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Wickremasinghe captures Life Member's Trophy
Reliable reports have it that Tissa Wickremasinghe has to get a Visa from the boss of the domestic front to move into the Ridgeways from his Lake Drive residence and invariably these Visas are only one visit shots.

Working on such a visa Wickremasinghe went for the first round of the Life Member's Trophy and registered a stunning victory over Mohan Selvaratnam 7 & 6. Further reports have it that the Visa Officer on the domestic front was so elated that Tissa was issued a multiple entry thereafter and taking advantage of this freedom he smashed his way to the quarter finals with consummate ease.

Gathering match experience Wickremasinghe's game improved considerably. His next victim was V.T. Sundaralingam a seasoned campaigner. The Super, Cop had no time to settle defeated by a smashing margin 6 & 5. Spritely Lal Dias then moved in to give Wickremasinghe a helluva fright. Dias had a firm grip on the game and at one time had victory in sight but he faltered a couple of times to find Wickremasinghe pouncing on him to take victory 3 & 2 Finals

Johnny Attygalle had a gruelling time reaching the finals. He played excellent rounds and richly deserved the success he achieved even though he came to grief meeting Tissa Wickremasinghe in the finals. Wickremasinghe had by now matured into a confident, steady and reliable stroke player making Johnny Attygalle an inadequate opponent.

Wickremasinghe struck hole by hole. 3 up on the 10th Wickremasinghe careered to win the 11th & 12th and on the 13th his stunning tee shot gave him a comfortable par and a more comfortable victory 6 & 5. Wickremasinghe jumped on the victory stand on the 19th and with Johnny Attygalle and a few others there was incessant celebration over the Pride of Scotland. Wickremasinghe took the 2005 Life Member's Trophy.

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