MANILA, Philippines - Jobim Carlos turned in his second straight under-par round, a one-under 71, to romp away with the overall title in the Faldo Series Philippines Championship at the TAT Filipinas Golf Club course in San Pedro, Laguna.
The bespectacled Carlos kept the momentum of his brilliant three-under 69 in the first round as he cruised to a nine-stroke overall victory with a 140 total in the 36-hole event featuring the country’s top jungolfers.
As the Under 18 division champion, Carlos finished far ahead of Bino dela Paz, Brent Sumampong, Regine de Guzman and Irina Gabasa, who earned the other slots disputed here for next year’s Faldo Series grand final at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China.
Dela Paz, who plays out of Angelicum like Carlos, claimed the boys Under-16 title by three strokes over Cebu bet Angelo Gandionco with a 74-149 while Sumampong (77-156) edged Sonny Villaber for the boys Under-21 plum.
De Guzman and Gabasa finished 1-2 in the girls division to earn their tickets to Mission Hills. De Guzman scored 73-149 while Gabasa rallied with a 74-153.
Edna Pana, president of TAT Filipinas, and new Jungolf Foundation of the Philippines president Luigi Tabuena handed the qualifiers their trophies and medals. Elated by the initial success of the tourney, Pana pledged to support the annual staging of the Faldo Series.
The final results:
Boys Under 21: 77-156 Brent Sumampong, Brent, 81-157 Sonny Villaber
Boys Under 18: 71-140 Jobim Carlos, 77-152 Chepe Dulay, 79-153 Jonar Austria, 78-158 Alexes. Nallos, 81-159 Carlos Tinio, 79-159 Lawrence Celestino, 83-161 Kim Guk Bin, 80-162 Cho Phil Kyu, 86-166 Nico Monsalve
Boys Under 16: 74-149 Bino dela Paz, 76-152 Angelo Gandionco, 76-152 Ham Jeong Woo, 79-158 Cho Byung Kyu, 81-160 Inigo Raymundo, 85-162 Gallardo Eric, 81-163 Patrick Uy, 82-164 Andres Saldana, 86-169 Hyun Woo Jung, 85-170 Shah, Miguel, 85-171 Sean Avellan, 93-176 Arevalo Tonton, 90-181 Yasuma Ryu, 100-189 Ajel Handog, 97-192 Amarco Yap, 99-194 Carlos Packing
Girls: 73-149 Regina de Guzman, 74-153 Irina Gabasa, 80-159 Anne Sabater, 80-159 Sarah Ababa, 83-159 Geleen Handog, 78-164 Marvi Monsalve, 83-166 Nicole Serapio, 87-170 Felicia Medalla, 88-171 Felicia Medalla, 92-174 Sheryl Villacencio, 85-180 Charlene Abalos, 90-182 Merakel Embalzado, 99-191 Leonci Tinio, 96-195 Jonah Ilagan, 90-195 Shin Jin Seul, 94 -206Abby Arevalo 206