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Thursday, March 24, 2005
Tee Time: Pacquiao-Morales match-up makes a killing
By Edgar R. Chiongbian
Tee Time
PACQUIAO! Pacquiao! Pacquiao! That’s what everybody wanted (including the Mexicans) and so did Morales. But in the end, it was only Morales who got him. But is that the full story and the whole truth? Well maybe not exactly, I believe a lot of others naka pakyaw sad og daghan (got a lot from it).
Solar Sports carried the exclusive TV coverage of the fight and couldn’t say no to the sound of money coming in. So, they bombarded us with as many commercials as our eyes and ears could withstand, short of vomiting. Seven hours is an awful lot, wouldn’t you say. If money was the issue and not the timely delivery of the fight, why didn’t they just charge double and triple and everybody could have lived happily ever after.
Philippine Air Lines got some nice revenue from this, too, as it’s the only airline serving direct flights to Las Vegas from the Philippines. And according to the Manila papers, there were enough congressmen in Vegas for the fight to constitute a quorum. Okay, how many planeloads would that make?
Many restaurants and one private club did very well too by offering drink and food specials for as long as the fight was on. In this matter, they were the only ones very happy with the coverage going that long.
For me, Pacquiao was the biggest winner because even with losing, he will still get over $1 million from the purse and more coming from the HBO-PPV. The reason I said it in the future tense is because he hasn’t received it yet. The latest is that he is suing his promoter just in case he doesn’t get his fair share.
Pacquiao’s future still looks bright that he has to wear shades if also to cover the black eye.
And finally, the media had a hay day, too, with the Pacquiao fight and it’s not over yet. Maybe it is to sell newspapers but probably there is just so much to say. There were so many Pacquiao tales to tell that every columnist from all the sections of the paper; from editorial to business to lifestyle to sports were covering anything in and around the fight. Today is my turn but only to round up the numbers.
UBS GOLF. The UBS Golf Tournament was a complete success and as usual, good scoring from the guys. Last year the low net scores were in the 61-63 and this year in the 63-65. The common answer was because the fairways are hard, which gave extra roll and shortened the course somewhat. Anyway guys, the UBS tournament always precedes the Holy Week so you can go to confession and nobody would know what sin you are confessing about.
Congratulations to the winners: Jufil Sato for the tournament’s Lowest Gross 72 and Rudy Tiu for the Lowest Net 63. Class A champion was Victor Yuvallos with Jonji Chiongbian and Wendell Yap as runners-up. Class B champion was Hidetaka Murano with Benjie Akol and Billy Tan as runners-up. Class C champion Bebs Libre with Marcelino Po and Sammy Uytengsu as runners-up. Class D champion was Romy Dypico with Albert Cang and Ernie Limkakeng as runners-up. Guest champion was Vic Gocela with Bing Moreno And Dennis Canoy as runners-up.
The ladies golf tournament at Alta Vista last Tuesday was very successful, too. This was a long lost tournament at Alta for the gals, and was brought about through the hard work of their new chapter president Lolette Canizares, with the help of Joy Siguan as tournament chairman. Hey girls, the first is not easy but the second one is the hardest. I hope you keep it up.
GOLF TIP: On iron shots, always try to place the ball in the middle of your stance. Placing the ball close to your right heel will force your hands to be too far ahead and produce an overly steep backswing. This will cause you to hit the ball fat and a lot of divot.
The backswing should be upright but only slightly. As you swing to the top, your arms should swing first then your shoulder follows with a turn. Don’t turn your shoulders too far around or else it will flatten your swing and may cause you to top the ball.
To initiate the downswing, shift your weight to the heel of your left foot and then turn your left hip to the left.
Remember to retrace the angle of the slope on the backswing. The arms will swing the club down along the target line and into impact.
(erc(at)kyinet(dot)net)
(March 24, 2005 issue)
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