RCGC junior golf champions

S M Jiffry ABDEEN- Kandy Sports Correspondent

Royal Colombo Golf Club won the inaugural Inter Club Junior Golf Championship by defeating Victoria Golf and Country Resort by 5 points to 1 at the Victoria Golf Course at Rajawilla off Kandy yesterday.

Royal Colombo Golf Club clinched the double by winning the match play competition by 10 points to 2 to win both trophies.

Ishara Fernando of RCGC was the star of the championship when he registered a good gross 85 Chanaka Perera also of RCGC finished a close runner up with 89 gross. In third place was 2 offer Sikkander (RCGC) with 91 gross to clinch all three top places.

This was a historic championship as this was the first time a Golf Junior Golf Championship was conducted between two clubs in the history in Sri Lanka.

President of Sri Lanka Golf Union Tony Wilhom was the chief and he distributed the awards along with Priath Fernando of SLGU.

Tony Withom speaking on the occasion thanked Victoria Golf and Country for hosting the inaugural Junior inter club golf championship and this will be held in Colombo next year.

The presentation of awards took place at the Araliya Restaurant of VGCR with Jehan de Saram acting as master of ceremonies.

The Results:

Group A

S Sasihathan (Victoria) 99, Chanake Perera (RCGC) 89, S Sarikumara (Vidora) 95, Zaffer Sikkander (RCGC) 91, S Illayaraja (Victoria) 92, Charitha Pushpita (RCGC) 91,

[Group B]

Praveen Raj (RCGC) 99, Prashan Pieris (RCGC) 95, S David (Victoria) 118, Amrith Hassan 91, Mogan Babu (Victoria) 107, Isara Fenando (RCGC) 85.