Eastridge Golf Club, the runner-up in last year's tournament, enters the 76th Philippine Airlines Interclub golf team championships as the team to beat. The event will take place from Tuesday at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club and Bacolod Golf Club. Eastridge, seeded first based on its players' average handicap, will face competition from defending champion Manila Southwoods. The tournament also features other strong teams like Del Monte and Tagaytay Highlands-Team IMG, making for a highly competitive championship division.
Eastridge Golf Club enters the 76th Philippine Airlines Interclub golf team championships as the team to beat, starting Tuesday at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club and Bacolod Golf Club. Fielding nearly the same lineup that finished second to Manila Southwoods in Cagayan de Oro last year, Eastridge is seeded first based on the average handicap of its players. Rolando Bregente Jr. leads with the lowest handicap at -4.30, followed by Ronel Taga-An (-4.10) and Alexander Bisera (-3.10).
The rest of the team includes Jeff Lumbo, Chris John Remata, Edison Tabalin, Gary Sales, and junior standout Vito Sarines, the newest addition. Defending champion Manila Southwoods ranks second, featuring a lineup of top junior players. Perry Bucay leads the team with a -5.40 handicap, followed by Shinichi Suzuki at -3.50. The team also includes juniors Miko Granada, Emil Hernandez, Santino Laurel, Zeus Sara, and Patrick Tambalque. Jerome Delariarte, Southwood's assistant general manager, is also attempting a comeback to provide experience and stability to the youth-laden squad. Southwoods captain Thirdy Escano said it would be an exciting battle, 'but not gonna be easy.' The Carmona-based squad has won six of the last seven editions. Manila Southwoods held its final practice round on Monday at Bacolod Golf Club (formerly Binitin), while Eastridge had completed its practice rounds. Del Monte and Tagaytay Highlands-Team IMG round out the championship division. Del Monte is led by junior Apollo Batican, while Tagaytay Highlands features top club players Masaichi Otake, Raymund Sangil, and Ace Stehmeier. Championship teams will compete at NOGCC (Marapara) in the first round, then move to Binitin for the next two rounds. A total of 92 teams will compete in the four-day event, divided into Championship, Founders, Aviator, Sportswriters, and Friendship brackets. Each team can have up to eight players, but only four can compete in each round. Players are limited to a maximum of two rounds. The tournament follows the PAL scoring system: 1 point for a bogey, 2 for a par, 3 for a birdie, 4 for an eagle, 5 for a hole-in-one, and 6 for a double eagle. The 76th staging of the PAL Interclub is supported by Platinum sponsors PRIMAX Broadcasting Network and Asian Journal. Mastercard is a gold sponsor while RMN is a silver sponsor. ABS-CBN Global is joining as a bronze sponsor while VISA, Philippine National Bank, SM Bacolod, Tanduay and Asia Brewery are minor sponsors. Citadines is a hotel partner
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