Colombo International School (CIS) to defend Schools Team Event
The defending champions -- Colombo International School, when they won the title last season
A significant and overwhelming response is seen for Sri Lanka’s most popular junior golf tournament, the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship. Last year’s winners Colombo International School (CIS), represented by Reshan Algama and Kvahn Tejwani will look forward to defend the schools team event. But the title holders will likely see strong challenge from British School and Ladies College.
Many national, private and international schools have already signed up for this year’s championship and is elevating the level of the sport across Sri Lanka. Developed with the driven goal of enhancing junior golf at schools-level in Sri Lanka, the championship is focusing on creating team competitiveness and encouraging participation at schools around the country.
To date numerous schools including, The British School in Colombo, Ladies College, S. Thomas’ College, Colombo International School, St. Joseph’s College, St. Peter’s College, CMS Girls School, Royal College and Asian International School, have registered, with several more schools expected to join prior to applications closing tomorrow (October 21).
The championship has drawn in entries from outstation schools such as Anuradhapura Central College, Kilinochchi Central College, Dehigaha Land School Hambantota, St. Xavier’s College Nuwara Eliya showing a keen interest to participate at this year’s event.
Scheduled to be held on Friday (October 25), at the Royal Colombo Golf Course (RCGC), registration desk at Sri Lankan Golf (SLG) office will remain open till 5.00pm, October 21. Interested schools still could contact Junior Sub Committee member Chandana Weerasinghe on 0777306176 or email entry to info@golfsrilanka.org. Players can also apply via local clubs islandwide.
This year too, the competition will host the Team Event open to students from any registered National, Private or International School in Sri Lanka. Schools may field one or more teams of two players below 19 years. Team pairings can be two girls or two boys, or a girl and a boy, where all will play 18 holes. Playing tee markers will be as per the Senior or Junior Individual Events specified below and the winner of the schools Team Event will be the team with the lowest aggregate score.
NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship will continue its highly popular Individual Event, which as of last year has been narrowed down to a Senior and a Junior Division, as well as being further broken down into a Boys and a Girls competition. Junior golfers will compete for the following titles: Senior Division (over 12 years and below 19 years) and Girls Winner, Junior Division (under 12 years) Boys Winner and Girls Winner.