Dy-Pila, Japanese duo bag titles in The View
CEBU, Philippines — Mark Dy and Rolando Pila toyed with the rolling terrain of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club and combined for a two-day total of 143 points in the Stableford Scoring system to bag the overall gross title of The View Invitational 2024 last weekend in Pardo, Cebu City.
The all-Japanese duo of long-time friends Masahisa Kawakami and Masaru Matsuo bagged the overall net title of the club’s annual member-guest event.
Dy fired rounds of 29 and 37 while Pila made 35 and six-under-par 42 points for the team to finish at 1-over-par 143 after 36 holes in the four-day event.
Kawakami and Matsuo, who were competing under the seniors class bagged the overall net title with a total of four-under-par 148 points on rounds of 77 and 71. Kawakami shot 38 and 33 while Matsuo was had steady rounds of 39 and 38 points.
The Division A title went to the all-female duo of reigning Philippine Ladies Open champion Grace Pauline Quintanilla and fellow junior golfer Angela Mangana. The 16-year-old Quintanilla had rounds of 37 and 35 while Mangana made 33 and 32. Their aggregate was 137 points and they won the title after a tie break based on a higher total for their last six holes.
First runner-up for the Division A went to 14-year-old Eric Jeon (35-34) and his partner Mary Kim Hong (37-31). They also had an aggregate of 137. Second runner-up was the duo of Jufil Sato (39-30) and JJ Alvarez (34-33) with 136 points.
The Division B crown went to Keith Siao (38-36) and Thomas Castillo (33-34) with a total of 141 points. First runner-up was the tandem of brothers Chuck (29-40) and Pio Barandog (33-34) with 136 points. Talisay City Vice-Mayor Choi Aznar (31-28) and partner Rey Goliat (36-40) finished third with 135 points.
The tournament guidelines limit the maximum score of the guests to 40 points. In case a guest scores more than 40 for a round, this is adjusted for the total.
The Division C title went to the duo of Lester Cañizares (38-35) and his father-in-law Basilio Bautista (34-32) with 139 points. First runner-up was the duo of Aldie Cañizares, elder brother of Lester, (30-37) and Pete Polo (27-37) with 131. They won via countback over the father and daughter duo of lawyers Jong (32-33) and Hannah Melendez (37-29) that also finished with 131 and settled for second runner-up.
The gross title for the seniors category went to Marlo Cugtas (32-31) and Elvis Jequinto (28-27) with 118 points.
The net title for the seniors division went to Rey Dira (40-39) and Boy Nemenio (31-35) with 145 points. First runner-up was the team of Joseph Dy (30-36) and Tony Calabria (26-40) with 132 and second runner-up was the duo of Edwin Robin (28-33) and Dencio Pinote (34-34) with 131. — (FREEMAN)
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