Dy seeks title repeat with new partner in Nat’l Doubles golf tilt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 06:02:43 +0000

Former Junior World champion Jed Dy sets out for back-to-back National Doubles Amateur Golf Championship crown with a new partner but a slew of tandems likewise toughened up, guaranteeing a spirited title chase when the event is fired off beginning Friday at Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club.

With Asian Games bronze medalist Bianca Pagdanganan as teammate, Dy ran away with a seven-stroke romp over Josh Jorge and Jet Hernandez last year but the Manila Golf Club bet braces for a tougher, crowded finish this time against a field ready and raring to close out the season with no less than a victory.

JED Dy is eager to defend his doubles with a new partner in Mikha Fortuna.

With Mikha Fortuna, however, Dy is assured of a solid player, who is a member of the Univ. of Oklahoma squad and winner of a number of junior tournaments abroad.

Pagdanganan, meanwhile, is now busy priming up for her LPGA Tour debut next month, boosting her stock by winning the individual gold medal in the recent SEA Games and power the Phl to the team championship.

But the rest of the 20-team cast in the National Doubles have also firmed up their rosters with reigning Indonesian Amateur Open titlist Luis Castro and Sean Ramos, members of the SEAG bronze medal team, teaming up with Andres Lorenzo and Gabby Macalaguim in the three-day event sponsored by the MVP Sports Foundation and organized and conducted by the Nationa
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