Limyutian-Yap tops 10th President’s Cup

Jacinto Limyutian and Eddie Yap proved how familiarity with each other’s game can be converted to a victory as they ruled the 10th President’s Cup at the Cebu Country Club yesterday.

Limyutian and Yap fired an opening round of 59 strokes in the two-man scramble format then made a net score of 62 in the alternate shot for an aggregate of 121 strokes to win the overall title.

The division 1 crown went to the tandem of Sammy Uytengsu and Clifford Celdran, who fired round of 57 and 65 for a total of 122.  Opening round co-leader Rolly Tan and Andrew Si took the first runner-up honors with a total of 123 on rounds of 54 and 69.

The duo of Wellington Lim and Arturo Go failed to sustain their first round momentum to finish with 124 strokes on rounds of 54 and 70 to take the second runner-up honors for the premiere category.

In division 2, club president Douglas LuYm and Andrew Co fired rounds of 63 and 64 for a total of 127 then pulled past Jojo Ong and Kim Kwang Seok in the countback to win the title.

Ong and Kim fired rounds of 62 and 65 also for a total of 127 to settle for the first runner-up honors.  Second runner-up was the tandem of Bruce Chiongbian and Boy Escaño with 128 firing rounds of 63 and 65.

Young guns Jojo Tiongko and Patrick Cymmon Go combined for 131 strokes on rounds of 64 and 67 to bag the division 3 title.

Orly Israel and Ramon Escario finished a stroke back on rounds of 64 and 68 to take the first runner-up honors.  Second runner-up was the duo of Max Tan and Bruno Gonzalez with 132 on rounds of 64 and 68 after edging the teams of Carl Almario and Jan-Jan Ybañez and Andrew Parrott and David Griffin in the countback.

The guest division title went to Dennis Canoy, who fired rounds of 72 and 71 for a total of 143 strokes.  Runner-up honors went to Enrico Solon who finished with a two-day total of even-par 144 on identical rounds of 72.

A special award was given to the team of Cesar Chan and Steve Lava for the best score in the scramble round as the team made 56.  The award for the best score in the second day went to the all-doctor team of Gene Matiga and Edwin Medalle with 67 beating three teams in the countback.

The highlight of the tournament last Saturday was a hole-in-one made by Koji Hosogaya on the 165-yard hole number 15.

He scored the ace using a Mizuno X901 six-iron and a Titleist NXT No. 2 ball.

The ace, which won Hosogaya as Suzuki Swift car was witnessed by Chiaki Endo, Hisato Isobe, and Iikichi Mizutani.

The President’s Cup featured a format that allowed both fun and competition to be incorporated into one tournament.