Taniya wins 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Challenge Trophy

Expert financial planner NDB Wealth recently concluded its third consecutive NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championships.   Held on August 18, 2017, at the historic Royal Colombo Golf Club (RGCG), this year’s edition saw Taniya Minel Balasuriya beat out the pack to emerge as the overall tournament winner, going on to lift the coveted 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Challenge Trophy at the awards ceremony.   Category winners at the 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship included:  

• Taniya Minel Balasuriya in the Gold category (aged 15 to 17 years)
• Levon Niyarepola in the Silver category (aged 12 to 14 years)
• Nirekh Tejwani in the Bronze category (aged 10 to 11 years)
• Kvahn Tejwani in the Copper category (aged nine years and below)

  Importantly, this year’s NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championships also saw a steady uptick in participants, with interest expressed by several overseas participants. This is a clear indicator that the tournament’s longstanding mission to promote junior golf has made considerable headway.   Further, the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship has grown increasingly popular in no small part because of the significant rewards on offer. The four winners, as well as those earning first and second runner-up slots in each category, all earned NDB Wealth accounts of significant value for their winning performances, which will serve as an investment into their sporting future. Additionally, all competitors in the 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship also received NDB Wealth accounts as gifts for participating.   “I am very impressed with the incredible turn-out and tournament play we witnessed at the 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championships, which is now in its third consecutive year. The growth of Junior Golf in Sri Lanka is undoubtedly very important to us at NDB Wealth. We have invested heavily in the sport, not only with this tournament, but also with our sponsorship of the National Junior Golf Rankings, since we believe that it is one of the best options for Sri Lankan athletes to distinguish themselves internationally,” commented Prabodha Samarasekera, CEO of NDB Wealth.   Visit www.facebook.com/ndbwealth for an in-depth view of the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship 2017, including details of category winners, and the first and second runners-up, as well as the full field of competitors. Taniya Minel Balasuriya receives the 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Challenge Trophy from Ranil Pathirana, Captain of the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Looking on is Prabodha Samarasekera, CEO of NDB Wealth. Prabodha Samarasekera, CEO of NDB Wealth (Far Left), and Vajira Kulatilaka, Head of NDB’s Investment Banking Group  (Far Right), with 2017 NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Championship winners Levon Niyarepola (12-14 age group), Nirekh Tejwani (10-11 age group), Taniya Minel Balasuriya (15-17 age group) and Kvahn Tejwani (nine and below age group).