Tecson, De Jesus top St. Stephen High School alumni golfest

MANILA, Philippines - Jenz Tecson captured the overall championship while Tootsie de Jesus won the lowest net honors in the fifth St. Stephen High School (SSHS) Alumni Invitational golf tournament at the Forest Hills Golf Club in Antipolo recently.

Willy Chik bested David Ong and Peter Chua to rule Class A while Belinda Chua Baluyot nipped Josephine Co and Rosalia Hwang to capture the ladies crown in the alumni division.

Manuel Shiu defeated Kendrick Go and Willy Julio to cop the Class B crown while Elvis Yu took the Class C title over Ricardo Marinas and Roderick Yu.

The Batch ’82 team of Manuel Shiu, Barton Chua, Carlos Tanbio and Ricardo Marinas topped the alumni/batch category.

A banner field of 123 alumni and guests took part in the tournament which also offered Club Car from PacSports and P100,000 from Federal Phoenix Assurance as hole-in-one prizes.

Hitting the ceremonial drives were Comelec chairman Jose Melo and alumni Mario Sy and Norberto Kwong and gold sponsor Pablo Chan while alumni president Eluina Sim, SSHS principal Judy Tan, alumni treasurer Rose Tan and other alumni directors were on hand during the awards rites and raffle. 

Alice Jay Crisologo beat Imelda Yu to bag the ladies title in the guest division while Armand Batalia took the Class A plum over Dennis Chang; Hester See ruled Class B over Nathaniel Chan; and George Cabigon beat Albert Tang to win the Class C plum.

The event, headed by SSHS alumni golf committee members Donavan Yu, Willy Chik, Frewin Yu, Elvis Yu and Mark Gruba, was sponsored by Federal Phoenix Assurance, Club Car, Pablo Chan, Asian Homes, Rotary Club of Rajah Sulayman, FSC Metal Corp., Colent Enterprise Co., Architect Robert Carag, Veco Paper, Tai Chi Rub and Liniments, Polymaster Industrial Corp., Zozen Boiler Phil., Timex, Pioneer Insurance, UCPBGen, BPI/MS, Psanti, H-Star Enterprises Inc., Imarflex, Jabra Bluetooth, Wilson Alog, Circulated Electrical, Urban Luggage, Pan Pacific Travel Corp. and donors. Media partners are Philippine STAR and Magic 89.9.