Php 1M at stake for ace in Amo Cup
The annual tribute to the late sportsman and philanthropist will be held this Friday and Saturday (June 7…
It’s an all-Cebu show in the 72nd PAL Interclub
By NIMROD NL QUINONES It was an all-Cebu show in the 72nd Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Tournament…
My PAL Interclub story
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com It was hands down the best-ever performance for the Cebu teams and…
CESAFI Basketball: USJR Jaguars goes 2-0, gets share of top spot
The University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) Jaguars posted their second straight win in the Cebu Schools Athletic…
CESAFI Basketball: USC Warriors goes 2-0
The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors slaughtered the University of Southern Philippines (USPF) Panthers, 86-57, to go…
RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3
Registration for the RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3 will soon open. For its third undertaking on September…
Still going for the Full Point after many years as a sports journalist.Full Point is the title of the newspaper column of Nimrod NL Quiñones, which came out in The Freeman since 1990.
Full Point reflects the columnist’s love for the sport of judo, which he played starting his college days at the University of the Philippines College Cebu. In judo tournaments, matches are won with an ippon, which when translated to English means Full Point.
This column tackles various sports issues, features personalities, and also reports about events that are happening in various parts of Cebu, the country, and the world.
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Php 1M at stake for ace in Amo Cup
The annual tribute to the late sportsman and philanthropist will be held…
It’s an all-Cebu show in the 72nd PAL Interclub
By NIMROD NL QUINONES It was an all-Cebu show in the 72nd…
My PAL Interclub story
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com It was hands down the best-ever…
CESAFI Basketball: USJR Jaguars goes 2-0, gets share of top spot
The University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) Jaguars posted their second straight…
CESAFI Basketball: USC Warriors goes 2-0
The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors slaughtered the University of Southern…
RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3
Registration for the RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3 will soon open.…
Php 1M at stake for ace in Amo Cup
The annual tribute to the late sportsman and philanthropist will be held this Friday and Saturday (June 7 and 8) at the Cebu Country Club as the 12th Albino D. Gothong Memorial Tournament dubbed as the Amo Cup tees off. This year, Barbara ‘Bambi’ Gothong-Tan, daughter of Albino, said that they are putting Php…
It’s an all-Cebu show in the 72nd PAL Interclub
By NIMROD NL QUINONES It was an all-Cebu show in the 72nd Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Tournament with co-host Cebu Country Club making history by being only the second team to win the overall title while playing in the second-ranked Founders Division. Club Filipino Inc. de Cebu and co-host Mactan Island Golf Club…
My PAL Interclub story
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com It was hands down the best-ever performance for the Cebu teams and players ever in the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Tournament as all four teams from the province made it to the podium and several individuals also earned recognition for their feat. Having covered the PAL Interclub…
CESAFI Basketball: USJR Jaguars goes 2-0, gets share of top spot
The University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) Jaguars posted their second straight win in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 103-88 stomping of the Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma Cobras Saturday, August 12, at the New Cebu Coliseum. The win allowed the Jaguars to share the top of the leaderboard with…
CESAFI Basketball: USC Warriors goes 2-0
The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors slaughtered the University of Southern Philippines (USPF) Panthers, 86-57, to go 2-0 and become the early leader in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Men’s Basketball, Thursday, August 10, at the New Cebu Coliseum. Games Saturday, August 12, New Cebu Coliseum 1 p.m. – DBTC vs UV…
RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3
Registration for the RC Goldline Half Marathon Year 3 will soon open. For its third undertaking on September 3, organizers have decided to make the ongoing grassroots sports training program of the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) its benefactor. “All proceeds of this event, we will turn over to the CCSC. We not just sell…
Cobra Ironman 70.3 Pros lead Alaska Run Out and Breakfast
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some 100 plus participants of the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 led by last year’s men’s champion Tim Reed of Australia and Alaska Ironkids took part in the 4th Alaska Run Out and Breakfast which ushers in the festivities for this Sunday’s (August 6) Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines on…
All set for Sunday’s Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines
CEBU CITY, Philippines – All is set for the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines happening this Sunday, August 6, here on the island of Cebu. The 2,756 participants along with their families and friends have started arriving for the lung-busting race which will start and end at the Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa in…
My Full Point journey
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Full Point started out as a column in The Freeman, a community newspaper based in Cebu City, back in 1990 when I was a struggling sportswriter hoping to find my niche in the noble profession of journalism. I started reading the papers very early in my life and was immediately…
Few slots still available for Century Tuna Ironman Philippines
Some 900 triathletes signed up for the first-ever Century Tuna Ironman Philippines happening next year, June 3 in Subic. Of the 900, about 500 are Filipino triathletes whose battlecry will be “Maging Ironman sa Sariling Bayan” (Be an ironman in your own country). Because the organizing Sunrise Events Inc. (SEI) is targeting 1,000 participants for…
Cebu Marathon 2018 early registration July 28 to 30
The Cebu Marathon 2018 is holding an early registration starting Friday, July 28, until Sunday, July 30 at the Ayala Active Zone. For the 11th edition of the race, interested participants can also register online via www.race.ph/cebumarathon2018. Or, visit cebumarathon.ph for more details on how to register online. Those interested are urged to avail of…
PFL: Davao Aguilas FC draws Global Cebu FC on solid defense
Davao Aguilas FC draws Global Cebu FC! The Global Cebu FC failed to take the top spot of the ongoing Philippines Football League (PFL) after their second match against the visiting Davao Aguilas FC ended in a scoreless draw, Saturday night, July 15, at the Cebu City Sports Center. Had Global won, they could have…
CBX 30th Anniversary Celebration Fartlek Run July 23
The CBX 30th Anniversary Celebration Fartlek Run happening on July 23, a Sunday, at the Cebu Business Park will be a new experience for local runners. In lieu of a cash prize, top 3 male and female in the 3K, 6K and 12K distance categories will get Information Technology (IT) products. Up for grabs is an Epson…
Global Cebu FC to meet Cebuano fans Friday at SM Seaside
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES – After having attracted their biggest cheering fans ever in the inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the Global Cebu FC would like to personally thank their Cebuano fans by holding a meet and greet this Friday, July 14, 6pm at the Mountain View Atrium of the SM Seaside, at…
Governor’s Cup basketball tournament finals (Game 1) in pictures
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com The successful staging of the Governor’s Cup Basketball Tournament of the Province of Cebu allowed many talented players from the towns and cities to showcase their skills. The championship match was played between the towns of Minglanilla and Consolacion and here are some pictures of Game 1 of the series.…
BVR on Tour Cebu leg in pictures
By Nimrod NL Quiñones www.fullpointcebu.com The recent Cebu leg of Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) on Tour held in Moalboal, Cebu gave the Cebu fans an opportunity to watch topnotch action in our island. Here are some pictures taken on the second and final day of the event held last June 30 and July 1 with…
Phoenix Premium 98 Golf Open tees off at CCC
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com A jam-packed field of 200 players with several still hoping to make it on tournament day are teeing off Friday in the Phoenix Premium 98 Golf Open Tournament at the par-72 Cebu Country Club. The tournament, which incorporates golf with fun and games, drew a huge turnout this year compared…
Nuat Thai bags BiG 2017 crown
Team Nuat Thai bagged the title of the Business in Golf 2017 Tournament presented by Cebu Landmasters Inc., which was played Thursday at the Alta Vista Golf and Country Club on the hills of Pardo, Cebu City. Vedit Kurangil of Sta. Fe Relocation Services won the coveted Golfer of the Year plum while Eric Kong…
10th Amo Cup tees off Friday
www.fullpointcebu.com The 10th Albino D. Gothong Memorial Golf Tournament also known as the Amo Cup tees off on Friday and Saturday at the Cebu Country Club. This will be a two-day, 18-hole event using the strokeplay format. The June handicaps under the Unified National Handicapping System (UNHS) will be applied. Entry fee for the event…
Po, Saso rally, bag Phl Am Match Play crowns
PRESS RELEASE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu student Peter Tyler Po and Yuka Saso both fought back from one-hole deficits after the morning play as they dominated the final 18 holes, pulling off 4&3 and 3&2 victories over Jolo Magcalayo and Harmie Constantino, respectively, to crown themselves the 2017 Philippine Amateur Open Match Play champions…
Cebu’s Po stuns Zaragosa, seals title duel vs Magcalayo
PRESS RELEASE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu’s Peter Tyler Po knocked off top seed Rupert Zaragosa with a near-impeccable game then bundled out last year’s champion Noel Langamin to crash into the finals against No. 2 Jolo Magcalayo in the Philippine Amateur Open Match Play Golf Championship at the Orchard Golf and Country Club’s Player…
Junia Gabasa trails Saso by 3 in Phl Junior Open
PRESS RELEASE Yuka Saso checked a rollercoaster backside start with an eagle-spiked windup at the front, firing a four-under 68 to seize a three-stroke lead over Cebuana Junia Gabasa while Carl Corpus took control of the boys’ field at the start of the Philippine Junior Amateur Open Golf Championships at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club…
Sisters of Mary School Boystown Holds JPD Coaching Fun Run
Some 2,000 runners will be seeing action early today, Saturday, April 1, 2017, via the JPD Coaching Fun Run to be held inside the premises of the Sisters of Mary School Boystown located in Tungkop, Minglanilla, Cebu. Distances to be contested are 5K for the 14 years old and under and 10K for the 15 years…
Preparations Underway for the Xterra Danao, Cebu Off-Road Triathlon Series Set April 23
