Orchard, 3 others share Interclub honors
DAVAO – Orchard Golf Club, Alta Vista, Iligan and Lumbia came away with victories in varying fashions to share top honors in the 31st Philippine Airlines Seniors Interclub golf team championships here last Saturday.
Orchard scored a runaway 20-point victory in the Founders division, pooling 545 points after four days, including a closing 137 at Palos Rancho Verde.
Louie Garcia and Ryan Abdon each had 46 points while Chito Servida added 45 for Orchard.
Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club finished with 525 points after a 141 with Francis Gaston firing 51 points and Toto Rivera and Lito Ong adding a 46 and 44, respectively.
Three points behind was Manila Golf Club while Valley Golf Club and Cebu Country Club tied for fourth with 521.
Meanwhile, Alta Vista took home the Aviator trophy after nipping Manila Southwoods by a point.
The Cebu- based squad assembled 502 points, including 128 points at Palos. Scoring for Alta Vista were Ramon Sebastian 44, Roy Damole 43 and Emir Abutazil 41.
Manila Southwoods actually had the title in the bag but one of its players signed a wrong scorecard.
Daniel Samaniego was disqualified for the infraction and as a result, Manila Southwoods dropped to second with 501 points.
Riviera Golf Club placed third with 498.
Iligan Golf and Country Club, meanwhile, completed a come- from- behind win in the Sportswriters bracket, edging Baguio Country Club.
Mel Siao carded 45 points as Iligan routed BCC, 104-88, at the Apo Golf and Country Club to wind up with 415 points. Other scorers for Iligan were James Capangpangan 30 and Pal Lomondaya 29.
San Juanico Park finished third with 412 points.
In the Friendship class, Lumbia Golf Club nipped MSU Golf and Country Club by three to win the title with 371 points.
Lumbia had 84 points at Apo courtesy of Fred Abundo 34, Ralph Garcia 30 and Leo Solis 20.
MSU wound up with 368, 10 points clear of third placer Travelers Golf Club.
Among international teams, Fil- Am Hawaii was the best performer with 481 points followed by Team Coral Ocean Point 442 and Socal Redhawk 436.
L uisita Golf Club won the championship division, ending the two-year reign of Canlubang.
Del Monte settled for third place.
However, Canlubang took a consolation when rookie Abe Rosal won the individual title with rounds of 53 and 52 points.
The 70th PAL Interclub Platinum sponsors are Mareco Broadcasting Network, A& E Networks Asia, RMN Networks, The Manila Standard, Fox Networks Group, Rolls- Royce, TV5, MasterCard, TFC and Business Mirror.
Major sponsors include Asian Air Safari, Airbus, Primax Broadcasting Network and Sabre Airline Solutions while Corporate sponsors are Baron Travel Corporation, Boeing, MX3, GE Aviation, Bombo Radyo Philippines, Asia Brewery, Tanduay Distillers, Sabre Airline Solutions and Tourism Promotions Board.
The donors are Shangri-La at The Fort, Trinity Insurance and Eton Properties.