Around 100 golfers in action at Donald Steel tourney at Victoria on
Feb 7
by Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Cor.
Over 100 golfers, both foreign and local are expected to be in action
at the 17th version of the prestigious Donald Steel Golf Championship
2015 organised by the Victoria Golf and Country Resort which will be
worked off at the award winning Victoria Golf Course at Rajawella off
Kandy next Saturday February 7th with the first tie off at 7.30 a.m.
This championship will also open the golfing calender for 2015 for
Victoria Golf and Counting Resort which is expected to stage some of the
major golfing events in the country.
Many prizes, including two air tickets award winners of this 18-hole
Stableford Golf Championship. Golfers from United Kingdom. Canada, Sri
Lanka, Malaysia, India and many other countries are expected to
participate for hours.
General Manager of Victoria Golf Course Mr. Neroy Marso said that the
course is in top condition.
The Donald Steel Golf Championship was the maiden tournament within
Victoria Golf Course was opened in 1999. Worlds best golf architect
Donald Steel who was also the President of the England's professional
golfers union and golf journalist Donald Steel assisted by Martin Ebert
was engaged to convert this coconut plantation into golf course by Late
Mark Bostock.
The Donald Steel Trophy is the major trophy awarded to the gentlemen
golfers with the Best Gross Score. The defending champion is Sujeewa
Lanktilleke but he will not have things his own way with many top
golfers eyeing it.
The gentleman golfer with the Best Nett Store. High handicappers will
held away here.
Pam Fernando trophy is awarded to the Lady Golfer with the Best Gross
Score. It is once again going to be a battle for supremacy between Niloo
Jayatilleke and Suwen Selvaraham. Both have been past winner of the Pan
Fernando trophy.
Then there will be Victoria Bowl awarded to the lady with the Best
Nett score.
Apart from main events there will be other side event like the
nearest to the Pin and longest drive for men and women.
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