Mercedes Trophy Sri Lanka country finals:

Sri Lanka’s elite will take part

The MercedesTrophy, one of the most prestigious golf tournaments with a renowned international golf reputation, was once again witnessed at the Victoria Golf Club on 9th of June 2012. The participants of this tournament comprised of distinguished achievers from all walks of life and many found this event a great opportunity to meet and interact with other Mercedes-Benz owners.

Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC, General Distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Sri Lanka sponsored the MercedesTrophy this year for the 22nd consecutive time, and gathered the most elite golfing community in Sri Lanka, where participation is limited to owners of Mercedes-Benz, Jeep & Chrysler vehicles.

MercedesTrophy Sri Lanka country finals results are as follows: Fran De Mel won the Ladies Division while Shama Perera and Niloo Jayathilake became 1stand 2nd runners up respectively. Rohita Silva won the Gents Division – Group C while Tyronne Weerakkody and Ifthika Ahmed became 1st and 2nd runners up respectively.

In Gents Division – Group B, Anirvan Ghosh became the winner while Gihan Wickramasinghe and Nimal Perera became 1st and 2nd runners up respectively. In Gents Division – Group A, Sarath Priyaratne was the winner whereas Asakawa Yukiyasu and Sidath Wettimuny became 1st and 2nd runners up respectively.

The winners and the 1st Runners-up now stand the chance to compete in the MercedesTrophy Asian Finals and if successful compete in the world finals in Germany.

The climax of the series is the world final, which for years has been held traditionally in and around Stuttgart, the “cradle of the automobile”. This venue underlines the close relations between the brand Mercedes-Benz and golf.

This year’s Asian Finals will be played in Australia from 8th to 10th August 2012, and the World Finals will be played in Stuttgart from 13th to 17th September 2012.

Notable Achievement

Ms. Usha De Sliva was a member of the team that won the Nations Cup at the MercedesTrophy World Finals in Stuttgart in 2011. She was a member of the South East Asian team. The tournament took place from 28th September to 3rd October at Nippenburg- located on the northwestern edge of Stuttgart.

Adam Scott - professional golfer from Australia who is the ambassador for Mercedes Golf was the chief guest for this event.