Dy, Taguines top JW elims at Riviera

MANILA, Philippines - Jed Dy, Ian Matthew Lua, Arnie Taguines and Anya Cedo cruised to victories in their respective divisions after the completion of the Class E and Class F national qualifying tournament for the Junior World golf championships at the Riviera Sports Club executive course in Silang, Cavite .

Dy, who won his first major international title at the US Kids World Championship last year, made a triumphant return to the ICTS I Jungolf Circuit after a long absence with a convincing victory in boys Class E, posting a 10-stroke romp over Miguel Olivarez-Ilas after a final-round 55 and a 54-hole 168 aggregate.

Olivarez-Ilas, one of three siblings competing in the circuit, backed by Philippine Airlines, Pancake House, Sizzlin Pepper, Teriyaki Boy, Friends of Jungolf, Golf Depot, Pioneer Insurance and McDonald’s, joined elder sister Bernice in the national delegation to the Junior World in San Diego, California this July with a 60-178.

Lua (77-227) and Jose Javier Lazatin (82-239) grabbed the top positions in boys Class F while Cedo claimed the lone spot in girls’ Class F (six years and under) with an 85-263.

The qualifiers in Classes E and F joined the 17 who made it from the qualifying events in Classes A to D held at the Legends course of Manila Southwoods recently.

The circuit resumes this week at Orchard with the US Kids qualifying.