The LECTRA Sri Lanka Golf Union Grand-Prix 2019 from Feb.12 | Daily News

The LECTRA Sri Lanka Golf Union Grand-Prix 2019 from Feb.12

President of SLGU Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrema (center) and Director of Apparel Technologies (right) exchanging the MoU’s at the media briefing. Apparel Technologies Consultant New Business Development of Apparel Technologies Mrs. Nadisha de Silva (left) also in the picture. Picture by Herbert Perera
President of SLGU Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrema (center) and Director of Apparel Technologies (right) exchanging the MoU’s at the media briefing. Apparel Technologies Consultant New Business Development of Apparel Technologies Mrs. Nadisha de Silv

The LECTRA Sri Lanka Golf Union Grand-Prix 2019 sponsored by Apparel Technologies will tee off from February 12 to 15 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club Course. The governing body of golf in the country, Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU) organize the event to promoting the sport to reach higher levels as the young golfers turn out to be professionals in future.

The Apparel Technologies of the Bobbin Group of Companies takes over the reins of developing and promoting Sri Lanka Amateur golf from UTE sponsors for the past few years for the Pin Fernando Grand Prix.

The tournament will comprise monthly events open to all Amateur golfers, played over 4 stroke-play rounds, eligible for WAGR (World Amateur Golf Rankings) under the watchful eyes of the R and A (Royal and Ancient) governing body of world golf.

Each and every year the top ranked Amateur golfers in the world are ranked on merit performance of the year by R and A and are invited by qualification on rankings to participate in the APAGC (Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championship) annually, played in world class venues globally.

2018 Winner of the Annual Grand-Prix was G.P. Sisira Kumara, who became the Runner-up of the recently concluded 131st Sri Lanka Amateur Championship, whilst 4th ranked M.U. Chanaka Perera clinched the champion title and status for 2018.

Sri Lanka Golf Union has pursued a monthly four round event for the development of amateur golfers and the monthly events comprise an Annual Grand-Prix titled Pin Fernando Grand-Prix over many years. This event has been the platform for the Sri Lankan Amateur golfers to be ranked internationally. Mithun Perera, K. Prabagaran and N. Thangaraja were all past multiple winners of the SLGU Grand-Prix, prior to bursting into the Professional Tour bringing much credit to Sri Lanka as golfing ambassadors.

“The new Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Champion, 24-year-old M U Chanaka Perera among the other past champions who are successful Professionals today, are all products of this Grand-Prix formula,”

President of SLGU Harsha Abeywickrema said. Apparel Technologies of the Bobbing Group of Companies, Consultant New Business Development Nadisha de Silva speaking on the occasion welcomed the opportunity to partner the Sri Lanka Golf Union in developing the sport of golf.

LECTRA, a French Apparel which is involved with Bobbin Group, has given its blessings to sponsor the Grand Prix as golf is one sport played all over the world. Their intention is to help the countries that have yet to make their mark in the golfing map of the world.


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