Sri Lanka was relatively unknown to the field of Golf before the governance of the British, who used to play golf at Polo Grounds, an exceptional natural Golf course in Diyatalawa. Later, with much popularity, Diyatalawa Golf Club was formed. Subsequently, the Sri Lanka Army took over the Golf Club from the British. Polo Grounds of the SLMA demands skillful position and the terrain makes it essential that players can cope with up-hills and down-hills. In 1995, the Sri Lanka Military Academy took over the total responsibility of maintaining this legendary course from the 33^rd Brigade of the Sri Lanka Army.