AMATEUR Rianne Malixi returns to the site of her recent romp where she faces a lot more challenging task against a field she humbled the last time out.
The Ladies Philippine Golf Tour unveils its new season under the new normal with a full calendar beginning with the ICTSI Luisita Championship today, Tuesday, at the fabled Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed layout in Tarlac where Malixi dominated her peers, topping the grueling SEA Games qualifier by 17 strokes early this month.
The men of the tour also start their campaign, with Miguel Tabuena, Tony Lascuña and Clyde Mondilla, along with Reymon Jaraula, Jay Bayron, Joenard Rates and Michael Bibat all primed up for a heated battle, eager and raring to slug it out for top honors after being out of play the past year.
Tabuena has had great moments at Luisita, winning at least three times, including the Philippine Open in 2015, giving him some kind of a push as he heads the chase for top honors in the P2 million championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.
With the rest of the compact PGT field all hungry for recognition, expect the unexpected with the par-72 course providing a true test of golf with its tight layout, hazards that come into play in most holes and unpredictable surface.
