Adithya and Keya win Gold segment

 All the winners 

By Shamseer Jaleel

Sixteen year old, Adithya Weerasinghe originally from Anuradapura now studying at Ananda College accounted for the Gold segment in the age group 15 to 18 plus segment at the Nuwara Eliya Regional Junior Golf Championship which took place from November 21 to 23 at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC). 

In the Gold Division boys (15–18 years), Adithya Weerasinghe dominated from start to finish, carding rounds of 73, 79 and 72 for a total of 224 to secure the title. 

Kaiyan Johnpillai followed as runner-up with a consistent 231, maintaining pressure throughout the tournament.  

The Gold Division girls saw a strong performance from Keya Abhayaratne who posted 97, 95 and 95 to top the leaderboard with 287. Close behind was Anumi Karunathilake who claimed second place on 293 after a gritty final round.  

In the Silver Division boys (13–14 years), Lavindu Premarathna stole the spotlight with remarkable consistency, shooting 80 in all three rounds to win on 240. Udheera Rashwitha earned second place with a total of 259.  

The Silver Division girls featured a dominant victory by Kaitlyn Norton who delivered rounds of 93, 96 and 92 to finish on 281, well ahead of runner-up, Ravindra Keerthana on 334.  

In the Bronze Division boys (11–12 years), the championship was captured by Kenul Scofield, whose exceptional final-round 59 secured a 250 total. 

Anusara Perera followed closely at 253 after an impressive closing 61.  

The Bronze Division girls’ title went to Vihara Herath with a superb 247, highlighted by a brilliant third-round 58. Dulkini Kangara took second place with 271 after a strong finish.  

In the Copper Division boys (10 and under), Abhiman Abeywardhana was in sparkling form and delivered outstanding nine hole scores of 38, 42 and 39 to win comfortably. Usara Nugegoda secured second place with a total of 134.  

The Copper Division girls saw Thangaraja Sithumli emerged champion with a total of 177, followed closely by Pradeep Hakshara on 180 after reducing the gap with a resilient final round.