Key ranking points up for grabs at Sherwood
Legs in the Luzon and Visayas-Mindanao circuits of the ICTSI Junior PGT Championship will be held this week, with the chase for berths in the Elite Finals now looming as the main focus for most of the big guns in three boys’ and girls’ divisions as play resumes at Sherwood Hills in Cavite and Pueblo de Oro in Cagayan de Oro.
This will be the fourth in the six-leg series of the trailblazing junior circuit, as Tristan Padilla tries to again prevent a Shinichi Suzuki-Charles Serdenia faceoff at the difficult, windswept layout in Trece Martirez in Cavite and win for the second straight week after ruling the John Hay stop in Baguio.
In the girls’ 15-18 class, twins Mona and Lisa Sarines renew their bid for supremacy after splitting the John Hay and Malarayat legs, but challengers Levonne Talion, Kendra Garingalao and Chloe Rada are determined to break their hold, setting up another compelling rivalry.
Play at Sherwood starts on Monday, while action at Pueblo de Oro begins on Tuesday.
Andrea Dee returns with momentum and confidence, aiming for a second leg title after edging Malarayat leg champion Winter Serapio at Summit Point in the Luzon side of things.
Serapio, however, remains a formidable challenger, coming off another victory at John Hay. Their 6:10 a.m. pairing on No. 1 headlines the division, with Tyly Bernardino and Jehanne Mendoza eager to disrupt the anticipated duel.
The boys’ youngest division also shapes up as a wide-open contest among Kenzo Tan, Zach Guico and Zoji Edoc, who have split the first three legs. With no repeat winner yet, the race for early dominance—and a potential two-leg edge—adds intrigue to their 6:30 a.m. clash on No. 10, where Alexian Ching joins the featured group.
With leg winners Maurysse Abalos and Mavis Espedido skipping this leg, the girls’ 11-14 division shifts focus to Cailey Gonzales, who eyes a second victory after her Summit Point triumph. But she faces a stacked lineup, including Felice Tambunting, Casedy Cuenca and Kay Mauricio, in a division brimming with talent capable of producing surprises on a demanding course.
