Tissa Jayasinghe was the inaugural winner of the Sri Lanka Sports Association’s golf tournament played at the Oxley Golf Club on January 30.
The tournament was played over a single stableford format and Jayasinghe won the 18-hole division, with Chaminda Jayasinghe and Hiruna Sigera joint runners-up.
There were 24 golfers, aged between 12 and 75, with 20 players competing over 18 holes and four over nine holes.
Plans are under way for a winter tournament.
The results:
18 Holes: Winner Tissa Jayasinghe. Joint runners-up Chaminda Jayasinghe, Hiruna Sigera.
Closest to pin on the 3rd hole, par 3, 153m: Winner Shafraz Hameed.
Closest to the pin on the 7th hole, par 3, 116m: Winner Chaminda Jayasinghe.
Best nett stableford score on all par 3 holes: Joint winners Tissa Jayasinghe and Shan Nadarajah.
Best stableford score on 4 hidden holes, 2 from front and 2 from back: Winners 4- Hafi Abdeen, Hiruna Sigera, Tissa Jayasinghe and Chaminda Jayasinghe.
9 holes: Winner Nalaka Rajakaruna.
