Mathay-Macatangay tops Southwoods Invitational
Jet Mathay and Terence Macatangay soared to victory at the well-attended Southwoods Invitational, capturing the overall gross crown with a 36-hole 141 points, while Silvestre Bayle and Seann Tan claimed overall net honors with a 162 at the end of the week-long event on Saturday.
Mathay-Macatangay pooled 75 points in the first round at the Legends, before a 66 at the demanding Masters layout completed a wire-to-wire triumph as their tandem beat 465 other two-man teams in one of the most successful editions of the event.
The battle for divisional honors was equally thrilling, with dramatic comebacks being the norm. Jun Plana and Gab Macalaguim rallied to win Division I with 153, while Chang Myon Park and Tae Il Yoon surged to capture Division II with 155. In Division V, Jeremy Cobankiat and Jester Ong fought back to clinch the title with 160.
Lucky raffle winners
Kris Herrera and Paul Raquino dominated Division III with 152, whereas Gerald Castillo and Marino Torres edged out erstwhile leaders Sheila Mae Ibañez and Grace Atienza in Division IV via a tiebreaker at 160.
In the Sponsors & Guests division, Zaldy Villa and Rolando Punzalan combined for 133 to take top honors in the tournament, even as Bong Carag snagged the Mitsubishi Destinator, Rommel Grageda claimed the Toyota Raize and Joseph Talusan drove off in the BYD Seal DM Dynamic in the raffle.
