Three qualify to tee-off in Germany

DIMO Mercedes-Benz Golf Tournament 2021

Tuesday, 30 March 2021 00:20 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Kaya Daluwatte

Niloo Jayathilake

Sachin de Sillva

Tharanga Gunasekera

By Shamseer Jaleel reporting from Hambantota

Pix by Jim Shadrach

Tyeab Akbarallly

DIMO hosted the annual Mercedes-Benz Golf Tournament 2021 at Shangri-La’s Hambantota Golf Resort and Spa with the participation of more than 90 golfers.

Rajeev Rajapakse, Anel De Silva and Fran De Mel qualified to participate in this year’s Mercedes Trophy World Final at Germany which will take place by end October 2021.They were selected according to the tournament rules and regulations.

Rajeev Rajapakse was in sparkling form from tee off in hole 1 showing top class constancy. He accounted for the Handicap A pushing Shiran Fernando and Sachin de Silva to second and third places respectively. Handicap B was won by Nirthaj Seelanatha with Rohitha Silva and Anel De Silva taking second and third positions. Iftikar Ahamed won the Handicap C with Sarath Liyanage and Saneth Gamage being placed at number two and number three in the same segment.

Veteran golfer, Fran de Mel won the Handicap D and Ladies event with Ruvani Desinghe and youngster, Kaya Daluwatte being placed at number two and number three positions.

Senior segment was accounted by Mohan De Silva while another top class golfer, Pawan Tejwani won the nearest to the PIN while Longest Drive was won by Pravina Dunuwila.

The following were the winners.

Handicap A

Winner: Rajeev Rajapakse

1st Runner-Up: Shiran Fernando

2nd Runner-Up: Sachin De Silva

Handicap B

Winner: Nirthaj Seelanatha

1st Runner-Up: Rohitha Silva

2nd Runner-Up: Anel De Silva

Handicap C

Winner: Iftikar Ahamed

1st Runner-Up: Sarath Liyanage

2nd Runner-Up: Saneth Gamage

Handicap D

Winner: Fran De Mel

1st Runner-Up: Ruvani Desinghe

2nd Runner-Up: Kaya Daluwatte

Senior Category: Mohan De Silva

Nearest to the Pin: Pawan Tejwani

Longest Drive: Pravina Dunuwila

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.