Santi Cup: Bianca, LK power PH to victory
Asian Games gold medalists Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go powered the Philippines to another gold medal finish in the 10th Santi Cup of the 2018 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championships held Dec. 20-23 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Pagdanganan and Go, who teamed up with Yuka Saso in the Asian Games last September in Indonesia, had Berniece Olivares-Ilas as teammate this time to beat Thailand and Malaysia.
The national team had a four-day total score of 559, while Thailand had 577 and Malaysia 593. Pagdanganan also won in individual event with a 10-under 278 followed by Go at sevenunder 281.
The women’s title is only the second overall for the Philippines in the Santi Cup since the 2014 edition in Brunei, while Pagdanganan followed the footsteps of Jayvie Agojo (2012) and Claire Legaspi (2014) as individual winners.
“We are so proud of our team’s performance at this event,” said Bones Floro, secretary-general of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP).
“The Philippines has had a rich history with many wins, we are happy that we have added more to it with this good showing.”
The men’s team of Luis Castro, Kristoffer Arevalo, Adric Chan and Carl Corpus placed second behind Thailand, while the girl’s team of Junia Gabasa, Nicole Abelar and Eagle Ace Superal likewise finished second behind the Thais.
The boy’s team of Sean Ramos, Josh Jorge and Miguel Ilas finished fifth overall.