Shanal Binuksha wins Copper Division

In the most junior category – nine years and under (Copper Division) – we saw Shanal Binuksha play consistent golf to beat Pranav Muralidaran 5-4.The match turned out to be one sided with Shanal being too strong for young Pranav. The match was played over 9 holes. Both showed promise and we are likely to see talent blossoming with maturity and practice.

In the Gold Division the finalist make the cut to battle it out for the coveted Rukmini Kodgoda trophy and the Sri Lanka Junior Match Play Champion title. In this division age group 18 years and below, Vinod Weerasinghe stopped the past champion Prashan Peiris going for a third win. Vinod played good golf with his recent overseas training coming into play and showing much maturity to beat Prashan two up. In the second semifinal game, T. Akash took Januka Dilshan to the 22nd hole for a surprise win. We are likely to see an exciting final.

In the Silver Division age group under 15 years, top seed Taniya Balasuriya beat Haroon Aslam 9-7 and Himal Randima beat Dilshan Malinda on the 20th hole to secure a place in the final. The talent shown in the Bronze Division age group 12 years was high with two top class players making the final. NirekhTejwani continued good form by trouncing Sherin Mithara 7-6. In the second semifinal game of the Bronze Division another talented player Yanik Kumara showed grit to beat K. Danushan 4-2. The prize distribution will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. hosted by the sponsor Perera and Sons Bakers Ltd. and the tournament is organised by the Sri Lanka Golf Union.