ACTION resumes in the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, at the Camp John Hay and Baguio Country Club (BCC) courses with some 700 players mixing it up in six days of competition.
Fil-Am Cochairman Tim Allen of John Hay and Anthony de Leon of BCC, who hit the ceremonial balls on Thursday, said they expect another exciting week of action in the biggest and oldest amateur golf event.
“We will have another exciting week of golf and with the good weather, we expect happy players every after playing date,” Allen said.
Attention, however, will be on Saturday when the country’s top young parbusters start their bid for the Fil and Am Championship trophies.
Leading the race is defending champion Manila Southwoods which is expected to be led by 15-year-old Sean Ramos, who helped Team Philippines to a bronze medal finish in the team competitions of the recent 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Out to foil the Carmona team’s bid are former winner Forest Hills, Royal Northwoods and Team Time Cargo Logistics.
Southwoods is also the reigning champion in the Am Championship flight and the team will expect stiff opposition from Islander Mizuno, Forest Hills and Batangas Barakos.
Fil-A will have eight teams with X1R Mizuno, Silicon Valley Golfers Link I, Che Lus I, E. Sparta, Team Surigao I, Uragun Golf, Tsikoy and Club Salami.
Am A will have seven teams—Leeward Fil-Am, Philippine Navy Sunrisers, Benlife Producers Bank Liloan, Greenwater Golfers, Sultan Kudarat Miners, Bulakenyos 2.0 and Mabalacat City/ JA Global.
Fil B will have cohost BCC, Central Florida, Fil-Am Japan, Venturelink-Robros-Jayworx Golf Team, Summit Point Golf and Country Club, Cool Jocks, Team Brookside and Rural Bankers II.
Am B will have Benlife Villa Cacho, Crown Legacy, Srixon IMG, Camp John Hay Manor, Team City of Vallejo, X1R Mizuno, TGIS Davao and Kiss Juice Apple.
It will be a full house Fil C with 12 teams, namely Batch 92 GC, Fil-Am League of Golfers Chicago, Dugong Bughaw, PhilCan Torotno, Royal Northwoods-El Masfino, GMJ 2005 Const & Dev’t Corp., GOC Kuyangs, Fil-Golfers of New York, Ultraflite GC I, Che Lus II, Filgolfers of Hawaii and Mountaineers GT 1.
Am C will also have the same number with Team Toyota, Green Jacket GC, Mountaineers GT II, CJH, BCC, Benlife GT, Silicon Valley Gilfers Link II, Team Surigao Ulopan, FilGolfers of Honolulu, Waterlympics Clark, Monterey and Tiyo Paeng Golfers of Davao.