Sri Lanka Golf

Sri Lanka Golf

Share

The Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) is the Governing Body for Golf in Sri Lanka. Colombo that is.

The Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) is registered under the Ministry of Sports Sri Lanka and recognized by the R&A as the sole Governing Body for Golf in Sri Lanka. Golf is one of the oldest sports to have been played in Sri Lanka having its roots during the Dutch rule of the 17th Century. It is well established that the Dutch word “Kolf” refers to a stick which was shaped to hit Kolf balls in a game

20/09/2018

J MD Indika Takes Lead at Halfway mark – UTE Engineering PFGP 2018 September

J M D Indika took a one stroke lead at the halfway mark at the end of Round 2 of the September Edition of the Pin Fernando Grand Prix, sponsored by UTE Engineering, conducted at the Royal Colombo Golf Club Course.
Amarapathma joint leader after the 1st round surrendered the lead to Indika. However, the best 2nd Round score belonged to B A Sanjeewa and Sachin De Silva, who shared joint third place four strokes behind the leader. The top five of the leader board are separated by just five strokes and the last two rounds after the cut-off should prove decisive with an exciting finish expected.
UTE ENGINEERING PIN FERNANDO GRAND PRIX 2018 SEPTEMBER EDITION LEADER BOARD
144 – J M D INDIKA 72, 72,
145 – N AMARAPATHMA 72, 73,
148 - B A SANJEEWA 78, 70, SACHIN DE SILVA 78, 70
149 – LAMINDU RAINIKA 76, 73, J K JANUKA DILSHAN 75, 74
150 - G M PRADEEP KUMARA 77, 73, G P SISIRA KUMARA 76, 74,
152 – SAMPATH KELUM 79, 73, M H CHALITHA PUSHPIKA 78, 74, NAVINDA RANGA 73, 79

18/09/2018

UTE Engineering Pin Fernando Golf Grand Prix 2018
18th - 21st September 2018
at Royal Coombo Golf Club - 02nd Round 19.09.2018

1 8:30 R. Sureshan(3) M. U. Chanaka Perera(-1) M.S. Dais - RCGC(14)
2 8:38 G. M. Pradeep Kumara(0) Rosana Prasad(5) Sisira Kumara(-2)
3 8:46 Amith Hashan(2) N. Ranga(-1) J. M. D. Indika(-2)
4 8:54 M. H. Chalitha Puspika(0) Lamidu Rainika(4) B. A. Sanjeewa(-2)
5 9:02 Sampath Kalum(3) B.A. Buddhika Jayalath - RCGC(9) T. Vikash(13)
6 9:10 U. A. Ranasinghe(2) Saman Kumara(9) J. K. Januka Dilshan(2)
7 9:18 Sachin De Silva(0) M. Amarapathma(-1) W. Yohan Rukman(21)
8 9:26 M. D. Sanjeewa(7) K. S. Usantha - RCGC(10) Laksiri Priyantha

HowDidiDo 18/09/2018

ROYAL COLOMBO GOLF CLUB
Competition Result
Competition Type : Stroke-Play
Course : Royal Colombo Golf Course III Course Par : 71
CSS Score : 74
Pin Fernando Grand Prix Sep 2018 Round I
18-09-2018
Division :
Name Gross Comments
(Reductions Only)
All
J. M. D. Indika 72 Lowest Gross
After Count-Back
M. Amarapathma 72 Lowest Gross
After Count-Back
N. Ranga 73
J. K. Januka Dilshan 75
Sisira Kumara 76
Lamidu Rainika 76
G. M. Pradeep Kumara 77
R. Sureshan 77
M. H. Chalitha Puspika 78
Sachin De Silva 78
Rosana Prasad 78
B. A. Sanjeewa 78
M. U. Chanaka Perera 78
Sampath Kalum 79
M. D. Sanjeewa 80
K. S. Usantha - RCGC 82
U. A. Ranasinghe 85
Amith Hashan 87
B.A. Buddhika Jayalath - RCGC 88
M.S. Dais - RCGC 89
W. Yohan Rukman 89
Saman Kumara (v) 93
Priyantha Perera - RCGC 94
T. Vikash 99
Published at : www.howdidido.co.uk/royal-colombo-gc
18 September 2018 CLUB2000 (v21)

HowDidiDo The largest golfer network in Europe.

