Superal, Chabon triumph, steer team to Jakarta title

MANILA, Philippines - Princess Superal rallied with a four-under 68 in the final round to annex the Class A crown while Sofia Chabon dominated Class B as they powered ICTSI-Philippines to the team championship in the 2013 Pondok Indah Junior Golf Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday.

Priming up for next week’s Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, Superal, a silver medalist in the Asian Youth Games, fired five birdies against a bogey to turn in that 68 for a 54-hole total of 215, five ahead of local bet Tatiana, who had a 220 after a 71.

Malaysian Nyca Khaw Wen Huei skied to a 77 and wound up third at 236 in the premier 16-18 division of the tournament serving as the final tuneup for some of the players seeing action in the SEAG.

Superal, winner of a pro tournament back home last October, however, failed to clinch the overall championship as Thai Kanyalak finished with a 212 despite a final round 74.

Chabon, meanwhile, matched par 72 and ran away with the 13-15 division crown with a 225, six shots ahead of ICTSI teammate Abby Arevalo, who closed out with a third straight 77 for a 231 then nipped Thai Rojanapeansatith, who had an 81, in the countback for runner-up honors.

Superal and Chabon also lifted ICTSI-Phil past Thailand in team competition, finishing with a 440 after a 140 and beating Thailand by three. The Thais struggled with a 155 for a 443, while host Indonesia placed third with a 473 after a 155.

The win came on the heels of Pauline del Rosario, Mikhaela Fortuna and Bernice Olivarez-Ilas’ rare sweep of the Kids World titles in Malaysia, including the team championship.