DAVAO, Philippines: The much-anticipated Philippine Golf Tour kicks off at the challenging Apo Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, March 12, promising a rousing showdown as former champions, seasoned campaigners and emerging talents vie for supremacy in the ICTSI Apo Golf Classic here.
The P2.5 million tournament boasts an impressive roster, including past Order of Merit winners Tony Lascuña, Clyde Mondilla, Jobim Carlos, Elmer Salvador and Jay Bayron, and reigning titlist Jhonnel Ababa, and recent PGT Q-School graduates.The Apo layout, renowned for its narrow fairways and undulating greens guarded by water hazards, is set to the test the players' skills and precision over the next four days.
Chan, a former Junior World champion, initially eyed the Asian Development Tour debut in Vietnam, also slated this week, but chose to join the PGT, highlighting the allure of facing the country's top guns in the circuit put up by ICTSI.Other formidable contenders include last year's leg winners Ira Alido, Rupert Zaragosa and Reymon Jaraula with golf legend Frankie Miñoza adding prestige to the 72-hole championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.