Over 100 golfers took advantage of the fine weather at the Fiji Golf Club in Vatuwaqa to participate in the Fiji Golf Club’s monthly medal yesterday. Fiji Seniors Golf Association president Vijay Madhavan acknowledged Khanz Holding Limited for sponsoring the event.

Speaking to SUNsports, company managing director Zavir Khan says they are happy to support Fiji Golf with the monthly event as they have been doing so for the past three years.

“The competition went well. After a few months than we got this good weather to play golf so we had a good turn out and it was just a beautiful day to play golf,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Telecom Fiji sponsored 35th Fiji Senior Golf Open Championship ended on a high note on Friday night. Madhavan said representatives from TFL were the main guests during the prize giving dinner at 5 Princes Hotel in Suva.

“TFL was represented by human resources officer Peceli Dere and their manager sales Setareki Nasilivata who also presented the prizes,” he said.

The men’s event was won by Bhaskaran Nair while the Ladies title was scooped by Susie Yee.

FULL RESULTS

NTPs: Day 1- 2nd Hole Marika Vada, 4 Holes 2ND Shot Graham Venkataya, Day 2- 16th Hole Ramesh Goudan, Day 3: 17th Hole 2nd Shot Graham Venkataya, 5th Hole Seemab Akbar, 12th Hole Bhaskaran Nair.

Team Event: 3rd Place (OB) – Gardiner Whiteside/ Lillian Allen/Ratu Epeli Nailatikau/ Ram N Goundar 675, Hole In One: Mohammed Rafik/ Seemab Akbar/Mahmood Rahman/ Jack Reddy 668; Winner Stableford: Bhaskaran Nair/ Ramesh Goundon/ Paul Larcombe, Olaf Allen 650.

Ladies: 54 Hole Nett – 3rd Place- Sainimere Yere 246, 2nd Place- Hilary Pickering 242, Winner- Lillian Allen 232.

54 Hole Gross- 2nd Place- Mua Rawlinson 302, Winner Susie Yee 292.

Men: Day 1 Nett- 2nd Place Sitiveni Rabuka 76C/B, Winner Marika Vada 76C/B. Day 2 Nett- 2nd Place Ram Lochan 76, Winner Moses Fong 73, Day 3 Nett 2nd Place Ratu Epeli Nailatikau 77, Winner Falo Keil 76, 2nd Nett Ian Campbell 227, Winner Nett Olaf Allen 217, 2nd Nett Ishwar Nand 241, Winner Nett Vijay Madhavan 227, 2nd Nett Seemab Akbar 225, Winner Nett Ram N Goundar 223, 2nd Gross Mahmood Rahman 287, Winner Nett Ravindra Lal 286, 2nd Gross Jack Reddy 284, Winner Nett Gardiner Whiteside 269, 2nd Gross Ramesh Goundon 253, Winner Gross Mohammed Rafiq 246, Tiphait Hussein 215, Bhaskaran Nair 240

Edited by Leone Cabenatabua

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