Tonito Payumo (right) of Manila Golf aced the 160-yard second hole at Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City during the first day of the 75th PAL Men's Regular Interclub on Friday. He used a Fujimoto 7-iron and a Bridgestone ball. He played with Allan Bumagat of Tagaytay Highlands, Geoff Tan of Wack Wack, and Nico Sevilla of The Orchard.
As Manila Southwoods continued its dynastic reign in the championship division, Cebu Country Club, Zamboanga Golf, West Highlands Golf Club of Butuan, and Edwin Andrews Air Base pulled off contrasting victories to cap the 75th staging of the Philippine Airlines Men’s Interclub golf team championships on Sunday.
Manila Southwoods scored a 13-point victory over Eastridge, the second straight year both teams finished first and second in the premier division.
Teams from Visayas and Mindanao also made their mark on the event’s diamond anniversary.
Cebu Country Club led from start to finish to capture the second-tier Founders class with 391, 11 points clear of Del Monte Team 2.
With Bayani Garcia and Jon Joseph Alvarez firing 35 points at Pueblo de Oro, CCC closed with 101 points for 391 points. The other scorer was Harvey Sytiongsa who carded 31 points.
Del Monte drew 35 from Simon Wahing, 33 from Keith Pagalan, and 31 from Mark Ivan Parilla to secure second place with 380, five points ahead of Valley.
Canlubang, returning to the event after an absence of five years, missed a podium finish by a single point with 374.
In the Aviator division, Zamboanga Golf picked up its first-ever title with a come-from-behind victory over Pueblo de Oro Team 2.
Team captain Eldon Elumba sparkled with 36 points to lead Zamboanga’s charge. Other scorers were Andre Lim and Reymond Moises with 26 and 20, respectively.
Pueblo de Oro Team 2 and Team IMG-Tagaytay Midlands finished six points behind with 317 apiece.
Zamboanga completed a rare sweep of the Aviator following its victory in the seniors’ event last week.
Over at Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon, West Highlands rallied with 79 points to complete a sensational comeback from 25 points down in the first round.
Benedict Franco Ramos shot 31 points as West Highlands overtook overnight leader San Juanico Golf Park & Country Club to win by five with 286 points. Other scorers were Anthony Asuncion and Alex Trinos with 26 and 22, respectively.
San Juanico carded 72 for 281 behind John Rey Pactolerin (28), Don Vicente Mate (24), and Edson Malaki (20).
South Cotabato Golf Club settled for third with 263.
In the Friendship bracket, Edwin Andrews Air Base posted a 16-point win over Leyte Golf and Country Club despite being outscored at Del Monte.
EAAB finished with 227 points, including 66 from Al-Rieza Kinang (23), Jemson Cervantes (22), and Frederick Ian Capin (21).
Leyte Golf closed with 72 for 211 with Alexander Reyes (27), Xander Shaun Reyes (24), and Jerry Maratas (21) delivering the goods.
CAAGA wound up third with 207.
The 75th staging of the PAL Interclub was supported by diamond sponsors Mastercard and Asian Journal.
Platinum sponsors included Airbus, Primax Broadcasting Network, and Araw Hospitality while gold sponsors are Tanduay and Asia Brewery.
Joining the event as silver sponsors were ABS-CBN Global, Radio Mindanao Network, and the Philippine National Bank.
VISA was a minor sponsor while Must Glow joined as a donor.
