Del Monte grabs lead

BANNY ABANO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --- Del Monte Golf Club grabbed a one-point lead
over defending champion Canlubang halfway through the 64th Philippine
Airlines Interclub golf championships Thursday.
Banny Abaño, a 22-year-old son of a former caddie, broke par for the
second straight day to lead Del Monte with 37 points on the strength
of four birdies against three bogeys.
Leonard Lofranco matched par for 36 points, Vince Lusterio contributed
35 while Noel Langamin added 33 as Del Monte matched Canlubang’s 141
points at Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club.
Del Monte could have returned with a three-point lead if not for the
two-stroke penalty slapped against Langamin for fixing a ball mark
outside the green on the 11th hole.
“We showed today that we can play well at Pueblo,” said Del Monte
captain Yoyong Velez who did not count with 27 points. “We have a very
good chance of winning this tournament.”
The Sugar Barons drew a pair of 37 points from Jobim Carlos and Joey
Huerva, 35 from Paul Echavez and 32 from Migo Ochoa to keep their
hopes alive for a sixth straight championship.
Carlos had an eagle, three birdies against four bogeys while Huerva
also had an eagle, four birdies against five bogeys.
Cebu Country Club, the surprise first day leader, struggled with 133
points with burly Bayani Garcia the only player to match par for 36
points.
Jovi Neri shot 33 points while Marko Sarmiento and Eric Deen each had
32 points for CCC which now trails Del Monte by five points.
Del Monte has yet to field national champion Clyde Mondilla who is
enjoying good form following his runner-up finish in the
WWWExpress-DHL Amateurs championship.
“We have players who can match Clyde,” said Canlubang non-playing
skipper Luigi Tabuena. “it’s just a matter of who gets hot. I think it
will go down to the final day.”
The third round will be played at Del Monte Friday with the last 18
holes set at Pueblo Saturday.
Camp Evangelista kept the lead in the Sportswriters division after
scoring 101 points at Pueblo de Oro for a two-day total of 213.
Jun Maghamil led Evangelista with 29 points and was supported by Edgar
Gulle (26), Luis Jainga (25) and Danny Jamin (21).
Red Hawk, a team based in Southern California, leaned on Benjie
Sumulong’s 32 points to take second spot at 202. Other scorers were
Pom Cornello (28), Don Breganza (26) and Louie Jesena (24).
Tied for third place were Sherwood Hills and Zamboanga with 200 points apiece.
Sherwood was led by Minieng Maravilla’s 28 while Zamboanga rode on
Joseph Dy’s 28.
Three teams are separated by a single point in the Friendship division.
PGA BC, led by Gerardo Fragante (24) scored 82 points at Del Monte to
boost its two-day total to 176 points, a point ahead of UP Tee Jots
(72) and South Cotabato (81).
This year’s competition is backed by platinum sponsors Boeing, Airbus,
Radio Mindanao Network, Business Mirror and Interactive Broadcast
Media (DWWW).
Major sponsors are People Asia, 105.1 Crossover, GE Aviation, Asia
Brewery and Traversing the Orient.
Also lending support are corporate sponsors Manila Bulletin and Bombo
Radyo Philippines, while minor sponsors are Lufthansa Technik
Philippines, MasterCard and Century Park Hotel. Prize donors include
Panasonic Avionics and Tanduay.
More detailed information on the tournament is available on the
dedicated PAL Interclub webpage at www.palinterclub.com. (pr)



Day 2

Championship Division

274 Delmonte (133-141) , 273 Canlubang (132-141), 269 Cebu Country Club (136-133), 239 Manila Southwoods (117-122),
210 Alta Vista (101-109), 177 SFO Heritage (84-93), 144 Mabuhay SFO (82-62), 143 Pinoy Vancouver (62-81),
128 Reno-Tahoe Intl (62-66), 123 Greenhills West (75-48), 110 Team Nagoya (63-47), 105 Figme (54-51),
101 PCCIJ Tokyo (54-47), 99 Fil-Oz Sydney (55-44), 70 Green Tee (38-32)


Founders Division

252 Alabang Golf (125-127), 235 Orchard (119-116), 234 Wack-Wack Golf (131-103), 230 Riviera Golf (122-108),
227 Villamor Golf (122-105), 227 Sta Elena (106-121), 222 Valley Golf (111-111), 219 Negros Golf (116-103),
214 Pueblo De Oro (111-103), 212 Manila Golf (111-101), 209 Mactan Island (115-94), 204 Forest Hills (112-92),
198 Rancho Palos Verdes (102-96), 194 Philippine Navy (102-92), 189 Camp John Hay (101-88), 186 Tagaytay Highlands (106-80),
142 Fil-Am Hawaii (66-76)


Sportswriters Division

213 Camp Evangelista (112-101), 202 Redhawk (92-110), 200 Sherwood Hills (105-95), 200 Zamboanga Golf (108-92),
198 MT. Malarayat (96-102), 197 Iligan Golf (91-106), 193 MT. Malindang (95-98), 192 Apo Golf (90-102),
191 Lanang Golf (97-94), 189 Saranggani (106-83), 188 Eagle Ridge (100-88), 182 Iloilo Golf (100-82),
182 Bacolod Golf (95-87), 181 Lumbia Golf (89-92), 177 FGA Riyadh (93-84), 177 Davao Golf (80-97), 164 Bay Area (73-91),
162 Guinhalaran (81-81), 162 Fil-Am Fairfields (74-88), 158 San Juanico (77-81),  152 Maharlika (81-71),
124 Riyadh Golf (61-63), 121 Northgate Golf (58-63), 111 Fil-Am Florida (39-72), 110 Seattle Golf (61-49),
79 Brotherhood Sharp (30-49), 77 Moffett Fields (25-77), 55 Ezpar (17-38),


Friendship Division

176 PGA BC (94-82), 175 UP Tee Jots (100-75), 175 South Cotabato (94-81), 157 Club Filipino De Cebu (91-66),
156 Victorias (90-66), 152 Skywest Golf (86-66), 137 Stanford Golf (72-65), 135 Leyte Golf (86-49),
128 Cotabato Golf (77-51), 121 Austral-Asian (58-63), 119 Pittsburgh Golf (64-55), 96 SFO Crystal Springs (40-56),
80 Greater Vancouver (61-29)