Victoria Golf Course eyes Best Golf Course Award in Sub Continent

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy Sports Cor.

Victoria Golf and Country Resort will go on its quest for the prestigious award the 'Best Golf course in the Sub-Continent' at the ceremony organised by the Asian Golf Digest which will be held at Marine Bay Hotel in Singapore today.

This is a prestigious award no doubt. Which will bring honour to Sri Lanka and enhance its image as a golfing destination in the Sub-continent. Though the final results will be announced at the glittering awards ceremony, Victoria Golf and Country which has dominated this competition is confident of retaining the title for yet another year.

Victoria will be represented at this awards ceremony by its General Manager Neroy Marso and Manager Marketing and Events Ms Dhanishka Medagoda.

This competition was started in 2002 and since then Victoria has won it 7 times and in other years, finished runner-up. With a record like this, they should finish on top again.

Victoria is one of the biggest golf courses in Sri Lanka and the area of the complete is 5.58 acres. It has won this competition even when it was affected by a prolonged and worst hit droughts. It is ranked among the 100 most beautiful golf courses in the world. It has been maintained to PGA Standard and come in for high praise by world famous golfers as eminent personalities.

It has upgrades its facilities regularly, including a prier for sea planes to minimise the travelling time for golfers from Colombo to Victoria. The other facilities include swimming pool, indoor games, mountain bi-king pony riding, luxury accommodation, and a domestic airport is also under construction.