Del Rosario banners ICTSI Caliraya leg

MANILA, Philippines — Pauline del Rosario, fresh off a stint on the Epson Tour, takes advantage of the break before the LPGA’s developmental league resumes on April 26 by headlining the field in the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship, which unwraps on April 9 at the Caliraya Springs Golf Club in Cavinti, Laguna.

After finishing tied for 26th in the Atlantic Beach Classic in Florida a couple of weeks back, Del Rosario will reconnect with the local golf scene and rekindle rivalries in the P1 million championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.

“I’m very excited and happy to be back home during the four-week break from the (Epson) Tour. It feels nice to have made the cut in the first three tournaments of the season, not to mention my first-ever Top 10 finish,” said Del Rosario, referring to her joint 10th-place effort in the IOA Golf Classic last month.

Also on a break from the Epson Tour, Del Rosario scored a wire-to-wire triumph in last year’s edition of the 54-hole tournament sponsored by ICTSI, fending off Korean’s Seoyun Kim by a single stroke.

She anticipates a similarly close contest next week, with formidable competitors like Sarah Ababa and Harmie Constantino, winners of the first two LPGT legs in Davao, along with Lois Kaye Go, Mafy Singson, Chihiro Ikeda, Florence Bisera and Laurea Duque, out to challenge her title defense.