Corp Cup golf draws 75 teams

MANILA, Philippines - Seventy-five teams, led by defending Group I champion Camp John Hay Manor, set out for the 24th staging of the Philippine Corporate Cup, each raring to dish out its best form when it gets going March 6-8 at John Hay Golf Club in Baguio City.

John Hay Manor flashed its familiarity with the par-69 layout and dominated the centerpiece event last year with the hosts, composed of Shean Bedi, Thirdy Escaño, Jayson Yu and Goody Ignacio, coasting to an eight-point win over fellow club bet CJH Suites under the Molave scoring system.

But John Hay Manor braces for a tougher title defense with a slew of others, including last year’s third placer Imarflex Battery, all primed up for the three-day, four-to-play, three-to-count format event featuring the country’s top golfing firms and organizations.

Also going for back-to-back title romps are Tanduay (Group 2), Toyota Dagupan (Group 3) and Imarflex Battery (Group 4) while CJH Golf Club is fancied to score a repeat in seniors play of the event sponsored by Warbird Security, Ricoh Phils. and Nitro France as co-presentors.

Team classification is based on the average of the three lowest handicap indeces of each team. Practice round is set March 5.

Other teams seeing action in the tournament, backed by hole-in-one sponsor Toyota Motors, are Delta Airlines, Era Farm, Leads EH, SMC Chem, JRC Holdings, Amsi Calamba Doctors Hospital, Amsi Calamba Doctors College, Amsi Le Bistro Calamba, Amsi Shakey’s Calamba, Amsi Chick Boy Calamba, Macom I-V, Friday Business Club I-II, Toyota Baguio, Toyota Dagupan, Toyota La Union, Subic Gas, Rizgolf I-VI, Davao Tuna Grill I-VI, Core Petro Maritime;

ABGC I-II, Piedras Negars, Southern Philippines Trucking, Interconnect System Inc., Manila Team, Minero, Dipza Corp., Repsul I-II, Imarflex Battery MFG Corp., Brewyard Simatzu, Iggy’s Duck and Dogs Place, Christian Motors, Martian Garden, A-1 Driving, Kenro Corp., Rural Bankers, Castrol Phils., Guam Team, Sales by Load, Melekon Cons., Team Baguio, Texas, Corinthians 1440;

Aloha Team, Camp John Hay Regulars, Camp John Hay Seniors, Camp John Hay Manor, Camp John Hay Suites, Warbird, Western Mindanao Appraisal Solution & Advisory, Inc., Sampaguita-Meralco, JFL Construction, Center Mall I-II, Pugo Adventure, Summer Capital Golf, Alraf Construction, Ricoh Phils., Hacienda de Naga, Fagioli and TNT Golf of Manila Southwoods.