Chulaka shines at RCGC Monthly Medal

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Chulaka Amarasinghe (left) with RCGC Captain Mahela Jayawardena

Chulaka Amarasinghe produced a superb performance to claim the Division A Nett title at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Monthly Medal, which attracted over 250 golfers last weekend.

Amarasinghe returned an excellent Nett score of 68 in the Handicap 0–9 category, finishing one stroke ahead of Darshan Veeraghavan, who carded 69. Veeraghavan completed a fine outing by securing the Division A Gross title with 73.

Sanka Edirisinghe dominated Division B (Handicap 10–18), taking the Nett honours with an impressive 64. Avancka Herat finished runner-up with 65 and also secured the Gross title with 75.

Division C (Handicap 19–28) saw Hemanga Karunasena emerge as the standout performer, winning the Nett title with 62. Mihindu Ariyaratne was second with 64, while Karunasena completed a double by taking the Gross crown with 83.

In the Seniors Division, Kan Butani won the Nett title with 67, ahead of Mohan De Silva on 69, while Kumar Boralessa claimed the Gross title with 80. Inderjith Fernando topped the Masters Nett category with 66, followed by Michael Beamish on 67, with Bandula Weerasinghe taking the Gross title with 83.

Among the junior boys, Nadushka Bandaranaike secured both the Nett title with 70 and the Gross crown with 80. Dhanushi Wanasinghe won the Junior Girls Nett title with 66, while Kayla Perera took the Junior Ladies Gross title with 74.

Usha De Silva won the Ladies Silver Nett with 71, while Anouk Chitty took the Gross title with 82. Gnei Jehan Lye dominated the Ladies Bronze division, winning both Nett (68) and Gross (97).

In the Ladies Seniors, Kathey Twenbold won the Nett title with 77, while Margo Sellayah secured the Gross crown with 103. (SJ)