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| N. Thangarajah in action. |
It was another proud moment for Sri Lanka as N. Thangarajah beat all odds to emerge champion at the 124th Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championships concluded at the Victoria Golf and Country Club turf last afternoon.
This means that Thangarajah has emulated his predecessors - K. Prabhagaran (2009) and Mithun Perera (2010). Both Prabhagaran and Perera have turned professional now.
Thangarajah who completed his four rounds with scores of 73,73,72 and 71 (289) finished two under par while beating the more illustrious reigning Indian Amateur Champion S. Chikkarangappa who bagged the Indian title last year as well.
Thirty-year-old Thangarajah who had six birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey was leading by one stroke at the end of the first nine.
Chikkarangappa who finished the course on par had a score 292.
The Sri Lanka Amateur Championship which is only preceded by the British Open had two man teams representing India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia besides the hosts.
In joint third place was Sri Lanka's - N. Ranga and Bangladesh's M.D. Sajib Ali who finished with identical scores of 294. Vijitha Bandara, a stroke behind them at 295, took fifth place. |
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