VETERAN Jun Jun Plana booked an impressive round at the tough Baguio Country Club course to help Manila Southwoods score 109 points and hike its lead to 11 points over Luisita in the Fil-Championship of the 72nd Fil-Am Men’s Invitational Wednesday in Baguio City.
Plana hit 10 greens at the par-61 layout for a two-over 63 worth 34 points. With Theody Pascual’s 26, Manfred Guangko’s 25 and Raul Miñoza’s 24, Southwoods tallied 357 with one round left in the premiere senior division.
“This is not yet a safe lead. No lead is safe in BCC. For sure, it’s going to be man for man,” Southwoods skipper Freddie Mendoza said. “Anything can happen. A guy can suddenly score high at BCC.”
Luisita pooled 103 for 346 with Dan Cruz and Benjie Sumulong making 28 apiece, Eddie Bagtas contributing 25 and Marty Ilagan adding 22.
“There’s one more day, so we still have a chance to make it. Since we are playing BCC, no lead is safe here,” Luisita’s designated captain Sumulong said. “But it’s going to a huge task because this means each of our player must beat the other by at least 3 points.”
Camp John Hay Hotels and Baguio Blue Bloods, meanwhile, wrapped up the titles in their respective divisions.
Camp John Hay Hotels went wire-to-wire for 367 and a 16-point win over Hotel Bahia in Fil-A. Monet Garcia poured in 27 points, Shean Bedi signed for 22 while Federico Mandapat and playing captain Jimmy Borromeo each had 18 for 85 points.
The Baguio Blue Bloods, on the other hand, scored 102 for 344 points for the Am-A crown. Pradera Verde finished runner up with 326.