A packed field will be battling it out in the kickoff leg of this year’s ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, which unwraps today with the Splendido Classic over at the Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club in Tagaytay.
Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Juvic Pagunsan rejoins the tour while local legend Frankie Minoza is also in the fold with the former two-time Philippine Open champion seeking to score a sort of back-to-back win after ruling the local tour’s final leg at Wack Wack last December.
Pagunsan and Minoza are using the 54-hole tournament, which kicks off the 17-stage ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour, as part of their buildup for next month’s Japan PGA Tour with the former gaining a full card for becoming Asian Tour’s No. 1 last year. Minoza has been campaigning in Japan for years.
Pagunsan missed the last six stages of last year’s local circuit due to suspension but still ran away with the OOM crown after winning four legs in dominating fashion. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio