Bunquin, Goquingco, Mangulabnan maiden PAG champs

TRECE MARTIREZ, Cavite—Raymond Bunquin, Rex Goquingco and Lin Mangulabnan bucked the sleek greens to triumph in their respective divisions of the first Pilipinas Amateur Golf (PAG) Series at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club.

Bunquin settled for par, after narrowly missing a birdie putt from four feet on No. 18, to finish with a 77 to take the Class A championship by two shots over Mark Macaranas in the inaugural PAG tournament at the Jack Nicklaus layout.

At least nine more tournaments are scheduled in the series.

With his victory, Bunquin netted 232 points in the PAG Series’ order of merit. The top four finishers in each division will play in the national championship.

Goquingco, a businessman, carded an 80 to beat Fred Salonga’s 83 for the Class B title while Mangulabnan sewed up the Ladies-A title with an 86.

Simon Villalon (Class C), Lee Tong Wha (Sr. A), Arnold Jumalon (Sr. B), Gabrielle Bruce (ladies open), Erica Macaranas (ladies B), and Caloy Tinio III (men’s open) were the other winners.

Splendido in Tagaytay will host the second leg on November 16. A Silicon GPS Tracker with a one-year UnliTrack subscription service and a Texas Eagle cart are the hole-in-one prizes.