactor.
These medal round golf is worked off each month right through the
year - these competitions enables the participants to focus on golf to
thereby improve their skills and enhance the spirit of camaraderie that
prevail amongst the members.
This year the monthly medal round golf began in January and the
second of its kind was held last Saturday at the RCGC. There were around
100 golfers competing with play confined to the Stableford format. The
players played according to their categories as determined by their
respective handicaps - viz; A Division 0-9, B Division 10-18, C
Division 19-28. There was in addition a Masters, Seniors, Sri Lanka Pool
Players categories.
Dhanika De Silva did well enough to win the A Division, B. K. Jun
won the B Division, C Division was won by Thejan De Silva. The
Masters was won by Vitus Fernando, the seniors by J. M. Wanigasekera.
The pick amongst the pool players was N. Ranga.
Results
A Division - Handicap 0 to 09
Winner: Dhanika de Silva - 64 Nett, Runner Up: Nihal Perera - 67
B Division - Handicap 10 to 18
Winner: B. K. Jun - 68 Nett B/B 9, Runner Up: Mindika Hettiarachchi -
68
C Division - Handicap 19 to 28
Winner: Thejan de Silva - 66 Nett B/B 9, Runner Up: Stopponi
Giancarlo - 66
Masters
Winner: Vitus Fernando - 60 Nett
Runner Up: Neil Chanmugam - 64 B/B 9
Seniors
Winner: J. M. Wanigasekera - 65 Nett B/B
Runner Up: Lal de Mel - 65
Sri Lanka Pool Player
N. Ranga 66
G. Selvar Kumar 67
N. Thangaraj 68
J. M. L. Indika 70
M. Amarapathma 71
B. A. Rohana 73
M. Arukugam 74
S. N. P. Kumara 76
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