Taniya wins 3rd consecutive Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Taniya wins 3rd consecutive Amateur Stroke Play Championship

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The Sri Lanka Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play Golf Championship 2021 was held for the second consecutive year on the 7th, 8th and 9th December at the Royal Colombo Golf Club ,Colombo .

This prestigious tournament was played as a WAGR ranking tournament for the ladies and sponsored by the Abhayaratne family in memory of Mr. Malin Abhayaratne, Past President of the Sri Lanka Golf Union and Past President and Captain of the Royal Colombo Golf Club.

Taniya Balasuriya stamped her supremacy in ladies Golf with gross scores of 73, 72 and 71 to win the championship for the 3rd consecutive year, 10 shots ahead of her closest rival. There was a keen tussle for the runner up position between Kayla Perera, Kaya Daluwatta and Sherine Balasuriya. However, Kayla shot a superb round of gross 71 on day 3 to claim runner up position.

The Nuwara Eliya Cup which is awarded to the best nett score over 3 rounds was won by Sherine Balasuriya ( 208) and in runner up position was Arika Wickramasinha (215).

The Bronze Cup awarded to the aggregate gross score for handicaps 21-30 was won by the experienced Golfer Roshini Sangani and in runner up position was Vivienne Fowler Watt.

“The golf played this year was of a high standard” said Ms. Anouk Chitty the Captain of the Ladies section of Royal Colombo Golf Club and Chairperson of Ladies Events (Sri Lanka Golf). Mr. Michael Perera Magala, President of Sri Lanka Golf and Mrs. Yvonne Abhayaratne gave away the awards.