Junior golfers face fierce competition for crucial ranking points and formidable challenges posed by Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club course in the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Series 6 starting Monday.
Mount Malarayat’s all-weather, 27-hole championship course will provide an additional challenge for the players in the penultimate leg of the seven-stage Luzon series.
The junior golfers’ bids for the Match Play Championship, set for next month, hinge on their performances this week.
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The quest for group honors and ranking points push the stakes higher , especially in the premier 16-18 division, where the competition stretches over 72 holes. The 13-15 category will cover 54 holes, while the younger 8-9 and 10-12 divisions will compete over 36 holes.
Lia Duque, Rafa Anciano, Chloe Rada and Angelica Bañez are the players to watch out for i the girls’ premier division, while multi-series campaigner Patrick Tambalque looks to solidify his standing in the boys’ 16-18 category.
Tambalque, who has already notched victories in Visayas Series 2 in Bacolod and Luzon Series 4 at Riviera, aims for another win to cement his claim on the sole spot in the premier division for those competing in the Multiple Series.
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The final leg of the Luzon series is slated for Sept. 10-13 at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Cavite, where the top four performances in the series will determine the qualifiers for the finals.
The Match Play finals, set for Oct. 1-4 at The Country Club in Laguna, will also feature the top two players from each division of the Visayas and Mindanao series.