Plete wins playoff with birdie

BUKIDNON , Philippines — Zero Plete edged Isabella Tabanas with a clutch birdie from the fringe in sudden death, winning the girls’ 13-15 age category of the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 3 at Del Monte Golf Club here yesterday.

Plete, who started the final round three shots behind, mounted a strong comeback with a birdie-filled back nine for a 73. She took a one-stroke lead to the 18th hole, but Tabanas responded with a birdie of her own from six feet to force a playoff at 224 with a 76.

In the boys’ 13-15, Alexis Nailga outdueled fellow local player Clement Ordeneza, winning by three strokes with a 219. They carded identical 73s on the final day.