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Mindanao’s Cliff Nuneza and Dominique Gotiong from Cebu are set to clash in an intense showdown with Luzon finalists.AFTER a nationwide campaign under grueling conditions, 63 of the country’s top young golfers are set to battle it out at the ICTSI Junior PGT National Match Play Finals from Oct. 2-4 at The Country Club in Laguna.
Participants, grouped into boys’ and girls’ divisions across four age brackets – 8-9, 10-12, 13-15, and 16-18 – will first undergo an 18-hole stroke play competition on Oct. 2 to determine rankings. This serves as the Phase 1 opener before the dramatic head-to-head clashes in Phase 2, an 18-hole match play.
In the boys’ premier division, top players include Luzon’s Patrick Tambalque, Mark Kobayashi, Zachary Villaroman, and Francis Slavin, as well as Simon Wahing and John Rey Oro and Cliff Nuñeza and Aldrien Gialon . Multi-series finalist John Paul Oro is also a strong contender.
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