Ladies Stroke Play Golf C’ship from June 25 to 27

S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN- Kandy Sports correspondent

The Victoria Golf and Country Resort will host the prestigious Mackwoods Ladies Stroke Play Golf Championship 2010 which will be worked off at the picturesque Victoria Golf Course at Rajawella off Kandy from June 25 to 27 with the first off at 7.30 a.m.

This Ladies Golf Championship which is one of the biggest golf competitions to be held in the country was first played in 1974 and since then has been sponsored by Mackwoods Limited over the years in memory of the first Sri Lankan Chairman N. S. O. Mendis. Since then the tradition has been followed by his daughter the late Mrs. Sriyani Nonis and grandchildren present Chairman Dr. Chris Nonis and Mrs. Nirmalee Samaratunga who is the present Co. Chairman and Managing Director continue to support the Sri Lanka Golf Union with their long-standing sponsorship of this prestigious event.

This championship is open to all Amateur golfers who are members of a recognised golf club and have a certified handicap from Sri Lanka Golf Union, USGA or club handicap.

The Mackwoods Challenge Trophy will be awarded to the Lady Golfer returning the lowest Gross Aggregate score over 54 holes or three rounds with Victoria being a 18 hole course.

The defending champion is Jackie Dias who won it last year and the runner up is Suwaneetha Selvaratnam. But they will receive tough competition from the golfers from Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo who are expected in the fray. Entry forms could be had from Victoria Golf and Country Resort or from Dhanushika Medagoda 0777-840894, Pre Shop 081-2376376 or from the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club and the Royal Colombo Golf Club.

This championship is one of the most prestigious golfing event for Lady Golfers conducted by the Sri Lanka Golf Union which is the governing body for golf in Sri Lanka.

Apart from the main championship title there will be also daily prizes and the golfers will also vie for the Nuwara Eliya Golf Challenge Cup run concurrently with this tournament and the winner will be the golfer having the Best Aggregate Nett Score over 54 holes. There will be also a Bronze Cup for the high handicap golfers.