Chang stamps his class at 24th HSBC 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament

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By Shamseer Jaleel

H.K. Chang stamped his class at the 24th HSBC 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament, which took place at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) last weekend.

This year’s event was colourful, with over 200 golfers teeing off for top honours in the Men’s A, B and C divisions as well as the Ladies’ and Seniors’ categories, showcasing their golfing skills and vying for the prestigious HSBC Challenge Trophy. The number of participating clubs have been limited to five.

H.K. Chang was the overall winner of the tournament, recording 41 points, and was also the C Division winner. Kapila Dandeniya clinched the A Division with 38 points and Gerard Fernando clinched the B Division with 39 points. Dinoo De Mel showed her class in the Ladies’ segment, scoring 35 points while Christopher Dias was the winner in the Seniors’ segment with 39 points.

HSBC was the first to introduce the Stableford format to Sri Lanka in 1995, with it later converted to a ‘5 Club’ only event.

Golf remains at the heart of HSBC’s sponsorship strategy globally. In Sri Lanka, HSBC sponsors three golf events - The HSBC 5 Club Golf tournament (24 years), HSBC Premier Golf tournament (seven years) and the recent HSBC Future Lions programme (Junior Golf) that introduced golf to over 700 youngsters in remote locations around the country in less than two years.

The tournament concluded with an awards ceremony held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club.