Ikeda edges Thai in playoff, snares LPGT crown

Chihiro Ikeda survived a bogey duel with Wannasiri Sirisampant at the end of regulation then out-steadied the Thai with a routine par in sudden death to capture the ICTSI Forest Hills Ladies Challenge at the Forest Hills Golf and Country Club in Antipolo on Friday.

On their second trip on the par-4 18th, Ikeda made it in two while Sirisampant overshot the green and needed a 12-foot putt for par that came up short, enabling the Fil-Japanese to clinch the victory from three feet while ending the latter’s quest for a follow-up to her maiden win at Orchard last year.