225 vie in Sherwood Cup today

MANILA, Philippines - Two hundred twenty-five  players comprising 75 three-man teams gun for honors in the second Sherwood Cup today at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martires, Cavite.

Among those playing is club president Harry Paltongan, whose management team led by general manager Raymond Bunquin, spruced up the Jack Nicklaus course to showcase its original design.

A Texas Eagle cart, a Cobra iron set and thousands of casino chips are hole-in-one prizes in the event sponsored by Sagada Construction, Concrete Ventures, Compact Graphics and Casino-Filipino Tagaytay.

“We promise a grand affair for everyone.  This would be the club’s last major tournament for the year and we’ll make it better than last year,” said special events committee chairman Jerry Rubis.