AmCham-FedEx Golf Tournament 2017

The AmCham-FedEx Golf Tournament 2017 was held on Saturday 30 September at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC).   

The first tee-off was at the break of dawn at 6 a.m. and the last four-ball came back to the Club House at 5:30 p.m. The course in immaculate condition encouraged high scoring with the overall best score of the day of 47 points, coming from Farzan Sikkander, winning a night’s stay for two at Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa in addition to the handsome trophy.  

The RCGC Club Champion Shamal Perera confirmed his place at the top of the Club Amateurs by a Gross Score of 33 points to be the overall Gross Winner.  

In the AmCham Members Category Shamal Perera was the winner, pushing Sajith Gamage to the Runner-Up position.  

Louise Parson won the best score for the Ladies with 42 points edging out Sharon Hall who scored 36 points. The consistent Hall also won the Longest and Most Accurate Drive and Nearest to The Pin on the 9th Hole while Nilkamal Perera was the Longest and Most Accurate Drive in the men’s challenge.  

An array of prizes were distributed for many categories and the A Division was won by Shamal Perera. In addition to being crowned the overall winner, Farzan Sikkander also won the C Division with a score of 47 points. B.M.R. Preena won the Masters Division and Prasanna Goonethillke won the Seniors Division with each scoring 43 points.  

As was in the past, part proceeds from the Golf Tournament will go towards a selected charity of Royal Colombo Golf Club.   

Speaking about the tournament, AmCham Sri Lanka President Dr. Kumudu Gunasekera said: “The AmCham Golf Tournament has been a tremendous success throughout 17 consecutive years. Over the past 17 years the funds raised from the tournament has helped and supported different charitable projects. We are pleased to partner with Mountain Hawk Express Ltd. on the 18th year of this tournament as they too make their mark in the courier industry with a top of the range brand such as FedEx.”  

Mountain Hawk Express (MHE) COO Chamila Bandara added: “MHE’s continued partnership with AmCham reinforces our values in giving back to our society and also promoting sports in Sri Lanka. As the company celebrates 30 years of successful operations in the country we were also able to achieve yet another milestone by acquiring the license to represent TNT Express in Sri Lanka during the early part of the year.”

MHE CEO Sanjeeva Abeygoonewardena added: “We are pleased to join with AmCham Sri Lanka as the Exclusive Partner for the AmCham-FedEX Golf Tournament 2017 to contribute to the development of golf in Sri Lanka and to support a charitable cause. For over 30 years, Mountain Hawk Express, licensee of Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), has leveraged on qualities like speed, focus, and accuracy in connecting people with opportunities around the world. These same qualities synonymous with golf, making the relationship a complimentary fit.”