Top seed Mahendra beaten in Pre-Quarter; 2017 Runner-up through to Quarters

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The prestigious annual board event for the Pin Fernando Trophy for Men and Pam Fernando Trophy for Ladies, played at the RCGC and proudly sponsored by the family business UTE Engineering, is played in the memory of the legendary late Pin Fernando, the Match-play Champ of Sri Lanka, and his late wife Pam Fernando, who was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Oldest to win a National Championship – Sri Lanka Ladies Amateur Championship.

The Pin Fernando Trophy Match-play stage was set alight with the top-seeded Mahendra Jayasekera beaten by young rising star Zaffar Sikkander 1 up. 2017 Winner Vinod Weerasinghe didn’t take part this year and in his absence there are two youngsters through to the Quarters, namely Zaffar Sikkander & Armand Flamer-Caldera (the youngest qualifier) who could make a bid for the Trophy. 2017 Pin Fernando Trophy Runner-up Tyronne Weerackody had a tough encounter to overcome the Captain of the RCG Avancka Herath. In an entertaining tight match Tyronne beat Captain Avancka on the 19th, the first sudden death Hole after being All-Square after Eighteen. The Pam Fernando Trophy Quarters &Pin Fernando Trophy Quarters look very competitive and some good Golf is expected.

Pin Fernando Trophy 2018 - Results of top 16 match play

Zaffar Sikkander bt Mahendra Jayasekera 1 up

Manjuka Chandrasoma bt Gamini Jayaweera 1 up

Armand Flamer-Caldera bt Suren Waas 6 & 5

Rohan J Perera bt Darren Hall 4 & 3

Rohan De Silva bt Kapila Dandeniya 3 & 2

Gehan Siribaddana bt Afflli Raheem 3 & 2

Tyronne Weerackody bt Avancka Herath 19th

Riahn Peiris bt Chamath J Kulasinghe 5 & 4