Tagaytay closes in on Alabang in WGAP circuit

MANILA, Philippines - Tagaytay Highlands built some momentum heading to its hosting turn as it churned out a win and a runner-up finish to threaten pacesetting Alabang after the Canlubang leg of the Champion Infinity WGAP 2015 Circuit at Cangolf’s South course in Laguna recently.

The Highlanders edged Forest Hills, 162-161, to rule Class C while its Class A squad finished second to Camp Aguinaldo, 158-161, for a five-point haul that hiked its overall total to 19 points, just a point behind Alabang with two legs left in the eight-stage circuit organized by Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines and presented by Champion Infinity.

Tagaytay will host the penultimate leg on Sept. 21 before the circuit, sponsored by Shell Philippines, Metro Pacific, Golf Depot, Ping and De La Salle Hospital, winds up at Sta. Elena  Oct. 12.

Forest Hills, with a runner-up finish in Class C, has 17 points while Sta. Elena has piled 13 points followed by Aguinaldo and Canlubang with 11 points apiece and Valley Golf with nine points.

Aguinaldo drew 42 Stableford points from Janeth Agripa while Matet Salivio, Josie Untal and Mabel Salivio chipped in 41, 40 and 38 points, respectively, as they repulsed Tagaytay, whose 158 included a 43 from Rosalie Heo, a 42 from Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, a 38 from Bernadette Wong and a 35 from Karen Buenaventura.

Sta. Elena placed third with a 156 followed by Canlubang (155), Valley Golf (152), Alabang (149), Forest Hills (144), Eagle Ridge (134), Orchard (128) and Villamor (115).

Villamor’s Sheila Ward fired 45 points to clinch the individual title in Class A while Tagaytay’s Veronica Veloso took the Class B crown with a 42 and Lillian Lu of Forest Hills captured the Class C plum, also with a 42.

Canlubang pooled a 160 to post a four-point win over Alabang (156) in Class B with Debbie Schenk sizzling with 46 points and Terrey Parala, Janette Leynes and Rosita Laurel adding 43, 36 and 35, respectively.