Amiya leads Dynasty Cup after Day 2 at Rancho Palos

DYNASTY CUP 2010 GROUP STANDING





RANCHO PALOS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
DAVAO CITY
JULY 17, 2010 (BEST BALL SCRAMBLE)






JULY 24, 2010 (GREENSOMES)












GROUP

Bestball Scramble Greensomes RUNNING RANK



Score Points Score Points POINTS






AMIYA   239  20   286   16   36   1






EAGLE MASTER II   245  12  285  17  29  2






KOREAN DREAM TEAM  242  16  293  13  29  3






EAGLE MASTER I  250  8  284  20  28  4






DREAM TEAM  240  17  299  10  27  5






TOUR JACKS  244  14  298  12  26  6






KOREAN RED HEROES  249  10  289  15  25  7






TANG DYNASTY  250  9  289  14  23  8






GRUPO VERDE  244  15  303 7  22  9






TALIBAN  245  13  302  8 2 1 1 0






F.H.M.  252  6 3 01 9  15  1 1






GODIMASHIK  251  7  303  6  13  12

Davao’s Casas snatches win as Salvador, Sinfuego, Pagunsan DQ’d

CASSIUS CASAS

Davao’s Cassius Casas ended a long title-drought on the ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour in the most unexpected, strange way, snatching the ICTSI Del Monte Championship crown in Bukidnon, Friday, when the three leading players – Elmer Salvador, Richard Sinfuego and Juvic Pagunsan – were disqualified due to a final-hole boo-boo.
Casas, just two behind Salvador at the start of the final round, worked his way in the second-to-last flight with Angelo Que and Robert Pactolerin with three straight birdies from No. 7 but slowed down at back and settled for a 69.
The dusky Davaoeno shotmaker, who was so confident of his chances heading into this P1 million event sponsored by ICTSI, was resigned for another failed try in his comeback bid from a long slump on the local circuit and was about to board his card on way back to Davao when he got a call from the organizing committee.
“I was told by my co-players that there was a dispute and when I got back to the clubhouse, the committee told me that I won the tournament,” said Casas, still perplexed by the sudden turn of events that came his way.
“As I said before this tournament, I was so confident I would win this one,” said Casas. “But I didn’t pray that they get disqualified. But golf has rules and we must play by the rules.”
The championship flight was disqualified for an infraction on Rule 22-6 that has something to do with assisting, according to tournament referee Henry Arabejo.
He said Salvador, who dropped behind Sinfuego with an awful frontside stint of 38 but wheeled back into a share of the lead with three straight birdies from No. 10, pitched first from around the par-5 18th, the ball rolling and stopping barely six inches to the hole for a tap-in birdie.
But instead of marking the ball, he opted not to mark allegedly upon the advise of Pagunsan and Sinfuego, letting the two others to make their respective pitch shots.
“I was actually about to mark it but Juvic and Richard told me not to, so I let them make their shots. But after we holed out, we were told that we were all disqualified,” said Salvador, whose potential birdie would’ve given him a one-shot victory over Sinfuego, who made it on the green in four, in Filipino.
“What puzzles me was he (Arabejo) was there on the green and he didn’t even call my attention to tell me that I had to mark the ball first,” Salvador said. “Sayang talaga ‘to.”
The tumultuous ending for the troika proved to be a happy one for Casas, who snatched the top P200,000 purse after finishing with a 206, three shots clear of Pactolerin, who had a 209 after a 71, and Angelo Que, who matched par 72. Pactolerin and Que split the combined P185,000 purse.
Tony Lascuna came in fourth with a 210 after 70 and won P50,000 followed by Albin Engino (70), Ferdie Aunzo (72) and Artemio Murakami (72), who tied for fifth with 212s, Romeo Jaraula (70) and Rufino Bayron (70), who both had 213s, and Mars Pucay (72) and Benjie Magada (74), who tied for 10th with 214s.
The event, organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., was backed by MJ Carr Golf Management, Jaguar, Land Rover, Studio 23, Balls TV, Srixon/Cleveland Golf, Callaway Golf, Odyssey and Golf Punk and media partners Business Mirror, Inquirer Golf Monthly, A Round of Golf, Pinoygolfer.com and Omnisource.(pr)

Unson seizes lead in Optimist Int’l jr golf

Andie Unson continued to flash fine form, firing a one-under 71 to wrest a one-stroke lead over Hawaii’s Eimi Koga in the second round of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship at the PGA National Golf and Resort Club in Palm Beach, Florida Sunday.

Unson made two birdies against a bogey at the front then parred the backside of the par-72 layout to turn in one of the day’s best scores under tough condition.

Two down behind Colombia’s Anna Bohmer at the start of the round, the top ICTSI bet took charge with an even 144 aggregate, counting her opening 73, as she moved within 18 holes away from wrapping up the girls’ 14-15 division crown.

“She’s in top shape and playing with so much confidence. But she must polish her putting more to be able to nail this one,” said ICTSI coach Bong Lopez.

Unson is coming off a successful stint in the US Women’s Am qualifier which she topped in Stockton, California last week.

Koga matched Unson’s 71 to assume the challenger’s role at 145 while Maria Villalobos of Colombia carded a 73 to be at 147.

Bohmer wavered at the backside with three bogeys and a double-bogey and wound up with a 41 and 78 and tumbled down to joint fifth at 149.

Meanwhile, Daniella Uy birdied No. 16 for a 73 and remained in fourth in the 12-13 division of the annual event featuring some of the world’s leading junior players. She had a 147 and stood five strokes off Ana Valdes of Mexico, who had a 142 after a second straight 71.(pr)

Unson gains low medal in US Women’s Am elims, Davao's Ababa makes Stockton elims cut

ANDREA UNSON

Andrea Unson put in a near-flawless round of four-under par 68 to emerge the low medalist in the US Women’s Amateur Sectional Qualifier at the Brookside Country Club in Stockton, California last week.

Unson, winner of the San Diego Junior Masters early in the month but struggled to finish tied for 14th in the premier division of the Junior World in San Diego two weeks ago, hit all fairways and missed the greens three times while making just 29 putts for a 34-34 card.

She bested 72 other qualifiers in one of the sectional elims for this year’s US Women’s Amateur slated Aug. 9-15 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Her driving was awesome and she putted really well. It was an impressive rebound from her mediocre finish in San Diego,” said ICTSI team coach Bong Lopez, referring to his ward’s joint 14th finish in the Junior World last week.

Dabawenya Sarah Ababa carded a one-over 73 and wound up seventh to make the eight-player cut in the Stockton elims.

Unson and Ababa will thus join ICTSI teammates Mia Piccio and Lovelynn Guioguio, also the low medalist in the Hawaii qualifier, the most number of RP-ICTSI bets to see action in the tournament proper of the US premier women’s amateur championship.

“This just goes to show that their hard work in training and determination to excel are paying off,” said Lopez.(pr)