Eagle Ridge rules Mizuno Scramble

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Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:22:00 05/24/2009

Filed Under: Golf, Professional

MANILA, Philippines?Team Eagle Ridge foiled Riviera?s title-retention bid, winning 2009 Mizuno Scramble Classic grand finals via the countback Friday at the Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club in Batangas.

Arnel Romero, Lawrence Celestino, Norman Tugot, Ramil Villanueva, Elro Delos Reyes and Manolo Antonil combined for a net 214 playing in three separate divisions and banked on a better score on the final three holes to pull through.

Low-handicappers Romero and junior golfer Celestino, playing in Division I, assembled a 66, Tugot and Villanueva combined for a 71 in Division II play and the delos Reyes-Antonil pair contributed a 77 in Division III action.

Rene Unson and daughter Andie topscored with a 65 in Division I for Riviera. Eric Virata-Oscar Desipeda had a 72 while Bernie Pau-Howie Mijares returned a 77.

Of the 12 clubs which took part in the culmination of a course-hopping series, Valley came in third and Orchard fourth.