Mahendra Jayasekera and Niloo Jayatilaka competition’s top-ranked players

Pin Fernando & Pam Fernando 

Trophy 2018 Match-Play

The extremely popular and important annual Board Events for men and ladies at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, sponsored byUTE Engineering, for the Pin Fernando Trophy event for men and the Pam Fernando Trophy event for ladies, qualifying round was worked off over the weekend. 

As usual, the customary Stroke-play qualifying round was keenly contested and the men’s top 16 cut-off was administered at net 71, even after five qualifiers opted out of the Match-Play segment. The busy week for qualifiers start Tuesday, with the automatic draw for Match-Play based on the qualifying slot of 1-16 excluding players opting not to take part in the Match-Play segment.

Mahendra Jayasekera, playing off an 11 handicap,was top-ranked with a net 65 closely followed by Rohan De Silva on a net 66, earning him the second seeding for the Match-Play stage. 

The pre-quarterfinal stage for the Pin Fernando Trophy tees off on Tuesday and the quarterfinal will be played on Wednesday, determining the semifinal clash on Thursday,while the final to be played on 20 July. 

The Pam Fernando Trophy had eight qualifiers with Niloo Jayatilaka the top seed with an efficient net 69, followed by Usha De Silva seeded two with a net 71. The Pam Fernando Trophy Match-Play tees off on Wednesday with the quarterfinal clash, followed by the semifinal on Thursday and the final on Friday after the Pin Fernando Trophy final tee-off. 

The Pin Fernando Trophy, which has been a regular feature on the RCGC golf calendar since 1979, is annually sponsored by United Tractor and Equipment Ltd. (UTE) and is a standout event, being the only individual competition through which to qualify on Stroke-Play and then proceed to the knockout stage based on match-play with handicap. The format tests the nerves of the players with Stroke-Play and Match-Play involved in determining the eventual winner.

Pin Fernando Trophy and Pam Fernando Trophy 2018 qualifying round results

Qualifying Round Stroke-Play:

Men H’cap Division A: 

Winner- Armand Flamer Caldera net 67 

Runner-up – Gehan Siribaddana net 68

Men H’cap Division B:

Winner – Mahendra Jayasekera net 65

Runner-up – Rohan De Silva net 66 (b/b9)

Men H’cap Division C:

Winner - Rohan J. Perera 

– net 67

Runner-up – Mevan Gunathilaka net 70

Seniors: 

Best Nett Winner A.S. Abdeen net 69

Best Nett Runner-up Ranjith Thabrew 71 net

Masters:

Best Nett Winner Erajh Gunaratne net 69

BestNett Runner-up AsakaIshiyama net 70

Ladies 0-24 H’capNett Score:

Winner Niloo Jayatilaka 

net 69

Runner-up Usha De Silva Net71

Ladies Gross Score:

Winner – Anouk Chitty 

Gross 77

Runner-up NilooJayatilaka Gross 79

Special Prizes: 

Youngest Qualifier Men – Armand Flamer Caldera 

Oldest Qualifier Men – Rohan J. Perera