1,500 see action in PAL Interclub
MORE than 1,500 players representing 178 squads will converge next week in Cebu City for the 74th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub golf team championships.
Canlubang starts its defense of the Seniors crown on Wednesday, February 22, against a host of challengers led by rival Luisita.
The Seniors event has drawn a total of 100 teams, nearly half coming from the United States, Canada, the Middle East, and Malaysia, among others.
Alta Vista and Club Filipino de Cebu will play host to the four-round event that uses the Molave scoring system where 3 points is awarded for par and a regulation round is equivalent to 54 points.
Each team is allowed to field a maximum of four players per round with only the top three scores counted. Each player is limited to two rounds.
After a three-day break, the regular Men’s Division kicks off on March 1 with defending champion Manila Southwoods gunning for its seventh crown.
Twenty-one international teams are among 75 clubs entered in the tournament that is adopting the PAL scoring system where a par is worth 2 points and 36 points is awarded to a regulation round.
Hosting the Men’s event are Cebu Country Club and Club Filipino de Cebu.
A maximum of five players can be fielded by each team but only the top four scores count. A player is also limited to two rounds.
Cebu City last hosted the PAL Interclub in 2019.
The annual PAL Interclub, considered the country’s unofficial national team championship, was shelved for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 74th staging of the event is supported by platinum sponsors ABSCBN Global, Asian Journal, Airbus, and NuStar Resort and Casino.
Gold sponsors include Radio Mindanao Network, Mastercard, Primax, University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network, PLDT/Smart, and Konsulta MD.
Joining the event as silver sponsors are Philippine National Bank, Biocostech and VISA.
Minor sponsors are Bollore Logistics, Manila Standard, Tanduay Brands International and Asia Brewery, while donors are the Department of Tourism, Ogawa, Newport World Resorts, Rolls Royce and Boeing.