Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- Taniya Balasuriya can soon become a household name in the game of golf in Sri Lanka while she has made it a habit of winning in junior golf tournaments regularly for the past five years.

When she started playing in a junior open golf tournament as a 12-year old, she had to compete among the boys too as the Golf Union did not conduct tournaments for boys and girls separately. Yet she would beat the boys and win tournaments in the early days and that was the time when she took part in the under-11 age category.

Even after that she had to play in the under-15 age category and beat the boys as well to win in her division.

In the latest tournament, the NDB Wealth golf showpiece, Taniya won the individual girls event wit...