Action in the 74th Januarius Fil-Am Golf Invitational in Baguio City. Photo by Primo Agatep
Luisita, Southwoods keep lead in Baguio Fil-Am golfest
BAGUIO CITY — Luisita Golf and Country Club scored an aggregate two-day total of 206 (102-104), a four-point advantage over Southwoods 1 202 (97-105) in seniors FIL Championship flight battle in the ongoing 74th Januarius Fil-Am Golf Invitational here.
Determined Abraham ‘’Abe’ Rosal and Benjamin Sumulong anchored Luisita’s second round attack at Baguio Country Club (BCC) course, scored 30 and 29 points respectively.Also scoring are Rafael ‘Chino’ Raymundo 25 and Ferdie Barbosa 20.
Manila Southwoods GC 1 tallied 202 (97-105) to stay second followed by Riviera Golf collected 191 ( 96-95) for third . Forest Hills Nicklaus got 189 ( 91-100) and Summit Point 161 (74-87).
Over at Camp John Hay course, Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club 2 scored a two-day total of 227 (104-123) to wrest the lead in the AM Championship Flight over erstwhile leader Srixon IMG which struggled , scored 108 points in Sunday’s second round , a far cry from its 118 first round tally.
Greenwater Seniors in third with 224 (112-112) and Baguio Blue for Bloods 200 (99-101).
The premiere seniors Championship Flights will have its break Monday , and the hunt for the title will resume on Tuesday (Dec. 3) – for the remaining 36-holes. The FIL Championship will slug it out at CJH while AM Championship will be at BCC.
Other leading teams halfway in the tournament with Januarius Holdings, Inc. as the title sponsor and supported by A Brown, Eastridge, and Toyota as event presenter while Alveo, Tipsy Pig, Aquatico, Moto Lubricant, Master Siomai, Robinsons Land, and Britanny as backers are : FIL ‘B’– Bughaw Golfers 179 ( 81-98), A!/MGC 160 (75-85), Davao Eagle Masters Team 1 155 (75-80); AM ‘’B’ – Forest Hills Palmer 175 (86-89), Seattle FIL-A 172 (77-95), Team Okinawa 2 167 (76-91); FIL ‘’C’ Team City of Vallejo 1 127 (73-54), BAHIA-LSGH80 121 (72-49), Club 7882 111 (51-60) ; AM ‘’C’ –Baguio Country Club Team 2 155 (69-86),Team NA KOA 153 (75-78) , Golf F1 116 (53-63) ; FIL ‘’D’ Pines Golf of California 131 (70-61), FIL-AM Chicago 131 (62-69), Kalabaw Megafiber Golf Team 130 (61-69); and AM ‘’D’ -Rural Bankers 142 (76-66) , Davao Eagle Masters 2 140 (70-70) and Macquarie Links Sydney Team 2 140 (72-68). By Primo Agatep
