Samsung nat'l club champs tourney tomorrow

MANILA, Philippines - The 2011 Samsung’s National Tournament of Club Champions unfolds tomorrow with the 18-hole stroke play qualifier with around 50 players vying for match play berths in various divisions at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club in Gen. Trias, Cavite.

Back-to-back champion Park Jung-soo of Eastridge heads the field in the centerpiece men’s division featuring winners of the leading golf clubs in the land, looking to re-assert his supremacy over a roster raring to end his reign.

Also on tap in the sixth staging of the event, sponsored by Samsung in partnership with Eagle Ridge GCC and its developers Sta. Lucia Realty and Alsons Land, Inc. and Inquirer Golf, are the ladies, seniors and the men’s and ladies special divisions.

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Going for match play berths in men’s play of the event backed by Microtel as official hotel, Airphil Express, Mizuno, Glucoscare Tea, Footjoy and Titleist by Empire, Custom Clubmakers and Omnisource International are Cho Han Pyo of Eagle Ridge, Andrei Cornejo of Iloilo GCC, Glenn de Leon of Sta. Elena, Nelson Eslao of Baguio CC, Louie Garcia of Orchard, Dennis Gonzalez of Summit Point, Richard Joson of Royal Northwoods;

Gerald Katigbak of Mt. Malarayat GCC, EJ Marcelo of Wack Wack, Adrian Mauricio of Valley Golf; Indren Naidoo of Alabang GC, Augie Palisoc of Ayala Greenfields, Yuichiro Nakanishi of Sherwood GCC, Larry Patnongon of Tagaytay Highlands and Midlands Golf, JP Reyes of Manila Golf and Kuresh Samanodi of Rancho Palos Verdes GC.