Cebu City, Philippines – Participants of the Xterra Danao, Cebu Off-Road Triathlon Series are in for an amazing race in April as Danao is not only known as the mountainbike capital of the Philippines but its race course has also been approved by the International Cycling Union or the UCI, the world governing body for…
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Mactan saves the day for Cebu in PAL Interclub
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com When all hope of having a Cebu team finish at the podium of the 70th Philippine Airlines Interclub in Davao City was about to vanish, Mactan Island Golf Club came roaring like an attack helicopter helping extricate the troops on the ground in the nick of time. The club, which…
CCC, Alta Vista stay in the hunt at PAL Interclub
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club and Alta Vista Golf and Country Club remain in the hunt for podium finishes in the 70th Philippine Airlines Interclub played at the Apo Golf Club and the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao City. Playing in the second ranked Founders Division, CCC, slipped…
Alta Vista bags Aviator Div. title in PAL Seniors
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Alta Vista Golf and Country Club got a couple of big breaks and won the Aviator Division title at the recently concluded seniors’ class action of the 70th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub played at Apo Golf Club and Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao City. First,…
Que romps off with 9-shot Anvaya win
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Angelo Que capped his ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational romp with a four-under 68 for a nine-stroke victory over Toru Nakajima yesterday, ending a 22-month spell for the former three-time Asian Tour winner on the very course where he tasted his last victory. After fumbling with shaky windups in the first…
2 eagles put Que way up by 7
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Angelo Que turned the course upside down in the absence of the wind – and despite another late-hole mishap – shooting two eagles on his way to a six-under 66 and a whopping seven-stroke lead over Toru Nakajima in the third round of the ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational here…
Sec. Piñol, Sec. Lorenzana to hit ceremonial drives in PAL Interclub
PRESS RELEASE Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol will hit the ceremonial drive to kick off the 70th edition of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub team golf championship starting Feb. 22 to 25 at Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club and Apo Golf and Country Club in Davao City. A former campaigner in the event…
Alido firms up RVF Cup lead; Harmie moves up
PRESS RELEASE CANLUBANG – La Salle-Zobel’s Ira Alido came charging back at the front to shoot a 71 and pad his lead to three over Jolo Magcalayo and Rupert Zaragosa while Harmie Constantino wrested control in women’s play with a 69 halfway through the W Express RVF Cup Amateur Golf Championship at Cangolf’s North…
Casas confident of TCC Invt’l repeat
PRESS RELEASE Cassius Casas hopes to turn back time and a mix of young and fellow veteran rivals he had bested the last time out as he seeks a second straight championship and third overall in The Country Club Invitational unfolding Thursday at the TCC course in Laguna. Three years after edging Tony Lascuña in…
Champs brace for fierce TCC Invt’l duel
PRESS RELEASE With all seven former winners set to take part, another spirited battle is expected when the elite P5 million The Country Club Invitational fires off on Feb. 2 at the TCC course in Laguna. “It’s going to be a thrilling fight, not only among us winners but also the rest of the…
Tight battle looms as Phl Am golf unfolds
PRESS RELEASE Cebuano Weiwei Gao of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club is one of the players to watch as the Philippine Amateur Open Golf Championship unwraps today at Riviera’s Couples course in Silang, Cavite. Other local aces seen to battle with the powerhouse cast of foreigners are national team mainstay Rupert Zaragosa, Ira…
Local, foreign aces brace for Phl Ladies Open showdown
PRESS RELEASE Keen competition is seen as the best local players and a host of foreign aces gear up for what promises to be a shootout in the Philippine Ladies Open Golf Championship 2017, which returns to Wack Wack Golf and Country Club’s West Course beginning Jan. 11. Princess Superal ended the foreign bets’…
Militante, Seno shine in Club Filipino 4Q golfest
www.fullpointcebu.com Peter Militante and Olin Seno shared the spotlight in the recent last quarter tournament of Club Filipino Inc. de Cebu played at their golf course in Pulangyuta, Danao City. The two mainstays of the club’s PAL team bagged the lowest net and lowest gross honors of the 18-hole strokeplay event. Militante fired…
Parilla-Yeo tandem bags 16th Island Tee crown
www.fullpointcebu.com Air Force Brigadier General Nic Parilla proved that he is also a rising star in golf not only in his military career buy ruling the 16th Island Tee of the Mactan Island Golf Club in Lapu-Lapu City over the weekend with his partner Alex Yeo. Parilla, who became the first man to earn a…
Betten, Watkinson top Bellevue 5150
PRESS RELEASE BOHOL – Sam Betten dominated the men’s side for the second straight time but Amelia Watkinson foiled Dimity Lee Duke’s title-retention drive as they shared top honors in the centerpiece pro event in the Bellevue Resort 5i50 Triathlon at the Bellevue Resort in Panglao Island here Sunday. Betten seized control early in…
Mabuhay Miles Golf tees off at The Orchard Nov. 8
PRESS RELEASE Frequent flyers are trooping to The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmarinas, Cavite, on November 8 in search of exciting prizes and bragging rights during the 24th edition of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Mabuhay Miles Elite Invitational Golf tournament. Golfers who are either Elite, Premium Elite or Million Miler members of PAL’s Mabuhay…
Pocari, UST gear up for duel for No. 1
Standings W L *UST 5 1 *Pocari Sweat 5 1 *Customs 5 2 *BaliPure 4 2 UP 3 4 Laoag 2 5 Air Force 2 5 Coast Guard 0 6 *Semifinalists Games Wednesday 12:30 p.m. – Champion Supra…
Customs, BaliPure prime up for V-L Final 4
Games Saturday 10:30 a.m. – IEM vs Army (Spikers) 12:30 p.m. – 100 Plus vs Cignal (Spikers) 4 p.m. – Pocari vs Bali Pure (V-League) 6 p.m. – Air Force vs Customs (V-League) PRESS RELEASE Customs and BaliPure are making sure they’re peaking at the right time heading to the best-of-three semifinals of…
Superal moves up to 47th despite second 74
PRESS RELEASE Princess Superal continued to struggle and turned in a second straight two-over 74 Saturday but improved to joint 47th heading to the final round of the LPGA and Symetra Tour Qualifying School-Stage II at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida. Amateur Regan de Guzman also bounced back with a…
Amazing Tigresses seek V-L semis playoff vs Maroons
Team W L UST 3 0 Customs 2 0 Air Force 1 1 Laoag 1 1 UP 1 1 Pocari 0 1 BaliPure 0 1 Coast Guard 0 3 Games Monday 12:30 p.m. – Air Force vs…
Valdez takes charge with record feat
PRESS RELEASE Needing to step up with four of their starters out due to various reasons, Alyssa Valdez did what she does best – take over. With a scintillating 39-hit effort, Valdez helped power Bureau of Customs to a tough 18-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9 decision over Team Laoag for a share of the…
Southwoods-Masters closes in on PAL Ladies golf title
PRESS RELEASE BAGUIO CITY – Defending champion Manila Southwoods-Masters is one round away from winning its sixth straight Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub title following another explosive showing Thursday at the Camp John Hay golf course. The Carmona-based squad collected a tournament-best 155 to open a huge 35-point lead over Cebu Country Club going into the final round Friday.…
Southwoods-Masters up by 4 over Cebu CC
PRESS RELEASE BAGUIO CITY – A pair of teenagers lifted defending champion Manila Southwoods-Masters to a four-point lead over rival Cebu Country Club Tuesday at the start of the 11th Philippine Airlines Ladies Interclub golf team championships at the Camp John Hay golf course here. Rookie Bernice Ilas, 14, and Sophia Chabon, 15, delivered for…
Balangauan’s team tops 19th Corn Tee
www.fullpointcebu.com Baltaire Balangauan had a steady two-day performance to help his team bag the top Class A honors in the 19th Corn Tee of Club Filipino Incorporada de Cebu, which was played from September 8 to 11 at their golf course in Pulangyuta, Danao City. Balangauan fired rounds of 38 and 39 in the Modified…
V-League repeat augurs well for NU’s UAAP bid
PRESS RELEASE Twice as nice, but for the National U Lady Bulldogs, their back-to-back title romp in the Shakey’s V-League Collegiate Conference won’t be complete if they stumble again in pursuit of a dream championship – the UAAP. After repulsing the Ateneo Lady Eagles in three to capture the V-League diadem last season, the…
3 step up OOM drive at CAT Open
PRESS RELEASE Tony Lascuña, Jay Bayron and Clyde Mondilla make their final push for the coveted Order of Merit title as they set out for the Central Azucarera de Tarlac Open beginning Wednesday at the Luisita Golf and Country Club in Tarlac. Lascuña, winner of four legs, including three straight at Eagle Ridge, Forest…
Lady Eagles stun Tams, near V-L finals
Games Wednesday (semis) 4 p.m. – NU vs UP 6 p.m. – Ateneo vs FEU PRESS RELEASE Ateneo rode on the momentum of its playoff romp over San Sebastian as it shocked top seed Far Eastern U, 25-14, 28-26, 25-22, Monday at the Philsports Arena to move closer to the Shakey’s V-League Collegiate Conference…
Superal makes pro debut at LPGT Sherwood
PRESS RELEASE Princess Superal launches her pro career on the very circuit that helped hone her craft, expecting a different kind of challenge from an elite field and pressure with money now also on the line in the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Classic beginning Tuesday at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martirez, Cavite. “I’m…
Lady Bulldogs foil Maroons, close in on No. 1
Standings Team W L NU 4 1 FEU 3 1 UP 2 2 SSC 2 2 Ateneo 2 2 UST 0 5 Games Wednesday (Philsports Arena) 10 a.m. – FEU vs La Salle (S Turf) 12 noon – EAC vs UST…
Superal ties for second in LPGA Q-School tourney
PRESS RELEASE Princess Superal closed out with flubbed back-to-back birdie putts inside seven feet and missed winning the low medal honors in the LPGA and Symetra Tour Qualifying School-Stage I at Rancho Mirage, California Sunday. The ace Filipina shotmaker was riding on the crest of a long birdie putt on No. 16 but her…
Mondilla seeks 4th PGT crown at Splendido
PRESS RELEASE Regaining his winning form, Clyde Mondilla sets out as the player to beat when the Philippine Golf Tour resumes Wednesday for the P2 million-ICTSI Splendido Classic at the wind-swept Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club in Tagaytay. Miguel Tabuena and Angelo Que, who finished 1-2 here last year, won’t be around to…
SSC foils TIP, gains Shakey’s V-L quarters
Group A Teams W L SSC 3 1 NU U 2 0 TIP 2 2 Ateneo 1 2 Perpetual 0 3 Group B Teams W L UP 3 0 FEU 2 0 UST 2 …
TIP, SSC duel for Shakey’s V-L QF seat
Group A Teams W L NU U 2 0 SSC 2 1 TIP 2 1 Perpetual 0 2 Ateneo 0 2 Group B Teams W L UP 3 0 FEU 2 0 UST 2 1…
Rufino Bayron takes charge with 66 as Shin crumbles
PRESS RELEASE SILANG, Cavite – Rufino Bayron took advantage of benign condition despite a late tee-off then bucked the terrors lurking on Langer’s tough greens to fire a five-under 66 and storm to a four-stroke lead as erstwhile leader Micah Shin bombed out at the finish halfway through the ICTSI Riviera Classic here Thursday.…
