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Japan Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour activist Angelo Que has the opportunity to touch base again with local professionals, while four-time Order of Merit (OOM) winner Tony Lascuña looks to return to seal your class on the Philippine Golf Tour (PGT) restart starting Tuesday at the Riviera’s Couples course in Silang, Cavite.
The imaginary couple, along with two-time Philippine Open champion Miguel Tabuena and former Order of Merit winners Jobim Carlos and Jay Bayron lead the all-star cast at the invitation-only tournament hosted by International Container Terminal Services Inc. to mark the resumption. of the main circuit of the country interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak in mid-March.
He hopes to make the most of his rare season on the circuit after making Japan his base for the past two years, seeking nothing less than a win in a new normal setup on a field that could suit his long game. He placed fourth at The Country Club Invitational, each season’s flagship PGT tournament, and dominated PGT Asia at home in Manila Southwoods last year.
Lascuña, who will turn 50 next month, still feels he still has what it takes to win, though he is wary of his chances, particularly against the powerful hitters on the circuit and the youngsters, who are eager to fight after being held back. out of the competitive game for the past eight months.
“It has been a long time since we last competed and that should make it doubly exciting. There is too much excitement, expectations but I hope it turns out well [for me]”Said Lascuña, who had kept himself busy and fit during the break teaching at Southwoods.
The organization Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc. obtained the green light from the Board of Games and Entertainment and the Interagency Working Group on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to resume the circuit with the PGTI by proposing an offer of two tournaments, simultaneously with the Ladies PGT to be carried out under various security protocols now familiar in other professional sports, allowed a restart into a new normal.
But the opportunity, even one that comes with an entirely new set of rules, to get back to the game is worth savoring.
The other PGT and LPGT events will take place December 8-11 at Langer Field, also in Riviera. For more details visit www.pgt.ph.
Topping the LPGT cast are reigning OOM winner Princess Superal and former champions Chihiro Ikeda, Pauline del Rosario and Cyna Rodríguez, Daniella Uy and new professionals Abby Arevalo and Chanelle Avaricio.
