THE COUNTRY’S leading professional and amateur golfers converge in Davao City on Aug. 28 until the 30th for the P1 million Davao National Pro-Am at the Apo Golf and Country Club .
Organizers said a maximum field of 120 teams will clash for the top P172,000 purse with the amateur winners to receive merchandise and trophies.
Registration deadline is on Aug. 24. Fee is pegged at P6,000 per team.
The top 40 pros based on the Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit ranking after the ICTSI Orchard Golf Invitational this week will gain berths in the three-day championship. They will not be allowed to team up with amateurs with index of 5 and below to level the playing field.
Format of play is foursomes or alternate shot with the pros to tee off on odd holes and the amateurs on the even ones in the first round. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio