Dutch bags ICTSI title

ANTIPOLO – Guido van der Valk fended off a furious rally by three rivals to escape with a nail-biting one-stroke victory with a 70 in the ICTSI Forest Hills Classic yesterday.

What started as a cruise turned into a grind for the 45-year-old Dutchman, who saw a four-shot lead evaporate in a span of six holes before steadying himself with a clutch par on the 72nd hole to seal the hard-earned win worth P430,000.

Van der Valk looked poised for a dominant finish. But momentum shifted swiftly as he bogeyed Nos. 12, 15 and 17, opening the door for Keanu Jahns, Angelo Que and Reymon Jaraula to mount late assaults that all fell short.