|
LOCAL jungolfers will test their mettle against the
region’s best in the 29th Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship
slated May 5 to 9 at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martirez,
Cavite.
India is fielding 16 entries
while powerhouses Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Hong Kong have 10
each.
The foreign participants,
however, pale in comparison to the 46 locals joining the tournament
for players 17 years and under.
Completing the 11-nation field is
Malaysia with seven bets, Korea with six, Singapore (4), Indonesia
(3), Guam (3) and Myanmar (3).
There will be individual and team
championships for both the boys’ and girls’ division, according
to the organizing Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines headed
by Beng de la Paz.
Players in the boys’ division
will be broken down into Class A (15-17 years old) with handicaps of
12 or lower; Class B (13-14) handicap 16 or lower; Class C (11-12)
handicap 24 or lower and Class D (10-under) handicap 30 or lower.
The girls’ division will have
competition in Class A (handicap 18 or lower), Class B (20 or
lower), Class C (30 or lower) and Class D (36 or lower).
Team play will adopt the
four-to-play, three-to-count format spread over four days in the
boys’ division and three-to-play, two-to-count format over three
days in the girls’ side.
The Philippines last hosted the
annual event ten years ago at Alabang, according to Gerry Handog,
chairman of the sanctioning Asia Pacific Junior Golf Confederation.
The tournament is sponsored by
the Department of Tourism, Pagcor, Diamond Motor Corp., Victory
Coach, Inc., Southwoods Manor, Smart, Microsoft, Golden Oats,
Pancake House, GMaxsports, Philippine Airlines and de la Paz trophy
with support from PSMG, NGAP, Federation of Golf Clubs, IGM.
|
