Prashan Peiris came up with a good last round score of 76, playing 20 over par over the three rounds to emerge runner-up.

Dilshan also won the age group category in the Gold Division (15-17 years) with a total score of 225 with Peiris being placed second with 233. They were closely followed by T. Akash and Dhana Ranjan from Kandy, both with a total score of 234 to finish in third and fourth places respectively.

In the Silver Division (age group category 12-14 years) playing 18 holes, Taniya Balasuriya and Vinod Weerasinghe battled it out for top honours. However the superb play by Tania helped her to win by one shot in a closely contested final round. Settling for second position was Vinod Weerasinghe and these fine junior golfers are expected to display much maturity in time to come. The third and fourth places went to Dilshan Malinda and Kayla Perera with aggregate scores of 253 and 265 respectively.

The Bronze Division (age group category 10-11 years) playing 13 holes saw Nigel Fernando from U.S.A win comfortably with a total score of 173. He was followed by Yannik Kumara who improved on the third day but had to be satisfied with second position with a total score of 186. The youngster K Danushan Kumara playing for the first time in this age group category showed much promise to secure third position with total score of 198 and Levon Niyarepola on total score of 201 came fourth. Keen contest was showcased in this category on the final day and juniors who showed promise were Sherin Balasuriya, Tienn Kapilasena and Chethana Perera.

The event was conducted by the Sri Lanka Golf Union and sponsored by Prima Sunrise Bread. Tan Ben Chuan – Group General Manager – Prima Group Sri Lanka and Shun Tien Shing – General Manager of Ceylon Agro Industries promotors of Prima Sunrise Bread gave away the main awards

The age group category prizes were given by Sajith Gunaratne – Senior Business Manager & Marketing Manager of Ceylon Agro Industries Prima Group, Nimal Piyaratne – President of the Sri Lanka Golf Union and Ranil Peiris – Captain of the Royal Colombo Golf. Nandasena Perera, Sri Lanka’s only Asian Games silver medalist was present as a special guest.

Results

Gold Division (Age Group 15 – 17yrs)

1. J. K. Januka Dilshan (225), 2. Prashan Peiris (233), 3. T. Akash (234), 4. G. DhanaRanjan (234)

Silver Division (Age Group 12 – 14yrs)

1. Taniya Balasuriya (235), 2.Vinod Weerasinghe (236), 3. Dilshan Malinda (253), 4. Kayla Perera (265)

Bronze Division (Age Group 10 – 11yrs)

1. Nigel Fernando (173), 2.Yannik Kumara (186), 3.K. Danushan (198), 4.Levon Niyarepola (201), 5. Sherin Balasuriya (219)

Copper Division (Age Group 9 & under)

1.Nirehk Tejwani (92), 2. Shanal Binuksha (100), 3.Pranav Muralidaran (109), 4.Yun Gu Kang (111), 5. Shenuk Fernando (118)

Witchayanon Chothirungren won the men’s crown while A. Yubol bagged the women’s crown.

Witchayanon defeated Indian golfer Samarth Dwivedi in a closely contested 36-hole final to win two up while Yubol overcame her Indian opponent R. Dwivedi 7/6 in the women’s final.

The only Sri Lankan to impress was Sisira Kumara when he won the Timothy de Silva Trophy for the best two days aggregate score. The Timothy de Silva trophy is given in memory of the first Ceylonese winner of the Sri Lanka Amateur Championship in 1927.

The International Team event for the Palakamedi Trophy was also won by Thailand teams in both men’s and women’s categories. In the men’s event Thailand beat Pakistan while in the ladies they defeated India. Kayla Perera won the women’s handicap event played for the F.B. De Mel Trophy as she beat Louise Parsons two up. AA

The 104th Shakspeare Shield Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday 05 July 2015 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club.

This unique tournament brings together two prestigious institutions – the Carson Cumberbatch Group which sponsors it, and the Royal Colombo Golf Club, both of which have a rich history dating back over one hundred years.

The format of the tournament has been changed this year to make it a one-day event and thereby more exciting and attracting greater spectator involvement and interest.

The Shakspeare Shield Golf Tournament is named after W. Shakespeare, former Chairman of Carsons who was elected to the Committee in 1908.

He initiated the first ‘Foursomes Competition’ exclusively for private companies, banks and state institutions. The Shakspeare Shield was initiated in his honour in 1911 and has been an annual event sponsored by Carsons from 1911 to date.

The Shakspeare Shield Golf Tournament goes on record as being the oldest corporate competition registered on the Board of RCGC Competitions.

It is also the only tournament open to RCGC members who are employees and/or Directors of registered companies, embassies, government departments and service organisations. The Carson Cumberbatch Group is a diversified conglomerate with businesses spanning across Sri Lanka and the South and South East Asian region.

The Group’s diverse business interests range from the over one hundred year old Lion Brewery to Oil Palm Plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia, Investment Portfolio Management, Real Estate and Leisure in Sri Lanka.