Tournaments News

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  Colombo, 20-04-2013

  Feroz Ali Mollah and team win the Pro-Am event of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013

  The Pro-Am event of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 was won by Kolkata-based professional Feroz Ali Mollah and his team comprising of amateurs Michael Magala, Mangala Niyarapola and Racheal Hameed. Their score was 114 points.

  
  

  The runner up team was consisted of Bangalore-bassed professional Chikkarangappa S as well as amateurs Subodh Dakwale, Nelson Lu and Mickey Sim. Their team total was 110 points.

  
  

  The prize for the nearest to the pin on hole no. 9 was won by K Ilango whose shot landed within five feet and three inches of the pin.

  
  

  The prize for the longest drive on hole no. 8 was won by Priyantha...

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  Colombo, 19-04-2013

  Chiragh Kumar wins thrilling encounter at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013

  The Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 had a gripping finish after four days of top class golf at The Royal Colombo Golf Club. When the dust had settled and the final putt dropped, it was Delhi’s Chiragh Kumar who took home the spoils with a stunning one shot ‘come from behind’ victory in the biggest prize money event ever to be staged by the Professional Golf Tour of India (“PGTI”) in Sri Lanka.

   

  Chiragh Kumar (72-66-67-68) carded a three-under-68 in the last round for an overall final score of 11-under-273 to bag the first prize of USD 11315. He finished one shot clear of local star Mithun Perera (69-67-64-74) who ended the week...

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  Colombo, 18-04-2013

  Local favourite Mithun Perera storms into lead at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013

  Local favourite Mithun Perera shot a brilliant seven-under-64 to open up a three shot advantage in round three of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Colombo-based Perera now has a total score of 13-under-200. Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain Mollah is placed second with a total of 10-under-203.

  
  

  Mithun Perera (69-67-64), who shot a bogey-free round on Thursday, hit a purple patch with three consecutive birdies from the fifth through the seventh and thus made the turn at three-under. On the back nine, Mithun had another golden run of three consecutive birdies from the 10th through the 12th. The three-time winner on the PGT...

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  Colombo, 17-04-2013

  Local star Rohana comes good with a scintillating 61 on day two of Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013

  After a steady even-par opening round on Tuesday, local Sri Lankan star Anura Rohana came roaring back in the second round of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 with a bogey-free 10-under-61. Anura thus matched his own course record. After starting from hole no. 1, Anura collected four birdies and an eagle on the seventh before making the turn. He added four more birdies on the back nine to take his tournament total to 10-under-132.

  
  

  “It was great to have a bogey-free round today. A round of 61 is obviously a fantastic score and I’m very happy with the round. My putting was excellent today as I had 24 putts in all. Luckily, I managed to keep th...

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  Colombo, 16-04-2013

  Rashid Khan grabs first round lead at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013

  The Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 got underway today at The Royal Colombo Golf Club. Over 100 professional golfers, all looking for a share of the prize purse of USD 70,000 teed off along with six amateur golfers from Sri Lanka.

   

  Indian professional Rashid Khan finished day one on top of the leaderboard. The Delhi boy, who won the PGTI event at the Classic Golf Resort in the outskirts of Delhi last week, seems to have carried his good form to Colombo.

  
  

  Rashid started the tournament with five birdies in a row from the 10th through the 14th. He sank another birdie on 16th but bogeyed the 17th to be five-under at the turn. Rashid dr...

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