27th Corporate Cup unwraps at John Hay

MANILA, Philippines -  Seventy teams, headed by the country’s top golfing firms and corporations, slug it out for top honors in various divisions as the Camp John Hay 27th Corporate Cup fires off today at John Hay Golf Club in Baguio City.

Pugo Adventure 1 braces for a tough outing against a souped-up field as it shoots for a second straight championship in the seniors division of the four-to-play, three-to-count format event and hosted by CJHGC.

Behind Goody Ignacio, Fred Puckett and Ed Montenegro, Pugo Adventure pooled a 156 in the final day for a 314 and won by 14 over former champion Megafiber.

Also out to defend their respective titles in the annual event sponsored by The Manor at Camp John Hay, The Forest Lodge Camp John Hay, Le Chef at The Manor, Toyota Motor Philippines, Alveo and Moog Controls, are KT Glass, Isabela Golf Club and Camp John Hay Golf Club.

KT Glass dominated Division III last year over AMSI-Shakey’s Calamba and Starflex Wires and Cables while Isabela GC routed sister teams ABGC1 and ABGC2 to capture the Division I title in the event backed by Farmers Coffee, Forest Hills, Sherwood Hills, Camp John Hay Development Corp., Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club, Golforce, Inc., Rudy Project, Supreme Bike and RizGolf Sports Marketing.

As hosts, the club bets are expected to re-display their familiarity with the up-and-down par-69 layout spruced up to championship form for the three-day championship as they fuel their title-retention bid in Division II.

The annual event, to be played under the Molave scoring system, is supported by EED Family Realty Development Corp., International Heavy Equipment Corp., Baguio Country Club, The Residences at Brent, Warbird Security and Investigation Agency, Club Car, The Turf Co. and Delta Airlines.