BAGUIO—Mamala grabbed the early lead in the Fil-A lead with 91 points after the opening round of the seniors’ event of the 74th Januarius Fil-Am Invitational held at the Baguio Country Club.
Dale Jorgenson made pars in the last two holes to finish with 28, while Chris Howard backed him up with 25. Bill Connors and Tom Tudela contributed 20 and 18, respectively.
Camp John Hay Golf Club Team 1, which is seeking a second straight win, assembled an 89 on the 27 of Victor Bumanglag, 22 of Hur Yun, 21 of Mars Garcia and 19 of Lyndon Julian.
Over at Camp John Hay, CJHGC’s Team 2, another squad seeking a repeat this year, raced to a huge 25-point advantage in the Am-A with 119 points.
John Marasigan shot two birdies against two bogeys for 36 points and was supported by Boni de Castro’s 30, Charles Baguilat’s 27 and Manny Solis’ 26.
Bibak/NY/NJ/Igolfers USA was a distant second with 94. Herbert Donglasan top scored with 29 followed by Sam Baon 25, Toots Yaris 24 and Winky Killip 16.
Meanwhile, Artemio Tuazon Jr. of Team Master made the first hole-in-one at the ninth hole of Baguio Country Club. He used a PXG gap wedge and Pro V1x ball and was in the company of Harold Spotts, Paul Tolentino and Joe Agoot.