Lady Tams eye lead share vs Red Spikers
Group A Teams W L NU 2 0 SSC 2 1 TIP 1 1 Perpetual 0 1 Ateneo 0 2 Group B Teams W L UST 2 0 UP 2 0 FEU 1 0 SBC…
Strong finishes net Reed, Steffen Ironman 70.3 As-Pac crown
PRESS RELEASE Australian Tim Reed and Swiss Caroline Steffen fended off the challenge of tough rivals with their blistering finish to repeat as champions Sunday in the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship presented by Ford in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Reed covered the 1.9K swim, 90K bike, 21K run race in 3:51:46…
Bayron seeks back-to-back at PGT Riviera
PRESS RELEASE In-form Jay Bayron looms as the top favorite as he guns for a second straight victory in as many weeks as he leads the chase in the ICTSI Riviera Classic beginning Wednesday at Riviera’s Langer course in Silang, Cavite. Bayron held off Malaysian Gavin Green in a thrilling backside duel at Wack Wack’s…
Stakes go higher in Cobra Ironman 70.3 As-Pac
PRESS RELEASE With a growing roster of elite triathletes and an increased number of berths in the World Championship, expect the unexpected when the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships powered by Ford is fired off Sunday at the Shangri La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Five more pros have joined…
Mondilla, ADT aces clash as Aboitiz Invit’l tees off
PRESS RELEASE Bukidnon’s Clyde Mondilla takes crack at the top two players in the Asian Development Tour Order of Merit ranking as the rising Filipino star drew No. 1 Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand and No. 2 Johannes Veerman of the US at the start of the Aboitiz Invitational unfolding Wednesday at Wack Wack’s East…
Alaska IronKids takes spotlight this Saturday
PRESS RELEASE The future triathlon stars share center stage with the sport’s elite as they clash for top honors in various divisions in the Alaska IronKids Triathlon II unfolding Saturday (Aug. 6) at Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu City. Close to 400 youngsters aged 6-14 have signed up for the keenly awaited…
Lady Tams crush Blazers, share lead
Games Wednesday (Philsports Arena, Pasig) 10 a.m. – Perpetual vs PMMS (S Turf) 12 noon – Ateneo vs San Beda (S Turf) 4 p.m. – San Beda vs UST (V-League) 6 p.m. – NU vs SSC-R (V-League) PRESS RELEASE Far Eastern U overpowered reigning NCAA champion St. Benilde and came away with a…
Valdez-less Lady Eagles kick off bid vs Tams
Games today (Philsports Arena, Pasig) 11 a.m. – UST vs NCBA (S Turf) 1 p.m. – NU vs FEU (S Turf) 4 p.m. – St. Benilde vs FEU (V League) 6 p.m. – Ateneo vs TIP (V League) PRESS RELEASE Ateneo sets out for the first time without Alyssa Valdez as it faces…
Pocari Sweat: Thirsting for more
PRESS RELEASE Its next Shakey’s V-League stint won’t come in three months, but Pocari Sweat is already beefing up for another crack at the championship. “We know it will not be easy but we will give it our best shot to go for it again,” said Pocari Sweat team manager Eric Ty, moments after…
Pocari, Air Force dispute Shakey’s V-L crown
Game today (Philsports Arena, Pasig) 6 p.m. – Pocari Sweat vs Air Force PRESS RELEASE Pocari Sweat and Air Force put a fitting climax to a surprise-filled conference as they slug it out one last time for the Shakeys’ V-League Season 13 Open crown at the Philsports Arena in Pasig tonight. The Lady Warriors…
Vintage Miñoza edges Tabuena in record 5-hole playoff
PRESS RELEASE BACOLOD – In an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the best of the old and new of Philippine golf, Frankie Miñoza didn’t blink and showed Miguel Tabuena the poise and grace needed to win championships in pressure-packed, down-to-the-wire finishes. In a record five-hole playoff in the seven-year Philippine Golf Tour, Miñoza, 56, came through…
Cebuana is Shakey’s V-League MVP
PRESS RELEASE She might have failed to help carry BaliPure to a dream championship but Cebuana Gretchel Soltones achieved a personal milestone, bagging the coveted MVP honors in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Open Conference. “I feel happy winning this award but this is not what I expected because all I wanted was to…
Miñoza rallies with searing 63, forces 3-way tie
PRESS RELEASE BACOLOD – Frankie Miñoza proved he still has what it takes to contend, firing a seven-under 63 to force a three-way tie for the lead with an equally surging Miguel Tabuena and steady Guido Van der Valk in an action-packed third round of the ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic headed for a classic…
Streakin’ Lascuña eyes No. 4 at NOGCC
PRESS RELEASE Coming out of a tight finish a winner a third time around, Tony Lascuña exudes confidence as he heads to the ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic, shooting for fourth straight and fifth overall at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod starting Wednesday. “This win further boosted my confidence going to…
Lady Warriors foil Water Defenders, reach V-L finals
PRESS RELEASE Elaine Kasilag fired away three consecutive kills in the fourth set as Pocari Sweat survived BaliPure in a fierce duel of power and nerves, 15-25, 27-25, 25-11, 25-23, to clinch the second finals berth in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Open Conference before a big Monday crowd at the Philsports Arena in…
Air Force, BaliPure open semis with wins
Games Saturday (Semifinals) 10 a.m. – Air Force vs IEM (S Turf) 1 p.m. – Cignal vs Sta. Elena (S Turf) 4 p.m. – Air Force vs Laoag (V League) 6:30 p.m. – BaliPure vs Pocari (V League) PRESS RELEASE Judy Caballejo took over in the stretch in the last two sets as…
Ikeda ends spell with 3-shot Orchard win
PRESS RELEASE DASMARINAS, Cavite – Chihiro Ikeda finally nailed the elusive win on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour, completing a wire-to-wire triumph in the ICTSI Orchard Golf Championship with a closing 73 for a three-stroke victory over Lovelyn Guioguio at Orchard’s Player’s course here Wednesday. With a five-shot lead at the start of the…
Shakey’s V-League Final 4 gets under way
Games today (June 29) (Semifinals) 10 a.m. – Sta. Elena vs Cignal (S Turf) 1 p.m. – IEM vs Air Force (S Turf) 4 p.m. – Air Force vs Laoag (V League) 6:30 p.m. – BaliPure vs Pocari (V League) PRESS RELEASE Air Force aims to sustain its strong elimination round showing as it…
Ikeda survives Orchard ordeal, pads lead to 5
PRESS RELEASE DASMARINAS, Cavite – Chihiro Ikeda came out a bit better than the rest in their struggle at the Player’s demanding backside, closing out the weather-delayed round with a 41 for a 76 and pulling away by five over Bukidnon’s Lovelyn Guioguio and two others after two rounds of the ICTSI Orchard Golf…
Lady Maroons down Oragons, stay in race
Standings TEAM W L Pocari 5 0 BaliPure 4 1 Air Force 4 1 Laoag 3 3 NU 3 3 UP 2 3 Iriga 1 5 Baguio 0 6 Games Wednesday 1 p.m. – Navy vs Air Force 4…
Lascuña, Mondilla seek No. 3 at ICTSI Forest Hills
PRESS RELEASE Tony Lascuña and Clyde Mondilla brace for a fierce showdown as they target win No. 3 on the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, which resumes Wednesday with the ICTSI Forest Hills Championship at the Forest Hills Golf and Country Club in Antipolo, Rizal. But while Mondilla is coming off a three-week rest following…
On rules 9th Amo Cup
www.fullpointcebu.com Korean On Kyu Ok took home the lowest gross honors for the premiere handicap class of the 9th Albino D. Gothong Memorial Golf Tournament (Amo Cup), which was played last week at Alta Vista Golf and Country Club and Cebu Country Club in Cebu City. On fired a gross score of 74 strokes…
BaliPure subdues Laoag, earns V-L semis playoff
Games Saturday (Blue Eagle gym) 1 p.m. – Sta. Elena vs Bounty Fresh 4 p.m. – Pocari vs Iriga 6:30 p.m. – Laoag vs Baguio Standings W L Pocari 4 0 BaliPure 4 1 Air Force 4 1 NU 2 3 Laoag 2 3 UP 1 3 Iriga 1 3 Baguio 0 4 …
Tabal gets PATAFA nod for Rio
PRESS RELEASE Cebu, we have an Olympian! The Philippine Amateur Athletic Association (PATAFA) formally reinstated Mary Joy Tabal into the Philippine track and field team and yes, she is going to Rio! After all the sweat and tears, after the struggle to make the qualifying time to the Olympics and to earn her spot…
Lady Bulldgos rip Oragons, stay in semis hunt
Standings W L Pocari 4 0 Air Force 3 1 BaliPure 3 1 NU 2 2 Laoag 2 2 UP 1 3 Iriga 1 3 Baguio 0 4 Games Wednesday 4 p.m. – BaliPure vs Laoag 6:30 p.m. – NU vs Air Force PRESS RELEASE National U came out smoking from a week-long…
BaliPure weathers Iriga, seizes solo third
Games Saturday 4 p.m. – Baguio vs Pocari 6:30 p.m. – Laoag vs Air Force PRESS RELEASE BaliPure continued to flourish even without ace Alyssa Valdez, fending off Team Iriga to carve out an 18-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 victory and move to solo third in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Open Conference at…
Jet Spikers soar past Maroons, share V-L lead
Games Wednesday 4 p.m. – BaliPure vs Iriga 6:30 p.m. – UP vs Baguio PRESS RELEASE Air Force bucked an opening set struggle and imposed its will in the next two as it completed a straight-set 27-25, 25-19, 25-17 victory over University of the Philippines to regain a share of the lead with idle…
Betten, Watkinson dominate Regent 5150
PRESS RELEASE SUBIC – Aussie Sam Betten retained the men’s pro crown while Kiwi Amelia Watkinson reigned in the women’s side as they scored wire-to-wire triumphs in the 2016 Regent 5150 Triathlon on a hot and humid Sunday here. Betten tackled the challenging 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run course in two hours, six…
Two venues for Amo Cup 2016
www.fullpointcebu.com This year’s edition of the Albino D. Gothong Memorial Golf Tournament popularly known as the Amo Cup will be different from those of the previous years. The tournament, which is held in honor of the late golf patron, will simultaneously be held at the Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu…
Cabataña bags Golfer of the Year plum
www.fullpointcebu.com Gilbert Cabataña of LF Logistics bagged the coveted Golfer of the Year Award in the Business in Golf Tournament 2016 played last Friday at Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. Cabataña won the award, which was at stake for all company representatives or alternates to the Cebu Chamber of…
Business in Golf 2016 tees off at Alta Vista
www.fullpointcebu.com Ceremonial drives by Melanie C. Ng, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Christian Paro-an, chairman of Cebu Business Month 2016, will signal the official start of Business in Golf 2016 at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club early Friday morning. Ng and Paro-an will be joined by…
Sunglass Haven opens its 4th Store in Cebu
PRESS RELEASE You can enjoy the outdoors more with proper eye protection. Whether for sports or the beach or simply to spend the time outside your home or office, you can find the perfect pair at Sunglass Haven, which opened its fourth store in the Queen City of the South at Robinsons Galleria Cebu.…
BiG offers Hyundai Accent for hole-in-one
www.fullpointcebu.com A Hyundai Accent is on the line for a hole-in-one in the 2016 Business in Golf Tournament, which tees off on June 3 at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. The tournament, which is one of the events lined up for the Cebu Business Month celebration, is…
Rennie-Teves, Yeo-Benigay rule View 2016
