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    Manila Southwoods widens lead in premier divisions of Fil-Am golf

    No stopping Manila Southwoods golfers
    Dec 8, 2022
    Carl Corpus
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    BAGUIO CITY — Manila Southwoods widened its lead in both Fil and Am championship divisions after Day Two of the 72nd Fil-Am Men’s Invitational at the Camp John Hay Golf Club and Baguio Country Club courses on Thursday.

    Korean Jeff Jung mixed four birdies against three bogeys for a one-under-par 68 worth 37 points to lead the way for the Cavite-based Fil squad, which also got a 35 from Kristoffer Arevalo and 33s from Gabriel Manotoc and Carl Jano Corpus for 138 points for the day and a 286 total through 36 holes.

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    That allowed Southwoods to increase its 19-point overnight lead to 23 over Forest Hills,which scored 134 points for a 263 aggregate. Gus Pacheco shot level par worth 36 points, Edison Tabalin contributed 34 while Rocky Co and Jose Raymundo pitched in with a pair of 32s.

    Januarius Team (124-245) stood in third after Raymund Sangil and Terence Macatangay racked up 35 points and were backed up by the 31 of RJ Rizada and 29 of Kirby Lachica.

    The second crew of Southwoods amassed its second consecutive 119 points to be at 238 - a whooping 33 points ahead of a Royal Northwoods team composed of junior golfers who pooled 102 for 205.

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      Riviera-Batangas Barakos scored a 190 after a 95 at BCC for third.

      Josh Jorge and Lanz Uy signed for 35 and 34, respectively, and Japanese Shinichi Suzuki and Masaichi Otake each counted for 25 as Southwoods looked poised to defend its crown in both premier divisions.

      Zach Villaroman led all Northwoods scorers with 29, Patrick Gene Tambalque 28, Tristan Jefferson Padilla 26 and Alexander Rajah Crisostomo 19. Santino Pineda’s 18 did not count.

      Gerald Katigbak starred for Riviera-Batangas Barakos with 26, Erik Escalona 24, Eric Gozo 23 and Takuya Kawamura 22.

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