Golf: Priya Hemantha wins Pin Fernando award

Priya Hemantha (27) won the Pin Fernando award as the best senior ranked golfer at the award ceremony held in the Sri Lanka Golf Union on Friday (19). 

Meanwhile Akash Thangadorai (17), ended as the best junior ranked golfer.

The ranking system was worked out, taking into account the points accumulated in the tournaments held from year 2014-2015.

Hemantha gathered 4520 points at the end. 

He was attracted to the game initially as a caddy and plays for the Victoria Golf Club, Kandy. 

He is involved in the game for the last 11 years. 

And he clinched the Pin Fernando award last year as well.

His main ambition is to play in the Indian circuit.

The rest of the senior players with total points with the rank mentioned first.

Others are as follows: 2. G.M. Pradeep Kumara 4333 pts, 3. D.M. Pradeep Bandara 3940 pts, 4. N. Ranga 3673 pts, 5. N. Amarapadma  3473 pts, 6. B.A. Rohana 3349 pts, 7. R. Sureshan 3188pts, 8.Sisira Kumara  3111 pts, 9. M. Arumugam 2887 pts, 10. S. Sashinathan  2842 pts.

Meanwhile, junior winner Thangadorai gathered 1075 points. 

A student of Susamyawardhena Vidayala, Borella, he was attracted to the game of golf, mainly due to his uncle Nadaraja Thangadorai, a senior golfer, who plays in the Indian circuit. 

He has gained the much needed exposure by playing golf at Royal Colombo, Nuwara Eliya, Victoria, Anuradhapura and at China bay, Trincomalee.

The rest of the junior players with total points with the rank mentioned first, 2. Januka Dilshan 1050 pts, 3. D. Dhanaranjan 1000 pts, 4. Armand F. Caldera 825 pts, 5. Swamiyan 750 pts.