Vinod, Taniya, Dhuwarshan, Nirekh and Reshan Top Junior Golf Rankings 2017
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Vinod Weerasinghe, Taniya Minel, S. Dhuwarshan, Niresh Tejwani and Reshan Algama topped the National Junior Golf Rankings 2017 in their respective age categories, organised by the Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) Junior Sub Committee. The organisers have secured a platform to encourage juniors to improve and develop their game through the participation in four junior calendar events for the second successive year with the generous support and sponsorship of NDB Wealth Management.
The National Junior Golf Rankings introduced in 2016, was a tremendous boost to the juniors, with the top 5 in each Age Group category awarded a certificate and a SLGU Ranking Card with the facility to play on all the golf courses in Sri Lanka as a reward.
The 2017 Junior Calendar got off to a great start with the P&S Junior Match Play Championship conducted in April and the two regional events in the different Age Group Categories were concluded at the Victoria Golf and Country Resort in August and at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club in September.
In the final feature event, the Sri Lanka Junior Championship brings the curtain down at the Royal Colombo Golf Club in December. Thereafter the final rankings for 2017 will be awarded at a gala event hosted by the sponsor NDB Wealth Management. An encouraging total of 70 to 90 juniors participated in the five categories of different age groups at the recent competitions. The interest and talent certainly augurs well for the future of Sri Lanka golf.
The following top 5 in each category of the respective groups are given below:
Ndb Wealth Management Junior
Golf Rankings as at October 2017
Gold Division (Age 15-18+ Boys)
1. Vinod Weerasinghe 1350 points
2. T. Akash 1100 points
3. Armand Flamer Caldera 1075 points
4. Januka Dilshan 950 points
5. S.D.S. Dilshan 525 points
Silver Division (Age 12-14+)
1. S. Dhuwarshan (NEGC) 1450 points
2. Dilshan Malinda (RCGC) 1150 points
3. Haroon Aslam (VGCR) 1125 points
4. T.Vikash (RCGC) 750 points
S. D.M. Hirushan (RCGC) 700 points
Bronze Division (Age 10-11+)
1. Nirekh Tejwani 1400 points
2. Shanal Binushka 1050 points
3. Yannik Kumara 950 points
4. Sherin Mithara 825 points
5. M.S. Sanjay 775 points
Copper Division (Age 9+ and Under)
1. Reshan Algama 1350 points
2. C. Dharaniyan 1150 points
3. Kvahn Tejwani 1100 points
4. Keshav Algama 600 points
5. K. Kabilash 500 points
Girls Gold and Silver Division
(Age 12-18+ Girls)
1.Taniya Minel 1375 points
2. Kayla Perera 950 points
3. AnelkaDesinghe 775 points
4. Dalhiya Hepshiba 725 points
5. Iman Sangani 400 points