CEBU, Philippines – Princess Superal pounced on Sunshine Baraquiel’s two wayward shots on the first playoff hole then closed out with a routine par to rule the 49th Southern Ladies golf tournament at the Cebu Country Club here yesterday.
Superal and Baraquiel, who shared the lead at 112 after the second round in the Championship Division, still wound up tied at 166 with identical 54 Molave points or a pair of even par 72s in stroke play at the close of the 54-hole championship.
But Superal, 15, reached the par-4 18th, the first playoff hole, in two then watched Baraquiel mishit her drive to the left and make an errant approach shot that hit a tree and went out of bounds, enabling the top ICTSI-backed bet to clinch the victory with a two-putt par finish.
Baraquiel, who led by one with two holes to go, holed out with a double-bogey 6.
It was Superal’s third victory this year after ruling the RSGC 15-under class in Malaysia and the Montecillo Cup.
Earlier, Superal swooped down on the Manila Southwoods bet’s three-putt bogey on No. 17 to draw level with both players flubbing their respective birdie-putts on the final hole to set the stage for sudden death in the event that served as part of the NGAP-Globe Business Circuit and organized by the National Golf Association of the Philippines.
Jayvie Agojo also closed out with 54 points or a 72 and finished third with a 161 while ICTSI teammates Sarah Ababa and Lovelynn Guioguio ended up tied at 158 after a 52 and 53, respectively, in the tournament sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission, WWWExpress-DHL Worldwide Express, Directories Phils. Corp. Yellow Pages, Leisure and Resorts World Corp, Security Bank and St. Luke’s Medical Center with Ford’s Inn as the official hotel.
Eva Minoza of Del Monte made 55 points for a 155 while Alta Vista’s Ericka Lim wound up with a 153 after a 48 for seventh followed by Del Monte’s Apple Fudolin (52-150), Pamela Mariano of Del Monte (49-143) and Aguinaldo’s Matet Salivio (49-142).
CCC’s Hannah Wong took the Class A crown with a 137 after a 43, beating Del Monte’s Sofia Chabon (46-133) and Riviera’s Kwon Seo Yon (41-131) while Forest Hills Violeta Pegels topped Class B with a 120 after a 38, holding off CCC’s Eva Hino (41-117) and Alta Vista’s Junia Gabasa (37-117).
Jung Ja Bae, also of the host club, captured the Class C plum with a 110 after a 38 for a whopping eight-point win over Leni Cabili of Aguinaldo (33-102) and Mactan’s Genelyn Inot (35-102) while Mary Ang of Forest Hills bagged the Class D title with a 95 after a 39 for a two-shot victory over Davao’s Rohelyn Revilleza (33-93) and teammate Evelyn Alcantara (21-72).