MANILA, Philippines - Manila-based teams scored expected victories in the ICTSI Mindanao Junior Open Golf Championships with Navy and Orchard winning the Division 1 and 2 team titles, respectively, in the event co-hosted by the Apo Golf Club and the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao recently.
Josh Jorge, Sean Ramos, Joaquin Gomez and Sean Granada joined hands to give Navy a 20-point win over Apo in Division 1 of the tourney conducted by The Junior Golfers League that drew 85 players from eight golf clubs.
Navy totaled 415 for three days (Round 1 at Apo and Rounds 2 and 3 at Rancho Palos Verdes) against the 395 of Apo. Navy 2 finished third at 369 while Apo and Pueblo de Oro tied for fourth at 364.
Behind the steady play of Eagle Ace Superal, Orchard roared to an uncontested win in the Division 2 battle of the event sponsored mainly by the ICTSI Foundation and also sponsored by Maxe Bed & Breakfast, Golf Depot, PacSports and Inquirer Golf.
Superal teamed up with Joaquin Hernandez, Zachary Castro and Santino Magtalas for 432 points and left Apo (327) and Eastridge (316) eating their dust.
The Mindanao bets matched the five wins of the NCR players in the individual competition.
Pamela Mariano of Del Monte won girls Class A, Florence Yvon Bisera claimed Girls Class B, Ely Bisera took Boys Class A and Alessandra Nagayo of Apo captured Girls Class C and Isabela Friis of Palos won unchallenged in girls Class F.
Jorge led a 1-2 Navy finish in boys Class B, Sean Granada sparked another 1-2 showing by Navy in boys Class C, Joaquin Hernandez and Superal swept the Class D plums for Orchard and Andrew Chua of Eastridge topped boys Class E.