JUNIOR golfers prepare for a tough showdown for spots in the ICTSI JPGT Match Play Championship, aiming for a strong start and a dominant finish in the Luzon Series 6 at Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas.
The penultimate leg of the seven-stage regional series kicks off on Monday at the Mount Malarayat GCC’s composite course, with competition set in four age divisions boys’ and girls’ categories. All participants are vying for top honors and valuable ranking points to boost their standings.
These include Isonn Angheng and Venus delos Santos in the 8-9 age group, Aerin Chan in the girls’ 10-12 division, Jose Carlos Taruc and Precious Zaragosa in the 13-15 bracket, and Mark Kobayashi and Lia Duque in the 16-18 category. In the Luzon series, only the top four performances will count towards qualifying for the finals, which will also feature the top two players from each division of the Visayas and Mindanao series.
Lisa leads with 50 points, followed closely by Mona with 48 points, and Zaragosa with 46 points from two victories. Levonne Talion, who skipped the Luisita leg, is in fourth with 43 points, while Montserrat Lapuz, who finished fifth at Luisita for 36 points, aims to climb the leaderboard with a strong performance at Mount Malarayat.
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