NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2019 a resounding success

School team event winners Reshan Algama (center left) and Kvahn Tejwani (center right) from Colombo International School with Chief Guest the British School in Colombo Principal Dr. John Scarth (right), NDB Wealth Management CEO Prabodha Samarasekera (far left) and Sri Lanka Golf Junior Subcommittee member Chandana Weerasinghe (far right)

From left: NDB Wealth Management Chief Operating Officer Ruwan Perera with the winners of the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2019 Girls’ Senior Division, Arika Wickramasinghe, Sherin Balasuriya and Taniya Balasuriya along with the event’s Guest of Honour Colombo International School Principal Sarah Philip 

• CIS remains School Team Event winner for second year

Sri Lanka’s most popular junior golf tournament, the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship, recently concluded its 2019 edition with a fantastic display of junior golfing talent. 

Successfully concluding its fifth year, the tournament, hosted by expert financial planner NDB Wealth Management, in partnership with Sri Lanka Golf, witnessed thrilling competition and fine golfing performances despite the inclement weather restricting action to stroke play over nine holes. The talented field encompassed teams from 22 schools and 122 junior golfers from all across Sri Lanka.

Held at the historic Royal Colombo Golf Club (RGCG) on 25 October, this year’s competition saw the team from Colombo International School (CIS) emerge victorious for the second consecutive year at the tournament’s team event. 

Reshan Algama and Kvahn Tejwani paired up to top all competitors and were closely followed by S. Sanjeevan and S. Dhuwarshan from St. Xavier’s College, Nuwara Eliya as first runners-up while teams from the British School in Colombo and Ladies’ College ranked second and third runners-up respectively. 

“Much interest was seen in the one and only schools golf tournament organised by Sri Lanka Golf. We will look to build on the format and widen the schools’ golf program to regional competitions as well. It was heartening to see St. Xavier’s College from Nuwara Eliya coming second, beating the Colombo schools. Congratulations to the young team from Colombo International School,” stated SLG Junior Subcommittee Chairperson Niloo Jayatilake.

NDB Wealth Management CEO Prabodha Samarasekera said: “It is indeed very encouraging to see the wonderful participation this year. This year’s event has been a tremendous success and all winners and participants were gifted with NDB Wealth accounts of significant value, which will serve as a future investment. We are proud to be the sponsor of the event with the goal of bolstering national interest in junior golf. 

We believe that Sri Lanka has a great chance to bring forth a young golfer at the World Golf Rankings event.” “NDB Wealth looks forward to being a part of the future development of junior golfing in Sri Lanka,” he added.

NDB Wealth is an affiliate of the NDB Group, one of the fastest growing financial services conglomerates in Sri Lanka, with a strategic mission to be the dominant leader in the financial services and banking sector. From its inception, the group, which includes NDB Bank, NDB Investment Banking, NDB Wealth, NDB Securities and NDB Capital, has been a catalyst in the development of the nation, strengthening and empowering entrepreneurs, corporates and individuals from all strata of the economy. Customers across all NDB Group companies have benefited from the extensive product and service offerings of NDB Bank and its affiliates.

The following were the winners of the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2019.

School team event: 

Colombo International School (Reshan Algama and Kvahn Tejwani) 

Individual events:

Nirekh Tejwani - Senior Boys’ category (aged over 12 years and under 19 years)

Taniya Balasuriya - Senior Girls’ category (aged over 12 years and under 19 years)

Reshan Algama - Junior Boys’ category (aged 12 years and below)

Kaya Daluwatte - Junior Girls category (aged 12 years and below)