Golf: Sisira Kumara captures Lectra Sri Lanka title

Sisira Kumara, the top ranked amateur golfer in 2018, confirmed his supremacy with four rounds of sub-par rounds, sealing a comfortable victory with a closing round of 65, six under par to accumulate a 15 under four round aggregate, 13 strokes clear of the runner-up, Narahenpitage Amarapathma, whose closing even par round gave him a total of 282 – two under par aggregate score. 

Veteran J M D Indika’s closing round of 70, helped him collect the 3rd place prize. 

Nonetheless, the surprise package was the spectacular feat of Taniya Minel Balasuriya, shooting a cracking two under par 69, the second best card of the day playing alongside the ‘Men’ from the Championship Tee Boxes, with extra yardage. 

The tough ‘pocket –rocket’ Taniya Minel, showed much character for one so young, holding her nerve to shoot a solid 69, next best on the last day to the winner Sisira Kumara’s six under par 65, securing 11th place in the February edition of the Lectra Sri Lanka Golf Grand Prix 2019, concluded at the Royal Colombo Golf Club Course. 

Two minutes silence was observed in respect of the legendary golfer K. Nandasena Perera who passed away just before the final round. 

The Sri Lanka Golf Union paid respect and laid high praise on champion golfer Nandasena Perera at the solemn prize giving, that followed the completion of the 4 round Lectra Sri Lanka Golf Grand Prix 2019 February Edition. 

The Honorary Secretary Nishan Navaratne and the Honorary Treasurer Sudath Kumara representing the Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU), gave away the awards on behalf of the Sponsor Apparel Technologies, member of the Bobbin Group of Companies. 

A special Prize was given by the SLGU to Sisira Kumara for shooting all four rounds under par. 

Sudath Kumara said “We want to encourage our Golfers to shoot under par, every round of Golf they play” 

The SLGU also gave a special prize to Taniya Minel as the best ‘Lady’ Golfer excelling among the Men, off the Men’s Tee Markers, and shooting two under par in the closing round of the inaugural LECTRA SRI LANKA GOLF event for 2019. 

Final Standings Lectra Sri Lanka Golf Grand Prix 2019 February Edition 

Winner : G P Sisira Kumara 269 (67, 67, 70, 65) 

1st Runner-up: N. Amarapathma 282 (72, 70, 69, 71) 

2nd Runner-up: J M D Indika 287 (75, 69, 73, 70) 

4th : Navinda Ranga 292 (76, 71, 74, 71) 

Jt 5th : Januka Dilshan 294 (71, 75, 73, 75), Pradeep Kumara 294 (73, 75, 74, 72) 

7th : M H Chalitha Pushpika 300 (78, 77, 72, 73) 

Jt 8th : U A Ranasinghe 301 (77, 72, 76, 76), M U Chanaka Perera (76, 75, 77, 73) 

10th : T. Jayaseelan 302 (75, 73, 79, 75) 

11th : Taniya Minel Balasuriya 304 ( 81, 80, 74, 69) 

12th : Lamidu Rainika 305 ( 74, 73, 78, 80) 

13th : B A Sanjeewa 307 (82, 76, 76, 73) 

14th : R Sureshan309 (82, 76, 76, 73) 

15th : Haroon Aslam [VGCR] 310 (77, 81, 78, 74) 

16th : Rosana Prasad 311 (77, 78, 80, 76) 

17th : Sampath Kelum 315 ( 80, 81, 78, 76) 

18th : Nilantha Waiddyaratne [SL Navy] 318 ( 82, 80, 84, 72) 

19th : P D S U Kumara [ SLAF] 325 (79, 82, 86, 78) 

20th : R M S Rupasinghe [SL Navy] 329 (80, 79, 90, 80)