Tabuena rejoins PGT, heads Southwoods cast
Miguel Tabuena
MANILA, Philippines - Miguel Tabuena sets out fresh and strong coming off a much-deserved rest, shooting for another crown against a tough field in the $60,000 ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship, which begins tomorrow at the Legends course in Carmona, Cavite.
Tabuena rallied from seven down in the final round then nipped South African Mathiam Keyser in sudden to snatch the crown in the ICTSI Luisita Championship the other week but opted to skip last week’s Orchard tournament to rest after a grueling campaign that included stints in the Asian Tour and Japan PGA Tour.
He expects to put up a hot start and build some momentum and confidence although the elite field, led by Orchard runner-up Clyde Mondilla, Luisita leg winner Tony Lascuña and perennial contenders Jay Bayron and Elmer Salvador, is as much ready as the Olympiad veteran.
Though some of the foreign aces who boosted the Luisita and Orchard casts won’t be around this week, they remain a force to reckon with in the 72-hole championship sponsored by ICTSI with American John Catlin resuming his hunt for the elusive Philippine Golf Tour title.
The 26-year-old shotmaker from Sacramento has put himself in contention in the early going of the past PGT legs but just couldn’t unleash a strong finishing kick to vie for the crown.
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