See, Floro set early pace in Chairman’s Charity Cup

ANTHONY See carded a 73 while Renie Floro shot a 75 as they grabbed the early lead in their respective divisions in the Chairman’s Charity Cup, which got going at the Legends and Masters courses of the Manila Southwoods in Carmona, Cavite yesterday.

See’s one-over par round was worth 35 points under the Individual Net Stableford scoring system as he set the early pace in the men’s overall gross race with a slew of others still to complete play in the first of the twoday tournament marking the return of Southwoods’ premier Members/ Sponsors-Guests tournament after a long hiatus due to pandemic.

See took a five-point lead over HongZheng Lu, who posted 30 points from a gross 79, while Lucas Aldeguer also turned in a 79 worth 29 points.

Floro, on the other hand, came away 33 gross points as he led Fred dela Cruz and former Senate President Tito Sotto, who scored 31 and 30 points from grosses of 77 and 78, respectively, in the Seniors’ gross competition of the event backed by Platinum sponsors The Turf Company, Inc., Agrexplore Corp., Malveda Properties & Development Corp., Starlux Airlines Co. Ltd., Newport World Resorts, Mit-Air, Inc., Klio International Marketing Corp. and HBW Enterprises Co.

Kristine Sison, meanwhile, fired a gross 84 worth 24 points to seize control in the Ladies division, three points ahead of Florence Okiyama and Vicky Herrera, who matched 21 points from a pair of 87s, while Soon Ja Park put up an 89 for gross 20 points, the same output put in Sun Hee Hwang and Archie Pelkonen, who carded 88 and 90, respectively.

In the Sponsors/Guests class, Camp John Hay’s Judson Eustaquio sizzled with a net 68 from a gross 73 as he led Forest Hills’ Raymond Bunquin and Ryu Suzuki, who posted identical net 70s from grosses of 77 and 78, respectively, under the System 36 format.

See also led the men’s Division I with 40 points, two points clear of Lucas Aldeguer, who shot a gross 79 worth 38 points, while Lu was at joint third with 35 points with Ian Laurel, who carded a gross 84.