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Han shines as Balinggao, Lim win big in Chairman's Cup

Published Nov 25, 2025 01:32 pm

At A Glance

  • Jong Sug Han fired 37 points to clinch the low gross crown, while Raul Magpantay secured the seniors title with 34 points in the 2025 Chairman's Chairman's Cup held over the weekend at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club's Legends and Masters courses in Carmona, Cavite.
Jong Sug Han fired 37 points to clinch the low gross crown, while Raul Magpantay secured the seniors title with 34 points in the 2025 Chairman’s Chairman's Cup held over the weekend at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club’s Legends and Masters courses in Carmona, Cavite.
Lora Roberto also carded 37 points under the Modified Stableford scoring system to capture the ladies’ low gross trophy in the club’s premier member-guest tournament, backed by title sponsor San Miguel Corp. and presented by CSL Construction and Pro-Envirotek, Inc.
But the biggest winners of the event were Joseph Balinggao and Edward Lim, who each drove home brand-new cars during the traditional grand raffle draw that caps every staging of the Chairman’s Charity Cup.
Balinggao took home a Mitsubishi XForce GLS 1.5E courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors, while Lim won a Toyota Rize E MT from Toyota Silang, Cavite.
The hole-in-one prizes – raffled off after no player scored an ace – were likewise claimed by several lucky participants. Michael Lopez won a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise for two, inclusive of airfare, from Royal Caribbean International and Baron Travel.
Other prize winners were Clarito Casano (brand-new Electric Golf Cart from MF Electric Golf Cart), Buboy Alvarez (Smart Vogue Plus Ogawa Chair from Ogawa), Hector Caunan (brand-new GSM 4000 from Gransportivo), Ian Tambunting (six-day Mongolia Tour package for two from Rakso Air Travel & Tours), and Theody Pascual and Jayden Juco (four-day vacation package for two to Seoul, Korea with airfare from Arce Tours & Travel).
Meanwhile, individual division champions emerged from the three-day tournament, which drew another banner field were Men’s I: Karim Yu – 40 points, Men’s II: Jojo Silverio – 43 points, Men’s III: Gerald Kim – 44 points, Men’s IV: Michael Lopez – 44 points, Seniors I: Chang Myon Park – 40 points, Seniors II: Rodolfo delos Reyes – 40 points, Seniors III: Brian Park – 43 points, Seniors IV: Jose Antonio Gonzalez – 44 points, Ladies I: Claire Ong – 39 points, Ladies II: Helga Rizza Visaya – 40 points, and Ladies III: Sheila Mae Ibañez – 39 points.
Jude Eustaquio topped the Sponsors/Guest division with a net 64.
In team play held under the Two-Person Aggregate format, Park and Mentz Deguito reigned in Division I at the Legends course with a combined 79. Bernie Basilan and Art Zuluaga topped Division II with an 80, while Jojo Lee and Boom Buencamino carded an 83 to rule Division III.
Over at the Masters layout, Third Escaño and Alex Ignacio claimed the Division I title with an 80. Terence Sy and Patrick Tanjangco won Division II with an 82, while Levi San Buenaventura and Michael Lopez posted an 80 to secure the Division III crown.
The tournament was supported by longtime partners Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp., Royal Caribbean/Baron Travel, and Toyota Silang, Cavite. Platinum sponsors included Agricultural Products Corp., The Turf Company, Solaire Resorts, and Robin Jeon.
Gold sponsors were Abomar Equipment Sales Corp., Agrexplore Corp., Aqua Haus Inc., Bethel General Insurance & Surety Corp., Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, and Federal Land NRE Global Inc. Silver sponsors included Asia Global Technologies Inc., Bebang’s Halo-Halo, Januarius Holdings, JDBL Delta Links Corp. (Transview), Le Chef Inc., and LJ Industrial Fabrication Inc.
Bronze sponsors were Jea Steel Industries Inc., Maguyam Logistics Supply Inc., Mejore, Metro Rail Transit Dev’t Corp., Newington Builders Inc., PBR Law Offices, Penguin by Munsingwear, Prime Power Manpower Services, RFM Corp., Romago Inc., Sherwood Hills Golf Club, Smart Probe, Snackwell Foods Corp., Technology Exports Services Corp., Time Cargo Logistics Corp., and Warbird Security & Investigation Agency Inc.
Additional partners included Arcridge Construction, AVC Chemical Corp., Baali Marketing & Agrocrops Co., Boeing Materials Handling Corp., Casimiro Laman Tan Pantaleon San Jose Law Offices, Centro Manufacturing Corp., Rep. Dino Tanjuatco, Escala Tagaytay, Filhome Builders, First Orient Dev’t & Construction Corp., Foreplay, Forest Hills Golf & Country Club, G&W Clubshares, GG&A Club Shares Brokers Inc., Golforce Inc., and Hydrotech Irrigation & General Services.
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