Catalan tops Class A in jungolf circuit

MANILA, Philippines - John Catalan prevailed over brothers Christopher and Charles Corpus in boys Class A for his first win in the ICTSI Jungolf Summer Circuit at the par-62 Capitol Hills Golf and Country Club in QC.

Catalan carded rounds of 70 and 66 for a 136 aggregate and a four-stroke victory over Christopher who charged back with a 64 for a 140.

Charles actually led Catalan by one with a 69 in the first day but struggled with a 75 the next day to finish third in the event serving as the seventh leg of the summer series organized by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines and backed chiefly by International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

The other sponsors are Philippine Airlines, Pancake House, Teriyaki Boy, Sizzlin Pepper, Golf Depot, Friends of Jungolf, McDonald’s and Pioneer Insurance.

Cousins Aidric Chan and Carl Baldonado-Corpus easily topped Class C and Class D, respectively, to join Catalan, Raymart Tolentino and Sean Granada as boys division winners. Saclot won the special division with a 136, Tolentino was Class B winner with  a 126, Chan  prevailed by seven strokes with a 118, Chan ran away with the top award in his division with a 140 and Granada ruled Class E.

In the girls division, Jan Soleil Punzalan (143) topped the special division, Kwon Seo Yon (146) won Class A, Ashia Nocum (159) ruled Class C and Samantha Dizon (179) clinched Class E.