Over 60 senior professional golfers from across the globe will fly into Sri Lanka, to participate in the country's first top-level championship tour organised by SriLankan Airlines.
The three-day Senior PGA Asia Pacific Champions tour event, will be played across the stunning Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy, that overlooks the Victoria reservoir.
The programme begins with a practice day on February 15, followed by a Pro Am on February 16 to give Sri Lanka's amateur golfers a chance to play with the Asia Pacific Tour Professionals. It is followed by two days of stroke play for the SriLankan Airlines Asia Pacific Senior Golf Masters Championship Trophy.
"We expect Victoria will be a stern test and the winning score to be close to par over the two days," SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said.
Spread over 200 hectares with Knuckles Range as the backdrop, the Victoria course is among the best in the Indian sub-continent with a fairly challenging 18-hole turf.
As the flag carrier, SriLankan Airlines has been actively promoting sports tourism to attract well-heeled holidaymakers to the country, Chief Executive Kapila Chandrasena said.
Events like golf, International Rugby Sevens and Pro-Surfing play a key role in promoting Sri Lanka as a destination beyond beaches, heritage sites and wildlife.
"We are delighted to add the Senior PGA Asia Pacific Champions tour, to our growing list of sports tourism related products to promote our country as an exotic destination," Chandrasena said.
"Professional golfers and their accompanying families, get a chance to experience our airline network and remain afterwards to explore Sri Lanka," he said.
Golfers from the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Africa, the Philippines, Switzerland, Malaysia, the UK have signed up for the event.
The three-day Senior PGA Asia Pacific Champions tour event, will be played across the stunning Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy, that overlooks the Victoria reservoir.
The programme begins with a practice day on February 15, followed by a Pro Am on February 16 to give Sri Lanka's amateur golfers a chance to play with the Asia Pacific Tour Professionals. It is followed by two days of stroke play for the SriLankan Airlines Asia Pacific Senior Golf Masters Championship Trophy. "We expect Victoria will be a stern test and the winning score to be close to par over the two days," SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said.
Spread over 200 hectares with Knuckles Range as the backdrop, the Victoria course is among the best in the Indian sub-continent with a fairly challenging 18-hole turf.
As the flag carrier, SriLankan Airlines has been actively promoting sports tourism to attract well-heeled holidaymakers to the country, Chief Executive Kapila Chandrasena said.
Events like golf, International Rugby Sevens and Pro-Surfing play a key role in promoting Sri Lanka as a destination beyond beaches, heritage sites and wildlife.
"We are delighted to add the Senior PGA Asia Pacific Champions tour, to our growing list of sports tourism related products to promote our country as an exotic destination," Chandrasena said.
"Professional golfers and their accompanying families, get a chance to experience our airline network and remain afterwards to explore Sri Lanka," he said.
Golfers from the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Africa, the Philippines, Switzerland, Malaysia, the UK have signed up for the event.
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