| Ratnayake
snatches Charity Golf Classic
The Captain of the Royal Colombo Golf Club Kumar Boralessa conceived
the tremendous idea that the Club should join in a rescue operation
to assist the victims of the recent disaster. He suggested that
a Golf for Charity tournament be set out to raise funds.
The
Tournament Committee took over but unfortunately started with a
massive hiccup by making the tournament the preserve of only 3 categories
of players without any consideration for the Seniors & Masters
categories where there is a complement of fine enthusiastic staunch
members. There was great resentment and this was amply demonstrated
by two Senior members whom called for re-instatement of their categories.
The rules were amended hastily and through a special communiqué
they were invited to participate but the response was poor and that
was unexpected. Near 100 participated paying Rs. 1,500/- each and
a tidy sum of Rs. 150,000/- moved into the Charity Coffers. Much
more is expected from two tournaments which hopefully the Korean
and Japanese communities will organize.
Mohan
Sparkles
Mohan Ratnayake quite methodical preserved his strokes superbly
through a cautiously played round which brought him 38 excellent
points. He was great off the tees and his accuracy helped considerably
to bring in a fine collection of pars and to add to his pleasure
he picked up a few birdies. He was seen toasting at the 19th beaming
with pleasure. He won the "A" Classic beating 2 giants
Steuart Ritchie & Tissa Jayasinghe by one point.
Neil
Upfront
The dashing cavalier cricketer of yesteryear plays stacks of flashy
golf. He is either prominent on the scene or flashy in the meadows.
On Saturday without any charity from the omnipotent he finished
a stunning round on 41 points to collect the "B" Classic
and celebrate incessantly. Ananda Jayasekera came behind with a
superb 39 point round to jump on the band wagon and celebrate on
a mixture of Calsberg and Lion. Toshikazu Anoup Kundanmal, Stephen
Griffin and Dilip Kodikara. D.M. Hetti, Wasantha Silva and Kumar
Mirchandani were merry messing around with Alan Walkingshaw and
Jeremy Carter joining in with colourful displays.
Tissa
Wins 'C'
Tissa Wickremasinghe fresh from his striking victory in the Life
Members Title Event came good again making full use of his multiple
entry visa to the Ridgeways. Basking in the glory of his victory
the domestic front announced an 'Open House' and his residence was
packed to capacity celebrating this 2nd successive victory. Lal
de Mel and K. Yanagihara excelled on 36 points each and Deepal Weerasekera,
K.K.U. Perera and Suneth Wijesinghe came pretty good with 35 points
each. V.K. Wickremanayake, S. Wickremasinghe, Dian Jayasuriya, V.
Govindasamy and H. Samaranayake through quite negligent were not
unhappy about their performance. They kept smiling despite distress.
Old
Waltz Senior
The elegant Old Waltz Senior swinger K.K.U. Perera stays by his
excellent skills. He was delighted on Saturday with a superbly compiled
34 points to light up the 19th with his pals and ready himself for
the Senior Trophy.
Pretty
New
Sandra Ramanayake is quite an exciting player. New to the Ridgeways
she notched up an excellent 34 point victory in the Ladies Event.
Finally
A great event, a worthy cause, lavishly supported helping the Coffers
to extend support to the distressed. |
