Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Uchitha Ranasinghe showed great control and consistency to win the Sri Lanka Golf August Ranking Tournament, which was concluded at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club yesterday.

Ranasinghe never lost his grip on the top of the leaderboard. He carded steady rounds of 74 and 75 before closing with a fighting 77, finishing with a winning total of 226.

Sixteen-year-old top junior golfer Reshan Algama battled hard in the cold winds of Nuwara Eliya but had to settle for second place with rounds of 75, 77 and 79 for 231. The surprise came from K. Dhanushan, who produced the best final round of the week, a brilliant 73, to climb into joint third place on 232. He was tied with H. L. Priya Hemantha, who stayed solid with three consi...