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25/12/2024

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone!

23/12/2024

ARMAND COPOK wins the Kids NZ Championships with 147 (74-73)from the tips in a windy, rainy links of Windross Farm Golf Course.

23/12/2024

Philippine Open One Day Qualifier
Canlubang Golf - North
January 3, 2025

23/12/2024

Golf Monthly: Team Langer defeats Team Woods with an eagle at the first playoff hole to defend their PNC Championship! Bernhard claims an historic sixth title in this event and his fourth alongside Jason.

23/12/2024

Tiger Woods Describes 'Thrill Of A Lifetime' Of Son Charlie's Maiden Hole-In-One At PNC Championship

Ctto Golf Monthly

The 15-time Major winner was a proud dad after Charlie produced his moment of magic in the second round of the family event

23/12/2024

International Series Philippines in 2025?

The Philippine Open’s return next month is big news, not only for the Filipino professionals but the whole golfing community. It is happening on January 23-26 at Manila Southwoods. Now here’s the best part: there’s an International Series-Asian Tour coming our way also next year as told to The Perfect Drive by two reliable sources. The International Series is a series of men's professional golf tournaments played internationally, as part of the Asian Tour, with bigger prize money.

According to them, it will be set in November and the host venue might also be at Manila Southwoods.If it happens, will a LIV Tour event be far behind?

Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

Photo: from thegolfwire.com

22/12/2024

6th B**g Pineda Cup
Pradera Verde
Tournament Winners

21/12/2024

2025 Asian Tour Qualifying School - Final Stage: Sean Ramos among 35 graduates into 2025 season

Thirty-five thrilled and relieved players secured their Asian Tour cards for next year after the five-round Final Stage of the Asian Tour School came to a conclusion today.
Japan’s Takumi Murakami took top spot and along with the other graduates soon faces the exciting prospect of competing on a 2025 schedule of significant scale, which at the moment boasts a total of 22 events offering prize money of over US$30 million – with more tournaments to be added.

Scores after round 5 of the 2025 Asian Tour Qualifying School-Final Stage (am - denotes amateur):
335 - Takumi Murakami (JPN) 69-65-66-65-70.
336 - Kyungnam Kang (KOR) 63-69-65-70-69.
337 - Doyeob Mun (KOR) 65-67-70-67-68.
338 - Bai Zhengkai (CHN) 69-68-66-68-67, Jack Thompson (AUS) 65-66-70-69-68.
339 - Joel Stalter (FRA) 70-67-67-69-66, Taiki Yoshida (JPN) 66-67-67-69-70.
341 - Manav Shah (USA) 66-67-72-70-66, George Kneiser (USA) 68-70-66-70-67.
342 - Roberto Lebrija (MEX) 71-69-66-70-66, Todd Sinnott (AUS) 71-71-66-67-67, Ngai Si (MAC) 71-69-68-67-67, Jakkanat Inmee (THA) 71-70-65-68-68, Lawry Flynn (AUS) 71-66-65-68-72.
343 - Denzel Ieremia (NZL) 68-67-69-71-68, Settee Prakongvech (THA) 68-68-68-71-68, Eduard Rousaud (ESP) 69-69-69-67-69, Ekpharit Wu (THA) 68-70-70-65-70, Xiao Bowen (CHN) 71-69-68-65-70, Pawin Ingkhapradit (THA) 71-71-68-62-71, Christopher Hickman (USA) 67-68-65-72-71, Yosuke Asaji (JPN) 67-68-67-67-74.
344 - Dominic Foos (GER) 67-71-72-67-67, Brett Rankin (AUS) 67-70-68-71-68, Julien Sale (FRA) 68-67-73-68-68, Ervin Chang (MAS) 67-69-69-68-71, Ajeetesh Sandhu (IND) 63-70-68-71-72.
345 - Miguel Carballo (ARG) 65-73-71-68-68, Georges Stal (FRA) 71-65-73-69-67, Taiga Sugihara (JPN) 67-70-68-70-70, Wang Wei-hsuan (TPE) 67-70-72-69-67, Charles Porter (USA) 70-68-67-74-66, Changwoo Lee (KOR) 72-70-67-64-72, SEAN RAMOS (PHI) 64-71-68-70-72, Charng-Tai Sudsom (THA) 70-69-71-70-65.

20/12/2024

Asian Tour Q School: After four days of pressure-packed golf, 73 players have made it through to tomorrow’s final round of the Asian Tour Qualifying School – where the ultimate prize lies await: 35 Tour Cards for 2025.

Sean Ramos of the Philippines in the thick of fight for one spot!

Scores after round 4 of the 2025 Asian Tour Qualifying School-Final Stage (am - denotes amateur):

265 - Takumi Murakami (JPN) 69-65-66-65.
267 - Kyungnam Kang (KOR) 63-69-65-70.
269 - Yosuke Asaji (JPN) 67-68-67-67, Taiki Yoshida (JPN) 66-67-67-69, Doyeob Mun (KOR) 65-67-70-67.
270 - Jack Thompson (AUS) 65-66-70-69, Lawry Flynn (AUS) 71-66-65-68.
271 - Bai Zhengkai (CHN) 69-68-66-68.
272 - Christopher Hickman (USA) 67-68-65-72, Ajeetesh Sandhu (IND) 63-70-68-71, Pawin Ingkhapradit (THA) 71-71-68-62.
273 - Darcy Brereton (AUS) 67-68-73-65, Sean Ramos (PHI) 64-71-68-70, Xiao Bowen (CHN) 71-69-68-65, Changwoo Lee (KOR) 72-70-67-64, Joel Stalter (FRA) 70-67-67-69, Ekpharit Wu (THA) 68-70-70-65, Ervin Chang (MAS) 67-69-69-68.

