ICTSI Riviera Ladies Championship set

LOCAL ladies par busters will match skills against seasoned foreign players the ICTSI Riviera Ladies Championship which fires off Tuesday (July 25) at Riviera’s Langer course in Silang, Cavite.

Thai ace and defending titlist Saruttaya Ngamusawan lead the cast of foreign entries, vying top honors in the P750,000 tournament serving as the sixth leg of the eight-stage circuit sponsored by ICTSI.

Ngam-usawan’s victory was marked by her steady long drives and patience in attacking en route to beat former three-time LPGT Order of Merit winner Cyna Rodriguez and claim the Royal Northwoods crown late last year.

Other players seeing action in the 54-hole championship at the tough, ravine-laced par-71 layout are Tiranan Yoopan, Supakchaya Pattaranakrueang, Chatprapa Siriprakob, Jaruporn Naayutthawa, Numa Gulyanamitta and Sarinee Thitiratanakorn.

Up to give Ngamusawan a challenge include Koreans Euna Koh and Choi Soo Min, Indonesian Jessica Lydia, Fil-Am and former leg winner Cristina Corpus and local bets Anya Tanpinco, Apple Fudolin, Jan Punzalan, Lovelyn Guioguio, former leg champions Chihiro Ikeda and Sarah Ababa and Villasencio

Also vying for top honors in the 54-hole tournament backed by Custom Clubmakers, BDO, Meralco, Sharp, KZG, PLDT, Champion, Summit Mineral Water and K&G Golf include veteran internationalists Abby Arevalo and Miya Legaspi, Japanese Kelly Marutani, Korean da Yun Kang and local bets Kristine Torralba, Marianne Bustos and Diana Araneta. PNA