Del Monte, Agui coast to LuzViMin golf romp

MANILA, Philippines – Del Monte turned its anticipated final round shootout with last year’s champion Manila Southwoods into a blowout, winning by 18 points on a closing 183 to rule the 2016 WGAP Luzvimin Golf Invitational at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao City over the weekend.

Rhea Langamin sizzled with 50 Molave points, Pamela Mariano carded a second straight 48, Martina Miñoza churned out another 46 and Lesley Icoy matched her second round 39-point output as the Del Monte ladies assembled a 183 for a 54-hole total of 538.

With Southwoods-Masters failing to unleash its vaunted strong finishing kick and stumbled with a 163 for a 520, Del Monte cruised to victory in the premier Diamond division of the annual event organized by Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines and sponsored by Champion Infinity, Metro Pacific, Vermogen Manila and Regent Travel.

Just three points down after two rounds, the Carmona-based squad sputtered with its worst output in three days, a 168 that included a pair of 45s from Claudine Garcia and Claire Ong and two 39s from Therese Sabater and Christine Naidoo.

Valley I placed third with a 511 after a 182 while Villamor shot a 169 for fourth at 481 followed by Forest Hills (175-474) and Rancho Palos Verdes (158-439).

Camp Aguinaldo also coasted to victory in the Emerald division, carding a 167 for a 473 and a 15-point romp over Alabang, which pooled a 458 after a 156. Davao City finished third at 433 after a 146 followed by Pueblo de Oro (147-413), Southwoods-Legends (144-394), and Negros Occidental (138-386).

Josie Untal fired 47 points while Mabel Salivio, Janeth Agripa and Edlyn Robas backed her up with 44, 40 and 36, respectively, while Alabang drew 43 points from Rita Horan and Marilyn Reyes, Jovelyn Garcia and Lee Heredia added 39, 38 and 36, respectively.

Apo Golf, with Ma. Rafaella Singson and Danica Nagayo shooting identical 41 points, bagged the Rudy division crown as it shot a 147 for a 412, beating Valley 2 (131-400) by 12 points with Bacolod placing third at 395 after a 146 followed by Forest Hills (128-360), Navy (122-346) and Pueblo de Oro (76-251).

Victorias, led by Cynthia Capay’s 34 points, topped the Pearl category with a 320 after a 116, posting a 15-point win over Tagaytay Highlands, which had a 305 after a 111 with Manila Golf coming in third at 282 after a 108 followed by Orchard (92-269) and Baguio (93-266).

Villamor’s Kristine Torralba assembled 152 points to capture the overall individual crown while Valley Golf’s Eunkyun Lee topped the Championship class with a 144, Kim Sun Ae of Rancho Palos Verdes copped the Class A diadem with a 128, Icoy captured the Class B title with a 116 and Mary Ang of Forest Hills pocketed the Class C plum with 88 points.