Gonzalez cops 10th WW Pres Cup overall crown

MANILA, Philippines - Katrina Gonzalez carded a gross 73 to capture the overall championship while scratch player Oliver Gan led the group division winners in the 10th President’s Cup at Wack Wack’s West Course recently.

Gonzalez made a double-bogey mishap on the par-3 No. 3 and had four bogeys but came through with five birdies for a 36-37 round as she went on to bag the overall crown under the Double Peoria scoring system.

Gan, meanwhile, shot a gross one-under par 71 and nipped Nicholas Dybuncio, who had a gross 81 and a net 71.4, for the Group I plum in men’s play in the tournament held in honor of WW president Dr. Philip Ella Juico. EJ Marcelo, also a scratch player, placed third with a 72.

Other winners were Edgar Ti (Group II) with a net 72.8 from a gross 92, Manny Angeles (Group III) with a net 72.8 from a gross 92, Ferdinand Aguila (seniors division) with a net 71.2 from a gross 88.

Lisa Lopez led the winners in the ladies side, ruling Group I with a net 71.2. Sylvette Tankiang carded a net 75.6 for the Group II crown while Zakaria Nasir topped the guest division with a net 71.8.

The event, which drew a total of 288 players, was backed by Unilever Phils. and Northern Islands Co. Inc. and hole-in-one sponsors Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Kart Plaza, Club Car and Dynamic Sports and hole sponsors Pacific Links Golf Developers Inc, Pacific on Line Corp., Pagcor, Splash Corp., San Miguel Corp. and Stradcom Corp.

The other supporters were Araneta Center Inc., Meralco, Megaworld Corp., Ortigas and Company, Orissa International, PLDT Business Solutions, Security Bank Corp., Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services Inc., Trojan Envelope Manufacturing Corp., Directories Phils Inc., Pascual Consumer Healthcare Corp., Mayor Ben Hur Abalos and Rep. Neptali Gonzalez while Asia Brewery, China Airlines, Eva Air, Toby Sports, Corporate Apparel, Unilever, Peerless Soap, Global Noble, Bravo Golf, Perskindol, Techpoint Enterprises, Asia Brewery, Jim Mar Industries, Solar Sports, Sharp Phils, Devant, Raymondo’s Trophies, Dynamic Sports Corp. for the Titleist golf balls and Quizgem Media.