NTB Golf Championship 2023 on Saturday

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From left: NTB Executive Vice President – Corporate Banking Senal Seneviratne, NTB Executive Vice President – Corporate Banking Sheahan Daniel, NTB Chief Marketing Officer Sanjaya Senatath, RCGC President Ranil Pathirana, RCGE Caption Dr. Rohitha Silva and RCGE Vice Caption Amrith de Silva

By Shamseer Jaleel

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) Golf Championship 2023 will tee off on 27 May at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC).

Already 230 golfers have registered for this event. Tee off will be at 7 a.m.

NTB CEO Hemantha Gunetilleke said: “We are very pleased to partner with RCGC after a lapse of 4 years to host the NTB Golf Championship which is traditionally been one of the most sought after events in the golf calendar. It’s great to see the enthusiasm building up in the last couple of weeks for this edition of the event. We have more than 200 players to tee off for this event.”

RCGC Captain Dr. Rohitha Silva said: “We are happy to partner with NTB once again and pleased to co-host the NTB Golf Championship 2023. It will be a thrilling Saturday with lot of enthusiasm shown in the recent days by the golfers for this event. We trust the event will contribute to the transformative season ahead for players, fans and the game of golf.”

There will be awards for Gents (winner and runner-up), Ladies (winner and runner-up), Master’s, and Senior event winners. Further there will be a special award for American Express Longest drive in the 8th hole while the Closest to PIN will be in the 13th hole.