Wide open race for LPGT season honors

MANILA, Philippines — With less than P100,000 separating the top three players in the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour’s Order of Merit race, the ICTSI South Pacific Classic looms as a pivotal battleground in the chase for the season’s top honors, with Chanelle Avaricio seeking another victory to bolster her bid and Yvon Bisera determined to protect her lead.

Avaricio, who has captured two titles this season at Pinewoods and Summit Point via one-stroke victories, joins Bisera, the winner at Lakewood and Pradera Verde, in a high-stakes showdown in the P1.25-million championship blasting off Tuesday at South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates in Davao City.

Bisera leads the OOM derby with P439,150, followed by former OOM champion Harmie Constantino with P377,100 and Avaricio with P358,600. The narrow margins leave the standings wide open, with the South Pacific Classic and the season-ending leg at Apo the following week offering crucial opportunities to seize the lead or strengthen a title bid.