Photos from Sri Lanka Golf's post 10/08/2018

NDB Wealth partners Sri Lanka Golf for First-Ever School Team Event
NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2018 a resounding success!

Sri Lanka’s most popular junior golf tournament, the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship, recently concluded its 2018 edition with a stunning exhibition of golfing acumen. Now in its fourth year, the tournament hosted by expert financial planner NDB Wealth Management, in partnership with Sri Lanka Golf, witnessed thrilling competition by a talented field that encompassed 21 schools teams and 96 junior golfers from across the island.

Held on the morning of August 8, 2018, at the historic Royal Colombo Golf Club (RGCG), this year's competition saw a team from Colombo International School emerge victorious in the tournament’s first-ever Junior Golf School Team Event. Comprising Reshan Algama and Kvahn Tejwani, this successful pairing beat out the competition from a field comprising 21 schools.

Individual and School Team junior golfers from the following competed: British School, Colombo International School, Royal College, S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia, D.S. Senanayake College, St. Peter’s College, Ladies College, Sri Jayawardanapura Balika Vidyalaya, President’s College Kotte, Killinochchi Central College, Senarathwela Maha Vidyala Digana, Trinity College, Isipathana College, Springfield College, Susumayawardena Vidyalaya, Ashoka College, R A Z International School, Good Rest Convent, Holy Trinity College, IBS College Nuwara Eliya, Keynesia International School, Our Lady’s Primary School, Lyceum International School Nuwara Eliya, OKI International School, Paynter Memorial School, Ecol International, Mahaberiyatanna Tamil Vidiyalaya, Central College Anuradhapura, Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya, Niwaththakachetiya Maha Vidyalaya and St. Xaviers College.

The winners of the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2018 were:

School Team Event
• Colombo International School (Reshan Algama and Kvahn Tejwani) – Winner

Individual Event
• Reshan Algama – Overall Winner
• Vinod Weerasinghe - Senior Boys category (aged over 12 years and under 19 years)
• Taniya Balasuriya - Senior Girls category (aged over 12 years and under 19 years)
• Reshan Algama - Junior Boys category (aged 12 years and below)
• Kaya Daluwatte - Junior Girls category (aged 12 years and below)

Most important of all, the 2018 tournament continued its mission to popularize the sport of junior golf in Sri Lanka among the schools. “I congratulate Colombo International School for winning the first-ever Junior Golf School Team Event and hope that this would be a start to what games like rugby and cricket have achieved. This is an initiative that has been additionally helped along by NDB Wealth’s continued support of programs like the National Junior Golf Rankings. NDB Wealth was the sole sponsor for the National Junior Golf Rankings in both 2016 and 2017, partnering Sri Lanka Golf,” said Niloo Jayatilake, Chairperson of the Junior Sub Committee, Sri Lanka Golf.

“Beyond our individual winners and runners-up earning NDB Wealth accounts of significant value, which will serve as an investment into their sporting future, every single participant at the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2018 will once again receive a NDB Wealth account. We are making this significant and strategic investment to bolster national interest in junior golf, which we feel is very important since we believe it is Sri Lanka’s best chance to bring home Gold at a future Olympics," commented Prabodha Samarasekera, CEO of NDB Wealth Management.

For a more in-depth view of the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2018, including details of winners and even the full compliment of competing schools and individuals, visit www.facebook.com/ndbwealth.

Photo Caption

1. School Team Event winners Kvahn Tejwani and Reshan Algama (Center Left and Center Right) from Colombo International School receiving their award from Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, President of the Sri Lanka Golf Union (Far Left) and Prabodha Samarasekera, CEO of NDB Wealth Management (Far Right).

2. [From Left to Right] Individual Event and School Team Event winners Vinod Weerasinghe, Kvahn Tejwani, Reshan Algama, Taniya Balasuriya and Kaya Daluwatte with their trophies.

Untitled album 10/08/2018
09/08/2018
Photos from NDB Wealth Management Ltd.'s post 09/08/2018
09/08/2018

Congratulations to our little champions!

From left to right: Vinod Weerasinghe (Senior boys-winner), Kawan Thejwani (Junior boys-2nd runner up), Reshan Algama (Junior boys-winner, Winner of the tournament), Kaya Daluwatte (Junior girls-winner), Tania Balasuriya (Senior girls -winner)

Want your business to be the top-listed Gym/sports Facility in Colombo?

Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.

Location

Telephone

Address


223, Model Farm Road, 5d
Colombo
00800

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00