Abhayaratne
swipes Free Lanka Trophy
Romesh Abhayaratne, a young rising
star golfer, struck a nett par round to win the ‘A’
Classic by 3 strokes from Murad Ismail. Young Abhayaratne
earlier in the week was involved in quite an unsavoury
incident when he was playing the Ridgeways with his
house guests, Henk & Anita Stevens, walking beside
him. Information coming down the pipeline sounds contradictory
and therefore undependable. Some members are probing
the truth and if anything worthwhile becomes available
I will certainly make use of the facts.
‘B’ Division
Suresh Subramaniam was in great form to come up with
a praiseworthy nett 68. A 11 handicapper, his 79 was
the best gross score for the day and he was so absolutely
elated that he rushed back to the S.L.T.A. to relate
a shot by shot, ball by ball commentary of his rewarding
round. Sprightly Wasantha de Silva, was beaten by just
one stroke. He had an excellent round playing a shade
under his handicap of 11. P.B. Kalugalagedera, also
known as ‘blackstonehouse’ came good with
a nett par round.
‘C’ Division
Two Koreans came off superbly. H. S. Chung was the better
of the two with an exceptionally smart round of nett
66 to win the ‘C’ Division award. Yeun Kook
Chung came behind with nett 70.
Denison Excels
Doc Saparamadu knocks at the door with regular frequency
and for the 2nd time he was admitted, following a methodical
round of nett 72. He was beaming all afternoon with
another Seniors’ victory and trophy.
Centuries & Confetti
Over six dozens struck smashing centuries
and over two dozen rushed to the production line for
confetti. Earth was moved, ponds were splashed, roofs
over the boundary walls were peppered and the pond boys
picked a rich harvest. It was great fun and much enjoyed
by those who generally played hell!
Sponsors
Free Lanka Trading was quite extravagant in
their sponsorship. Much credit to Joseph Kenny.
The Course
Sanjeeva Wickremanayake takes over
as Turf Specialist. The modest man admits his knowledge
is limited but his enthusiasm is so great and his dedication
to the cause so strong that in just a month, the grass
on the greens and fairways is obeying him !TITA
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