^

Sports

Big guns lead match play cast

-
GEN. Trias, Cavite - Jerome Delariarte carded a three-over-par 75 marred by two double-bogeys yesterday but still emerged the top qualifier in the 2002 Philippine amateur golf championship sponsored by DHL and Wide Wide World Express at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club here.

Playing relaxed despite the tough conditions of the Dye course, the 23-year-old Delariarte edged fellow national training pool member Marlon Dizon by a stroke with his even par 144 aggregate for the No. 1 seeding in a huge 32-man draw being used for the first time in event history.

Dizon tallied one of the low rounds of the day, a 74 for a 36-hole total of 145, as most of the favorites, including back-to-back defending champion Angelo Que and Southeast Asian Games champion Juvic Pagunsan secured their places in the tournament proper where play shifts to match.

Que turned in a second straight 77 to become qualifier No. 11 while Pagunsan, who had a woeful 81 in the opening round, came back from the brink of elimination also with a 77 to make it safely to the next round of the tourney also supported by Mitsubishi Motors and the Philippine Sports Commission.

"It was more of getting ourselves mentally ready for the match play battles. There was really no worry about getting over par," said Delariarte, who lost to Que in the final two years ago at Alabang.

ALABANG

ANGELO QUE AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES

CAVITE

DELARIARTE

DIZON

EAGLE RIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

JEROME DELARIARTE

JUVIC PAGUNSAN

MARLON DIZON

MITSUBISHI MOTORS AND THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION

WIDE WIDE WORLD EXPRESS

  • Latest
  • Trending
Latest
Latest
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with