Ratmalana Becomes Inter Unit Golf Champions 2019

11:52am on Sunday 1st December 2019

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana won the overall championship at the Inter Unit Golf Championship held at the Eagles’ Catalina Golf Course Koggala yesterday (30th November 2019).

SLAF Academy China Bay emerged as 1st Runners Up while SLAF Base Katunayake concluded as 2nd Runners Up.

The tournament had two events simultaneously with the Inter Unit Championship as an Open Championship and an Open event for over 45 years category as well.

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, members of the AFBM, Chairman of SLAF Golf, Air Commodore Prasanna Ranasinghe, many senior officers and other ranks were present at the occasion.

The overall performances are as follows;

Longest Drive

Group Captain HTH Darmadasa - SLAF Station Morawewa

Nearest to the Pin

Leading Aircraftman Piyathilake WASK - SLAF Academy China Bay

Over 45 Event
2nd Runner Up - Air Cdre HWMU Wijesinghe - SLAF Station Colombo
1st Runner Up - Air Vice Marshal SK Pathirana - SLAF Station Colombo

Winner - Wing Commander GG Rubasinghe - SLAF Station Colombo

Open Event
2nd Runner Up    - Leading Aircraftman Saman Kumara - SLAF Base Ratmalana
1st Runner Up     - Leading Aircraftman Wijerathna - SLAF Academy China Bay
Winner            - Leading Aircraftman Nanayakkara - SLAF Base Ratmalana

Team Event

2nd Runner Up -SLAF Base Katunayake

Wing Commander Chandu Chandrasekara

Leading Aircraftman Rathnayake

Leading Aircraftman Weerasingha

1st Runner Up - SLAF Academy China Bay

Flight Lieutenant NHBS Amarasinghe

Leading Aircraftman Karunarathna

Leading Aircraftman Wijerathna

Winner - SLAF Base Ratmalana

Leading Aircraftman Sampath

Leading Aircraftman Nanayakkara
Leading Aircraftman Saman Kumara