Jeewantha achieves first NRT WIN

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Aruna Jeewantha of Sri Lanka Air Force and Nuwara Eliya Panthers showing spectacular form In the greens to win the National Ranking Tournament Golf which took place at the Victoria Golf Resort (VGR) in Central Hills.

Aruna emerged with a consistent three-day total of 225 (76, 76, 73). He recorded his first win in a national level ranking event beating some of the biggest names in Amateur Golf.

Just one stroke behind was Kumar Dhanushan on 226, while Jacob Norton, another sensational golfer, produced the best final round of 71 to secure third place on 231. The top three showed steady golf under pressure on the challenging par-73 layout.

The Women’s category saw Samdamali Sumanarathne claiming top honours with an aggregate of 280. In the junior event which took place over 2 days saw Sithara Lorance winning the Girls while the Boys event was won by Nirwan Hettiarachchi. (SJ)