Golf Classic Combines Golfing Experience with Community Impact

Golf Classic Combines Golfing Experience with Community Impact

Darshan Veeraragavan, Overall Gross Winner, receives his award at the tournament. Photograph: The Island.

The 11th Dialog Club Vision Rotary Par 3 Golf Classic 2026 brought together more than 100 golfers at the Royal Colombo Golf Club on Saturday, 31 October, combining a day of sporting competition with attention to community support.

The event was organised by the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan (RCCM), with Dialog Club Vision as title sponsor. Its format offered participants a distinctive challenge: the club’s traditional 18-hole course was converted into a par-54 layout, with every hole played as a par 3. Play took place in two sessions, beginning at 7.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.

Beyond the competition, the event highlighted the community work supported by RCCM. According to The Island, the club had raised more than LKR 47 million through charitable projects over the previous five years. These initiatives have supported children’s healthcare, the provision of essential medical equipment, education, programmes for children with disabilities and other community-welfare work.

A different test on a familiar course

The par-3 arrangement gave the tournament a different character from a conventional round. Although the competition took place across the Royal Colombo Golf Club’s familiar 18-hole course, each hole was played as a par 3, producing a total par of 54.

More than 100 golfers took part in the two-session event. The staggered start times, at 7.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., allowed the competition to be conducted in separate groups while maintaining the distinctive format.

The tournament’s overall titles went to Darshan Veeraragavan, who won Overall Gross, and Chris Benjamin, who claimed Overall Net. Veeraragavan received an iPhone 18 Pro, powered by Dialog, while Benjamin’s prize was an iPhone Air.

Other performances were also recognised. Arjun Fernando won Division B and received a Dialog 5G Ultra MiFi. Yeun Kook Chung, the Division B runner-up, was presented with Dialog AirFibre. Dhinuka Boralessa won the Nearest to the Pin award and received AirPods Pro 3.

The results and prizes formed an important part of the day, while the event’s wider purpose was reflected in its association with RCCM’s community initiatives. That pairing gave the classic a scope beyond the course: it brought golfers together for competition while drawing attention to charitable work carried out through the organising club.

A sustained partnership

Dialog Club Vision has been associated with the tournament for nine years and was title sponsor for the second consecutive year. The continued relationship provides continuity for an event now in its 11th year, bringing together the golfing community, the organising Rotary club and its sponsor.

A sporting event can create a practical setting for participation and partnership. In this case, the tournament’s charitable context was grounded in RCCM’s reported fundraising and the range of causes it has supported over the past five years. The article does not specify how much, if anything, was raised by this particular edition of the golf classic; the community impact described relates to the club’s initiatives across that five-year period.

That distinction matters. The event offered an opportunity to combine a competitive gathering with a wider community purpose, while the reported LKR 47 million figure represents RCCM’s fundraising through its charitable projects over time, rather than a stated total for the tournament itself.

Sport alongside community support

The Golf Classic reflects a growing tradition of Sri Lankan organisations using sporting events to bring people together and support community work. The format can give participants a shared activity while helping an organising body keep its service initiatives visible.

For RCCM, the work described in the source article covers several areas, from children’s healthcare and medical equipment to education and programmes for children with disabilities. These needs are varied, but they share a focus on practical support for children and communities. The report does not provide further details about individual projects or beneficiaries, and no additional outcomes are implied here.

The tournament’s 11th edition therefore offers a clear example of sport and service sitting alongside one another. Golfers competed on a course adapted for a par-3 challenge, individual performances were recognised, and the occasion also drew attention to the club’s charitable record.

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The details in this article follow the source report by The Island. It describes the event, its format, the named winners and prizes, the sponsor’s involvement, and RCCM’s reported charitable work; no additional figures or outcomes have been added.

Source: The Island – “Golf Classic combines golfing experience with community impact”

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