Mickelson holds off Casey to win Pebble Beach Pro-Am
and Eagle Ace Superal took charge in the women’s side with 75s at the start of the W Express RVF Cup Amateur Golf Championship at the Canlubang Golf and Country Club in Laguna on Tuesday.
Cashing in on his local knowledge of the course he
away four birdies at the front then kept his charge in the last nine holes of the North layout to outgun Aidric Chan and Korean Kim Tae Soo for a personal best 32-33 card in near-ideal condition.
frontside 33 but failed to match Jolo’s sustained run
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Zachary Castro matched par 72s for joint third in the early going of the 72-hole championship held in honor of the late NGAP president and golf patron Rod V. Feliciano.
Jolo birdied the par-5 second hole to spark a run that
and 9 then after three pars at
two then capped his sterling round with another birdie on
ahead of the pack.
Perry Bucay rallied with a backside 33 to tie Masaichi
Elee Bisera and Korean Jung Jae Hyun shot identical 74s for joint seventh in the event sponsored by the MVP Sports Kristoffer Arevalo hobbled
the pace in the tournament organized and conducted by the National Golf Association of the Philippines nad
and Cangolf. marked hostilities in the dis- and Superal all churning out stroke ahead of Rafaela Sing-
shot identical 76s.
Laia Barro stayed in early contention with a 77 with Bernice Olivarez- Ilas and Samantha Dizon both shooting identical 78s and Laurea
carding similar 79s. Despite failing to gun down
a
piece
of
the
lead
as Ga-
against two birdies and the young Superal hit one birdie and groped with four bogeys.
Singson blew a 36 backside start and a two-shot lead with
fought back with a frontside 37 for joint fourth with Barro likewise rallying with a 37
strokes off the joint leaders with 54 holes left to play in the event also serving as part of the selection process for the team vying in the SEA Games the country is hosting later this year.
SAN FRANCISCO: Phil Mickelson captured his 50th career worldwide title on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), finishing off the last two holes of his PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament.
The 48-year-old American closed with a six-foot birdie putt at the par- by three strokes.
- son were the only players stopped by darkness in Sunday’s hail-
with two holes remaining and a resumed by making a three-foot
- tory at Pebble Beach for Mickel-
record set by fellow American Mark O’Meara. He also became the oldest-ever PGA winner at the famed California coastal layout.
“It has been a special week for
special place for me. Every time I come here I have special feelings.”
It’s the course where his grandfather worked as a caddie and where he began his pro career.
Mickelson claimed his 44th US PGA Tour title and has also Challenge Tour event in Paris. Mickelson had not won on US
Five-time major champion Mickelson will try to complete a career Grand Slam at Pebble Beach
an event where he has And while he enjoyed the
consider it meaningful in any way for the US Open.
“( It means) absolutely nothing because it’s nothing like the course
said. “The rough will be so deep and the greens will be so fast it will be a totally different course.”
held the clubhouse lead at nightfall
in case he might be involved in a playoff but settled for third.
Casey gets a pairs win
Joining Casey and Mickelson on the course Monday was Don
with Casey led the two-man ProAm competition by one stroke at 33-under par. Casey’s closing birdie ensured their triumph.
Casey decided to stop ahead “I thank Paul for having us
Mickelson said. “I get sometimes in my own little bubble and I don’t see the big picture. He protected both of us.”
When they did tee off Monday
Mickelson and Casey each drove the ball about eight feet from Casey was just shy of the green in two but got up and down from warm-up routines — I’ve worked hard on the putting and it’s starting to pay dividends.”
Casey was pleased to join Colleran as a Pro-Am champion after a near miss last year.
“Over the moon we got the