Bill Shaw golf: Serapio, Luna low net champs

Lawyer Edward Serapio and Reynaldo Luna came from behind with a sizzling net 61 points in the final round to claim overall net honors while Oliver Gan and Tonlits Asistio kept the low gross title in their final team-up together in the recent 26th Bill Shaw Memorial, the member-guest tournament of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong.

Serapio and Luna fell nine points behind after a combined net six-under 78 in the aggregate format at the west course on their first day but exploded for a whopping net 25-under 61 in the best-ball play that vaulted them to the top of the standings. They won the overall net by 2 points over first-round leaders Joel Fernando and Jun Ferrer who settled for the Division 2 championship of the tournament presented by Mercedes-Benz, Shell and Delta Airlines.

Gan and Asistio went unchallenged in the battle for the low-gross crown. Posting a 117 total with scores of 75 and 42, they won by 21 points over brothers Kit and Eddie Boy Lopez.

Club president Ben Abalos also joined the big winners, partnering with Roland Rotoni for 127 and a one-point win over Gan-Asistio and Daniel Lee-Patrick King in Division 1. Manuel Ahyong Jr. and Eric Tensuan (82-41-123) edged Katrina Veguillas-Gil Batestil and Jorge Yulo-Jacob Yulo by one for the Division 4 plum and Dino Datu-Ricky Alegre topped the sponsors division.

PAL, Mizuno, Jewelmer, The Glenlivet and Food Details Inc. served as the platinum sponsors.