Beadon Cup Triangular

Golf: A Caddies Triangular Championship between the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), Nuwara-Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) and Victoria Golf and Country Club (VGCC) through the courtesy of a group of Sri Lankan golfers living in California, USA headed by Chiran Chandrasena are all set to play each other at Digana and Nuwara-Eliya this month.

The 16 golfing Caddies from the RCGC travel to Digana on July 9 for a practice round and take on their opposite numbers from the VGCC on July 10 and 11 on a Ryder Cup format.

The winners then travel to Nuwara-Eliya for a practice round on July 12 and battle each other for the Beadon Cup on July 13 and 14 with all players being paid Rs. 1000 per playing day apart from being provided by three T shirts, a track bottom, three pairs of socks and a cap.

Also, their expenses which includes food, accommodation travel from Colombo to Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya will be met by the sponsors and the Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU).

It has been the Caddies of the calibre of Nandasena Perera, Anura Rohana and Lalith Perera to name a few (not forgetting Tissa Chandradasa) who have brought honour and glory to their country and this sort of tournament will further popularise the sport among the other Caddies in the country and this particular tournament will be worked off annually.

(L.G.)