www.fullpointcebu.com Peter Rennie and Edgar Teves, Jr. bagged the overall lowest gross honors in The View Invitational 2016, which ended Sunday at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club course in Pardo, Cebu City. The tournament is the club’s annual member-guest event. The overall lowest net honors went to the pair of Alexandre…
Mondilla romps to 8-stroke Calatagan win
PRESS RELEASE CALATAGAN, Batangas – Clyde Mondilla staked his claim as the hottest player on the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour today, winning for the second straight time – an eight-stroke romp over Jhonnel Ababa in the ICTSI Calatagan Invitational on a closing 69 at the Calatagan Golf Club here Saturday. Unlike in his victory…
The View 2016 tees off at Alta Vista
www.fullpointcebu.com The 2016 edition of The View Invitational, the annual member-guest tournament of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club, tees off Thursday (May 19) at the par-72 course located on the hills of Pardo, Cebu City. The tournament has drawn around 350 players, who will play two rounds of golf within a four-day period…
New format, new venue for Business in Golf
A new format and a new venue await the participants of this year’s Business in Golf Tournament, which tees off at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City on June 3. This is the first time that the tournament will be played in Alta Vista, a course designed by the…
Amateurs dominate LPGT Eagle Ridge opener
PRESS RELEASE GEN. TRIAS, Cavite – Yuka Saso led the assault of the amateurs in the opener of the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Ladies Invitational, shooting a five-under 67 for a two-stroke lead over Princess Superal, Pauline del Rosario and Korean Hwang Min-jeong at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club here Wednesday. Fresh from…
Rookie Carlos wards off Bayron, clings to 1-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE BINANGONAN, Rizal – Jobim Carlos overcame a fumbling start and Jay Bayron’s eagle-spiked 70, scrambling for a one-over 73 to barely hang on to a one-stroke lead in the third round of the P3.5 million ICTSI Manila Masters at the Eastridge Golf Club here Friday. Carlos blew an overnight four-shot lead over…
Kim to face Cebuano Po in final 8
PRESS RELEASE Top seed Tom Kim and No. 2 Ira Alido fashioned out victories in emphatic fashions to roll into the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Philippine Junior Amateur Match Play Golf Championship at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa Thursday. Kim, who dominated the 36-hole stroke play elims, overpowered Nathan Kawpeng, 7&6, to…
Carlos rides the wind with 2nd 69, leads by 2
PRESS RELEASE BINANGONAN, Rizal – Rookie pro Jobim Carlos birdied all but one of the par-5s and kept his errors to a minimum in another windy day, firing a second straight three-under 69 and grabbing a two-shot lead over erstwhile leader Rene Menor midway through the ICTSI Manila Masters at the Eastridge Golf Club…
Fast start nets Menor 1-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE BINANGONAN, Rizal – Rene Menor banked on a sizzling start at the back to take charge of the elite field but slowed down at the finish and shot a four-under 68, posting a one-stroke lead over rookie pro Jobim Carlos and Gerald Rosales at the start of the ICTSI Manila Masters at…
Alido, Kim set pace in Jr Am match play
PRESS RELEASE Ira Alido hit a late birdie to card a one-under 71 and tie Korean Tom Kim at the helm while Yuka Saso matched par 72 to open a six-stroke lead in girls’ division of the 2016 Philippine Junior Amateur Match Play Golf Championship at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa Tuesday. Kim,…
14-year-old Ilas humbles Ikeda with 70, wrests 3-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE Amateur Bernice Olivarez-Ilas flashed top form on the very site of her recent victory and carded a one-under 70 then pounced on Chihiro Ikeda’s backside fold up to grab a three-stroke lead in the second round of ICTSI Beverly Place Challenge in Mexico, Pampanga Thursday. Ranged against the pros, including the veteran…
Zaragosa, Guerrero pace Phl Am Match Play elims
PRESS RELEASE Rupert Zaragosa and Luigi Guerrero rode on a pair of fiery frontside assaults to shoot identical four-under 68s and wrest control in the men’s side while three shared the women’s lead at the start of the 2016 Philippine Amateur Open Match Play Golf Championship at the Orchard Golf and Country Club in…
Swede outslugs Nakajima, cops ADT Sherwood crown
PRESS RELEASE TRECE MARTIREZ, Cavite – Oscar Zetterwall of Sweden pounced on Kasidit Lepkurte’s early meltdown in sweltering heat then outgunned Japanese Toru Nakajima in a windy backside shootout to score a breakthrough on the Asian Development Tour, winning the ICTSI Sherwood Classic crown by three on a closing 68 at the Sherwood Hills…
Masrin wavers, recovers to stay at helm
PRESS RELEASE TRECE MARTIREZ, Cavite – Danny Masrin checked an impending fold-up with two late birdies as he salvaged an even par 72 in another punishing day to cling to a one-stroke lead over Guido Van der Valk of the Netherlands halfway through the $60,000 ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic at the Sherwood Hills Golf…
Green thwarts Thai, wins ADT Southwoods by 2
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Gavin Green pulled through in a pressure-packed, stretch-run shootout with Donlaphatchai Niyomchon and edged the Thai ace and Singaporean Deng Shan Koh by two on a closing 65 to snare the ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship ADT crown at the Legends course here Saturday. It was a fitting ending to…
Donnie Nietes leads boxing awardees
POOLED REPORT The longest reigning Filipino world boxing champion, WBO light flyweight king Donnie “Ahas” Nietes of the ALA Boxing Gym will be the lone recipient of a major award for the sport this April 20 during the 34th Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC)-San Miguel Brewery (SMB) Sports Awards that will be held at the Robinson’s…
Malaysian snatches 1-shot lead with 65
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Malaysian Gavin Green birdied the final hole to fire a six-under 65 and got past Mhark Fernando, American John Jackson and Thai Pijit Petchkasem in a topsy turvy second round of the ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship ADT at the Legends course here Thursday. Gavin’s final hole-birdie capped his 33-32…
Robinsons Galleria hosts SAC-SMB Sports Awards on April 20
POOLED REPORT THE Sportswriters Association of Cebu will hold the annual SAC-SMB Sports Awards on April 20 at the Robinsons Galleria Atrium at 2 p.m. Originally scheduled last March 30, the event will gather Cebu’s finest athletes like boxer Donnie Nietes, the longest-reigning Filipino world champion. Nietes, a multiple Athlete of the Year awardee,…
Howard tops 2nd Shepherd’s Cup
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebui.com Neil Howard bagged the overall title in last Friday’s 2nd Shepherd’s Cup played at the par-72 Cebu Country Club. Howard fired a net score of three-under-par 69 off a gross 76 in the system-36 format to bag the overall title of the 18-hole contest, which was held to raise…
Lascuña targets 2nd win at ADT Southwoods
PRESS RELEASE Tony Lascuña sets out for a follow-up to his runaway triumph at iCTSI Luisita Championship, confident of his chances but wary of a talent-laden international field in the ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship ADT beginning Wednesday at the Legends course in Carmona, Cavite. Lascuña pounced on the sudden withdrawal of top pick Miguel…
Zaragosa, LK Go nail MVPSF Match Play crowns
PRESS RELEASE Rupert Zaragosa and Lois Kaye Go carved out victories in varying fashions to share top honors in the first MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship at the Cebu Country Club here Friday. But while Zaragosa scored an expected 6&5 romp over local bet Rolando Pila to run away with the men’s crown,…
Zaragosa, Pila roll into MVPSF Match Play QF
PRESS RELEASE Rupert Zaragosa and Rolando Pila turned back their respective rivals while top seed Lois Kaye Go and No. 2 Harmie Constantino posted emphatic victories as they moved into the quarterfinal round of the first MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship at the Cebu Country Club here Wednesday. Zaragosa routed Victor Advincula, 9&7,…
Zaragosa, Go top MVPSF elims; match play on
PRESS RELEASE CEBU – Rupert Zaragosa rebounded from an opening round mishap with a brilliant four-under 68 as he shared low medal honors with Cebuana Lois Kaye Go in the first MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship at the Cebu Country Club here Tuesday. The fancied Zaragosa, who groped for form with a 76…
Local bets pace MVPSF Visayas reg’l match play
PRESS RELEASE CEBU – Mark Anthony Dy matched par 72 while Lois Kaye Go carded a three-over 75 as the local aces took charge in their respective divisions at the start of the 36-hole stroke play eliminations of the first MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship at the Cebu Country Club here Monday. Dy,…
2nd Shepherd’s Cup tees off April 8 at CCC
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com “A walk on the fairways for the broadcast ministry” will be the main purpose of the 2nd Shepherd’s Cup, which tee off Friday (April 8) at the par-72 Cebu Country Club. The tournament is a joint project of the Word Broadcasting Corporation and the Archdiocese of Cebu in cooperation…
Fiery start nets Lascuña 4-shot Luisita win
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Bracing for a shootout, Tony Lascuña turned the final round of the ICTSI Luisita Championship into a blowout, firing a near-impeccable seven-under 65 and winning by four over Korean Park Jun Hyeok here Saturday. It was vintage Lascuña right from tee-off in the last 18 holes of the P3.5 million…
MVPSF Visayas reg’l match play up at CCC
PRESS RELEASE The country’s top and rising junior golfers take center stage next week as they slug it out in the first MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship set April 4-8 at the Cebu Country Club. The organizing National Golf Association of the Philippines is putting up the event in recognition of the vast…
Lascuña, Quiban hang tough with 71s
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Tony Lascuña and Justin Quiban barely held on to the lead with a pair of scrambling 71s, enabling Japanese Toru Nakajima and Clyde Mondilla to gain a crack at the crown after the punishing third round in the P3.5 million ICTSI Luisita Championship here Friday. Lascuña and Quiban, who went…
Obscure pro upstages big guns with 66, leads by 3
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Unheralded Erwin Arcillas sneaked through a slew of fancied names and moved on top of the leaderboard with a bogey-free six-under 66, three shots clear off Angelo Que and Cassius Casas and four ahead of Miguel Tabuena and six others at the start of the ICTSI Luisita Championship at the…
Hong upbeat of ICTSI Luisita repeat
PRESS RELEASE Cebuano Charles Hong returns to the site of his biggest career win, confident of his chances for a repeat against a field teeming with talent when the ICTSI Luisita Championship is fired off Wednesday (March 30) in Tarlac. “I’ve been playing well so far this year and I hope it continues,” said…
Chase on as ICTSI Champion Tour unwraps
PRESS RELEASE TAGAYTAY – The local aces hope to measure up with a talent-laden foreign field, all upbeat of their chances in the rich ICTSI Champion Tour presented by Champion and Taiwan LPGA which gets going Wednesday at Splendido Taal Golf Club here. But LPGA Tour campaigner Cyna Rodriguez, Symetra Tour mainstays Dottie Ardina and…
