MANILA Southwoods Masters rode on Abegail Arevalo’s 54 points to capture its fifth straight championship in the 10th Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub on Saturday at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club (NOGCC) course in Bacolod City.
Arevalo, bouncing from a pedestrian 49 points on the opening round, sizzled with six birdies against two bogeys for a tournament best four-under par 68.
“I was very disappointed with my play in the first round, but I knew I could play much better. Today, I proved it,” said Arevalo, who won two international tournaments this year.
The final day charge also earned Arevalo the individual title, edging Lois Kaye Go via countback. Both finished with 107 points.
Southwoods, two points ahead at the start of the day, again outscored Cebu Country Club (CCC) by two points in the final round to finish the event with 559 points, four points clear of CCC.
The other scorers were Maria Sofia Chabon, 50; Loralie Roberto, 46; Annika Guangko, 44; Missy Legaspi, 43; and Ong 40.
Go had 53 points as CCC scored 279 points. Other players who counted for CCC were Junia Gabasa, 52; Mary Kim Hong, 51; Crystal Faith Neri, 46; Josephine Siguan, 39; and Riko Nagai 38.
Alabang Country Club (ACC) and Valley Golf Club won the Founders and Sportswriters divisions in overpowering fashions while Lady Eagles Australia topped the Friendship class.
ACC put together rounds of 219 and 253 to finish with 472 points, 26 points clear of Camp Aguinaldo. Manila Golf settled for third place.
Valley, on the other hand, posted a similar 26-point win over NOGCC after totalling 452 points. Bacolod placed third with 407.
The event was sponsored by the Mareco Broadcasting Network (Crossover), Travelife, the BusinessMirror, Airbus, Splash Philippines, Wealth Inc. and East Gate Publication.
The final results:
Championship: Manila Southwoods 559, 278-281 (A. Arevalo 58, M. Chabon 50, L. Roberto 46, A. Guangko 44, S. Legaspi 43, M. Ong 40); Cebu 555, 276- 279 (L. Go 53, J. Gabasa 52, M. Hong 51, C. Neri 46, J. Siguan 39, Riko Nagai 38)
Founders: Alabang 472, 219-253 (M. Garcia 47, M. Gorres 46, R. Horan 44, E. Jang 41, C. Popp 38, M. Reyes 37) Camp Aguinaldo 446, 209-237 (J. Agripa 45, R. Alcantara 41, A. Lobangco 40, E. Robas 39, M. Salivio 37, J. Untal 35) Manila Golf 405, 197-208 (C. Crowdey 43, L. Lorenzo 43, C. Naidoo 35, L. Tabuena 33, K. Yang 29, M. Yuchengco 25) Del Monte 397, 189-208 (M. Aparilla 45, L. Coy 41, R. Langamin 36, A. Minoza 30, M. Minoza 30, M. San Miguel 21).