Eagle Ridge rules Sta. Lucia Tour

MANILA, Philippines - Eagle Ridge turned the final showdown into a grand homecoming, rampaging to an unchallenged victory in the Club of the Year competition of the 11th Sta. Lucia Tour which ended Saturday at the country’s biggest golf complex in Gen. Trias, Cavite.

Just like in the penultimate leg the day before, the Eagle Ridge bets went three-of-four in the Faldo and Norman course and improved their standing in another for a 53-point romp that was just too much for its nearest rival Rancho Palos Verdes.

At the end of the 108-hole tourney staged by Sta. Lucia Realty Development, Inc. in four major golf clubs around the country, Eagle had 192 points to run away with its fifth Club of the Year title. Palos Verdes placed a far second with 168.

The tandems of Moon Ho-lee and Joon kang (Group I), Munding del Rosario-Youn Hwan-an (Group 2) and Mario Lugay-Si Kun-ryoo (seniors) scored back-to-back wins at the Orchard and Eagle stops making up the Manila swing of the series to key the Eagle romp.

They also emerged the overall winners in their respective divisions, joined by Josue Tesado and Eugenio Serado Jr. of Palos Verdes who triumphed in Group 3.

The final standings of the Tour also backed by LG Electronics, Philippine Airlines, RizGolf, Dynamic Sports and Leisure Corp. and Master Sports Corp. saw dethroned champ Alta Vista in third at 127, Beverly Place 118, Royale Tagaytay 109, Summit Point 83, Orchard 78, Lakewood 43 and Caliraya Springs 18.

The Tour’s individual winners were Mario Pradil of Royale Tagaytay in Class A, David Park in Class B, del Rosario in Class C, Johnny Sambo of Beverly Place in Class D and Ryoo in seniors.

Eagle victory came after it won the first two editions of the Tour in 2000-01, picked up a third in 2003 and then annexed the 2006 title.