Cebu Country Club bags Founders title
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Bayani Garcia lived up to his name as he played the big hero in the final round to help Cebu Country Club claim the Founders division title of the 69th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub at the Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga, Saturday. In the premiere Championship division,…
PAL Interclub: CCC stays ahead in Founders
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club kept its head above the water in the Founders division of the 69th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub after three rounds of action at the Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga. An exciting finish to this annual national club championship tournament looms in four of the…
PAL Interclub: Pio Neri powers CCC to top of Founders
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club got a huge lift from the youthful Julius Pierre ‘Pio’ Neri, who carded an even-par 36 ppoints, to seize the lead in the Founders division of the 69th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Tournament played at the Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga. In the…
PAL Interclub: Cebu teams struggle on first day
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu teams had a slow start in the 69th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub in Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga Wednesday. Cebu Country Club is tied for third in the second-ranked Founders division while Club Filipino is tied for fourth in the fourth-ranked Sportswriters class. Alta Vista Golf…
69th PAL Interclub tees off
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com The 69th edition of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub golf tournament tees off today at the Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga. Four Cebu teams are seeing action in the four-day tournament following the five-to-play, four-to-count format and using the Stableford or PAL Points System of scoring. The…
Cebu Country Club takes 2nd in Founders
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club fell short in its mission to pull the rug from under the host team and settled for second place in the Founders Division of the 30th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Seniors Interclub at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club in Angeles City, Pampanga. In the premiere Championship…
PAL SENIORS: Cebu Country Club on solo 2nd in Founders
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club got a big lift from many-time club champion and former club president Ramontito Garcia to take solo second in the Founders division of the 30th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Seniors Interclub played at the Mimosa Golf Club in Angeles City, Pampanga. In the premiere Championship division, Luisita…
PAL SENIORS: Cebu Country Club is tied for 2nd in Founders
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com While the spotlight shines on the battle between Luisita and Canlubang in the premiere Championship division, host Mimosa showed it visitors what home course advantage means in the second-ranked Founders class of the 30th Philippine Airlines Senior Interclub in Clark, Angeles City. Cebu Country Club is tied for second…
Canlubang, Luisita rivalry heats up at PAL Seniors Interclub
PRESS RELEASE CLARK, Angeles – Defending champion Canlubang and arch rival Luisita renew their storied rivalry at the start of the Philippine Airlines Seniors Interclub golf team championships Thursday at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club. The two rivals have divided the titles evenly since 2000, each winning eight. This year won’t be an exception.…
Luisita challenges Canlubang with new players
PRESS RELEASE Fifteen-time champion Luisita has added three new faces in its bid to unseat Canlubang in the 30th Philippine Airlines Seniors Interclub golf team championships which begin Thursday at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club in Clark, Angeles, Pampanga. Luisita will miss long-time mainstay Francis Gaston, Seve Roxas-Chua and Rudy Amata, but their spots…
Lascuña storms ahead as Tabuena crumbles
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Just when the rest had virtually conceded the ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational crown to Miguel Tabuena, veteran Tony Lascuña knocked in one solid, fiery round in the wind that reminded everyone that all is not lost. In fact, he put himself in a position to win. Lascuña recalled his…
Tabuena slows down but stays 6 shots up with 70
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Miguel Tabuena went on another hot start but this time ended up with a cold finish, settling for a two-under 70 but keeping a six-shot lead intact over Jay Bayron halfway through the P3.5 million ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational here Thursday. Five birdies in the first six holes at…
Carlos joins hunt as W Express Cup unfolds
PRESS RELEASE Pro-bound Jobim Carlos hopes to toughen up for the big league as he joins the title chase in the 21st W Express RVF Cup Amateur Golf Championship even as Princess Superal looms as the player to beat in the women’s side of the event beginning Tuesday at THE North Course of the…
Que upbeat of Anvaya Cove repeat bid
PRESS RELEASE Angelo Que knows he will need to dish out another solid game to score a repeat at ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational given the depth of the competing field. But the former three-time Asian Tour winner remains confident of his chances when the P3.5 million-event is fired off Wednesday in Morong, Bataan. Que…
Weiss keeps Xterra Albay crown; Orchard triumphs
PRESS RELEASE LEGAZPI, Albay – Bradley Weiss of South Africa bucked the wet and slippery conditions then pounced on Aussie Ben Allen’s miscue in the bike stage to retain the men’s crown while New Zealand’s Lizzie Orchard marked her XTERRA Albay debut in impressive fashion before a big crowd here Sunday. Weiss, 26, came…
Cebu’s traffic woes
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com I’ll try to do this again and hope to write more often. If you are till reading what I write and are asking why I haven’t written something for Motorists’ Corner for a long time, the reason is I miss my old job so much that it pains me…
Superal survives meltdown, wins PLO by 1
PRESS RELEASE TAGAYTAY – Princess Superal blew a four-stroke lead as she floundered with her short game but pounced on Pauline del Rosario and Yuka Saso’s mishits on the closing hole to pound out a one-shot victory despite a 73 in the Philippine Ladies Open Golf Championship presented by Champion Infinity at Tagaytay Midlands…
Superal storms to 4-shot lead with 70
PRESS RELEASE TAGAYTAY – Princess Superal took her familiar role as leader, shooting a two-under 70 and storming to a four-stroke lead over Pauline del Rosario, Yuka Saso and a charging Mikhaela Fortuna as erstwhile leader Lois Kaye Go of Cebu skied to a 78 in the second round of the Philippine Ladies Open…
Cebu’s LK Go upstages Superal, leads PLO by 1
PRESS RELEASE TAGAYTAY – Cebuana Lois Kaye Go held her own against fancied rivals and came through with a gutsy, eagle-spiked two-under 70 to grab a one-stroke over Princess Superal at the start of the Philippine Ladies Open Golf Championship presented by Champion Infinity at Tagaytay Midlands here Wednesday. Go, a 16-year-old shotmaker from…
Bumper to Bumper Sinulog at SM Seaside
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Car enthusiasts will gather this weekend at the newly-opened SM City Seaside Cebu for the Bumper to Bumper (B2B) Sinulog, another leg of the longest-running car show and biggest automotive lifestyle event of the country. Jonathan Chio, CEO of organizing Ladder Events Production said that the B2B Sinulog event…
Super Princess nails HK Am crown
PRESS RELEASE HONG KONG – Princess Superal rode on a fiery finish at the front to wrest control then out-steadied Tiffany Chan in a tense-filled backside duel to fashion out a four-stroke victory over Mimi Ho on a closing six-under 66 in the Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Open at the HK Golf Club’s New…
Jobim, Harmie romp to Phl Am feats
PRESS RELEASE GEN. TRIAS, Cavite – Jobim Carlos and Harmie Constantino built enough cushion to buck a pair of faltering finishes and complete their domination of the Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open Golf Championship at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club’s Aoki course here Friday. Carlos, who virtually sealed his title-retention drive in…
Carlos, Constantino sustain form, near crowns
PRESS RELEASE GEN. TRIAS, Cavite – Jobim Carlos never let up and romped with a solid six-under 66 to all but retain the men’s crown while Harmie Constantino slowed down with a 71 but still pulled away by eight in women’s play in the third round of the Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open Golf…
Superal, Chan brace for HK Am shootout
PRESS RELEASE HONG KONG – Princess Superal and local ace Tiffany Chan brought their thrilling duel to a final round shootout as they ended up tied for the second straight day with 69s in the Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Open at the HK Golf Club’s New Course in Fanling here Thursday. Superal fought back…
Carlos, Constantino storm to 6-shot leads
PRESS RELEASE GEN. TRIAS, Cavite – Pro-bound Jobim Carlos and Harmie Constantino came away with scorching rounds in surprisingly calm condition and threatened to blow the field away halfway through the Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open Golf Championship at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club here Wednesday. Carlos, who needed to pounce on…
Carlos scrambles for 73, leads by 1
PRESS RELEASE GEN. TRIAS, Cavite – Jobim Carlos birdied No. 17 from close range to salvage a one-over 73 in tough conditions, posting a one-stroke edge over Ira Alido at the start of the Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open Golf Championship at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club here Monday. Aidric Chan, Cebuano…
Jobim Carlos seeks Phl Am Open repeat
PRESS RELEASE Jobim Carlos hopes to cap a remarkable amateur career with another victory in the country’s premier golf championship – the Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open which unwraps Jan. 5 at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club’s Aoki course in Gen. Trias, Cavite. Carlos outgunned Rupert Zaragosa in a thrilling backside duel…
Fiery finish nets Tabuena Phl Open crown
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Miguel Tabuena capped a brilliant season with a major victory, upending an elite international field with a fiery 66 windup and copping the Philippine Open presented by ICTSI tiel by one over Aussie Scott Barr for his first Asian Tour crown at the Luisita Golf and Country Club course here…
Both upbeat of Phl Open repeat
PRESS RELEASE Marcus Both describes his title-retention drive in the Philippine Open presented by ICTSI a “little bit odd,” needing to accomplish the mission on a different course although the Aussie ace remains confident of his chances when the $300,000 event is fired off beginning Thursday at the Luisita Golf and Country Club in…
Gao shines, but Crystal’s ace highlights Alta Vista Fun Golf