20/12/2024

Play Golf is proud to announce its ELITE Junior Golfers for 2024. This prestigious group consists of thirty (30) juniors who have participated in multiple Play Golf events this year and have achieved scores of 75 or below in both Play Golf events and other junior tournaments who share the same commitment of growing the game of golf in the country through quality competition and fair play.

As a token of recognition, each of these junior golfers received a specially marked golf cap from SRIXON and Play Golf.

Names of players:

1. TJ PADILLA
2. REESE NG
3. RAFAEL LEONIO
4. EMIL HERNANDEZ
5. ZACHARY VILLAROMAN
6. PATRICK TAMBALQUE
7. ALLY GACCION
8. APOLLO BATICAN
9. SANTINO PINEDA
10. SHINICHI SUZUKI
11. DAVID CHARLES SERDENIA
12. RYU SUZUKI
13. RACE PHOENIX MANHIT
14. RAJ CRISOSTOMO
15. SCOTT NICHOLAS NG
16. JAVIE BAUTISTA
17. JARED SABAN
18. CHAN AHN
19. WINTER SERAPIO
20. DAVID TEVES
21. LUIS ESPINOSA
22. ATHENA BATICAN
23. JACOB TARUC
24. AENZO ANDREI SULAIK
25. FRANCO ESTRELLA
26. KAMI DEL MUNDO
27. CELINE MARIE ABALOS
28. HARRY SALES
29. PRECIOUS ZARAGOZA
30. INIGO GALLARDO

20/12/2024

PLAYGOLF FOUNDERS CUP
Canlubang Golf
Scoreboard (partial)

Class A Boys
Cajita, Jacob 70
Villaroman, Zachary Aiden 71
Suzuki, Shinichi 71
Granada, Miko 71
Pineda, Santino 72
Leonio, Rafael 73
Padilla, Tristan Jefferson 74
Serdenia, David Charles 77
Pascual, Ace 78
Agustin, Jr, John Paul 79
Fajardo , Bien Luis 85
Slavin , Francis Gabriel 86
Naranjo, Vince Enzo 86
Handog, Gabriel 89

Class A Girls
Binti Abdullah, Nur Diana Syafiqah 71
Ngo, Belle 71
Gaccion, Alethea 72
Binti Abdul Ghani, Nur Batrisyia Balqis 74
Ng, Reese Allyson 75
Quintanilla, Grace Pauline 77
Gotiong, Dominique Evonne "Apple" 80
Bañez, Ma Angelica 88
Anciano, Rafa 88
Rada, Chloe Nicole 93

19/12/2024

Read: Camp John Hay Golf Club affirms its position regarding the ongoing case between CJH Dev. Co. and BCDA

“The Golf Club wishes to assure its members and stakeholders that operations will continue business as usual.’ Likewise, the Golf Club remains committed to supporting the rights of its members and will exhaust all legal remedies available to safeguard these rights.”

Photos from Mayumi Francheska

19/12/2024

A press conference is set this morning by the Camp John Hay Golf Club, possibly to discuss the matter of BCDA’s recent takeover of Camp John Hay in Baguio City.

19/12/2024

2025 Asian Tour Qualifying School-Final Stage
Scores after Round 2 (am - denotes amateur):

131 - Jack Thompson (AUS) 65-66.
132 - Kyungnam Kang (KOR) 63-69, Doyeob Mun (KOR) 65-67.
133 - Ajeetesh Sandhu (IND) 63-70, Manav Shah (USA) 66-67, Taiki Yoshida (JPN) 66-67.
134 - Siddikur Rahman (BAN) 68-66, Will Florimo (AUS) 70-64, Takumi Murakami (JPN) 69-65.
135 - Denzel Ieremia (NZL) 68-67, Sean Ramos (PHI) 64-71, Julien Sale (FRA) 68-67, Yosuke Asaji (JPN) 67-68, Christopher Hickman (USA) 67-68, Darcy Brereton (AUS) 67-68.
136 - Flint Bekkers (USA) 65-71, Settee Prakongvech (THA) 68-68, Luis Carrera (MEX) 69-67, Georges Stal (FRA) 71-65, Ervin Chang (MAS) 67-69.

Sean Ramos (in photo) in the thick of the fight, just three back from the leader.

18/12/2024

US KIDS PHILIPPINE TOUR TO START FEB 2025

Parents and junior golfers no longer need to travel to other countries for the chance to play at Pinehurst. Starting in February 2025, US KIDS, in partnership with PLAY GOLF, will launch the US KIDS Philippine Tour.

Similar to initiatives in other Asian countries, this tour will consist of a series of one-day tournaments held over two consecutive days each weekend.

Stay tuned for the official launch of US KIDS Philippines!