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By Shamseer Jaleel
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Haroon Aslam to defend Donald Steel title at VCGR
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Young 17-year-old Trinity College school boy Haroon Aslam will defend his title at the famous Donald Steel Golf Trophy 2021 which will be worked off at the Victoria Golf and Country Resort (VGCR) on 24 April. This year’s event will be the 23rd in tandem. Tee off is scheduled at 7 a.m.
This event has been won in tandem for three years by Ian Tait (2009 to 2011), former Sri Lankan test cricketer Sidath Wettimuny (2008, 2012 and 2016) and Martin G. Ebert (2001, 2003 and 2004)
This year too there will be more than 90 golfers teeing off for honours at this Blue Ribbon event of the golf calendar in the country.
The awards ceremony and dinner will be hosted by the VCGR team headed by General Manager Asela Wavita.
Past winners of Donald Steel Golf event
1999: Chamath Kulasinghe
2000: David Griffiths
2001: Martin G. Ebert
2002: Alain Gyi
2003: Martin G. Ebert
2004: Martin G. Ebert
2005: Binupa Wijesinghe
2006: Romesh Abeyaratne
2007: Sujeewa Lankatilake
2008: Sidath Wettimuny
2009: Ian Tait
2010: Ian Tait
2011: Ian Tait
2012: Sidath Wettimuny
2013: Binupa Wijesinghe
2014: Sheron Fernando
2015: Yuki Asakawa
2016: Sidath Wettimuny
2017: Nimal Wettimuny
2018: Suhayb Sangani
2019: Sanjeewa
Wickramanayake
2020: Haroon Aslam
