SPORTS
GOLF
Tournament on 22nd Year
Keogh scores 2017
PAL Kalayaan Cup
PRESCILA Keogh of the lower
North Shore suburb of Waverton
won the 22nd PAL Kalayaan Cup
golf tournament at Macquarie
Links International Golf Club on
June 12, to celebrate the 119th
anniversary of the proclamation
of Philippine Independence.
By RIC DE VERA
Keogh scored a stunning 44 points under the
stableford scoring system using her declared handicap of
13 with NSW Golf Club.
She was awarded the crystal glass championship
trophy, an economy-class return airfare to Manila
courtesy of Philippine Airlines, and the privilege of
having her name engraved in the perpetual trophy.
Keogh was also the winner of the 17th series of this
tournament in 2012, the only woman and only two-time
champion in 22 years of the Kalayaan Cup.
“Am so happy, and this time it’s 18 holes,” said an
excited Prescila who was referring to her previous win
when it was only nine holes due to heavy rain.
Division winners were Buddy Zabat for A with score
of 41 stableford points using his handicap of 9 with
MLIGC; Francis Bautista for B with score of 41 points using
his handicap of 24 with Tee-reffic Berdies/Puro Golf club;
Anton Andres for C with score of 40 points using his
handicap of 29 with Sydney Metro Social golf club and
Deb Adams for Ladies with score of 39 points using her
declared AGU handicap of 26.
These division winners each received $300 cash
prize, crystal glass trophy, and a GOLF ROUNDSbox of
golf balls.
Division runners-up were Nanding dela Cruz for A
with score of 39 points using his AGU handicap of 17 with
Stonecutters Ridge Golf club; Jim Castillo for B with score
of 38 points using his handicap of 23 with Sydney Metro
Social golf club; Caesar David for C with score of 40 points
using his handicap of 31 with Sydney Jokers social golf
club and Kate Andres for Ladies with score of 39 points
using her handicap of 39 with Sydney Metro Social golf
club.
These division runners-up each received $150 cash
prize, crystal glass trophies and box of golf balls.
Novelty prize winners Divisions A, B and C for all
holes of either longest drive, nearest the pins and best
drive and pitch were awarded $20 each.
Before the awards presentation, this writer as
chairperson of the Kalayaan organising committee
welcomed the participants and acknowledged the
presence and support of various social golf clubs
and groups: the Sydney Metro Social Golf club
(Vangie Leones), Tee-reffic Berdies/Puro Golf Club
(Toto Quintana), Golf ParE Social Club (Alex Cruz),
Pogi Golf (Noel Santos), Thai Golf Association (Sutti
Sutontanyakorn), Indonesian Golf Club (Tony Wijaya).
Sydney Jokers (Carlos Perez), Fairgolf Social golf club (Cris
Bacucang) and visitors from other clubs.
In her message, the Philippine Consul General Anne
Jalando-On Louis acknowledged the continued support
of Philippine Airlines.
2017 PAL Kalayaan Cup over-all champion, Prescila Keogh (2nd from
right) after receiving her trophy from Philippine Consul General Anne
Jalando-on Louis (2nd from left) and return airfare to Manila from Ian
Robinson (far right) Philippine Airlines Country manager for Australia
& New Zealand. While Ric de Vera (far left), Kalayaan Organising
Committee Chairperson is waiting to hand over the box of golf balls.
Photo courtesy of Remi Cajes.
PAL country manager Ian Robinson expressed his
appreciation of the Kalayaan organising committee for
the success of the golf tournament.
He indicated his desire for PAL to continue this
tradition which started 16 years ago as the holder of
naming rights.
All holes were sponsored by the following at $150
per hole: 1 NLC Electrical & Air-Conditioning Services, 2
Delos Reyes Interiors, 3 G & J Automotive, 4 Dr Corazon
Alvarez-Francisco, 5 Filcos Fairfield, 6 Hayward Real
Estate, 7 and 16 AAES Air-Conditioning Specialist, 8
Enelra Aesthetic Centre, 9 and 13 Mortgage House, 10)
& 17) LJ Hooker Blacktown, 11) Knights of Rizal Sydney
Chapter, 12 Phil-Oz Golf Inc. (POGI), 14 Oscar Clemente,
15 JRP Realty and 18) Golden Globe Travel.
The Kalayaan organising committee which was
formed in early 2016 has the responsibility of organising,
promoting and maintaining the annual PAL Kalayaan
Cup golf tournament in conjunction with the celebration
of the proclamation of Philippine Independence.
All members are volunteers and are assigned
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