Mohamed Fazeel wins at Golf
The sixth Oman Air Golf Classic recently took place at the Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Digana, Kandy with Mohamed Fazeel emerging as the overall winner.
Fazeel who ended up with 44 points won the grand prize of Rs. 100, 000 from Oman Air while Sidantha Karalliedde securing a score 42 points ended up as runner up. 2012 overall winner, Nimal Wettimuny was the Gross Gents winner at the 2016 edition of the tournament whilst Ladies Gross Winner of 2014 Niloo Jayatilleke, went on to secure the Longest Drive (ladies) this year.
The 18 hole, stableford tournament saw the participation of over 70 golfers from Sri Lanka and the Middle East.
This time around too Nations Trust Bank has come forward to sponsor the 'Battle of the Thomians' big match between two of the leading hockey playing schools, St. Thomas' College Matale and S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia. The match is scheduled to be played at the Astro Turf Hockey grounds at the Racecourse in Torrington, Colombo September 24 at 4.00pm. The junior match will be played at 3.00pm.
The encounter is jointly organised by the Matale Old Thomians Hockey Association and Mount Lavinia Old Thomians Hockey Union. The main sponsors Nations Trust Bank handed over the sponsorship package to the heads of two schools recently at its head office.
Picture shows (from left) Sanjaya Uduwara (Secretary of Mt. Lavinia OTHU), Aruna Samarasinghe (POG of Mt Lavina STC), Amitha Abenayake (President Mt. Lavinia OTHU), Javindu Pieris (Captain of Mt. Lavina STC), Asanka Perera (Sub Warden of Mt. Lavinia STC), Priyantha Talwatte (DGM Consumer Banking of NTB), Indrawansa Herath (Deputy Principal of Matake STC), Nalaka Gunaratna (Captain of
The list of other winners of the Oman Air Golf Classic 2016 is as follows:
Ahalya Rajan Nimal Wettimuny Matale STC), Eric Hulangamuwa (Secretary of Matale OTHA), Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya (Chief Advisor of Ahalya Rajan Martin Linders Niloo Jayatilleke B. Sathis Matale OTHA), Sheahan Daniel (Head of Branches of NTB) and Samantha Herath (SM Retail