ICTSI pro-am on at Orchard

MANILA, Philippines - ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour Rookie of the Year Jhonel Ababa and brothers Jay and Rufino Bayron head a group of top pros seeing action with junior aces in the ICTSI-JGFP Pro-Am Invitational golf tournament today at the Player course of the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Ababa, a three-time winner in his rookie season, and the Bayron brothers will try to lead their teams to victory in the four-player scramble event which is part of a back-to-back competition capping the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines’ year-long activities.

The International Container Terminal Services, Inc. is the main sponsor of JGFP tournaments with the support of Philippine Airlines, Chevrolet, Pancake House Group, Teriyaki Boy and Sizzlin’ Pepper.

On Tuesday, the Alabang GCC will host the Alabang Junior Open.

Meanwhile, La Salle Greenhills topped the juniors division after the second leg of the 2011 ICTSI Inter-school golf tournament to lead the qualifiers for the finals set Jan. 9 and 11. LSGH scored 962 points to run away with the crown, finishing far ahead of La Salle Zobel (844).

La Salle Zobel claimed the Girls 1 title with a 657 total, beating Assumption which had 583 and Miriam (245). St. Paul’s Pasig took the Girls 1 award, winning handily over Assumption 1. Earlier, Xavier 4 captured the Midgets 1 plum while Ateneo 2 claimed the Midgets 1 diadem.