Wasim Cader wins Visa Monthly Medal at RCGC

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Overall winner Visa Monthly Medal Wasim Cader (second from left)

By Shamseer Jaleel

Wasim Cader won the Overall Nett winner with a remarkable score of 62 Nett at the Visa Monthly medal which took place at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) recently.

Over 230 golfers teed off in the two-day tournament.

In the Visa Infinite Customer segment Dr. Pradeep Edward won with 62 nett while Janaki Sugathapala accounted for the Ladies segment with a nett win of 69.

Division A (handicap 0 to 9) saw Adam Fernando shine, claiming the nett title with a score of 68, while also taking win at the Gross title with a solid 73. Arvind Fernando, son of former Sri Lanka Tennis star, Arjun Fernando followed closely, finishing as runner-up in the Nett Division with 72.

In Division B (Handicap 10–18), was won by Dr. Pradeep Edward who not only won the Nett with 62 but also the Gross title with 79, Prabath Gamage secured the Nett runner-up spot with a score of 69 on count back method.

The Division C (Handicap 19–28) belonged to Wasim Cader, who complemented his overall title with another Nett win of 62, while Moditha Silva earned runner-up honours with 63 and claimed the Gross title with a score of 88.

The Senior Division saw Subramaniam Yegendran carding an excellent 63 for victory, while Kumar Boralessa showed his experience and precision to clinch the Gross title with a score of 84. V.K. Vasan took Nett runner-up with 70.

In the Masters Division, T.P. Ramarajan won the Nett title with 65 while Lal Dias secured the Gross title with 89 on a count back method.

The Junior Division Sanjul de Silva winning the Nett with a 70 on count back method. Pranav Muralidharan delivering an impressive Gross score of 75 to take the crown. Ayaan Gunasekera closely in the Nett as runner-up.

Among the Ladies, the Silver Division was led by Tiru Jesudasan (68 Nett) and Kaya Daluwatte (75 Gross). The Bronze Division saw Sandra Cadien (65 Nett) and Viv Fowler Watt (96 Gross) shine, while in the Ladies Senior Division, Myungcok Jane Hone achieved a brilliant double with 70 Nett and Gross.

Visa Infinite Customer, Longest Drive was won by Arvind Fernando who showed what power he possesses while the accuracy of W.A.K. Fernando won the Nearest to the PIN.