Kim-Cabrera, Neri-Borromeo win

CEBU, Philippines - Kim Jae Eun and Nestor Cabrera ran away with the overall lowest net title in the 29th Coral Invitational while the tandem of Jovi Neri and Andre Borromeo took the lowest gross plum as the tournament wrapped up yesterday at the Cebu Country Club.

The spotlight was however focused on heart surgeon Arnold Tan, who aced the 152 yards hole No. 5 yesterday.

Tan used a Prodigal Titanium Force 8-iron and a Bridgestone No. 3 ball for the feat. Hole No. 5 is currently a blind hole due to ongoing construction as a huge mound sits in between the tee and the green.

The feat was witnessed by Ven Lacustales, Richard Tiansay, and Carmelo Lauengco as well as their marker Gloria Alazas from the ladies chapter, who are volunteering to help the tournament. 

Tan won a townhouse worth P 1 million courtesy of Prohomes.

Kim and Cabrera fired identical rounds of 87 for a two-day effort of 174 points. In the first day, Kim made 49 points while Cabrera had 38. On the second round, Kim shot 42 points while Cabrera made 45.

The tournament uses the Modified Stableford Scoring System that awards six points for a net double-eagle, five for a net ace, four for net eagle, three for net birdie, two for net par, and one for net bogey.

Neri and Borromeo fired rounds of 64 and 65. Neri had identical rounds of three-over-par 33 while Borromeo made 31 and 32.

The overall lowest net individual award went to Kim Jae Eun, who had rounds of 49 and 42 for a total of 91 points or 19-under-par for two rounds.

Marko Sarmiento won the award for lowest individual gross score shooting an aggregate of even-par 72 points on rounds of 37 and 35.

The Coral Invitational is the club's annual member-guest event.

CLASS A

The class A title went to the tandem of Alex Garcia and Korean Paul Lee, who had an aggregate of 165 points on rounds of 82 and 83.

First runner-up was the duo of Gabriel Yap, Jr. and Anthony Bejar with a total of 162 points on rounds of 78 and 84.

Second runner-up honors went to Marko Sarmiento and Kiyofumi Takahashi with 155 on rounds of 79 and 76.

CLASS B

The duo of Ricky Brown and Tom Ware bagged the title for this category shooting rounds of 74 and 86 for a total of 160 points.

First runner-up honors went to Vito Laferlita and Michael Go with 159 points on rounds of 82 and 77.

Second runner-up was the duo of Ven Lacustales and Arnold Tan with a total of 158 on identical round of 79 points winning over Frederic Chiongbian and Henry Chiongbian in the countback.

CLASS C

The team of Collin Go and Philip Huang ran away with the title for this category shooting a total of 164 points on rounds of 86 and 78.

First runner-up was the tandem of Jerry Ong Uy and Ari Clinton Lee with a total of 157 off rounds of 81 and 76.

Second runner-up was the team of Peter Yap and Leo Quimco with 154 on rounds of 73 and 81.

SENIORS

Jose 'Bebot' Baldemor and Choie Ramos won the title for this class exclusively for teams with total ages of 120 years old and up with a two-day total of 160 points on rounds of 82 and 78.

First runner-up was the team of Joseph Yu and Eduard Eden Yu with 159 on rounds of 82 and 77.

Second runner-up was the tandem of Alfonso Tan and Lino Dagus with 151 scoring 66 on the first day and taking a huge jump with an 85 on the second.

TOP SCORERS

The Team with the best core for the first day among those in the regular division was that of Yasuaki Suda and Shigeru Matsui with 86 points.

The best score among the seniors was made by Ken Nakada and Felix Villanueva with 80 points.

The duo of Henry C. Uy and Vicente 'Inting' Go bagged the best score for the second day with 79 points.

The best score among the seniors was recorded by David Lu and Rudy Cuenca with 77.

The tandems of Dr. Wyben Briones and Don Calvo and Willy Lim and Retired Commodore Danny Pizarro once again won the best in uniform award.   (FREEMAN NEWS)