The Country Club Invt’l tees off today

THE COUNTRY’S top golfers gear up for the battle royale when they compete in the pro-am of The Country Club Invitational today at The Country Club in Laguna.

Several of the country’s best will be vying for honors in this prestigious tilt including Juvic Pagunsan and Angelo Que.

At stake is the richest prize in the tour set at a whopping P1.5M.

The top 36 players in last year’s ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit make up this year’s TCC Invitational field, guaranteeing a shootout among the cream of the crop in the four-day championship held in honor of ICTSI founder Enrique “Don Pocholo” Razon, Sr. for the 11th straight year.

Pagunsan, Que and the other top pros will be teaming up with ICTSI’s guests from various sectors in the 18-hole pro-am serving as the appetizer to the TCC Invitational that has grown in stature and magnitude through the years, staking a record prize pot this year and drawing the best of the lot.

Pagunsan, who won in 2006 and 2008, used a strong finishing kick to beat Elmer Salvador by four strokes last year./Correspondent Jonas Panerio