CABANATUAN CITY – Sean Ramos showed remarkable composure, overcoming two of the Philippine Golf Tour’s esteemed players to clinch the ICTSI Lakewood Championship crown with a brilliant 67 on Friday.
Tied at 17-under with Reymon Jaraula heading to the 16th hole, Ramos, 20, showed maturity beyond his years. He birdied the par-4 hole from six feet while Jaraula missed a par putt from four feet, resulting in a two-shot swing.
Ramos maintained control down the stretch, finishing with pars to secure his first PGT victory by two strokes over Jaraula. He posted a total of 18-under 270 over 72 holes at the challenging Lakewood Golf and Country Club course.
“I can’t put into words how I feel right now,” said Ramos, elated after his breakthrough win in the circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. “This victory means so much to me after coming close several times before.”
“I handled the pressure well and enjoyed every moment of the competition," said Ramos, who also contended at Palos Verdes and at the Philippine Masters but struggled in the final day of both events. “I played strategically in the closing holes to secure the win without taking unnecessary risks.”
Ramos earned P450,000 in prize money and looks forward to carrying this momentum into upcoming events on the Asian Development Tour.
Jaraula, who birdied the 14th to tie, also finished with a 67 for 272 worth P295,000, while Tony Lascuña carded a 69 for third at 273. He received P170,000.
Ozeki Kakeru shot a 68 for a 274 for fourth followed by Art Arbole (66-277) and Albin Engino (73-280), while Zanieboy Gialon rallied with a 68 to tie Eric Gallardo, who put in a 70 at seventh with 281s.
Ramos joins elite circle
Nelson Huerva turned in a 70 for ninth at 282 while Clyde Mondilla fought back with a 67 and Jhonnel Ababa shot a 70 for joint 10th at 283 with Ryan Monsalve (68), Daiya Suzuki (70) and Rupert Zaragosa (72).
Ramos was coming off back-to-back missed cuts in the ADT events in Thailand before heading home.
Now he joins the elite winners' circle alongside Ababa (Apo), Lloyd Go (Palos Verdes), Mondilla (Caliraya Springs), and Angelo Que (Philippine Masters) in the first five legs of this year’s 10-stage Tour, supported by PGTI’s official apparel Kampfortis Golf.
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