Kaya and Nirekh represents Sri Lanka at R&A Junior Open Golf Championship in Scotland

Kaya Daluwatte and Nirekh Tejwani 

Two top class golfing sensations from the tiny Island of Sri Lanka, Kaya Daluwatte and Nirekh Tejwani are representing Sri Lanka at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) Girls and Boys Junior Open Championships which commenced in Scotland this week at the Monifieth Golf Course.

Kaya Daluwatte the 13-year-old youngster holds a handicap of four and is the youngest member of the Sri Lanka Women’s Golf National Squad. Kaya is the winner of the Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship played in December 2021 (Gold Division Girls 12-18+) and is the defending champion at the Royal Colombo Golf Championship.

Nirekh who is 16-year-old is another excellent long-range hitting golfer. In 2018 and 2019 he won the Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championships, gaining third place in the IGU All India Junior Golf Championship (Category C) in 2018, winner of the 2020 Maclauchlan Cup and HSBC Premier Junior Golf Championship.

These two youngsters are accompanied by ever green golfer and promoter of the game, Niloo Jayatilake, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Golf (SG), representing Sri Lanka Golf at this historic and world’s premier golfing headquarters the R&A in Scotland.

Another top-class left-handed golfer and former Trinitian, Tharanga Gunasekera being a representative of SG assigned to the Junior Golf Development program. (SJ)