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com National golf team member Weiwei Gao fired a gross seven-under-par 65 on Sunday to bag the top honors in the Alta Vista Fun Golf Tournament, but an ace scored by Ian Crystal last Saturday served as the main highlight of this annual year-end event of Alta Vista Golf and…
Cyna breaks into LPGA Tour, ties for 4th
PRESS RELEASE Cyna Rodriguez became the first Filipina to break into the LPGA Tour in 15 years, turning in a strong joint fourth place finish in the Final LPGA Qualifying School at the LPGA International Hills Course in Florida Sunday. Rodriguez actually made it to the world’s premier ladies pro circuit on her very…
Ultra Fast Hitters net V-League crown
PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera outduelled Army in a scrambling back-and-forth match all throughout and came away with a 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25, 25-21 decision yesterday to capture the Shakey’s V-League Season 12 Reinforced Conference crown via sweep before a big roaring Sunday crowd at The Arena in San Juan City. Foiled in a…
Cyna firms up LPGA bid with 70; Dottie rebounds
PRESS RELEASE Cyna Rodriguez continued to dish out fine form as the pressure mounted, firing a gutsy two-under 70 and moving two rungs better at joint 16th after three rounds of the final LPGA Qualifying School still led by Simin Feng of China at the LPGA International Course in Florida Friday. Back at the…
Serena Williams to headline Philippine Mavericks in IPTL 2015
PRESS RELEASE The country’s most powerful broadbandPLDT HOME Fibr is set to bring in the world’s top tennis players for season two of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) once again. Commencing on December 2 in Kobe, Japan, the IPTL’s three-day Manila-leg will be played from December 6-8 at the Mall of Asia Arena…
Home Ultera, Army start Shakey’s V-L title duel
Games today 12:45 p.m. – PLDT vs Army (Finals) 3 p.m. – Navy vs UP (Battle for third) PRESS RELEASE Women’s volleyball goes a notch higher as powerhouse teams PLDT Home Ultera and Army collide in what is tipped to be an explosive opener of their best-of-three series for the Shakey’s V-League Season…
Evolution leads Alta Vista Corporate Cup winners
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Evolution Second Opinion Clinic led the winners of the 1st Alta Vista Corporate Cup played last Saturday at the par-72 mountain layout of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City by ruling division A of the 18-hole event. The team fired a total of 157 points…
Thai rookie snares RW Masters crown
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Thai rookie Natipong Srithong charged back from three strokes down in the last nine holes to snatch the rich Resorts World Manila Masters crown, putting on a scorching finish to edge South African Jbe Kruger by one on a five-under 67 at the Manila Southwoods’ Masters course here Sunday.…
Malaysian sets RW Masters pace with 66
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Malaysian Nicholas Fung sizzled in the privacy of an early morning start and brandished a hot putter all day, firing a six-under 66 and snaring a one stroke lead over Thai Poom Saksansin and Hung Chien-yao of Chinese Taipei at the start of the $1 million Resorts World Manila…
Barandog-Reyes duo rules 15th Island Tee
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com The tandem of Pio Barandog and junior golfer Scott Reyes bagged the top honors in the 15th Island Tee played at the Mactan Island Golf Club in Lapu-Lapu City last weekend. Aside from winning the top team honors, Barandog also bagged the individual net title of the tournament while…
UP seeks Shakey’s V-L semis vs Army
Standings *Army 4 0 *PLDT 3 1 UP 2 2 Navy 2 3 KIA Forte 1 3 Coast Guard 1 4 *Semifinalists Games Saturday 12:45 p.m. – PLDT vs Kia Forte 3 p.m. – Army vs UP PRESS RELEASE University of the Philippines tries to check its skid and nail the third…
Navy, IEM dispute last S Turf semis spot
Game Saturday 5 p.m. – IEM vs Navy Standings Air Force 4 1 Cignal 4 1 PLDT 3 2 Navy 1 3 IEM 1 3 Sta. Elena 1 4 PRESS RELEASE Instituto Estetico Manila and Navy brace for a fierce battle as they dispute the fourth and last semifinal berth in the…
S Luzon masters NCR, bags Shakey’s GVL crown
PRESS RELEASE Southern Luzon pounced on National Capital Region’s meltdown in the fourth set then wore down National Capital Region in the decider to hack out a 23-25, 25-16, 18-25, 26-24, 15-11 victory and capture the Shakey’s Girls’ Volleyball League Season 13 national crown at the Cuneta Astrodome late Thursday. The S Luzon bets,…
3 gutsy ladies share V-League top honors
PRESS RELEASE A 27-year-old mom, a young breadwinner, and a reserve but talented setter took the spotlight over the weekend by dishing out big games to share the Player of the Game honors in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12-Reinforced Conference at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City. Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, drawing inspiration…
SLU stuns NCR, gains Shakey’s GVL semis
PRESS RELEASE Southern Luzon racked up two victories, including a thriller of a three-setter over fancied National Capital Region, 25-22, 23-25, 32-30, to clinch the first semifinal berth in the Shakey’s Girls’ Volleyball League Season 13 national finals at the Astrodome last Tuesday. Composed of the De La Salle-Lipa spikers, Southern Luzon, led by skipper…
Yeo leads winners of Directors’ Cup
www.fullpointcebu.com Alex Yeo once again proved why he is among the best players of the club as he led the winners of the Directors’ Cup held last October 31 at Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. The awards ceremony of the tournament had a Halloween theme and several participants came…
Inter BPOlympics Cebu Season 2 kicks off this Saturday
www.fullpointcebu.com The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is tagged as one of the primary drivers of Cebu’s economy. While the employees of the industry work long hours to help our economy, it is also important to get them to do other activities to help keep them healthy. On November 14, a total of 20…
15th Island Tee fires off Thursday at MIGC
www.fullpointcebu.com Mactan Island Golf Club (MIGC) hosts the 15th Island Tee on November 12 to 15 at its par-72 layout inside the BGEN Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City. This is the club’s annual signature event where the members will get a chance to invite guests from other courses to be their partner…
3 set pace in Shakey’s GVL finals
Games Wednesday 3 p.m. – SMI vs WVI 4 p.m. – CVI vs NCR 5 p.m. – NLU vs EVI 6 p.m. – NMI vs CVI PRESS RELEASE National Capital Region dismantled Northern Mindanao in straight-set fashion while defending champion Western Visayas and Southern Luzon needed extra sets to hurdle their respective rivals…
Cebuana volleybelle Soltones: Making her dad proud
PRESS RELEASE San Sebastian star Gretchel Soltones tirelessly strives to excel on the volleyball court to make her father back home in Catmon, Cebu proud. Soltones, who was raised alone by her father, a part-time businessman and security guard, knows too well how happy her dad Marvin is to see her do well for…
North steals foursomes, leads South by 5
PRESS RELEASE Team North rallied strong and swept the last three matches, turning a 1-2 deficit into a resounding 4-2 victory as it pulled away from Team South, 8 1/2-3 1/2, after Wednesday’s foursomes in The Duel – North vs South 4 at Wack Wack’s East Course. Miguel Tabuena bounced back from a loss…
Archers repulse Maroons, gain No. 2
Standings Group A NU 5 0 EAC 4 1 NCBA 3 2 FEU 2 3 MIT 1 4 UE 0 5 Group B *Ateneo 4 0 La Salle 3 1 UP 3 1 *St. Benilde 2 2 Arellano 0 4 DLSU-Dasma 0 4 *Playing at presstime PRESS RELEASE La Salle rode on…
North dominates South in Duel 4 opener
PRESS RELEASE Michael Bibat drilled in a bending 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th to lift his team-up with Miguel Ochoa to a thrilling 1-up victory over Elmer Salvador and Arnold Villacencio and punctuate Team North’s huge 4 1/2-1 1/2 victory over South in the opening fourball of The Duel – North vs South…
Post Cobra Ironman 70.3 thoughts
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com While Cebu has hosted the Cobra Ironman 70.3 four times, I never had a chance to be physically present during the first three editions preferring to stay away from the city or to do something worthwhile at home. This year, I was at the event for the first time…
Bulldogs mow down Generals, sweep elims
Standings Group A NU 5 0 EAC 4 1 NCBA 2 2 FEU 2 3 MIT 1 4 UE 0 4 Group A Ateneo 4 0 La Salle 3 1 UP 3 1 St. Benilde 2 2 Arellano 0 4 DLSU-Dasma 0 4 Games Wednesday 1 p.m. – La Salle vs UP 3…
Superal upbeat as US Women’s Amateur unfolds
PRESS RELEASE Last year’s US Girls’ Junior champion Princess Superal kicks off her campaign in the US Women’s Amateur in Oregon Monday (Tuesday in Manila), hopeful of a strong start despite drawing a late start at the Portland Golf Club. The 156-player field vies in the 36-hole stroke play format with the top 64…
South seeks repeat as Duel unwraps at WW
PRESS RELEASE The men of the tour take a break from individual competition as they flaunt their skills in team play for the fourth straight year in The Duel – North vs South 4 which fires off Tuesday at Wack Wack Golf and Country’s Club’s East Course in Mandaluyong. The Southerners played like one…
Cebu’s Lagman, Kinaadman gain in Olivarez Cup
PRESS RELEASE Wild card Jacob Lagman of Cebu and qualifier Joshua Kinaadman came away with big victories over their respective seeded rivals to barge into the third round of the men’s Open singles of the sixth Olivarez Cup Tennis Championship at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque Monday. Lagman, one of the rising…
Tigresses send Lady Stags to the brink
Standings Group A NU 4 1 FEU 4 1 AU 4 1 UP 2 3 UB 1 4 PUP 0 5 Group B ADMU 5 0 UST 4 1 DLSU-Dasma 2 3 CSB 2 3 SSC 1 4 TIP 1 4 PRESS RELEASE University of Santo Tomas toughened up for the quarters, repulsing…
Juvic routs field, cops Aboitiz crown by 8
PRESS RELEASE Juvic Pagunsan stamped his class over Pijit Petchkasem and Angelo Que with an early burst of birdies, turning what was expected to be a wild finish into a runaway eight-shot romp in the Aboitiz Invitational at Southwoods’ Legends course here Saturday. Tied with the Thai ace and one up on the three-time…
TIP tossers eye playoff vs Lady Eagles
Standings Group A FEU 4 0 AU 3 1 NU 3 1 UP 2 2 UB 0 4 PUP 0 4 Group B ADMU 4 0 UST 3 1 CSB 2 2 SSC 1 3 TIP 1 3 DLSU-Dasma 1 3 Games Saturday 12:45 p.m. – NU vs FEU 3 p.m. – Arellano…
Thai keeps flawless run, ties Juvic at helm
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Thai Pijit Petchkasem bucked the wind and the country’s two aces, extending his impressive bogey-free run to a third day with a four-under 67 and setting up a final round shootout with Juvic Pagunsan and Angelo Que for the Aboitiz Invitational crown at Manila Southwoods’ Legends course here Friday.…
Flawless Juvic storms ahead with 62, leads Thai by 1
PRESS RELEASE CARMONA, Cavite – Juvic Pagunsan and Pijit Petchkasem put on a pair of brilliant show of shotmaking and putting, churning out second straight bogey-free rounds with the Filipino star barely edging the Thai ace with a nine-under 62 for a one-stroke lead halfway through the Aboitiz Invitational here Thursday. The smooth-swinging Pagunsan…
Albarote, Aussies share Ironman 70.3 honors
PRESS RELEASE LAPU-LAPU CITY – Lezette Albarote grabbed a share of the spotlight with the Australians, who dominated the age group competitions of the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines Sunday at Shangri-la’s Mactan Resort and Spa. Albarote topped the female 40-44 class with 5:29:35 against compatriot Anna Marissa Remigio (5:38:26) and Singaporean Jeynelle Lee (5:51:12)…
