Ardina girds for US Ladies Amateur Open
Ardina, 14, ruled the girls 13-14 category, Thursday (Friday in
“I hope the win run continues,” said Ardina, an ICTSI entry whose three-title result in the Junior World is the second best for the
The US Women’s amateur championship is set Aug. 4-10 in Eugene Country Club course in
Two other Filipino jungolfers earned honors in the
Those feats highlighted the participation of the Junior Golf Foundation of the
Amalia Montecillo, chair of Jungolf, lauded the delegation’a efforts in the event.
“They showed a lot of fighting spirit and we’ve proven something to the world again,” she said
Meanwhile, former national player Regina de Guzman posted a respectable Top 10 finish in the girls 15-17 years division to complete the RP stint at the Carlton Oaks course here.
De Guzman, the Thailand Ladies Amateur champion two years ago, took four consecutive bogeys from the third but was able to recover with a one-under back nine stint for a three-over-par 75 and a 72-hole aggregate of 298.
She earned a share of 10th place with Serena Aoki of
Patcharajutar Kongkraphan of
Philippine Ladies Open champion Chihiro Ikeda had a dismal 81 and slumped to 24th place with a 304 aggregate.
It was an impressive finish for De Guzman, who lost a lot of training time due to a pinched nerve she suffered while playing in a tournament in
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