Strong finish gives Finnish 3-stroke lead

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:00:19 +0000

In a leaderboard dominated by foreign aces, Putkonen finally took control after losing grip of the lead halfway through the $100,000 championship with a late double bogey Tuesday, putting up a combination of superb shots from the mound to the green to produce a second straight four-under card and a 54-hole aggregate of 10-under 206.

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Dutch grabs lead with 65

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:00:29 +0000

The Manila-based Dutchman actually sparked his late charge with a three-birdie string from No. 9 and knocked down three more in the last four to shoulder himself past a slew of rivals and into the lead at seven-under 137 with two rounds left in the $100,000 event kicking off the third season of the Philippine Golf Tour Asia put up by ICTSI.

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Thai pulls ahead with 67

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:30:59 +0000

Gallardo came through with a four-under card after 10 holes then settled for pars the rest of the way to settle for second as the first round of the $100,000 event was stopped due to darkness following a two-hour delay due to heavy rains and threats of lightning.

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Saso joins hunt as Manila Golf Classic unwraps

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:00:05 +0000

Fresh from her joint third place effort in the historic Augusta National Women’s Amateur at the home of the US Masters last Saturday, the Fil-Japanese will be bringing with her a form and confidence boosted by her five-shot triumph to retain the Philippine Ladies Amateur Open crown last February.

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More challenging TCC

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00:58 +0000

“Kept in championship form all year-round, the TCC will be doubly tough at this time of the year with the heat and the wind to add to the severe challenges the course will pose to all the bidders,” – TCC general manager Colo Ventosa #golf

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Shootout looms as PGTA Riviera unwraps

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:36 +0000

The best of the old and new of local pro golf and a mix of foreign aces slug it out in what promises to be an explosive start to the Philippine Golf Tour Asia’s ICTSI Riviera Golf Challenge today at the exacting Langer course in Silang, Cavite.

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Foreign aces boost PGTA Riviera cast

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:00:05 +0000

The six are among the 16 invitees to the $100,000 championship serving as the penultimate leg of the second PGT Asia through 2018-19 put up by ICTSI with Huang and former fellow national team mainstays Foo and Ong marking their return to local turf where they fought many a battle with the local aces during their amateur days.

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Park’s ‘World’ win big boost to TCC Ladies

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:07:08 +0000

Sung Hyun Park sets out for a much-awaited local stint before an expected big gallery eager to get a glimpse of her world-class skills she displayed in beating the best of the best in the Women’s World Championship Sunday as she top-bills the $100,000 The Country Club Ladies Invitational unfolding tomorrow in Laguna. And there […]

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Young Korean nips Superal for crown

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:00:04 +0000

Hwang, who showed her potentials way back in 2015 when she topped a pro tournament at Mt. Malarayat as a 14-year-old amateur, leaned on a two-shot swing against Superal on No. 12 to hike her lead to four then kept her poise in the face of the latter’s make-or-break charge in the stretch to pocket the title by the slimmest of margins.

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