Bradby Golf 2021: Trinity Retain trophy

Old Trinity stand-in Captain Surain Premathilake recevies the 

trophy from Trinity College Principal Father Araliya

B.N.R. Fernando won the Longest Drive event

Asela Wavita of Old Trinitians in action.

B.N.R. Fernando of Old Trinitians

Arjun Fernando in action for Old Royalists

By Shamseer Jaleel

The Old Boys of Trinity College beat Old Boys of Royal College winning the coveted G.C. Wickramasinghe Trophy at the annual Bradby Golf 2021 event which took place at the beautiful and one of the best golf courses in South Asia at Victoria Golf and Country Resort (VGCR) in Rajawella last weekend.

The sixth edition featured 40 experienced players and also included old boys who flew in from overseas specially to take part in this popular board event at VGCR. The tally stands in favour of Trinity College 4/2 at present.

The Longest Drive in the 18th hole was won by former Trinity rugby skipper B.N.R. Fernando while technically correct, Tharanga Gunasekera won nearest to the PIN award on the seventh hole. Gamini Jayaweera (RC) and Surain Premathilake (TCK) were the stand-in skippers as both originally appointed captains Fazley Azhar (TCK) and Ananda Jayasekera (RC) were not available for this year’s event.

Trinity College Principal Fr. Araliya Jayasundera was the Chief Guest at the occasion.

Official host club Victoria Golf and Country Resort, Official Beverage Partner Coca Cola and official Golf Accessory Partner Pro Golf Ltd supported the mega annual event.

Former Trinity rugby skipper and Trinity Lion B.N.R. Fernando and Anel De Silva (RC) will lead the outfit at the next event. 

Bradby Golf – Leaderboard 

• Suresh Subramanium and Derek Ponnambalam (RC) beat Rohan Thotabaduge and Dr. Lalith Wickramanayake (TCK) – 5/4
• Harsha Abeywickrama and Anel De Silva (RC) beat Sathies Balasubramanium and S. Sreeharan (TCK) – 4/3 
• Arjun Fernando and Tariq Mohamed (RC) halved with James Eliyathamby and Cinci Siegerz (TCK) 
• B.N.R. Fernando and Asela Wavita (TCK) beat Andy Anderson and Gamini Jayaweera (RC) – 8/7
• Suren Premathileke and Bimal Fernando (TCK) beat Gihan Wickramasinghe and Lucky De Singhe (RC) – 2/1 
• Mario De Silva and Hemanga Karunasena (TCK) beat Anura Lokuhetti and Glen Mathews RC) – 3/2 

Pix by Jim Shadrach