Monthly golf’s major honours for Romesh Abhayaratne

Romesh Abhayaratne

Silver winner Jade Jiggens (left) receives her prize from former Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena

By Shamseer Jaleel

The Monthly Medal golf tournament for January 2026 concluded producing strong performances across all divisions and highlighting the depth of talent within the club with Romesh Abhayaratne grabbing major honours.

Golfers competed fiercely in their respective segments, with both gross and nett honours keenly contested throughout the day. The two days of golf had more than 280 members teeing off.

The top division was won by Romesh Abhayaratne who stamped his class while youngster Kumar Danushan was the runner-up showing consistency in the recent past. Kumar also won the gross showing his supreme class as one of the future prospects for Sri Lankan golf.

In the women’s Senior Division Danny Hameed emerged as the Nett winner with an excellent score of 70 nett while the runner-up was Kathey Twerenbold with 71 on count-back. The gross honours was claimed by Kalyani Ranasinghe with a score of 100 gross.

In the women’s Bronze Division Deepani Gamage secured the Nett winner title with 72. The runner-up was Manori Jayakody who finished second with 73 while also taking gross honours with 99 gross showing consistency across formats.

In the women’s Silver Division Michele Thurairaja claimed the Nett winner award with 72 on count-back. The runner-up was Usha de Silva who finished close behind on 72 nett. Jade Jiggens stood out in the gross category with an impressive 85.

In the Junior Division Yuvan Rathis Kanth delivered a composed performance to take the Nett winner title with 70. The runner-up was his brother Thejas Kanth with 71 while also claiming the gross title with 74 underlining his all-round excellence.

In the Masters Division Milinda Ratnayake dominated the division with a fine 68 nett. The runner-up was Amal Cabraal with 71 via count-back. Bandula Weerasinghe claimed the gross honours with 84.

In the Senior Division the evergreen Kumar Boralessa enjoyed a standout outing winning both gross (74) and nett (67) titles while the runner up was Udaya Nawimana with 69 nett.

In Division C, Reyhan Morris topped the division with a strong 63 nett and also claimed the gross prize with 84 while the runner-up was Shiraz Lye on 66 nett.

In Division B, Udula Wijesinghe claimed both gross (79) and nett (66) honours. The runner-up was Normal Dharmaratne with 67 nett.

In Division A, Romesh Abhayaratne captured the Nett title with 68 on count-back while the runner-up was Kumar Danushan with 68 while also winning the gross prize with an outstanding 67.