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Elmer Salvador took advantage of a difficult course setup to separate himself from the rest of the field with 5-under par 67 to push his two day total to 9-under par 135 at the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic. His 5 birdie, no bogey performance left him 4 strokes clear of Cassius Casas who valiantly tried to keep pace with the red-hot Salvador. The wind shifted today and caught many unaware. Holes that previously played easy proved to be the downfall of many. Yesterday’s co-leaders Tony Lascuña, Gene Bondoc and Mars Pucay all struggled; Pucay was 2-over for today’s round, Lascuña 3-over and Bondoc 4-over to lose ground to the hard charging Salvador. The round of the day went to the... Read More

This week the PGT revisits one of Pinoygolfer.com’s favorite golf courses, Sherwood Hills Golf Club. Always a good test for golfers of all levels, Sherwood Hills’ normal hard and fast conditions were noticeably absent having just weathered the fury of Typhoon Pedring. But the golf course weathered the storm and seemed none the worse for wear save for some standing water in a few bunkers and softer conditions than normal. The greens were in fine form rolling 11.5 on the stimp. But the soft conditions left it vulnerable and four golfers; Mars Pucay, Elmer Salvador, Gene Bondoc and Tony Lascuña took full advantage each recording 4-under par 68′s to sit tied for the lead of the... Read More

On September 12th of this year, the Philippine Golf Tour dropped a bombshell by announcing the suspension of Juvic Pagunsan, the hottest player on the Tour this year and the current leader of the Tour’s Order of Merit for the rest of the 2011 season. The suspension stemmed for Pagunsan’s sudden withdrawal from the recently concluded jointly sanctioned Aboitiz Invitational in Cebu of the Philippine Golf Tour and Asian Development Tour. According to reports Pagunsan took offence when asked to register his personal caddy with the caddy master of the host Cebu Country Club before teeing off. When asked to do so by the starter, Pagunsan walked off the golf course and later claimed a sore foot... Read More

Ababa rallies to claim Riviera golf crown Jhonnel Ababa rallied from seven strokes down and nipped Cassius Casas by one with a closing one-under 70 for the ICTSI Riviera Classic crown as erstwhile leader Jay Bayron collapsed with an 81 at Riviera’s Langer course today. Ababa came through with three birdies in the last 11 holes in second-to-last flight for a four-day total of 217, which was good enough to win the crown after Bayron threw away strokes in the last six holes. It was Ababa’s second title in the last five legs of the circuit after topping the ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge at Sta. Barbara last July where he also rallied from five strokes down to beat Bayron in a playoff. Ababa, who... Read More

Daily update from Jong Arcaño Bayron fires 67, storms ahead by 5 Jay Bayron putted his way to a 4-under-par 67 yesterday and pulled away by four shots over Rey Pagunsan in the second round of the P1 million ICTSI Riviera Classic at Riviera’s Langer layout in Silang, Cavite. Coming off a shaky first round 73 late Wednesday, Bayron took full advantage of his early morning start by ramming home six birdies inside 10 feet against a bogey from an errant drive for a 32-35 card. The runaway winner of the Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI in Cebu two weeks ago, Bayron moved closer to a back-to-back title romp in the ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour. With a 140 aggregate, Pagunsan rolled in a 20-footer... Read More

This post courtesy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Jong Arcaño. Cassius Casas and Antonio Asistio II shot similar 71s at Riviera’s Langer layout today to share the lead at the start of the P1 million ICTSI Riviera Classic. They took a one-stroke lead over Anthony Fernando, the former national champion also in pursuit of a breakthrough victory in the circuit who overcame two double-bogeys and two bogeys with four birdies for solo third at two-over 72. Randy Garalde bogeyed the last three holes and settle for joint fourth at 73 with fancied Jay Bayron, Jhonnel Ababa, Rey Pagunsan and Rami Bisera. Gene Bondoc tied amateurs Clyde Mondilla, Art Arbole and Korean Wang Jeung Hun while Jerson... Read More

From Inquirer.net Juvic Pagunsan, the Order of Merit runaway leader with four wins in 10 legs of the ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour, has been suspended for the remaining six legs of this year’s circuit. The Philippine Golf Tournaments, Inc., organizer of the ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour, sacked Pagunsan for breach of the PGT guidelines on professional conduct after his last-minute withdrawal from the recent Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI in Cebu City. A source said the crack golfer from Bacolod abandoned the Aboitiz tournament when organizers banned his personal caddy from carrying his bag during a practice round because he refused to register him as required by the Tour rules. Pagunsan,... Read More

Press release from the Asian Tour Cebu, Philippines, September 3: Jay Bayron of the Philippines soared to victory at the US$65,000 Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI with a flawless final round six-under-par 64 on Saturday. Bayron, who finished second at the ICTSI Philippine Open in May, birdied four of his last six holes to defeat Jonathan Moore of the United States and Filipinos Antonio Lascuna, Elmer Salvador and Marvin Dumandan by five shots at the Cebu Country Club. Bayron turned in 34 and birdied the 10th hole before saving a pivotal save for par on 11 from 21 feet. He then cruised with birdies on 13, 15, 16 and 17. He pocketed US$11,375 for his win. “The par save was crucial because... Read More

1 Jay BAYRON 71 74 69 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 34 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 30 64 278 -2 2 Jonathan MOORE 72 71 70 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 36 4 5 4 2 4 3 5 3 4 34 70 283 3 2 Elmer SALVADOR 71 71 71 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 35 70 283 3 2 Antonio LASCUNA 73 74 69 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 33 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 34 67 283 3 2 Marvin DUMANDAN 70 75 71 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 33 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 34 67 283 3 6 Cassius CASAS 71 73 72 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 34 5 4 3 4 3 3 5 3 4 34 68 284 4 6 Rufino BAYRON 73 71 71 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 36 4 3 4 4 4 3 5... Read More

Press release from the Asian Tour Cebu, Philippines, September 2: Jonathan Moore of the United States stormed into the joint third round lead with an even-par 70 at the Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI on the Asian Development Tour on Friday. Moore shared the lead with Elmer Salvador of the Philippines, who returned with 71, on three-over-par 213 in the US$65,000 event which is the first ADT tournament to be held in the Philippines. They will face strong challenges from no more than nine players, who are all in for a chance of making a final round title charge. Moore, a former US Walker Cup player and winner of the Impian Classic in Malaysia in May, shot one birdie against one bogey and... Read More

Press release from the Asian Tour Cebu, Philippines, September 1: Filipino Elmer Salvador battled to a second straight one-over-par 71 to seize the halfway lead at the Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI on the Asian Development Tour on Thursday. Salvador traded four birdies against five bogeys on a tough Cebu Country Club to lead by one shot with his two-over-par 142 aggregate from American Jonathan Moore, who also returned a 71 in the US$65,000 event which is the first ADT tournament held in the Philippines. Such was the tough conditions that not a single player in the field matched par on the second day as scores soared. Salvador, who is a former Philippine Open winner, has two runner-up... Read More