Garcia-badillo tops Mango Tee; Gallent-plana low gross champs
ROLAND Garcia and Mario Badillo came from behind to claim the overall net plum even as George Gallent and Junjun Plana took the low gross trophy in the blockbuster 29th edition of Mango Tee, the member-guest tournament of Alabang Country Club.
Consistency did the trick for Garcia and Badillo who lay four points behind after an opening 77 before a 78 in their next round sent them past the leaders of the six-day tourney presented by Petron, Smart Infinity, Pancake House and Yellow Cab that lured 800 players.
With their 155 aggregate, Garcia and Badillo won by three points over the tandem of Ronald Nuñez and Joaquin Tolentino, whose 152 total gave them the Class B trophy.
The battle for the low gross plum was even tighter with former basketball pro-turnedcoach Gallent and partner Plana beating JB Garcia-King Stehmeier by just a point, 139138. Stehmeier shot a sizzling five-under 67 in medal play in the final round.
Sherwin Villareal and Ernest Banaag topped Class A after beating Powee Tugade and Jed Rosero in the countback; Raymund Aguilar and David Ng (147) nipped Ricardo Crisostomo-Gen. Rey Velasco (145) in Class C; and Gov. Joey Laurel-Ace Stehemier (145) ruled Class D by three over Gil Yuzon-Bibly Macaya.
Jun Arceo and Gerard Doctora drove home new units of Mitsubishi Mirage after shooting aces on separate days. Arceo also won a Yamaha golf cart while Doctora also got P100,000 worth of gift certificate from Pernod Ricard.