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Pineda seeks to sustain JPGT romp at Pradera Verde

Published Sep 23, 2023 09:00 am

At A Glance

  • Santino Pineda hopes to keep the momentum of his big romp at Splendido Taal in pursuit of a coveted spot in the national finals as the ICTSI Junior PGT Series Pradera Verde leg unfolds on Sunday, Sept. 24, featuring the boys' and girls' 15-18 and boys' 13-14 classes in Lubao, Pampanga.

Santino Pineda hopes to keep the momentum of his big romp at Splendido Taal in pursuit of a coveted spot in the national finals as the ICTSI Junior PGT Series Pradera Verde leg unfolds on Sunday, Sept. 24, featuring the boys' and girls' 15-18 and boys' 13-14 classes in Lubao, Pampanga.

Pineda posted a seven-point win over Zachary Villaroman in Round 3 of the boys’ 15-18 age group category under the 18-hole stroke play format at Splendido, reviving his hopes for a berth in the finals which will feature the Top 5 finishers in various age-group divisions, including those in the boys’ and girls’ 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 brackets.

Pineda, however, stood at joint eighth with Miko Granada with 10 points in the overall rankings, five points behind the joint fifth-running Shinichi Suzuki and Mark Kobayashi, who tote identical 15 points, with two elims legs left in the series serving as part of ICTSI’s talent-search program.

Miguel Espartero shows the way with 21 points, a combination of points garnered from the 18-hole tournament and the overall drive, chip and putt skills challenge while Villaroman is in second with 18 points and David Serdenia and Rafael Mañaol take the next two spots with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

The top four and Kobayashi are all in Round 4 at Pradera, along with Tyler Zamuco, Von Tablac, Harry Sales and Sean Baltazar.

Korean Ji Won Lee, who ruled the girls’ 15-18 side at Splendido, has all but clinched a spot in the grand finals with a whopping 26-point aggregate, eight points clear of Angelica Bañez (18) followed by Althea Gaccion (10), Lia Duque (9) and Kiara Montebon (8), respectively.
 

Gaccion, however, is assured of a finals berth after topping last month’s JPGT VisMin swing of the series organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.

Meanwhile, Patrick Tambalque’s four-point victory over Alexander Crisostomo in Round 4 of the boys’ 13-14 class at Splendido likewise boosted his finals drive as he moved to No. 4 overall with 20 points.

Crisostomo has also virtually nailed a spot in the finals with a frontrunning 29 points with Bien Fajardo at second with 26 points followed by Gabriel Handog with 21 points. Ramon Fabie and Chaz Limketkai are tied for fifth with 18 points.

Tristan Padilla and Sebastian Saycon share seventh place with 16 points while Harry Sales and Stefano Tami have 14 and 13 points, respectively, ensuring a spirited Round 5 battle at Pradera Verde and in the final elims leg at Eagle Ridge on Oct. 1 to be played under the drive, chip and putt format.

The grand finals will be held on Oct. 3 at The Country Club.

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