Kulatunge, Selvaratnam win titles

Eagles’ Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament

Deannath Kulatunge and Suwaneetha Selvaratnam won the gents and ladies titles respectively of the Eagles’ Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament concluded at the picturesque China Bay, close to the harbour city of Trincomalee on Saturday.

Kulatunge topped the gents category, while Selvaratnam lead the table in the ladies category to clinch the titles. Olga Ashely Herath settled for the runners up position in the gents category while Roshini Indira Sangani secured the runners up position in the ladies category.

Dihan Dedigama and Commodore KMMP Karunathilake received the awards for the longest drive and for the ‘nearest to the pin’ in the gents category, while Dinali de Zoysa and Margot Sellayah took the honours for the longest drive and for the ‘nearest to the pin’ respectively in the ladies’ category. Air Vice Marshal Rohan Pathirage received the award for the Wooden Spoon.

The inaugural Eagles’ Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament was hosted by Sri Lanka Air Force and the Eagles’ Golf Links. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana graced the tournament as the Chief Guest. The tournament was powered by Huawei Technologies Lanka Company (Pvt) Limited as the main sponsor. The SLAF was also joined by Trinco Blu by Cinnamon this year as the hospitality partner.

Suwaneetha Selvaratnam won the ladies title of the Eagles’ Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament

The tournament was played under Stableford Scoring System and started in the morning with the participation of more than eighty (80) enthusiastic golfers including ten (10) women and a few foreign nationals together with the High Commissioner for Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Major General Umar Farooq Burki (Retd). The Commander participated for the first Tee Off signifying the start of the tournament.

The Eagles’ Monsoon Defence Challenge Trophy presented to members of the Tri-Services (Men’s Category) was won by Wing Commander Lakmal Gunawardena from the SLAF. Captain PM Mummullage from SL Navy emerged as the Runner Up for the Eagles’ Monsoon Defence Challenge Trophy. The player with the best total net was Wing Commander Lakmal Gunawardena in the Six hidden holes competition segment.

The awards of the inaugural Eagles’ Monsoon Cup were given away at a gala Awards Ceremony held at ‘Marble Beach Air Force Resort’ during the evening of the same day. Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana was the Chief Guest with Mrs. Charmini Pathirana.