Toughest cast assembled for Aboitiz golfest
PRESS RELEASE From current Order of Merit leader Miguel Tabuena to comebacking Frankie Miñoza and Juvic Pagunsan to the in-form Tony Lascuña to a host of other local aces and rising stars, all are accounted for in the Aboitiz Invitational firing off Wednesday at Manila Southwoods’ Legends course. Count in the top 10 players…
Lascuña outclasses field, rules ICTSI Classic
PRESS RELEASE LIPA, Batangas – Tony Lascuña chalked up another win on a scorching finish at Mt. Malipunyo, closing out with a solid 32 for a six-under 66 and beating Clyde Mondilla, Jay Bayron and Robert Pactolerin by six to capture the ICTSI Classic crown at Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club here Saturday.…
Last-hole eagle gives ‘Pacto’ 1-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE LIPA, Batangas – Robert Pactolerin mastered the last four holes of Mt. Lubo for the second straight day, even beating his four-birdie splurge the first time out with a closing eagle up to move up the crowded leaderboard with a 68 halfway through the P1.5 million ICTSI Classic at the Mt. Malarayat…
Blazing finish nets Villacencio one-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE LIPA, Batangas – Arnold Villacencio flashed his local knowledge of Mt. Malarayat’s composite courses, blazing home with four birdies and coming away with a six-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over title-hungry Jhonnel Ababa and unheralded Chris Mamaril at the start of the ICTSI Classic Wednesday. Villacencio, seeking a follow-up to his…
Bulldogs, Wildcats clash for QF berth
Standings Group A EAC 3 0 NU 2 0 NCBA 2 0 FEU 1 2 UE 0 3 MIT 0 3 Group B ADMU 3 0 UP 2 1 CSB 1 1 DLSU 1 1 AU 0 2 DLSU-Dasma 0 2 Games Wednesday 1 p.m.- Arellano vs St. Benilde 3 p.m.- NCBA vs…
Juvic back, heads ICTSI Classic in Mt. Malarayat
PRESS RELEASE Juvic Pagunsan returns from more than a two-year absence on the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, headlining the elite field toughened up by a slew of foreign bets in the P1.5 million ICTSI Classic unfolding Wednesday at the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club composite courses in Lipa City, Batangas. Pagunsan has said…
Shootout looms in 5th Aboitiz Invit’l
PRESS RELEASE Aboitiz Equity Ventures renews its commitment to Philippine golf as it stages the $100,000 Aboitiz Invitational for the fifth straight year on a new venue but still part of the Asian Development Tour and the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour calendars. The long-running event will feature the cream of the country’s pro crop…
Lady Maroons subdue Brahmans, share 2nd
Standings Group A FEU 3 0 AU 2 1 NU 2 1 UP 2 1 UB 0 3 PUP 0 3 Group B *ADMU 2 0 CSB 2 1 UST 2 1 SSC 1 2 TIP 1 2 *DLSU-Dasma 0 2 *Playing at presstime Games on Aug. 1 12:45 p.m. – St. Benilde…
Corpus nails maiden LPGT win in Luisita
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Fil-Am Cristina Corpus went on a birdie-binge at the back to stun Thai Walailak Satarak and close out with a 34 for a two-under 70, cruising to a three-stroke romp in the ICTSI Luisita Ladies Challenge for her first career victory here Friday. Corpus, who tied Satarak for the lead with…
Satarak, Corpus forge ahead as Chamchoi wavers
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Thai Walailak Satarak struck with three birdies midway through to card a 73 and force a tie with Cristina Corpus as erstwhile leader Saraporn Chamchoi fumbled with an 80 in the second round of the ICTSI Luisita Ladies Challenge at the Luisita Golf and Country Club here Thursday. Satarak looked headed…
Chamchoi sets LPGT Luisita pace with 72
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Chamchoi Saraporn came out a bit better than the rest at the punishing backside of Luisita layout, closing out with a 37 for a 72 and a two-stroke lead over Sarah Ababa at the start of the ICTSI Luisita Ladies Challenge here Wednesday. Chamchoi blew a two-under card after eight holes…
Chiefs turn back Tams, share S Turf lead
Standings Group A NU 2 0 EAC 2 0 NCBA 1 0 FEU 0 2 MIT 0 1 UE 0 2 Group B ADMU 2 0 UP 2 0 CSB 1 1 DLSU 1 1 AU 0 2 DLSU-Dasma 0 2 Games Monday (July 27) 1 p.m. – EAC vs Mapua 3 p.m.…
Ababa eyes No. 2 as LPGT Luisita unwraps
PRESS RELEASE Despite a long layoff and the presence of top Thailand players, Sarah Ababa is brimming with confidence as she kicks off her drive for a second straight championship in the ICTSI Luisita Ladies Challenge Wednesday at the Luisita Golf and Country Club in Tarlac. A four-day build-up on the range and workout…
Valdez back in harness as Lady Eagles win
Games on July 25 12:45 p.m. – Arellano vs NU 3 p.m. – FEU vs PUP 5 p.m. – SSC vs TIP PRESS RELEASE Alyssa Valdez suited up late in the match and Ateneo soared past a hapless San Sebastian side, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21, Sunday to post its second straight victory for a…
St. Benilde, UP duel for Spikers’ Turf lead
Games Monday 1 p.m. – UE vs NU 3 p.m. – Ateneo vs La Salle-Dasma 5 p.m. – St. Benilde vs UP PRESS RELEASE St. Benilde tests University of the Philippines’ mettle as they dispute the Group B lead Monday while Ateneo tries to gain a share of it as it takes on…
Eagles turn back Archers in Spikers’ Turf
Games Monday (July 20) 1 p.m. – UE vs NU 3 p.m. – Ateneo vs La Salle-Dasma 5 p.m. – St. Benilde vs UP PRESS RELEASE Ateneo used its power and superb blocking to repulse a tough-fighting La Salle side, 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, and join University of the Philippines-Diliman in Group B…
The economics of the Ironman 70.3
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com I have to admit that in the past years I have shied away from the Ironman 70.3 event for one reason or another. The top reason was the traffic and the difficulty of going to the venue during the race day. Add to that the fact that a few…
Bulldogs, Cards clash in S Turf opener
Games Monday 1 p.m. – NU vs Mapua 3 p.m. – UP vs Arellano 5 p.m. – FEU vs NCBA PRESS RELEASE Former UAAP champion National University tangles with Mapua while Arellano tests University of the Philippines’ mettle as the Spikers’ Turf kicks off its inaugural Collegiate Conference at The Arena in San…
Lady Bulldogs thwart Maroons
Games Saturday (July 18) 12:45 pm. – La Salle-Dasmariñas vs UST 3 p.m. – St. Benilde vs TIP 5 p.m. – UP vs PUP PRESS RELEASE National U recovered from a shaky first set stint and overpowered University of the Philippines in the next three as the Lady Bulldogs pounded out a 23-25,…
Lascuña snaps spell, nips Tabuena by 1
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CCITY – Tony Lascuña hit a clutch birdie on the par-3 17th to wrest control then matched Miguel Tabuena’s closing birdie to win by one with a 69 and nail the elusive crown in the P1.5 million ICTSI Apo Golf Invitational at the Apo Golf and Country Club here Saturday. Bracing…
Ateneo, UST clash as Shakey’s V-L unwraps
Games today (July 11, 2015) 12:45 p.m. – UST vs Ateneo 3 p.m. – FEU vs UB 5 p.m. – San Sebastian vs St. Benilde PRESS RELEASE Women’s volley takes center stage again today (Saturday, July 11) as the pioneering Shakey’s V-League stages the Collegiate Conference with an explosive triple-bill headlined by the…
Tabuena, Lascuña move up as leaders fumble
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CITY – Miguel Tabuena surged ahead and zeroed in on a back-to-back championship, Tony Lascuña charged back and moved closer to ending a winless campaign and Elmer Salvador sustained his fightback and gained a crack for a second crown. As erstwhile joint leaders Frankie Miñoza and Jay Bayron wavered in tough…
Birdie-binge ties Miñoza with Bayron
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CITY – Frankie Miñoza rode on a fiery five-birdie spree linking both nines to shoot a six-under 66 and tie Jay Bayron at the helm as erstwhile joint leaders Ramil Bisera and Micah Shin reeled back with over-par scores midway through the ICTSI Apo Golf Invitational at the Apo Golf and…
Lady Tams seek back-to-back at Shakey’s V-L
PRESS RELEASE Losing two of its stalwarts doesn’t rattle Far Eastern U a bit as the Lady Tams set out for a title repeat in the Shakey’s V-League Collegiate Conference, which reels off Saturday at The Arena in San Juan City. The Lady Tams swept the fancied National U Lady Bulldogs in last year’s…
Blazing windup nets Bisera share of Apo lead
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO CITY – Obscure Ramil Bisera turned a so-so round into a lead-sharing card behind a scorching windup, catching young Micah Shin and veteran Jay Bayron on top at four-under 68 as the local bets finally stamped their class, at least at the start of the ICTSI Apo Golf Invitational at the…
Miñoza rejoins tour as ICTSI Apo unfolds
PRESS RELEASE Frankie Miñoza tries to make an impact on his return to the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, joining red-hot young gun Miguel Tabuena and veteran Elmer Salvador in one of the featured flights in Wednesday’s start of the ICTSI Apo Golf Invitational at the Apo Golf and Country Club in Davao City. Miñoza…
Record field vies in Shakey’s V-L Collegiate tilt
PRESS RELEASE The Shakey’s V-League is just getting bigger through the years. Now on its 12th season, the country’s premier volleyball tournament for women will have a record of 12 teams seeing action when it kicks off its Collegiate Conference this Saturday at the San Juan Arena. The field has been divided into two groups…
Tabuena seeks back-to-back titles at ICTSI Apo
PRESS RELEASE Miguel Tabuena hopes to ride the momentum of his thrilling victory at Rancho Palos Verdes last weekend as he headlines the P1.5 million-ICTSI Apo Golf Invitational, which tees off Wednesday at the Apo Golf and Country Club in Davao City. While the homegrown bets, who honed their talent and skills around the…
Clutch birdie helps Tabuena save Palos crown
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO – Miguel Tabuena survived a backside meltdown with a clutch birdie on No. 16, edging Elmer Salvador by one for the ICTSI Rancho Palos Verdes Classic crown that nearly slipped his grip with a triple-bogey mishap on the 13th of the Rancho Palos Verdes here Saturday. Tabuena blew a five-shot lead…
Sunrise Events launches Cobra Ironman 70.3
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com MANILA — Sunrise Events officially launched this year’s edition of the Cobra Ironman 70.3 set in Cebu this August 2 in a press conference held at the SM Aura Premiere in Taguig last Friday. The official launching press conference was held as part of the Send-Off Expo held…
Tabuena storms ahead with flawless 64 as Bibat crumbles
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO – Miguel Tabuena put on a dazzling show of shotmaking and impeccable iron game and putting and stormed ahead by three with a bogey-free eight-under 64 as two-day leader Michael Bibat bombed out with a 75 in the third round of the ICTSI Rancho Palos Verdes Classic here Friday. Staying within…
Bibat sizzles with solid 64, leads Aunzo by 1
PRESS RELEASE DAVAO – Michael Bibat relived his fling with the Rancho Palos Verdes layout where he recorded his maiden victory two years ago, firing a bogey-free eight-under 64 to show up the stellar field, including the favored local aces, at the start of the P1.5 million ICTSI Rancho Palos Verdes Classic here Wednesday.…
Salvador seeks 2nd win at Palos Verdes
