Flores pulls rug from under Wacan; Ordeneza eases past Tiongko

MANILA, Philippines — Bacolod’s Inno Flores delivered the standout performance of the day in the ICTSI Junior PGT National Match Play Finals, eliminating top seed AJ Wacan, 3&1, to secure a spot in the semifinals of the boys’ 13-15 division at The Country Club in Sta. Rosa, Laguna yesterday.

Flores, who battled his way through a playoff for the final quarterfinal spot, carried that momentum into his match, taking early control at the back nine and maintaining his dominance throughout to pull off a surprise win over the Davao-based Wacan, who topped the stroke play eliminations with an impressive 72.

Flores now faces Jose Carlos Taruc of Marikina, who dispatched John Majgen Gomez, 4&3.

On the other side of the bracket, Clement Ordeneza from Bukidnon and Armand Copok from Manila will compete for the other finals berth in the series sponsored by ICTSI and organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. Ordeneza cruised past Nyito Tiongko from Cebu, 8&6, while Copok overpowered John Paul Agustin, Jr. from Las Piñas, 6&4.

In the boys’ 16-18 division, Biñan’s Zachary Villaroman outlasted Simon Wahing from Bukidnon in a nail-biting match, winning the final hole, No. 9, to barge into the semis against Davao’s Aldrien Gialon.