Arthur Duncan (golfer)
Arthur Donald Stuart Duncan (6 August 1875 – 10 March 1951) was a New Zealand golfer and businessman. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... Duncan was the dominant amateur golfer in New Zealand in the first part of the 20th century. He won the New Zealand Amateur championship 10 times between 1899 and 1926 and the New Zealand Open three times, the inaugural event in 1907 and again in 1910 and 1911. Duncan played three first-class cricket matches for Wellington as a batsman between 1894 and 1901. References New Zealand male golfers Amateur golfers New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers New Zealand businesspeople People from Colombo New Zealand people of Sri Lankan descent People from British Ceylon 1875 births ...
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Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along ...
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