SILANG, Cavite. – Consistency defined the second day of the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Series 4 as first-round leaders across various age-group categories in the boys’ and girls’ divisions maintained their momentum, securing victories at the Riviera Golf and Country Club’s Couples course here Wednesday.
Vito Sarines notched his third leg victory in smashing fashion, carding a 74 in overcast skies after a 70 as he assembled an even 144 total for a whopping 15-stroke triumph over Jacob Casuga, who pooled 159 after a 79. Nathaniel Yeung struggled with a 91 and wound up third with a 178 in the boys’ 10-12 category.
Despite missing his target of surpassing his first-round performance, Sarines, who won the Splendido Taal and Pinewoods tournaments and secured a second-place finish at Pradera Verde, remains determined. He vows to secure at least one more win in the final three legs of the seven-leg Luzon series.
In the girls’ 10-12 division, Aerin Chan clinched the top spot after two fifth-place finishes in previous tournaments. She slowed down with an 86 after an impressive 73 and won by five with a 159 total.
Quincy Pilac shot an 85 for second at 164, while Pradera Verde leg winner Georgina Handog and Maurysse Abalos, who topped the Splendido Taal leg, placed third and fourth with 84-175 and 97-191, respectively, in the fourth leg of the regional series sponsored by ICTSI and organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.
In the boys’ 8-9 group, Cebu’s Kvan Alburo, already a finalist after dominating the three-part Visayas series recently, delivered another wire-to-wire triumph. He matched his first-round output of 90, finishing the 36-hole competition with a 180. He bested Jesus Yambao and Michael Ray Hortel II by 23 strokes.
Yambao carded a 104 while Hortel II faltered with a 105 as they tied for second with 203s with the former snaring runner-up honors via countback.
Athena Serapio made a strong debut in the JPGT, cruising to an 11-stroke victory in the girls’ youngest category with 91 for a 184 total. Tyra Garingalao finished second with 100 for a 195, while Andrea Dee came in third with a 103, totaling 202.
