LOCAL shotmakers begin the battle for slots to the World Amateur Golf Championships (WAGC) on Saturday in the OGAN Cup at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club in Cavite.
Eighty golfers – 40 adults and 40 from the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines – are expected to compete in the tournament.
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There will be six divisions in the adult category, which will be based on handicaps — Group A for 0-5 handicaps, B for 6-10, C for 11-15, D for 16-20, E for 21-25 and F for 26-30.
For the JGFP players, the divisions are six-under boys and girls, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18.
The top five golfers from Groups A to F will earn spots in the National Finals in Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Batangas in September. The division winners in that tournament will earn slots in the WAGC tournament this November in Phuket, Thailand.
“We’re excited that we are partners again with WAGC, and it's going to be a memorable day because the majority of our participants are parents of our golfers in JGFP. It’s going to be a fun day,” said Oliver Gan, president of the JGFP.
Junior golfers from 16 and above can join the WAGC qualifiers of this tournament backed by Islandwide Distribution, JS Gaisano, Seascape, Sitio Elena, Unicapital Trade, Pike Braga Sports and Development Foundation Inc., Hanabishi, VC Securities Corporation, Perry Bucay, GolfX and Tribune Golf.
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