22 January 2024 09:15 pm Views - 187
By Shamseer Jaleel
Jan. 22 (Daily Mirror) - Fifteen-year-old Reshan Algama clinched the top spot amongst the Sri Lankans on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) leaderboard for 2023.
With a global ranking of 605, Reshan, previously held the number one position in Sri Lanka at 584 and has once again made history in Sri Lankan golf as one of the youngest to do so.
Two other youngsters, Yannik Kumara and Kumar Danushan are in pursuit and had the highest move upwards in 2023.
Meanwhile, veteran golfer, Chanaka Perera and Uchitha Ranasinghe are amongst the top 1,000 amateurs in the leaderboard.
Reshan's impressive form in 2023 counts six victories last year and one early this year with his latest triumph at the Srixon/RCGC 2024 tournament.
World Amateur Golf Ranking – Sri Lanka leaderboard 2023:
Reshan Algama – 605, Chanaka Perera – 715, Uchitha Ranasinghe – 996, Chalitha Pushpika – 1,062, Haroon Aslam – 1,452, Yannik Kumara – 2,035, K. Danushan – 2,589, Nirek Tejwani – 3,145, D. Gajendiran – 3,918, Ruwan Jayasinghe – 4,008, Jevahn Sathasivam – 4,073.