By Adrian Flores
Baguio—Camp John Hay Hotel assembled 106 points to lead by four against Hotel Bahia in Fil-A division after the first day of the seniors’ competition of the 72nd Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament Saturday at the Camp John Hay Golf Club.
Ramon Luis Garcia top-scored for CJH Hotel with 29 points and was backed up by the 27 of Federico Mandapat and the 25each from Shean Bedi and Ronald Samaniego.
Hotel Bahia was led by the 27 of Dasen Chen, 26 of Rudy Amata, 25 of Raoul Jorge and 24 of Jose Antonio Olives.
A distant third with 93 points was Robros-JV Golf Team 1. Teddy Quizon had 30, Enrico del Rosario made 24, Emiliano Mendoza shot 22 and Antonio Mecado added 17.
Moto carded 92 to be at fourth spot, followed by Team Okinawa 85, Team Na Koa 1 84, D’Young Ones 83 and Macquarie Links Sydney Team 1 79.
In the Am-C division, Mar Bustos carded 23 to spearhead the attack of Baguio Country Club Team 2, which finished with 73 at the Baguio Country Club. Edgar Dinge 19, Anthony Co 16 and Rafael Ding 15 were the other scorers.
Chemsol-Flowtork pooled in a 70, while Davao Eaglemasters II and Solid North Transit each submitted a 65.
The two-week event is held in partnership with Baguio Country Club, Camp John Hay Golf Club, The Manor, The Forest Lodge, and Le Chef. The event presenters are 3K Rock Engineering and Construction Corp., Toyota, Boysen, and Columbia Sportswear.
The major sponsors are Palm Grove, Britanny Corp., and Asiatraders Corp. while minor sponsors are Time Cargo Logistics, Lola Nena’s, K&G, Rudy Project, JTEN Sports, Inc., Januarius Holdings, Beer Below Zero, and Tee Sports Gear.Hole-in-one sponsors are Spes Construction, Inc., Noah Business Applications, and Laus Group of Companies. Daily Tribune and The Perfect Drive are media partners.