CLYDE Mondilla is primed for another stab at Philippine Golf Tour glory and so do Tony Lascuña, Angelo Que, Zanieboy Gialon, Guido Van der Valk, Michael Bibat and the come-backing Justin Quiban even as Chanelle Avaricio returns to hunt for a fourth crown in the ladies’ side of the ICTSI Pradera Verde Championship unfolding Tuesday in Lubao, Pampanga.
The multi-titled Mondilla seeks to close the PGT season the way he opened it in 2020 when the 2019 Philippine Open champion bested four others in the most crowded playoff cast in Tour history to win the PGT Asia crown at Pradera before the circuit took a forced hiatus due to the pandemic.
The Del Monte ace still expects to go through a wringer this week, given the depth of the competing field and the wind conditions at the long, challenging layout for the week, guaranteeing another wild finish to the P2 million championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.
But Lascuña, another multiple-winner in the ICTSI-backed circuit, is out to snap a run of sorry finishes, including back-to-back runner-up efforts at Eagle Ridge-Aoki and Riviera, while Que hopes to cash in on his length in dealing with the Pradera challenge and ending a long title spell.
Gialon, Van der Valk and Bibat try to become the only two-leg winner in this year’s edition of the PGT after ruling the Caliraya Springs, Splendido Taal and Eagle Ridge-Aoki legs, respectively, with the two other champions — Miguel Tabuena (Luisita) and Juvic Pagunsan (Riviera) — skipping the final leg.
