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                    [ArticleID] => 1265905
                    [Title] => Dottie makes cut on eagle-spiked 66
                    [Summary] => 

Facing the daunting task of shooting in the low 60s to make the 70-player cut, Dottie Ardina did just that and finished in style, gunning down an eagle on the final hole to fire a six-under 66 and safely make it to the final round of the LPGA Tour’s Final Qualifying Tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 740393 [Title] => Bondad cops Ladies European tour leg title [Summary] =>

Frances Bondad, a former member of the national team, closed out with an eagle-aided 67 to win the Sanya Ladies Open of the Ladies European Tour at the Yalong Bay Golf Club in China yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310668 [Title] => Pagunsan, men’s golf team too classy [Summary] => The RP men’s golf squad proved too classy and ran away with both the individual and team crowns but the RP ladies fell short of their gold medal bid and settled for two silvers at the close of the golf competitions of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at The Country Club in Laguna yesterday.

Juvic Pagunsan shot an eagle-spiked 65 to cap his final stint in the amateur ranks as he posted what appeared to be the biggest winning margin recorded in SEAG golf — a whopping 14-stroke victory over Thai bet Ekalak Waisayul.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303377 [Title] => Bondad romps away with 6-shot win in HK [Summary] => HONG KONG – Frances Bondad exacted sweet revenge on Thai bets Porani Chutichai and Pornanong Phatlum as she won the 2005 Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Asian Golf Monthly International Amateur Open yesterday by six strokes with a closing one-under par 72 at the Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Club course here.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303048 [Title] => Bondad paces SEAG rival in Hong Kong tilt [Summary] => HONG KONG — Frances Bondad came through with an eagle-spiked one-under par 72 to wrest a one-stroke lead over Thai Pornanong Phatlum at the start of the 2005 Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Asian Golf Monthly International Amateur Open at the par-73 north course of the Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Club here yesterday.

Being unfamiliar with the tight layout, the wily Bondad, 17, just tried to keep her ball in play, never forcing herself into attacking the par-5 holes, including No.10, which she eagled with a superb pitch from 50 yards.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302886 [Title] => Jenny in town, predicts SEAG sweep for RP [Summary] => Jennifer Rosales yesterday underscored the need for the Filipino golfers to gain more exposure abroad in a bid to become more competitive and eventually develop into world-class players like her.

In an interview with The STAR, Rosales, perhaps the most successful Filipino golfer, having penetrated the tough LPGA Tour, said the country has many good players only they don’t get enough exposure to world-class events.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300414 [Title] => Bondad forces 4-way tie despite poor putting [Summary] => Frances Bondad, hounded by poor putting for the second straight day, leaned on her long game to salvage an even-par 71 and force a four-way tie for the lead heading into the final round of the Aquascutum Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur Championship yesterday at the Hong Kong Golf Club’s New Course in Fanling.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 298946 [Title] => Asistio bounces back to pace elims [Summary] => BACOLOD — Tonlits Asistio recovered from a faulty start to fire a two-under par 68 yesterday and pace fancied Juvic Pagunsan in the classification phase of the 2005 Philippine Amateur Golf Championships at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club here.

The 16-year-old Asistio, perhaps the best jungolfer in the land today, strung up nines of 34-34 at the par-70 layout, highlighting his round with six birdies that more than made up for his out-of-bounds drive on No. 1 and a bogey on No. 8.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 298758 [Title] => Local aces start campaign in RP Amateur [Summary] => BACOLOD — Local bets Juvic Pagunsan and Anya Tanpinco head a curious mix of players vying for top honors in the Philippine Amateur Golf Championships unfolding today with the 36-hole stroke play competition at the par-70 Negros Occidental Golf & Country Club here.

Pagunsan, easily the No. 1 player in the ranks today, fired a one-under par 69 yesterday to top the celebrity tournament which kicked off the week-long championships featuring not only the members of the national pool but a slew of foreign bets as well.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297146 [Title] => Bondad leads RP Ladies Am cast [Summary] => BACOLOD City – Frances Bondad will seek to win a different version of the Philippine Amateur golf championship starting next week, leading a crack field of participants seeing action at the short but tough Marapara layout here.

The 17-year-old, who was born in Los Angeles and raised in Australia, will fly in on Wednesday and will participate in the four-day event as the organizing National Golf Association of the Philippines holds a women’s match play championship for the first time ever.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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