Huerva tops ICTSI PGT qualifier by 6

JOEY Huerva boosted his stock for next year’s ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour as he topped the PGT Qualifying School in runaway fashion yesterday, closing out with a one-under 71 and beating Jun Rates and Arnold Villacencio by six at Eagle Ridge’s Norman Course in Cavite.

Huerva hit five birdies against four bogeys for a 36-35 card and emerged the lone player to finish under-par in the 72-hole contest, which selected the top 40 players to join the top 40 from this year’s ICTSI PGT Order of Merit ranking in next season’s circuit sponsored by ICTSI.

With his earlier 73, 69 and 72, Huerva, who had to go through the Q-School after finishing 48th in the OOM, pooled a three-under 285 to dominate the field with Rates matching par 72 and Villacencio fumbling with a 75 to share second place at 291.

Ramil Bisera also shot a 71 and wound up fourth at 292 followed by Cookie La’O, who had 293 after a 73, for fifth and Rico Depilo, who made a 75 for a 294, for sixth in the event organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.