14 year old Kaya Daluwatte fired a fantastic one under par opening round to lead the Girls division by five strokes from Dhevinka Kanag-Iswaran who returned a solid 5 over par.
K. Dhanushan, last years Runner-up in the Boys Gold division grabbed the lead on day one with a 2 over par 73 five strokes clear of the defending champion Yannik Kumara and Nirekh Tejwani who shared the second spot on 78.
Reshan Algama fired a brilliant 3 under par 68 in the Boys Silver Division to lead the field from Thejas Rathis Kanth in second place on 76, followed by H. D. Adithya Weerasinghe 77, the rising talent from Anuradhapura.
In the Bronze Division L.G. Anuja Methsara 89, took the lead from Kaitlyn Norton 90 followed by Aaradhi Samaratne 95.
Revaan Amarasinghe with a well compiled nine-hole score of 39 took a clear six stroke lead from Danik Daluwatte and Yuva Rathis Kanth jointly on 45, in the 09 & under age group Copper Division.
Mihneli Herat , Richard Magala, W.D.V.K. Schofield, Siyoon Lee, W. Dhyana Perera and Virulaka Abeywickrama made their Tournament debut starting their golfing career at a tender age.
All debutants performed creditably including 17 juniors from Ananda College also starting off their Golfing journey in the Prims Sunrise Bread Sri Lank Junior Open Golf Championship 2022.
The generous sponsorship of PRIMA SUNRISE BREAD over ten years has continuously encouraged, motivated and developed junior golfers to shine at senior Amateur level.
The Open Championship Gold Boy’s division is poised for an interesting finish over 54 holes, continuing tomorrow morning at the Royal Colombo Golf Club Course.
SRI LANKA JUNIOR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 1ST ROUND RESULTS AT A GLANCE
Gold & Silver Division – Girls
Leader Kaya Daluwatte 71
2nd Place – Dhevinka Kang-Iswaran 76
3rd Place – Sherin Mithara Balasooriya 82
Gold Division – 15 -18 Age Group BOYS
Leader – K. Dhanushan 73
Joint 2nd Place – Nirekh Tejwani , Yannik Kumara 78
4th Place – Vinuda Weerasinghe 80
5th Place – G.G. Sankanath Hesara (Anuradhapura) 81
Silver Division – 12 – 14+ Age Group Boys
Leader – Reshan Algama – 68
2nd Place - Thejas Rathis Kanth – 76
3rd Place - H.D. Adithya Weerasinghe (A’pura) – 77
4th Place – Keshav Algama 79
5th Place – Jacob Norton 81
Bronze Division – 10-11+ Age Group Boys & Girls
Leader - L.G. Anuja Methsara (A’pura) 89
2nd Place – Kaitlyn Norton 90
3rd Place – Aaradhi Samaratne 95
4th Place – Yehansa Senanayake 97
Copper Division 09 & Under Boys & Girls (09 Holes)
Leader – Revaan Amarasinghe 39
Joint 2nd Place – Danik Daluwatte, Yuvan Rathis Kanth 45