Commander’s Cup Golf 2025: Pravina and Lakmal secure wins

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Commander's Cup 2025 Gents winner Wing Commander (Rtd.) Lakmal Gunawardena (fourth from left) with the award

Commander's Cup Ladies 2025 winner Dr. Pravina Dunuwila

(fourth from left) with the award

The scenic Eagles’ Golf Links in China Bay, Trincomalee, came alive with the 12th annual Commander’s Cup 2025 Golf Tournament being worked off with a record 120 golfers, including 10 overseas golfers, teeing off in the mega annual event sponsored by Dialog Enterprises for the fifth year in tandem.

Two top-class golfers, Dr. Pravina Dunuwila and Wing Commander (Rtd.) Lakmal Gunawardena, won the Commander’s Cup for Ladies and Gents, respectively, last weekend.

The awards ceremony, held at the Club House on the same night, was graced by Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa and Defence Ministry Secretary Rtd. Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha.

Six Hidden Holes Award: Lamidu Rainika
Nearest to the Pin (Defence)

Gents: Group Capt. Chandu Chandrasekara

Ladies: Frank De Mel

Gents: Lt. Cmdr. Rajinder Singh

Longest Drive (Defence)

Ladies: Wg. Cdr. Laksmi Kotuwegoda

Gents: Group Capt. Crishantha Fernando

Longest Drive

Ladies: Dr. Pravina Dunuwila

Gents: Lamidu Rainika

Gross Winner

Ladies: Niloo Jayathilake

Gents: Lamidu Rainika

Eagles’ Challenge Trophy

Ladies Runner-up: Capt. Saumya Ranahansala

Gents Runner up: Air Cdre. Erandika Gunewardene

Ladies winner: Wg. Cdr. Lakshmi Kotuwegoda

Gents winner: Group Capt. Crishantha Fernando

Commander’s Cup 2025

Ladies Runner-up: Roshini Sangani

Gents Runner-up: Lamidu Rainika

Gents winner: Wing Comdr. (Rtd.) Lakmal Gunawardena

Ladies winner: Dr. Pravina Dunuwila

– (SJ)