Lascuna fends off Tabuena, Ababa, keeps Southwoods crown

Tony Lascuna warded off Miguel Tabuena and Jhonnel Ababa’s day-long charge with superb shots and clutch birdies—the last on No. 17 that finished off his rivals and sealed his three-stroke romp in the ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship at Southwoods’ Legends course in Carmona, Cavite on Saturday.

Despite the five-shot lead he brought into the final round of the P2.5 million event, Lascuna still needed to dish out a flawless four-under 68 to frustrate Tabuena, who fired a 66, and Ababa, who shot a 65, and retain the crown he won over Angelo Que last year with a 72-hole aggregate of 21-under 267.