The Junior National Golf Rankings 2017, organized by the Sri Lanka Golf Union Junior Sub Committee have secured a platform to encourage Juniors to improve and develop their game through the participation in 04 Junior Calendar Events for the second successive year with the generous support and Sponsorship of NDB Wealth Management Ltd.

B.A. Sanjeewa, edges closer to sweet victory

Sri Lanka’s top ranked amateur golfer has upgraded himself in the Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championship currently being worked …

The National Junior Golf Rankings introduced in 2016, sponsored by NDB Wealth Management Ltd; was a tremendous boost to the juniors, with the top 5 in each age group category awarded a certificate and a SLGU Ranking Card with the facility to play on all the golf courses in Sri Lanka as a reward.

2017 Junior calendar got off to a great start with the P & S Junior Match Play Championship conducted in April and the two regional events in the different age group categories were concluded at Victoria Golf & Country Resort in August & Nuwara Eliya Golf Club in September 2017. The final feature event, the Sri Lanka Junior Championship, brings the curtain down at the Royal Colombo Golf Club in December 2017. Thereafter the final rankings for 2017 will be awarded at a gala event hosted by the sponsor NDB Wealth Management Ltd.

“The Future of Sri Lankan Golf is Bright” – Priath Fernando, President SLGU

The 4th annual Sri Lanka Match Play Championship teed off on a positive note on the 18th of April 2017 at the Royal Colombo …

An encouraging total of 70 -90 juniors participated in the 05 categories of different age groups at the recent competitions. The interest and talent certainly augurs well for the future of Sri Lanka Golf and we are confident that future champions will emerge. The following top 5 in each category of the respective groups are given below:

NDB WEALTH MANAGEMENT JUNIOR GOLF RANKINGS AS AT OCTOBER 2017

Gold Division Age 15 -18+ Boys Junior Ranking

  1. Vinod Weerasinghe                 1350 points
  2. Akash                                    1100 points
  3. Armand Flamer Caldera           1075 points
  4. Januka Dilshan                         950 points
  5. D. S Dilshan                             525 points

Girls Gold & Silver Division Age 12 – 18+ Girls Junior Ranking

  1. 1.Taniya Minel                      1375  points
  2. Kayla Perera                           950 points
  3. Anelka Desinghe                     775 points
  4. 4.Dalhiya Hepshiba                 725 points
  5. 5.Iman Sangani                      400 points

Silver Division Age 12 -14+ Junior Ranking

  1. Dhuwarshan (NEGC)                 1450 points
  2. Dilshan Malinda (RCGC)             1150 points
  3. Haroon Aslam (VGCR)               1125  points
  4. Vikash (RCGC)                            750 points
  5. D. M Hirushan(RCGC)                  700 points

Bronze Division 10 -11+ Junior Ranking

  1. Nirekh Tejwani                  1400 points
  2. Shanal Binushka               1050  “
  3. Yannik Kumara                   950  “
  4. Sherin Mithara                   825  “
  5. S Sanjay                            775  “

Copper Division 09 + & Under Junior Ranking

  1. Reshan Algama               1350 points
  2. Dharaniyan                     1150    “
  3. Kvahn Tejwani                 1100     “
  4. Keshav Algama                 600    “
  5. Kabilash                           500    “