Junia Gabasa. CDN file
Cebu City, Philippines — Cebuana ace golfer Junia Gabasa grabbed the lead in her division in the Philippine Junior Amateur Open Golf Championships with a 74, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martires, Cavite.
Gabasa ushered in her campaign for a follow-up to her victory in WExpress RVF Cup in Canlubang in style, pulling through with two birdies against the same number of bogeys and a double-bogey, her 37-37 card proving enough to get her past Maria Tee after the first round..
Tee actually wrested control with a 37 after nine holes, went 2-up with a birdie on No. 10 but bogeyed the last three for a 75 with Korean Kang Da Yun in joint third with Kayla Nocum at 77 and Mafy Singson making a 78.
Meanwhile, listup for the MVPSF Visayas Regional Golf Championship is ongoing with another huge field expected to clash for top honors in the fourth staging of the event on April 8-12, 2019 at Cebu Country Club.
Fees are pegged at P3,000 (men’s and ladies division) for local players and P4,000 for foreign entries and P2,500 (local) and P3,500 (foreign) for those competing in the Mid-Amateur Open category. Fee for club members is P1,500, according to NGAP. /bmjo