Fil-Am Invit’l on in Baguio
BAGUIO , Philippines — Competitions in the higher flights of the regular 68th Department of Tourism Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament starts today after the ceremonial tee-off at the Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay golf courses.
With more than 600 players seeing action in the second half of competition, Manila Southwoods is fancied to banner the three-team field Fil Championship flight with expectedly the same lineup last year led by Yuto Katsuragawa who shot an eight under.
“Definitely we’re on,” said co-chairs Anthony de Leon of BCC and Tim Allen of CJH.
Last year, Southwoods romped off with the titles in the Championship flight. Forest Hills and Mizuno X-1R, both challengers, have won one title a piece.
Southwoods opponents in Am Championship are Team Time Cargo Logistics, Leeward-Fil-Am and Razons of Guagua.
Last year, Southwoods, led by veteran Junjun Plana, won by a whopping 88 points. Plana has been with Southwoods since 1997.
Last week, Luisita Golf and Country Club swept the Seniors Championship flight by 30 and 10 points over their nearest rivals Southwoods and CJH in Fil and Am divisions, respectively.
It was a win Luisita and its members will cherish since it was the first time the team played in Fil-Am after 23 years. It was also an icing of sorts after their win in the PAL Interclub earlier this year.
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