PSA to honor top Phl golfer, jin, booter in PSA Awards rites

MANILA, Philippines - Miguel Tabuena, Jeordan Dominguez and Misagh Bahadoran share center stage next week as recipients of major awards during the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards Night presented by Milo and San Miguel at the Le Pavillon in Pasay.

Tabuena will be bestowed the title Mr. Golf, Dominguez as Mr. Taekwondo, while Bahadoran is the latest recipient as Mr. Football in the awarding program also co-presented by Cignal/Hyper HD.

The three will join big man June Mar Fajardo and Mika Reyes, who were earlier named by the country’s oldest media organization as Mr. Basketball and Ms. Volleyball, respectively.

Rio De Janeiro Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz is the recipient of the coveted Athlete of the Year trophy and leads the long list of awardees to be honored during the formal rite backed by MVP Sports Foundation, Smart, ICTSI, Foton, Rain or Shine, Mighty Sports, GlobalPort, PBA, SM Prime Holdings Inc., Accel, Gold Toe and Phoenix Petroleum.

Tabuena was the first Filipino golfer to represent the country in the Olympics after earning a berth in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Games as among the Top 60 players in the world.

Dominguez, 25, stamped his class in two major international tournaments that feature the world’s top poomsae athletes.

Bahadoran made an impact as one of the most reliable players of the Philippine Azkals in their various international campaigns including the AFF Suzuki Cup the country hosted last year.