Southwoods golfers claim 7th straight Fil Championship title

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:04:30 +0000

MANILA Southwoods saved its best for last when it could’ve turned in its worst and would’ve still won by a mile, claiming the Fil Championship crown for the seventh straight year at the close of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational golf tournament at the Baguio Country Club yesterday.

Southwoods players during last year’s title win.

The Carmona-based squad pooled a 122 after a 105 Tuesday to cap its four-day romp in the premier division of the annual event that kicked off at nearby Camp John Hay and ended up at BCC where it all but sealed the championship with an unassailable 44-point bulge after three rounds.

The perennial champs finished with a 546 total, whipping Forest Hills by 55 points after the latter wound up with a 491 after a 111. Royal Northwoods scored a 114 and placed third with 489.

Southwoods made it a double celebration as its Am Championship squad reigned via a 29-point triumph over Batangas Barakos, 463-434 with Aguri Iwasaki capping the team’s domination by winning the individual plum with a 140, leading an imposing 1-2-3 finish as erstwhile frontrunner Lanz Uy wound up with a 138 and Taisei Shimizu securing third place with a 136.

Southwoods actually played the final round of the Fil Championship with four players as SEA Games veteran Sean Ramos was down with a bum stomach and Uy produced a measly 25-point output while fighting off flu-like symptoms. But Shimizu took charge with 34 points and Iwasaki and Aidric Chan, also a member of the SEAG bronze medal team, added 32 and 31 points, respectively.

“These are very talented kids and they will surely adjust the next day. But then, some of them are just really sick. Uy could have done better. He thrives in this course. But then he is very underrated,” said Southwoods team captain Th
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