Gonzales wins fifth straight golf title

JR Gonzales kept his winning ways by ruling boys Class E for the fifth straight time and again with plenty to spare in the sixth leg of the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines summer circuit at the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas.

Gonzales, who had missed only one leg but still won that week in Baguio, topped his division by a whopping 23 strokes as his toughest rivals decided to skip the tourney supported by Taylor Made Adidas.

Koreans dominated Class A with Lee Seong Ki winning by five strokes while Carl Santos Ocampo prevailed by three strokes over Rhiz de Roca in boys Class B.

The other winners were Christein Briones in girls Class A, Erlain Lumanog in girls Class B, Mikee Camitoc in boys Class C, Kat Briones in girls Class C and Christina Potenciano in girls Class E.

The results:

Class A: Boys (225 Lee Seong Ki, 230 Lim LK Wang Woo, 237 Adrian Valbuena, 244 Euric Lumanog, Na Tek Won 247) Girls (Christein Briones 260, Pauline Ponciano 303)

Class B: Boys (Carl Santos Ocampo 221, Rhiz de Roca 224, Kiteea Ng 230, Aaron Dimabuyo 235, Lorenzo Castro 236) Girls (Erlaine Lumanog 256)

Class C: Boys (Mikee Camitoc 241, Rogelio Mamac 273, Joseph Umali 277, Brent Sumampong 279, RJ Ramos 302) Girls (Kat Briones 262, Frances Bawal 285)

Class D: Boys (Carlos Tinio III 213, Nico Monsalve 223, Laurence Celestino 228, Rocco Sumabat 231, Gino Bonifacio 92-256) Girls (Cyna Rodriguez 214, Paulina Sotto 225)

Class E: Boys (JR Gonzales 178, AR Ramos 211, Allan Datingaling 217, Renzo Yulo 71-226, Justin Candelario 287) Girls (Christina Potenciano 196, Angela de Villa 212, Erin Feliciano 236.