Avena, Katigbak cop Seniors, Mid-Am crowns

Abe Avena closed out with his worst score in three days – a three-over 75 – but still posted a runaway 12-stroke romp over Alan Alegre while Gerald Katigbak edged Richard Salcedo by two in the 2016 Philippine Senior and Mid-Amateur Open Championship at Summit Point Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas on Friday.

Avena made just one birdie against two late bogeys and a double bogey but his 37-38 card proved enough to cap the Mt. Malarayat shotmaker’s wire-to-wire triumph in the 54-hole championship with a 217 total that included an opening 70 and a 72.