Friday, February 29, 2008 Lanang, Matina trail in Pal Interclub By Charles Raymond A. Maxey
BACOLOD CITY -- Golfers from Davao City are frowning in the City of Smiles.
This, after another disappointing day hit the Davao golfers, putting them way, way off the leaders in the Sportswriters Division after the second round Thursday in the 61st Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub men's play.
The Lanang Golf Club somersaulted from 4th to 8th in the standings with its two-day total of 173 points, while the Davao City Golf Club is stuck in 11th place after collecting 164.
The Davao City Golf Club actually fired an even better score in the second round with 87 points, but its output is still 48 points behind pace-setting Iloilo, which accumulated 212 points.
Enrico Gavino produced the day's best score for Davao with 29 points. Backing him up were Ludwig Ledesma (23), Willy de Leon (18) and Alberto Pogoy (17).
Scorers for Lanang were Manuel Grandeza (25), Elvi Naranjo (22), Bobby Plana (18) and Dennis Salvador (18). Mario Enumerables did not count after scoring just 12 points.
Villamor is trailing Iloilo by six points after making 206. Alta Vista is at third with 201, while Bacolod and Alabang both had 185 points to share fourth place in the tournament backed by platinum sponsors Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, GE Aviation, MTV Philippines and Solar Sports.
The major sponsors are Action Asia, Business Mirror, Crossover, Pacsports and Royal Caribbean.
Fortune Tobacco, GECAS, MasterCard, People Asia and RMN are the corporate sponsors, while Bombo Radyo, Callaway Golf, Century Park Hotel, Lufthansa Technik and Patio Pacific Boracay are the minor sponsors.
