Sri Lanka can be proud with the active promotion of various activities involving the arrival of 'tourists'. However when there is a special Golf Tournament involving Professional Golfers it becomes a very enterprising attraction. Sri Lankan Airlines is in the forefront as the Title Sponsor of 'The Sri Lankan Senior Masters Golf Tournament 2012 to be played through 16-18th February 2012 at the Victoria Golf & Country Club Course in Digana 14kms from Kandy.
Victoria Golf and International Golf Solutions are the Main Co-sponsors of this Tournament where the Senior Masters of the Pro-Golf Tour will be participating in a Pro-Am on the 16th of February(Day 1) to be worked out on Stableford Points basis. There are 60 Top Pro-Seniors above 50 Years of age, invited to play and they will partner 60 Amateur Golfers who will have the rare opportunity to play alongside 'Greats' in the likes of Terry Gayle, Mike Harwood a PGA winner, Sri Lankan Senior Pro Nandasena Perera and many other stars on the Senior Masters Asian Tour.
There is a very attractive 'Purse' up for grabs as the Senior Masters play on the 17th & 18th, the 36 Hole 'Sri Lankan Senior Masters Golf Tournament' for the first time in Sri Lanka which is a rare treat for local golfers and a boost for International Participation and Tourist enjoyment.
28 Handicap Golfer wins RCGC Life Members Cup
The Royal Colombo Golf Club with its rich history of Golf Tournaments just concluded the Life Members Cup for 2012, a very interesting Match-Play Tournament open to players with a Handicap of 12 and above played on a match play format with the lower handicap Golfer giving strokes to the higher Handicap Golfer. After many rounds of Golf a relatively 'new' golfer Tissa Nanayakkara playing off the maximum 28 Handicap beat Rajeev Rajapakse (16 H'cap) 4 & 3 in the Final.
The Life Members Cup was first played in 1948 and the First winner was Britisher M.G. Williams.
A famous Pediatrician Dr. L.O. Abeyratne won in 1949 and a former Captain, President of the RCGC who was also a president of the then Ceylon Golf Union Dr. Lance V. R. Fernando won in 1950.This Tournament has produced several interesting winners among them the Late Sam Kadirgamar QC, Michael Fonseka, Lalith Kotalawala, three Abeyewardene's in 1972,1974 & the Centenary Year 1979.This Tournament used to be a 'spring-board' for young and up and coming Golfers to make their mark! |
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