Complete scores:
CHAMPIONSHIP
Manila Southwoods 429 (96-107-115-111), Eastridge 416 (104-107-112-93), Del Monte Team1 405 (109-102-98-96), South Pacific Davao 354 (83-88-93-90)
FOUNDERS
Cebu Country Club Inc 391 (98-96-96-101), Del Monte Team 2 380 (90-95-96-99), Valley 375 (95-96-97-89), Canlubang 374 (92-90-87-105) Pueblo Team 1 367 (84-95-103-87), Riviera 367 (90-91-80-106), Tagaytay Highlands 366 (71-96-103-96), Negros Occidental 364 (85-96-98-85), Alabang 362 (87-90-93-92), Forest Hills 360 (95-94-85-86), The Orchard 349 (90-80-87-92), Wack Wack 348 (97-81-85-85), Sta Elena 344 (78-98-90-78), Eagle Ridge 343 (91-78-89-85), Manila 336 (84-82-80-90), Rancho Palos Verdes 324 (76-93-78-77), Apo 315 (77-66-85-87), Team Brookside 289 (64-77-78-70), Southern California Redhawk 287 (69-75-69-74)
AVIATOR
Zamboanga 323 (74-91-76-82), Pueblo Team 2 317 (67-86-80-84), Team IMG Tagaytay Midlands 317 (88-81-72-76), Camp Aguinaldo 315 (90-69-84-72), Ambagan 305 (72-85-70-78), Sherwood Hills 305 (78-82-68-77), Villamor Air Base 299 (72-78-75-74), Brittannika 298 (71-78-60-89), Club Filipino de Cebu 296 (67-78-76-75), Alta Vista 288 (77-75-69-67), Summit Point 284 (68-80-73-63), Lumbia 279 (73-75-67-64), Fil Am Fairway Team 1 271 (64-67-77-65), Fil Am Fairfield 269 (60-68-66-75), Iligan 266 (55-72-73-66), Camp John Hay 259 (58-77-66-58), Fairway & Blue Water 257 (63-59-72-63), Illana Bay 255 (44-82-74-55), MSU Marawi 242 (54-72-60-56), Negros International 227 (43-74-68-42)
SPORTSWRITER
West Highlands Butuan 286 (66-69-72-79), San Juanico 281 (91-57-61-72), South Cotabato 263 (83-61-52-67), Lanang 250 (72-73-48-57), Veterans 241 (52-73-46-70), Stanford 234 (59-52-60-63), Bacolod 232 (60-57-53-62), Camp Evangelista 228 (65-56-53-54), Sarangani 228 (68-52-45-63), UP Tee Jots 224 (73-61-41-49), Baguio 219 (52-49-57-61), Apo 218 (56-47-56-59), Davao City 218 (61-48-62-47), Filipino Golfers Association in Kuwait 214 (63-39-57-55), Liloan 212 (52-45-53-62), Filipino Golfers In The Middle East Dubai 210 (51-54-30-75), Fil Am LA 209 (42-62-31-74), Team DKGC 199 (42-51-47-59), Dakak 195 (58-60-28-49), Iloilo 191 (46-45-41-59)
FRIENDSHIP
Edwin Andrews Air Base 227 (61-50-50-66), Leyte 211 (38-50-51-72), Caaga 207 (61-49-44-53), SFO Eastbay 193 (44-24-62-63), Fil Am Golf Club of Sacramento 192 (44-51-38-59), Golden Gate 189 (57-49-50-53), Yokohama Eagles 187 (61-33-55-38), Greenhills West 185 (39-48-43-55), Cotabato 184 (46-53-35-50), Seattle 184 (53-38-45-48), Pearl Kai Hawaii 181 (61-27-54-39), Mt Malindang 180 (55-28-68-29), Green Tea Club 178 (41-36-44-57), PGA of British Columbia 177 (63-35-48-31), Filipino Golfers In The Middle East UAE 172 (56-32-40-44), Greater Vancouver Golf Association 166 (37-35-43-51), Paoay 164 (54-33-35-42), Fil Oz Sydney 157 (36-26-43-52), Philippine Golf Club Of New England 152 (43-28-37-44), Paraiso Golfplayers Association 150 (38-26-40-46), Van City 147 (59-39-24-27), UAE Filgolfers Abu Dhabi 136 (136 (44-33-23-36), Fil Am Fairway Team 2 135 (44-31-34-28), Silicon Valley 116 (40-28-48), Brotherhood Sharp 81 (35-9-37)