Castro, Zaragosa qualifies for Asian Games
LUIS Miguel Castro and Rupert Zaragosa earned their tickets to the 2018 Asian Games after topping the qualifying tourney conducted by the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) recently.
qualifying tournament with a national training pool members
It was a remarkable feat for Castro who was fetched by a helicopter right after his graduation ceremony at the Learning Links Academy in Sta. Rosa, Laguna
Luisita Golf and Country Club (LGCC) in Tarlac last June 3.
The chopper ride was made possible through the effort of newly elected NGAP president Martin Lorenzo. Rupert Zaragosa (left) and Luis Miguel Castro (right) with NGAP executive director Boom Coscolluela during the Asian Games Qualifiers at the Luisita Golf and Country Club (LGCC) in Tarlac.
Gao and seeded Lloyd Jefferson Go from August 23 to 26 at the Pondok Indah Golf Course.
Carl Corpus, meanwhile, will
Lois Kaye Go, Bianca Pagdanganan, and Yuka Saso, on the other hand, will
banner the women’s team.
The Philippines has won one
medals since the sport was introduced to the Asiad in 1982. Ramon Brobio won the lone gold for the PH during the 1986 edition of
the quadrennial meet in Seoul, South Korea.
In 2010, Miguel Tabuena finished second to Kim Meen-whee of Korea when the Asiad was held
Guangzhou, China.