To avoid disgrace, grow in grace.

In a duel of teams on opposite sides of the ladder, it’s the squad battling for a playoffs incentive that prevailed against one fighting for a spot in the Last-8.

Irrepressible 10-time champion Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarterfinal Sunday with Carlos Alcaraz after downing Czech Jiri Lehecka.

The Philippines’ Rico Hoey struggled with a 74 after sizzling rounds of 65 and 63 and dropped from being a joint leader to number  17 in the US PGA Tour American Express tournament in La Quinta, California.

Foiled on his three-peat bid last year, Guido van der Valk is determined to redeem himself – not only at The Country Club Invitational in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, beginning Jan. 28, but throughout the entire 2025 Philippine Golf Tour season.

The Masters layout of the posh Manila Southwoods complex here is coming close to achieving the tough character that will challenge some of the best in the Asian Tour when the $500,000 (around P29 million) Smart Infinity Philippine Open gets off the ground on Thursday.