Thursday, April 12, 2007 Chiongbian: The Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) golf tourney is here By Edgar R. Chiongbian Teetime
THE annual UBS golf tournament at Cebu Country Club tees off tomorrow and Saturday. Two days of golf but only one day to play.
The UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) has been sponsoring this golf tournament at CCC since year 2000 and has become a must and the major golf tournament to play in.
The format of the UBS golf tournament in Cebu has been ever changing, as if on a search for something special, worthy of its name. And why not? this is an impressive bank that many of us can only dream of belonging.
Last year it was a three-man scramble format offering a Paigow type of game; good, better, best; resulting in very low scores that were very easy to count.
This time we are back to individual play.
How about that 2007 Masters! In the end no one was under par as predicted.
It was fun to watch on TV but sad to see how human our super golf heroes looked on the tough Augusta National golf course.
Defending champion Mickelson hung in there for three rounds but finally lost it to the golf course on the final day. Zach Johnson, with only one win on the PGA tour, was the surprise winner of the Masters.
This should serve as an inspiration to the others and drive away the fears of winning in the majors.
Congratulations to the winners of the 4-club Easter golf tournament at CCC.
The class A champion went to Charles Daniel Uy (net 66), first runner up to Gabriel Yap Jr. (net 67), second runner up to JJ Alvarez (net 74) and third runner up to Jovi Neri (net 74.)
The Class B champion was Osamu Ogawa (net 66), the first runnerup honor went to Eddie Ong (net 67), second runnerup to Ed Chiongbian and third runnerup to Francis Dy.
The champion in Class C was Juanito Uy (net 71), first runnerup was Serge Romero (net 73), second runnerup was Fred Agor and third runnerup Ben Tio.
Class D champion was Tony Tankaw (net 65) followed by first runnerup Fruto Teoderico (net 72), second runnerup Rhoudie Tiu (net 72) and third runnerup Gerry Gollon (net 74).
Also congrats to the Easter hit & giggle winners Joan Castillo and Gilbert Yap for taking the top spot with a net 60.5, first runners-up Gloria Alazas and Eric Deen (net 65.5), second runners-up Mila and Cesar Chan (net 66), third runners-up Mercy and Albuen Bejar (net 67.5), fourth runners-up Flor and Hernan Streegan (net 68.5) and fifth runners-up Annie and Cris Libi (net 69).
In the recent Copa tournament, the biggest individual award went to Louie Moro as the Copa Player of the Year.
Louie caught up and overtook chairman Nonoy Tirol with a strong finish in the golf tournament.
The golfer of the year award went to Lorenz Ong of Alta Vista with his spectacular ‘Big Jaws’ performance of 49 Stable Ford points. His feat, the equivalent of 13-under net 59, sent his Thunderbird 2 team, composed of Edwin Medalle, Emma Bayer and Alan Larot, soaring to get the overall team championship.
With the weather so hot and dry, the condition of our golf courses is changing quickly. Summer golf is here and the El Nino will give you El Loco in the kabesa because the ball will go and do wherever and whatever it wants. So grin and bear it and enjoy your tan. Some folks pay for a tan; you’re getting it for free.
Consider this week as the beginning of your religious year with Easter as the culmination of the cycle. If you’re a devout catholic, you know that holy week is the time when you should go to confession and receive the holy sacrament during Easter. Assuming you have done that, then you now have a new clean slate to start your human erring ways again.
Golf Tip: Poor contact with your fairway woods is usually a result of your right side hanging back. If you were to throw something heavy, you would need to shift your body forward or toward the target. The same idea applies to fairway woods. You need a full body release, with everything moving to the target together.
Take a wide stance for stability. The best place for the ball position is at the bottom of the arc, which most likely is just inside your left heel. Practice your swing and note where the clubhead hits the ground; this is the spot you want the ball at.
Strive for a low, smooth takeaway, trying to extend the club back on a slightly inside path. This helps to keep your arms and club moving in sync with your upper body, and also widens your swing arc.
Since you are hitting the ball off the turf, then the clubhead must strike the turf too. Picking it clean will not yield good results and certainly won’t help get the shot to fly. So focus on swinging on a slightly descending angle and don’t be afraid to take a small divot. The clubface’s loft and the sole’s weight will send the ball high.
