The AmCham-FedEx Express Golf Tournament 2019 was held last Sunday at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC).
The tournament was played to an individual Stableford format, with the players teeing off to a shotgun start at 7:00a.m. The overall best score of the day was achieved by Mr. Arvind Fernando with 36 points gross. Mr. Arvind Fernando will be enjoying a Business Class ticket to Hong Kong courtesy of Cathay Pacific, the Official Airline Sponsor of the tournament.
In the AmCham members category, Mr. Mohamed R. Mihular was the winner, with Mr. A.W.M. Reza making it to the runner-up position.
Mr. Arvind Fernando also won the best score for Division A scoring 41 points with a better back nine, edging out Mr. Gihan Siribaddana who scored 41 points.
Ms. Dinoo De Mel won the Longest and Most Accurate Drive on the 8th hole in the women’s category, while Mr. Afflli Raheem won the Longest and Most Accurate Drive on the 8th hole in the men’s category. Nearest to The Pin on the 9th hole in the women’s category was won by Ms. Eliane Sterchi, while Mr. M. Fazeel won the same in the men’s category.
An array of prizes was distributed for many categories, and the Masters Division was won by Mr. Paul Davis scoring 45 points and Mr. Hemasiri Subasinghe won the Seniors Division with a score of 41 points.
The tournament featured a specialty jazz brunch for participants as well as AmCham members and Mountain Hawk Express guests, followed by an awards ceremony.
Winning Categories
| Category | Name of Player | Points Received | |
| Seniors (65 over) | Runner Up | Kumar Boralessa | 36 |
| Winner | Hemasiri Subasinghe | 41 | |
| Masters (55-65) | Runner Up | Mohamed R. Mihular | 45 |
| Winner | Paul Davis | 45 | |
| Ladies Section | Runner Up | Dinoo De Mel | 37 |
| Winner | Ruani Desinghe | 37 with better back-nine | |
| Longest and Most Accurate Drive on the 8th | Men | Afflli Raheem | – |
| Women | Dinoo De Mel | – | |
| Nearest to the Pin on the 9th Hole | Men | M. Fazeel | – |
| Women | Eliane Sterchi | – | |
| C Division Handicap 19-28 | Runner Up | Iftikar Ahamed | 46 with better back-nine |
| Winner | Nishan Premathiratne | 46 | |
| B Division Handicap 10-18 | Runner Up | Arjun Fernando | 43 with better back-nine |
| Winner | Radesh Daluwatta | 44 | |
| A Division Handicap 0-9 | Runner Up | Gihan Siribaddana | 41 |
| Winner | Arvind Fernando | 41 with better back-nine | |
| AmCham Members | Runner Up | A.W.M. Reza | 45 |
| Winner | Mohamed R. Mihular | 45 with better back-nine | |
| Overall Winner – Gross | Winner | Arvind Fernando | 36 Gross |
| Overall Winner – Net | Winner | Nishan Premathiratne | 46 |