Pauline ready for showdown with Princess

MANILA, Philippines — Pauline del Rosario is all geared up for another title chase when the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge unfolds tomorrow at the Aoki course in Gen. Trias, Cavite.

Del Roario said she hasn’t lost her appetite for winning three months after edging Princess Superal in the second of two Ladies Philippine Golf Tour bubble tournaments at Riviera.

Through that long layoff, Del Rosario stayed in shape by doing regular workouts and drills while sneaking in a round or two.

“My focus is to always play my best,” said the first Filipina to win on the LPGA of Taiwan Tour, and who dominated the LPGT with four victories in her rookie season in 2017.

“To get ready (for a competition), I’m sticking to my program – working out, drills and rounds,” said Del Rosario.

But she has opted to tone down the level of expectations for another title shot, saying, “No expectations since everyone in the field is capable of playing good golf.

Superal, for one, is out for a payback after failing to compete a sweep of the two Riviera tournaments that marked the re-start of the ICTSI-backed circuit disrupted by the global health crisis last year.