Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- From a quiet corner of Sri Lanka's historic city, more than 200 kilometres away from Colombo, a small but determined group of junior golfers from the Golf Club Anuradhapura (GCA) has taken the national stage by storm.

At the recently concluded Sri Lanka Junior Golf Match Play Championship for the late Rukmini Kodagoda Trophy - sponsored by Perera and Sons Bakers (Pvt) Ltd and held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, these youngsters brought home the largest number of awards for a single club in the tournament, proving that distance is no barrier to talent and determination.

Leading the way was nine-year-old sensation Abhiman Abeywardhana, who emerged as the Copper Division Match Play Champion. His remarkable performanc...