Kim, Harmie lead chase as RVF Cup unfolds

MANILA, Philippines — Tom Kim aims for a follow-up to his Philippine Amateur feat last month while Harmie Constantino seeks defense of the women’s crown in the W Express RVF Cup Amateur Open Golf Championship which fires off today at Canlubang’s North course in Laguna.

Kim bucked a shaky finish and pounced on Luis Castro’s last-hole miscue to snare the country’s premier championship at Riviera by one with the young Korean all geared up for a crack at another championship in the 23rd staging of the annual event held in honor of the late golf patron and former NGAP president Rod Feliciano.

But he expects the rest of the huge field to come out firing, including Castro, who is out for a payback against Kim, along with Kristoffer Arevalo, Aidric Chan, Carl Corpus, Jolo Magcalayo, Jonas Magcalayo, Aniceto Mandanas, Don Petil and Paolo Wong, guaranteeing a four-day shootout in the 72-hole championship organized and conducted by the National Golf Association of the Philippines.