Taylor wins overall nett title

S M Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr at Victoria

Kandy Sports Club’s rugby coach Johan Taylor won the overall nett title at the second annual Oman Air Open Stableford Golf Championship 2010 organized by Victoria Golf and Country Resort and sponsored by Oman Air and concluded at the Victoria Golf Course at Rajawella yesterday.

A total of 115 golfers took the field and among them were 35 from countries like Arabian Gulf, Malaysia and India who were thrilled to play in this beautiful course.

Johan Taylor playing to a handicap of 14 registered a total of 87 points on the two rounds and Suwen Selvaratnam who played to a handicap of 8, registered a score of 76 points, finished runner-up.

Johan Taylor won a return ticket to Europe and a handsome trophy. Suwen Selvaratnam won a return ticket to the Arabian Gulf and a trophy.

Versatile Niloo Jayatilleke won two titles – first she won the Nearest to the Pin for ladies and was also the combined Ladies Gross winner with a gross score of 58 and in second place was Maleena Awn with 40 gross. Robert Mark Lane won the Combined Gross competition for men with a gross total of 69 and in second place was Chamil Wickremasinghe with 65 gross. Ladies College schoolgirl Maleena Awn carried away the trophy for the longest drive for ladies. Richel Hameed with a mighty swipe won the longest drive for men.

The nearest to the pin for men was won by Mukesh Sawhney from Malaysia.

The weather on both days kept fine and the golfers enjoyed playing at Victoria and vowed to come back next year.

Oman Air Country Manager for Maldives and Sri Lanka Gihan Karunaratne distributed the trophies with Victoria’s General Manager compering the awards ceremony.