Nuwara Eliya Golf Club retained the Victoria Gregory Golf Derby by virtue of having won it last year, when they drew with scores of 8 points each against Victoria Golf Resorts in the annual golf tournament held at the Victoria Golf and Country Club course in Digana yesterday.
In the contest played among the men both sides obtained 8 points each to draw the contest.
However, in the women’s contest Nuwara Eliya Golf Club edged out Victoria Golf Resorts by three games to two to win.
Results:
NEGC vs VGR (Men):
Nayana Dehigama and Rohan Fernandez (NEGC) beat Nirmal Dharmarathna and Olga Herath (VGR)
Kushal Johnpillai and Murad Ismail (NEGC) beat Arambage Abeysinghe and Chandima Desinghe (VGR)
Mangala Nuyerapula and Suresh Jayasekaram (NEGC) beat Asiri Ariyarathna and Thejan de Silva (VGR)
Damith Wickramasinghe and Nooni Sethwala (NEGC) beat Nishan Navarathna and Fazal Hameed (VGR)
Rohan de Silva and Trevin Fernandopulle (NEGC) lost to Sameera Ganegoda and Thushara Rupasinghe (VGR)
Sudath Kumara and Nanda Hathurusinghe (NEGC) lost to Clifford Fernando and Nisal Hettiarachchi (VGR)
Srinath Rajapakse and Rohith Fonseka (NEGC) beat Saliya Jayaweera and Roy Ravindra (VGR)
Rajitha Siriwardena and Chaminda Banduthilake (NEGC) beat Gamini Hettiarachchi and Lalith Wickramanayake (VGR)
AWM Riza and Priyanga Hapugalle (NEGC) beat Pradeep Karunathilake and Dandasamy Wigneshwaran (VGR)
Ken de Alwis and Ramesh Carvallo halved with Udula Wijesinghe and Tharanga Gunasekera (VGR)
Ravi Liyanage and Janaka Rupasinghe (NEGC) lost to Thomas Dargatz and Stephen Bateman (VGR)
Anura Balasuriya and Ananda Jayasekera halved with Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Cabraal (VGR)
Prabath Gamage and Chaminda Prabath (NEGC) lost to Nimal Wettimuny and Mel Williams (VGR)
Tharindu Wickremasinghe and James Eliyathamby (NEGC) lost to Sudarshana Pathirana and Nishantha Perera (VGR)
Reyaz Mihular and Mervyn Preena (NEGC) lost to Dr. Amunugama and Sathies Balasubramanium (VGR)
Rohan Amirthiah and Suranga Palliyaguruge (NEGC) lost to Derrick Ponnambalam and Nadesan Krishnakumar (VGR)
(Women):
Anuk Chitty (NEGC) beat Niloo Jayathilake (VGR)
Pravina Duniwille and Roshini Sangani (NEGC) beat Naleena Awn and Frank de Mel (VGR)
Diluka and Dinoo (NEGC) lost to Pauline Morley and Manori Jayakoddy (VGR)
Ahalya Rajan and Deepani (NEGC) lost to Linda Haris and Janaka Sugathapala (VGR)
Suwen Selvaratnam and Danie (NEGC) beat Janaki Abeysinghe and Niranjale Amarasinghe (VGR)