Pin and Pam Fernando golf: Jayalath and Anouk triumph

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Pin Fernando winner Jayalath Perera

Pam Fernando winner Anouk Chitty

By Shamseer Jaleel

The Pin Fernando and Pam Fernando Trophy golf encounters took place at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) with Jayalath Perera accounting for the Pin Fernando trophy while the Ladies’ winner was Anouk Chitty who walked away with the Pam Fernando trophy.

The tournament, named in honour of the legendary Sri Lankan golfer Pin Fernando, proved to be a fitting stage for both emerging talents and seasoned golfers teeing off.

In the Senior Ladies segment, Niranjali Amarasooriya showed her consistency and composure to finish with a nett score of 78 clinching the title. Ladies (0 to 36) nett division was won by Anouk Chitty with a nett score of 71 pushing Rushani Sanagani to runner-up position with a nett score of 72. Ladies gross segment saw long-hitting Jade Jiggens displayed remarkable power and accuracy to win with a gross score of 89 while Anouk Chitty capped off a great tournament, finishing as runner-up with a gross 78.

The Junior division heads with some excellent golf from the younger generation. Thejas Rathish Kanth won the top position with 77 nett (B/B 9) narrowly ahead of Vinuda Weerasinghe who finished with a nett score of 72.

In the Masters division saw reigned supreme A.D.S Gunasekera posted a solid 75 nett while A.V Rajendran produced the best score of the division with 68 nett, earning the winner’s title. The Senior segment was fiercely contested. S. Vethavinayakam scored 79 nett (B/B 9) but it was S. E. Captain who emerged victorious with a superb 79.

In Division C, A. Senevirathne – 65 nett, with E. Abeyrathna as runner-up on 69 nett, Division B, Shirley Corea clinched the top spot-on countback with 69 nett (B/B 9) with edging out Jayalath Perera.

Division A saw Harsha Abeywickrama return a 70 nett but Heshan Siribaddana 74 nett was encounter to seal the win.

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