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Golf Classic combines golfing experience with community impact

The 11th Dialog Club Vision Rotary Par 3 Golf Classic 2026, organized by the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan (RCCM) in partnership with title sponsor Dialog Club Vision, brought together more than 100 golfers at the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) on Saturday, 31 October. Darshan Veeraragavan emerged as the Overall Gross Winner, taking home […]

The 11th Dialog Club Vision Rotary Par 3 Golf Classic 2026, hosted by the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan in collaboration with title sponsor Dialog Club Vision, attracted over 100 golf enthusiasts at the Royal Colombo Golf Club on October 31st. Darshan Veeraragavan secured the Overall Gross Championship, receiving the latest iPhone 18 Pro from Dialog.

Chris Benjamin claimed the Overall Net title and received an iPhone Air. The Royal Colombo Golf Club converted its 18-hole course into a par-54 layout for the tournament. The event was divided into two sessions, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., offering participants an alternative to the conventional format. Dialog Club Vision has been a title sponsor for the past nine years, returning for a second consecutive year.

Additional awards included a Dialog 5G Ultra MiFi for Division B winner Arjun Fernando and Dialog AirFibre for runner-up Yeun Kook Chung. The Dinhuka Boralessa, winner of the Nearest to the Pin award, was given AirPods Pro 3. In the previous five years, RCCM has raised over LKR 47 million through charitable endeavors, funding children's healthcare, essential medical equipment, education, programs for children with disabilities, and other community welfare initiatives.

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