Golf: Nimal Perera clinches Mercedes Trophy 2018

The Mercedes Trophy golf finals 2018, concluded on a high note at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club with Nimal Perera of the senior men’s division clinching the trophy. 

This year’s tournament was divided into four main handicap divisions: Handicap Group A (0-12), won by Gihan Wickremasinghe, with Sheron Fernando and Chamara Abeyratna as first and second runners up respectively. 

Handicap Group B (13-20) was won by Dr. Rohitha Silva, with Wenders Shieh and Tyronne Weerakkody coming in at second and third. 

Handicap Group C (21-28), meanwhile, was won by Pavithra Fernando, with Chandima Rodrigo as first runner up and Iftikhar Ahamed as second runner-up. 

Handicap Group D (00-36) – the ladies division – was won by Ruvani Desinghe, with Usha De Silva coming in at second place. 

Special recognition was given to Nandalal Weerasinghe for getting the ninth hole, nearest to the pin. 

Amrith de Soysa bagged the award for the longest drive in the men’s division, getting the first hole. 

The award for the longest drive for women went to Usha De Silva, who also got the first hole. 

The winners from the Sri Lanka Country Finals will compete in the Mercedes Trophy Asian Finals which will be held in Australia, this year. 

Winners of that competition will go on to qualify for the Mercedes Trophy World Finals in Stuttgart, Germany.