Inter Club Golf championship teed off
Sri Lanka Golf Union will conduct the second Inter Club Golf Championship for the Sri Lanka Inter Club Challenge Shield, which was inaugurated in 2016 and Victoria Golf and Country Resort were the inaugural Winners.
The two oldest Golf Clubs in Sri Lanka the Royal Colombo Golf Club and the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, together with teams from the Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy will challenge Victoria for the 2017 Champion status.
This year the format will be on Stableford points on the net scores with each member Club entitled to enter a maximum of 5 teams comprising five Golfers per team. Each member Club can select their respective teams and vie for honours.
The SLGU is conducting the 2nd Inter Club Golf Championship for the Sri Lanka Inter-Club Challenge Shield inaugurated in 2016, when Victoria Golf and Country Resort emerged champions. The two oldest Golf Clubs in the island, the Royal Colombo Golf Club and the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, together with teams from the Sri Lanka Army, Air Force and Navy will challenge Victoria in 2017.
This year’s Inter-Club Championship will be followed by a traditional 19th Hole ‘Post Mortem’ all night, could have been, should have been a scenario. Today, will have the traditional SLGU events played for over 50 years, with teams of three randomly drawn, facilitating all Golfers to participate, with no restriction on Handicap.
Ladies and Seniors are also eligible to play for their respective Clubs, and the camaraderie between the member Clubs to win the Championship Shield, is building up and looking good for the game of Golf.
Prime Group joins SLGU as the main sponsors, while Sun Aqua, Elephant House, Ceylon Brewery, Sri Lankan Airlines, Pership Exotic Asian Living and BAM Solar are co-sponsors to make the 2nd Sri Lanka Inter-Club Golf Championship a memorable event. Â Â Â - LR; Pix By Athula Devapriya