2019 ICTSI Riviera Classic: Pagunsan targets record PGT run at Riviera
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Juvic Pagunsan raring to bring his winning act to Riviera
Pagunsan swept the last three legs of the four-stage PGT Visayas swing in Bacolod, Negros and Iloilo last June, matching Tony Lascuña’s couple of streak of feats in 2014 and 2016 and making him the marked man in the P2.5 million event serving as the sixth leg of the 10th season of the country’s premier circuit.
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Jobim Carlos hopes to break out of a slump
The region’s former No. 1 is actually seeking to make it back-to-back at Riviera this year following his breakthrough victory on PGT Asia last March where he beat Angelo Que by seven. But extending his PGT run won’t come easy for the smooth-swinging Negrense given the depth of the competing field that is also priming up for a four-leg Mindanao joust next month.
They include Jay Bayron, who like Carlos, has also reigned at Riviera in 2016 where he nipped Clyde Mondilla in sudden death, along with PGT Asia leg winners Jhonnel Ababa, James Ryan Lam, Justin Quiban and Joenard Rates and perennial contenders Michael Bibat, Zanieboy Gialon, Rufino Bayron and Keanu Jahns and former club pro Marvin Dumandan.
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Jay Bayron seeks to rekindle old fire at Langer
But the locals will be up against a host of talented foreign rivals, headed by Korean-American Micah Shin, the former The Country Club Invitational winner who honed his talent and skills in Davao, and Thais Kammalas Namuangruk and Tawan Phongpun.
Also tipped to contend in the event organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. are Korean Hwang Myung Chal, Aussie Calum Juniper, Japanese Ryo Nishimura and Keisuke Takahashi, Argentina’s Emilio Parodi and Jesus Rafael Parra of Venezuela.
A select number of pros, meanwhile, will team up with officials and guests of the event’s chief backers, including ICTSI, Custom Clubmakers, Meralco, Champion, Summit Mineral Water, K&G Golf Apparel, BDO, Sharp, KZG, PLDT and M.Y. Shokai Technology, Inc., in the traditional pro-am tournament tomorrow (Tuesday).