Monsalve-Uy triumph at National Doubles Amateur Golf Championship

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:14:48 +0000

RYAN Monsalve (left) and Lanz Uy proudly show their National Doubles Amateur Golf Championship trophies.

Ryan Monsalve and Lanz Uy played in sync all throughout and turned what was expected to be a tight finish into a runaway triumph, combining for a superb four-under 64 and a whopping eight-stroke victory over Jed Dy and Mikha Fortuna in the National Doubles Amateur Golf Championship at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club in Quezon City yesterday.

Bracing for a wild finish after moving past first round leader Sean Ramos and Gabby Macalaguim by one following the aggregate play Saturday, Monsalve and Uy stood out in the deciding alternate shot format, pulling away early with three birdies in the first four holes then bouncing back from a bogey on No. 5 with three more birdies against another bogey at the back for a 34-30 card.

Counting their opening 62 and a second round 141, Monsalve and Uy finished with a 267, beating Dy and Fortuna, who carded a 69 for a 275, by eight and besting Bianca Pagdanganan and Dy’s seven-shot win in last year’s staging of the annual event organized and conducted by the National Golf Association of the Philippines.

“He just played relaxed golf,” said Uy of his partner, who anchored their big second round charge with a 66 at the short but tight par-68 layout.

“Although the course is short, we were careful with our shots because it’s easy to get into trouble since the fairways
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