La Salle, Xavier corner varsity golf tilt lead
La Salle Zobel and Xavier surged ahead in the Aspirants 1 and Aspirants 2 divisions, respectively, at the resumption recently of the ICTSI-JGFP Inter School golf championships in various courses recently.
At Valley Golf and Country Club in Antipolo, Jolo Magcalayo and Ira Alido each had 52 points while Andre Francis Lanuza added 36 as La Salle Zobel posted 140 for a five-point lead over Ateneo 1 in the Aspirants 1 bracket of the multi-division tourney bankrolled by the ICTSI Foundation and conducted by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines.
Xavier’s Perry Josef Bucay inched ahead in the individual race of Aspirants 2 with his 53 pushing him a point clear of Magcalayo and Ira Alido. Joaquin Gomez of LS-STC was fourth with his 50.
Article continues after this advertisementAt Ayala Greenfield in Calamba, Laguna, Xavier remained ahead in Aspirants 2 play of the tourney also backed by Philippine Airlines, Philippine Golf Foundation, Cleantech, Cleanpak and Inquirer Golf.
Sean Young, Jet Ang and Emilio Carpio zoomed ahead by 18 points after again outscoring Ateneo, 76-66.
Young and Ang each had 38 while Carpio made 22 for Xavier which has 140 after two rounds.
