Ashan Welegedera won the HSBC Premier golf tournament that was played at the Nuwara Eliya course on March 2 as he obtained the highest Stableford points of 39 to be declared the winner despite playing in the B division and was awarded the Premier Challenge Trophy.
Rajeev Rajapakse won the A Division with 35 points and Sathies Balasubramaniam was the winner of the C Division with 36 points with a better back nine score while Mohamad Fazeel won the Seniors Division scoring29 points and Ahalya Rajan was adjudged the winner of the women’s division with 34 points.
The tournament attracted 130 HSBC Premier golfers that was conducted with two shot gun starts that further enhanced the golfing experience on the course.
This year Balasubramaniam and Capt. Jayalath Perera were presented with an exclusive invitation to embark on an unforgettable journey to the Open, one of golf’s most esteemed events set to take place at the Royal Troon in Scotland.
This once in a lifetime opportunity will offer them a chance to witness the excitement unfold firsthand, rubbing shoulders with the sport’s elite and witness the brilliance of top-tier golfing talent on a global stage with memories that will last a lifetime.
“We are thrilled to congratulate all the winners on their impressive victories in this year’s Premier Golf tournament and proud to offer two of our customers the opportunity to witness top golfers in the world at the UK Open, which HSBC is a Patron. We look forward to seeing their continuous success on and off the course.” said James Rebert, head of Wealth and Personal Banking.
The winners:
Winner Overall Premier Challenge Trophy
Ashan Welegedera
Winner A Division
Rajeev Rajapakse 35 points
Winner B Division
Ashan Welegedera 39 points
Winner C Division
Sathies Balasubramaniam 36 points on a B/B 9
Winner Seniors Division
Mohamad Fazeel 29 points
Winner Women’s Division
Ahalya Rajan 34 points
Roll & hole under the Stars
Dr. Navin Gunawardena and Hiran Seneviratne
Longest Drive
Romesh Abhayaratne
Nearest to the pin
Sanjiv Vairavanathan
Runner-up A division
Adam Fernando 32 Points
Runner-up B division
Ramesh Carvalho 38 Points
Runner-up C division
Thushara Rupasinghe 36 Points
Runner-up Seniors
Rowland Davis 24 Points
Runner-up women:
Saduni Wanasinghe 32 Points B/B 9
