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CEBU CITY-- Two teams, two directions.
Rancho Palos Verdes' two squads in the Aviator division went different ways on Wednesday at the start of the 72nd Philippine Airlines Men's Golf Interclub.
Squeezed to the limits against the unforgiving conditions at the Cebu Country Club, RPV-1 had the better story to tell as it pieced together an aggregate 109 to be in second place overnight, three points behind first round leader Club Filipino de Cebu which opened with a 112. The other squad from Cabantian, RPV-2, may have to go to bed ruing what hit them after hobbling to an 80 and down in 16th place.
EJ Casintahan of RanchoPalos Verdes-1 scored 29 points in the first round. Photo by: Tommy Iñigo
Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club hopes to improve on its fourth place finish last year in Bacolod City, and with two squads here, the chances should be conceivably double. Well, not quite.
Roderick Lo shot down two birdies but got stung with three bogeys in leading the RPV 1 parbusters with 30 points. EJ Casintahan had a 29 while Leo Yap and Ninot Galicia had 26 and 24, respectively. Jong Tan's 16 did not count in the five-to-play-four-to-count format.
RPV 2 relied on Ludwig Van Ledesma and Jessie Tan who had identical 23s while Alejandro So had 18 and Oscar Rebosura 16. Vincent Valdellon's 14 did not count.
Villamor Air Base Golf Course is at third with 106, and Alta Vista Golf and Country Club at fourth with 103.
RPV will field Christopher Tan, Jose Addy Briones, Jorge Martinez, Jean Paul Marfori and Leo Magno in the second round on Thursday which swings over to the Mactan Golf Club. Jaime Tan Sr., Wendell Adlao, Regino Capa, Brian Davila and Gamirin Jerico Bajo will try to bounce back for RPV-2.
The tournament is backed up by Radio Mindanao Network, Asian Air Safari, and Vanguard Radio Network. Also extending support are ABS-CBN Global Ltd. (The Filipino Channel), Rolls Royce, Primax Broadcasting Network, UM Broadcasting Network (Mindanao), Fox Sports, Cignal TV, GECAS, Boeing, Lufthansa Technik AG, Manila Standard, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Dusit Thani Manila, and Casino Filipino. Official hotel is Quest Hotel Conference Center Cebu.