The Inter Unit Golf Championship - 2023 was held at Eagles’ Catalina Golf Course Koggala yesterday (06 Dec 2023). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence of the Director General Constructions Engineering and Chairman SLAF Golf, Air Vice Marshal Udula Wijesinghe as the Chief Guest.

SLAF Academy China Bay titled the overall Championship and the SLAF Base Katunayake Regiment wing clinched the First Runners Up whilst the SLAF Base Katunayake emerged as the Second Runners Up. The tournament was undertaken a couple of events simultaneously as an Open Championship and an Open event for over 45 years category.

The Director General Welfare, Air Vice Marshal Suresh Fernando, Director Sports, Group Captain Samantha Weerasekara, Rector of Metropolitan University, members of the Sports Council and all the Golfers in Sri Lanka Air Force attended the occasion.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Longest Drive
Leading Aircraftman     Bandara EMDS  - SLAF Base Anuradhapura

Over 45 Event
Winner-Wing Commander GG Rubasinghe - SLAF Station Colombo
1st Runner Up -Group Captain JG Jayalath - SLAF Station Colombo
2nd Runner Up-Wing Commander Chandu Chandrasekara - SLAF Station Colombo

Open Event
Winner- Corporal Nanayakkara SS (Better Back Nine) – SLAF Academy China Bay                              
1st Runner Up- Leading Aircraftman Samankumara MHN - SLAF Academy China Bay                              
2nd Runner Up- Leading AircraftmanHettige HCP - SLAF Base Katunayake (Regiment Wing)

Team Event- Ladies

Runners Up - Team SLAF Academy China Bay
Leading Aircraftwoman Dalshini CMV
Leading Aircraftwoman Jayarathna HAWK

Leading Aircraftwoman Ranmohotti KGDM

Winner Inter Unit Golf Championship - Team SLAF Base Anurhadapura
Wing Commander KPPS Lakshmi
Corporal Premathilake WHPF
Leading AircraftwomanRuwan Pathirana RCP

2nd Runner-up – Inter Unit Golf Championship 2023 – Gents- SLAF Base Katunayake (107 Points)
Wing Commander AASA Gunarathna
Squadron LeaderNHBS Amarasinghe
Squadron LeaderKAJK De Siva

1st Runner-up Inter Unit Golf Championship 2023- Team SLAF Base Katunayake (Regiment Wing) (116 Points)
Leading Aircraftman  Sampath HYN
Corporal Wijerathne WMDL
Leading Aircraftman  Hettige HCP

Winner Inter Unit Golf Championship 2023 - Team SLAF Academy China Bay (134 Points)
Corporal  Nanayakkara SS
Corporal  Pradeepkumara MGM
Leading Aircraftman  Samankumara MHN