A busy calendar ahead for Sri Lanka Golf

The 132nd Sri Lanka Amateur Open Golf, Ladies Amateur Golf Open and this September’s Asian Games will keep the country’s golfers busy with 132nd Amateur Open, the first event slated to start later this month. Sri Lanka Golf Union, now renamed to, 'Sri Lanka Golf' (SLG), based on trends and requirements of the Ministry of Sports, announcing at a news briefing on Friday, said the Amateur Open will be staged from 22 to 28 of this month with the organisers anticipating around 120 players including foreigners from 14 countries. India and Australia will come in with two private entries, hence won’t be sending in a team.

The championship, returning after a lapse of four-years, will have two each from men’s and women’s teeing off for golfing awards. At the Asian Games, four male and two female golfers will be selected for individual and team events.

They will also be kicking off junior