Sri Lanka Junior Golf Championship 2019 – Rukmani Kodagoda Trophy

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Group photo of all the junior golfer winners

Sunitha Rodrigo sister of late Rukmini Kodagoda, Sherin Balasuriya runner up girls, Sanjeev Vaivaranathan – Vice President SLG, Taniya Balasuriya Winner girls

Shanthani Perera sister of Late Rukmini Kodagoda, Winner boys – S. Dhuwarshan, President SLG – Harsha Abeywickrema

Dhuwarshan, Danushan, Taniya, Reshan and Ayaan – Junior Golf Division Champs

The Sri Lanka Junior Golf Match-play Championship 2019 sponsored by P & S Bakers concluded with five fantastic Finals played in five different age group categories and Dhuwarshan of Nuwara-Eliya Golf Club and Taniya Minel Balasuriya of Royal Colombo Golf Club were crowned Junior Champs for Boys and Girls respectively.

Dhuwarshan beat the #1 seed Haroon Aslam 3 and 2 to win the Gold Division age category and be crowned Boys Junior Champion 2019.

In the Girls Championship Taniya Minel Balasuriya beat her sister Sherin Mithara in the final 3 and 2, to win the Girls Championship for the second successive year.

K. Danushan beat Nirekh Tejwani the top seed in the Silver Division for Boys 3 and 2 in the final to become the Silver division champion.

Reshan Algama played excellent Golf to beat Kaya Daluwatte 3 and 2 in the Final of the Bronze division.

Ayaan Gunasekera beat Varun Fernando in the final of the Copper division.

The Sri Lanka Junior Golf Championship 2019 sponsored by P & S Bakers for the sixth consecutive year was a great success played in memory of the Late Rukmani Kodagoda a former National Champion in Golf and Tennis. President Sri Lanka Golf Rtd. Air Chief Marshall Harsha Abeywickrema, Chairperson Sri Lanka Junior Golf Niloo Jayathilaka, Captain RCGC, Shiran Fernando, Vice President SLGU and President RCGC Sanjiva Vairavanathan together with family members of P & S Bakers the Match-play Championship sponsors, gave away certificates of participation and the trophies to the winners in the prize giving that followed the Finals.

Sri Lanka Junior Golf Match Play Championship 2019 Final Results

Gold Division Boys – Junior Boys Champion Dhuwarshan

S. Dhuwarshan (NEGC) beat Haroon Aslam (VGCR) 3 & 2

Gold and Silver combined Girls – Junior Champion Taniya Minel Balasuriya

Taniya Minel Balsuriya beat Sherin Mithara Balasuriya 3 & 2

Silver Division Boys –

K. Danushan beat Nirekh Tejwani 3 & 2

Bronze Division Boys & Girls –

Reshan Algama beat Kaya Daluwatte 3 & 2

Copper Division Boys & Girls –

Ayaan Gunasekera beat Varun Fernando 3 & 2