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SAN DIEGO, California: From a triple kill to a triple
letdown.
Dottie Ardina failed to sustain a
searing rally while Mia Legaspi squandered a five-shot lead as the
Philippines settled for a pair of runner-up finishes on Friday in
the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in various courses
here.
The 13-year-old Ardina lost the
girls 13-14 years title by one stroke to Victoria Tanco of Argentina
despite a birdie-birdie windup, wasting a big rally from four shots
down with a bogey on the 15th hole that told heavily on her bid for
a third victory here.
Legaspi appeared on her way to a
title repeat in the girls 7-8 years as she led by five after seven
holes. But an eagle by eventual winner Angel Taingi Yin of the
United States on the eighth against her bogey led to a three-shot
swing that started a sputtering finish for the defending champion
who bogeyed four of five holes from the 10th.
Ardina’s tournament-best
three-under 69 gave her a 212 total for 54 holes, barely missing a
playoff with Tanco, who completed a wire-to-wire win with a 72-211
at the Sycuan Resort. Legaspi ended up with a 63-180 against the
57-176 of Yin.
Even Bambee de la Paz, the second
round leader in the 15-17 years division for the Philippines, lost
control. She could only score a three-over 77 after a pair of
two-under rounds the first two days and dropped to a tie for fifth
at Torrey Pines North.
De la Paz will be joined by Cyna
Rodriguez and Regan de Guzman in today’s last round. Rodriguez
tallied 76-226 for a share of 13th while de Guzman carded a 77 for
231.
Bernice Olivarez-Ilas wound up
third in 6-under division, Princess Superal placed fourth in the
girls 9-10 category and Andie Unson checked in fifth in the 11-12
division for the Philippines’ other worthy finishes.
Marcel Puyat was the best
performer among the boys of the RP delegation supported by PAL, PCSO,
Electrobus/Callaway, Inquirer Golf and Intel. He finished tied for
11th in the 13-14 years category.
The Philippine results:
Class A: Girls - 77-221 B. de la Paz T5, 76-226 C. Rodriguez T13, 77-231
R. de Guzman T30, 77-232 C. Ikeda Missed Cut, 80-238 S. Baraquiel
MC, 81-242 P. Sotto MC; Boys - 79-243 J. Abdon MC
Class C: Girls - 74-221 A. Unson
T5, 77-228 I. Gabasa T12; Boys - 74-221 B. de la Paz T13, 71-223 M.
Tabuena T18, 72-223 JR Gonzales T18
Class D: Girls - 59-175 P.
Superal T4, 64-185 Daniela Uy T12 MC; Boys - 67-197 AR Ramos T19,
65-197 M. Yee T19, 66-201 T. Arevalo T35
Class F: Girls - 62-184 B
Olivarez-Ilas 3rd, 63-192 A. Nocum 5th; Boys -71-208 P. Winsett T32,
73-212 D. Bantug T38, 72-216 A. Ballesteros T43.
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