Amrith and Roshini in BMW glory
View(s):Amrith de Zoysa and Roshini Sangani clinched the prestigious BMW Golf Cup International, which was held for the fourth consecutive year at the Royal Colombo Golf Club.
Dr. Jürgen Morhard, German Ambassador and Heinz Reuter, the Chairman /MD of Prestige Automobile present the winner of the main category, Amrith de Zoysa, the BMW Golf Cup International
Amrith outclassed other top contenders who were on the hunt for the title as he claimed the Men’s Division ‘A’ championship with ease while Noordeen Sethwala finished behind as the runner-up.
In the Ladies’ category Sangani finished ahead of Sharon Hall to win the title. Liu Laifu won the Men’s Division ‘B’ title as S. Balasubramaniam emerged runner-up. The Ladies Division ‘B’ title was won by Shayanika Fernando while seasoned campaigner Niloo Jayatilleke became the runner-up.
BMW Golf Cup Ladies winner Roshini Sangani receiving the award from Ruth Reuter
From the BMW Owners’ category, the Men’s Division ‘A’ championship was won by Rajeewa Rajapaksa as Harsha Abeywickrama finished behind the winner. A.W.M. Reza won the Men’s Division ‘B’ championship as Rohan Fernandez emerged the runner-up. The Senior category was claimed by Nihal Boralessa with Prasanna Goonathilake finishing closely behind.
Regarded as one of the most sought-after golf tournaments in the country, the event saw 230 golf enthusiasts teeing off to win the exciting awards at hand. Held under two categories, the BMW Golf Cup International Open and the BMW Owners, with a shotgun start, many golfing enthusiasts were able to enjoy a competitive game while amassing experience.
The BMW Golf Cup International Open was carried out under four categories where the winners of each respective category was awarded with a fully paid business class ticket to fly to Singapore. The BMW Owners’ category winners from three categories got the opportunity to participate in the BMW International Golf Tournament, to be held in March 2015 in Sydney, Australia with all costs for the journey sponsored by Prestige Automobile. The Ambassador of Germany to Sri Lanka, Dr. Jürgen Morhard graced the awards ceremony as the chief guest.