It could be a repeat of the Seniors as Manila Southwoods appears to be heading to a Fil Championship defeat but remains the ruler of the Am Champion.
This as Eastridge – Primehomes I yesterday, Dec. 12, held off Southwoods and even increased its lead by a point as the two gear up for a showdown in the last and final round in the Fil Championship of the 74th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club golf course.
Jhondie Quibol maintained his hot putter as he scored a two over 63 for 34 points to lead Eastridge which assembled a flight-best 125. Contributing to the team’s efforts are Ronel Taga-an with 33, Roland Bregente with 30 and a 28 from Jefren Lumbo as Eastridge is on the verge of collecting its very first title.
The team has 422 points and now stares at a six-point lead from five over defending champion Manila Southwoods.
The Carmona, Cavite parbusters assembled 124 points on the 34 of Coby Rolida, the 32 of Enrique Dimayuga and the pair of 29s of Miko Granada and Jet Hernandez.
The final day will be a showdown between the two golf teams with Januarius Private Equity I fading after a 115 and 404 points total, 12 down the second placed team.
Over at Camp John Hay, Southwoods 2 has virtually clinched the Am Championship title when it carded a cumulative six under or 150 points.
Zeus Sara led the Southwoods charge with a five-under 64 for 41 points, Patrick Tambalque chipped in a two-under for 38, an even par for 36 points by Zach Villaroman, and a one over for 35 markers by TJ Padilla.
Southwoods now has 383 points and its one-point deficit has turned into a 23 point advantage over new second placer Eastridge.
Eastridge – Primehomes 2 assembled 138 points on the one under for 37 of Chris John Remata, the even par for 36 of Gary Sales and the 33 and 32 of Edison Tabalen and Richard Joson, respectively. Eastridge’s third-day performances catapulted the team to the second spot with 367, pushing down two-day leader Baangas Barakos to third after a 114 for its three-day total of 348.
Gavino Junio submitted a 25 and led Integral to a 68 to remain at the top of Fil D with a round remaining.
Former Southwoods player Luigi Paolo Wong led CJH to the Fil A title after closing out with 109 and 472 total for a 23-point victory over round two leader Forest Hills 1.
Wong closed out with an even par for 36 and with rounds of 39, 38 and 33, the La Trinidad born and raised golfer finished with a two-under for 146 and the individual group 2 title.
Counting for his team are Melchor Carlos Rabanes II (27), Emilio Antonio Curran (24) and Leonard Corpuz (22).
Forest Hills closed out with 88 for 449, just a point off Eastridge – Primehomes which closed out with a 103 and 448.
Richard delos Santos hit a one under for 37, while Theody Pascual added an even par for 36 to power Time Cargo Logistics 2 to a flight best 131 and 442 to move past day three leader Forest Hills 2, which closed out with 120 and 437 aggregate.
Team Master is a distant third with 416 after a closing round of 117.
Pearl Kai Golf Club had a closing round of 78 and four-day total of 389 to win the Fil B title.
Moto I is 15 shots down with 374 after an 80 for second, while the Green Water Golfers of California complete the podium with 373, just a point off erstwhile third-ranked Cool Jocks which closed out with an 80.
CJH 2 made it two for two by winning the Am B crown by a measly four points. CJH 2 closed out with 109 and 393, just four off Team M which had a closing round of 115, thanks to the round four brilliance of Matt Manotoc, who drilled 40 points or a four under 65.
Team Surigao 2 took third honors with 360 after a 101.
Integral has a three-day total of 243, just three off BIBAK Igolfers which assembled a similar 68. Just a point down is Pugo Adventures which carded a 65 to move from second to third spot at 239. Yokosan is another five-shot down after a 64.
The Baguio Blue Bloods is one round short of claiming the Am D title with its 26-point lead over Cool Jocks 2 and another one on Eton Golf 2.
Noel Lamsis was the team’s best performer with a 30 for the team’s 96 points and 238 total.
Cool Jocks 2 foundered with an 85 and barely hung on to second spot with a 212 total and just one off Eton GC 2 which fired a 92 and 211 total.
