Filipinos, Japanese top Riviera Invitational
THE pairs of Erik Escalona and Butch Bakunawa, and Hiroyuki Kamiya and Nobuo Yoshino, shared the top honors during the 20th Riviera Invitational on February 7 to 9 at the Riviera Golf Club in Silang, Cavite.
Escalona and Bakunawa finished with 93 points to clinch the overall low gross plum while Kamiya and Yoshina had a 127 to bag the overall net honor.
Division A champions Domeng De Leon and Willy Cabalce had a 117 to beat Gerry Castañeda and Renato Mercado with a 115.
In Division B, Romj Ignacio and Greg Sebastian romped away with the crown after besting Ariel Javelosa and Rodolfo Bernardo, 114-113.
Ben Carandang and Red Gil sizzled with 120 points to claim the Division C title beating Ed Lim and Bully Navarro with 117 points
The Ladies side was dominated by Jung Hee Kyung and Park Su Hee, Jerkin Del Rosario and Eden Chipman with 114.
Special division champions Daniel Reyes and Carlos Caramanzana won via countback over Lee Tae Won and Chung
- ished with a 119.
Meanwhile, Boyet Velazco and Sendy Olivares scored a 57 to snare the Couples course low net award while Bonnie Pimentel and Jimbo Iñigo made a 71 to bag the Langer course low net plum.