National Golf Association of the Philippines president Tommy Manotoc is convinced he has the right recruits in the country’s bid to regain the Philippines Southeast Asia’s official golf team championship title late this month.
IT’S as tight as a Scottish Highlands drum. It’s as fine as Shetland wool. It’s the Royal and Ancient Golf Club—one of golf’s oldest and most prestigious—and often referred to as the home of the game.
WHILE re-branding the National Golf Association of the Philippines as a hotbed of fresh ideas, Tommy Manotoc has done the unthinkable.
Regular men’s action in the 69th Philippine Airlines Interclub gets going here Wednesday, with Wack Wack looming as a beneficiary of Canlubang’s leave of absence.
Luisita lost some ground at Rancho Palos Verdes here yesterday but remained a solid championship bet with a 12-point cushion over bitter rival Canlubang going into the final round of Senior play in the PAL Interclub Sunday.
The National Golf Association of the Philippines recently came to an agreement with Globe Telecoms to launch a new amateur circuit beginning this year and assure high-caliber tournaments.
BEKASI, West Java—Dottie Ardina salvaged a bronze medal Thursday as the golfers joined the growing list of failures for the Philippines in the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
Top men’s individual hope Rupert Zaragosa, tied for the lead going into the final round, fell victim to food poisoning and his team lost the bronze to Malaysia via countback.
Pint-sized Rupert Zaragosa provided the only bright spot for Team Philippines, matching par 72 to tie for fourth spot in individual play of the 26th Southeast Asian Games golf championship.
Playing at home has its advantages—and downsides at the same time.
Crowd-darling Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine provide the opening fireworks in the 37th Season of the Philippine Basketball Association when they clash Sunday night to open the Philippine Cup eliminations at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.
Wack Wack ended a 10-year title drought when it turned back Valley in their home-and-away showdown for the Men’s Federation League crown over the weekend.
Wack Wack pulled itself out of a deep hole with a rousing win at home to defeat Alabang in the semifinals and arrange a showdown with Valley for the 2011 Men’s Federation Golf League championship.
Alvin Patrimonio, the top local in the 1990s, and Billy Ray Bates, arguably the best import to ever play in the Philippine Basketball Association, will be enshrined in the league’s Hall of Fame in October.