PRESS RELEASE Back in form, Elmer Salvador guns for back-to-back as he headlines a stellar field in the P1.5 million-ICTSI Rancho Palos Verdes Classic, which begins July 1 at Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Davao City. The P1.5 million-event also marks the return of the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour in Mindanao…
Salvador wards off 3 rivals, keeps Riviera crown
PRESS RELEASE SILANG, Cavite – Elmer Salvador snapped a year-long title spell by keeping the ICTSI Riviera Classic crown, fending off Miguel Tabuena’s final day charge and Tony Lascuña and Rufino Bayron’s eagle-spiked backside rallies to win by two with a closing 71 at Riviera’s Langer course here Saturday. Not even a wobbly start…
Salvador wrests 3-shot lead with 66
PRESS RELEASE SILANG, Cavite – Elmer Salvador outgunned Frankie Miñoza with an early burst of birdies then held off Clyde Mondilla’s backside rally with a big bounce-back two-shot swing on the 18th to shoot a five-under 66 Friday and threaten to duplicate his runaway feat in the ICTSI Riviera Classic here last year. Tied…
Salvador, Miñoza surge as Lascuña, Magada fumble
PRESS RELEASE SILANG, Cavite – Elmer Salvador sustained a day-long brilliance to shoot a 67 while Frankie Miñoza nearly blew a solid backside start with a late bogey for a 68 as they grabbed the lead halfway through the ICTSI Riviera Classic at Riviera’s Langer course here Thursday. Salvador gunned down six birdies to…
Ace propels Lascuña to share of lead
PRESS RELEASE SILANG, Cavite – Tony Lascuña aced No. 12 and battled back from two strokes down on the final hole to tie Benjie Magada at the helm at two-under 69, one stroke ahead of Clyde Mondilla and two others at the start of the P1.5 million ICTSI Riviera Classic at Riviera’s Langer layout…
Wide-open battle looms as ICTSI Riviera unwraps
PRESS RELEASE The men of the tour hope to start out strong coming off a month-long break as they kick off their chase for the top P270,000 purse in the ICTSI Riviera Classic unfolding Wednesday at Riviera’s Langer layout in Silang, Cavite. Defending champion Elmer Salvador drew Frankie Miñoza and Clyde Mondilla in the…
Ababa scores LPGT breakthrough, tops Sherwood
PRESS RELEASE Sarah Ababa survived a late foldup with gutsy pars then pounced on Chihiro Ikeda’s bogey on the 17th to nail her maiden win on the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Golf Tour, ruling the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Championship by two strokes despite a closing 75 at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club Thursday. “It’s a…
Ababa moves up with 72, nears LPGT crown
PRESS RELEASE Sarah Ababa bucked the heat and the tough Sherwood greens to salvage an even par 72 and move into the threshold of a breakthrough win on the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Golf Tour with a two-stroke lead over Korean amateur Hwang Min Jeong in the second round of the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Championship…
Ikeda takes control with 71 as Cyna wavers
PRESS RELEASE Chihiro Ikeda cashed in on calm conditions to card a one-under 71 then pounced on Cyna Rodriguez’s shaky finish to open a two-stroke lead over Sarah Ababa and Korean amateur Hwang Min Jeong at the start of the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Championship at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Cavite Tuesday. Ikeda, a…
Cyna is fave in LPGT Sherwood
PRESS RELEASE Cyna Rodriguez seeks to chalk up another win against a field she dominated the last time out as the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Championship gets under way Tuesday at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martirez, Cavite. Rodriguez rallied to beat Sarah Ababa by six at ICTSI Riviera last month, a victory that…
Thai aces re-join LPGT Sherwood tilt
PRESS RELEASE Former leg winner Amolkan Phalajivin and fellow Thais Hathaikarn Wongwaikijphaisal and Tiranan Yoopan have confirmed participation in the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Championship, boosting the cast in the P500,000 event unfolding June 16 at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Trece Martirez, Cavite. Cyna Rodriguez remains the hot favorite in the 54-hole tournament after…
Wong, Sarmiento, Junrex shine in 22nd BiG
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Dennis Wong of IPI bagged the coveted “Golfer of the Year” honors in the 22nd edition of the Business in Golf Tournament played Thursday at the Cebu Country Club. Wong shared the limelight with Marko Sarmiento, who fired the tournament’s best gross score and Junrex, which bagged the team…
22nd BiG tees off at Cebu Country Club
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com The 22nd Business in Golf (BiG) Tournament tees off today (June 11) at the par-72 Cebu Country Club in Cebu City. The tournament is a four-man team event using the Modified Stableford Scoring System. Regan Rex King, chairman of this year’s event, said that he expects about 35 teams…
Tryouts for Philippine Under 16 June 9 & 10 at DBTC
All football players born 2000 here in Cebu are called to the open tryouts for the Philippine Under 16 team, June 9 and 10 at the football field of the Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) in Punta Princesa, Cebu City. The tryouts will be conducted by Philippine U16 head coach Mari Aberasturi in three sessions—June…
Cebuanos Contribute to Philippine’s Medals in 28th Southeast Asian Games
Cebuano athletes figured prominently in the Philippine team’s medal haul of 6 golds, 8 silvers and 15 bronze medals yesterday, June 7, Sunday, in the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. Cebu athletes accounted for 2 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze. The gilts were delivered by judoka Kiyomi Watanabe who defeated Thailand’s Orapin…
LJ Go rules 8th Amo Cup
By NIMROD NL QUINONES www.fullpointcebu.com Lloyd Jefferson ‘LJ’ Go, who is on vacation from Seton Hall University in New Jersey where he is part of the school’s golf team showed a lot of class in the 8th Albino D. Gothong Memorial Golf Tournament also known as the Amo Cup as he fired the best…
SRP Cebu is New Home of National Duathlon Championships
Recognizing the abundance of good cyclists and runners in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) has decided to bring this year’s edition of the National Duathlon Championships to Cebu City for the first time. The event which has always been held in Clark Pampanga will now be dubbed as the Cebu…
Mercedes Benz B180 for an ace in Amo Cup
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com There will be four chances to bring home a Mercedes Benz B180 in the Albino D. Gothong Memorial Cup also known as the Amo Cup, which tees off Friday and Saturday at the par-72 Cebu Country Club. The tournament, which is organized by the Alpa Foundation Inc., is presented…
PLDT bags Spikers’ Turf crown, too
PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera completed its sweep of the premier volley titles as the Ultra Fast Spikers wore down the Cagayan Rising Suns in a tight fourth set duel to pull off a 25-15, 25-11, 23-25, 30-28 victory Tuesday and captured the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference crown at The Arena in San Juan.…
Amo Cup set at Cebu Country Club
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Cebu Country Club will be hosting this year’s Albino D. Gothong Memorial Golf Tournament also known as the Amo Cup on June 5 and 6. This is an 18-hole strokeplay event open to both members and non-members of the host club. At stake for a hole-in-one is a brandnew…
V-League feat boost to SEAG bid
PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera coach Roger Gorayeb yesterday said their Shakey’s V-League triumph serves as a big morale boost for the national team competing for the first time in 10 years in the SEA Games beginning June 10. Gorayeb is tasked to handle the Nationals, bannered by his PLDT stalwarts – Valdez, Santiago,…
PLDT shoots for S Turf crown vs Cagayan
Games Tuesday 2 p.m. – Air Force vs Cignal 4 p.m. – PLDT vs Cagayan PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera tries to wrap it all up Tuesday and complete the firm’s sweep of the country’s premier volley titles as it guns for the Spikers’ Cup crown against Cagayan Valley today (Tuesday) in Game…
Ultra Fast Hitters bag Shakey’s V-L crown
PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera coach Roger Gorayeb knows they would need more than Alyssa Valdez to beat a well balanced, more experienced Army side in a sudden death. He was right. Drawing key contributions from Jaja Santiago, Gretchel Soltones, Sue Roces and a gritty bench, the Ultra Fast Hitters overcame the tough Lady…
Cyna coasts to 6-shot romp with 69
PRESS RELEASE Cyna Rodriguez posted another dominant win on the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Golf Tour, pulling away with an eagle-spiked frontside 33 and capping her romp with a birdie-birdie finish for a 69 and a six-shot victory over Sarah Ababa in the ICTSI Riviera Ladies Classic at Riviera’s Couples Course in Silang, Cavite Friday.…
PLDT subdues Cagayan in title preview
Games Sunday 9 a.m. – Air Force vs Cignal (best of 3 for third) 3 p.m. – PLDT vs Cagayan (best of 3 for crown) PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera overcame a first-set stumble and strung up three set wins in close fashions to hack out a 16-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 victory over…
Cyna waxes hot with 69, grabs 2-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE Cyna Rodriguez went on an early birdie-binge to seize control and took a two-stroke lead over Sarah Ababa with a three-under 69 despite a backside meltdown in the second round of the ICTSI Riviera Ladies Classic at Riviera’s Couples Course in Silang, Cavite Thursday. Flashing the form that netted her four victories…
Cyna, Jayvie duel looms as LPGT resumes
PRESS RELEASE Multi-leg winner Cyna Rodriguez sets out as the top favorite but Jayvie Agojo is out to defend her first and only title and Chihiro Ikeda tries to nail the elusive one as the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Golf Tour resumes today with the ICTSI Riviera Ladies Classic in Silang, Cavite. Winner of half…
Cagayan, PLDT repulse rivals, seal title clash
Games Thursday 2 p.m. – Air Force vs Cignal 4 p.m. – PLDT vs Cagayan Standings W L Cagayan 2 0 PLDT 2 0 Cignal 0 2 Air Force 0 2 PRESS RELEASE Cagayan Valley leaned on its superb blocking to buck Air…
Dy-Borromeo, Abarintos-Barandog top The View 2015
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Mark Dy and Andre Borromeo bagged the overall lowest net honors in The View Invitational 2015 presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc., which came to a close Sunday at the Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. The duo of Sir Cross Abarintos and Pio…
Ultra Fast Hitters get back at Lady Troopers, force ‘rubber’
Game May 31 12:45 p.m. – PLDT vs Army PRESS RELEASE Alyssa Valdez put on an MVP-like performance as PLDT Home Ultera got back at Army and essayed a 25-16, 25-22, 19-25, 25-16 victory to force a deciding Game Three in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12-Open Conference finals before a jampacked crowd at…
Yu-del Prado team leads The View 2015
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com The tandem of Jason Yu and Badz del Prado logged a huge second round to hold the provisional lead of The View Invitational 2105, which is presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc., going to Sunday’s final day of action in the four-day, 36-hole event at Alta Vista Golf…
Cebu’s Hong hangs tough, bags Luisita crown by 2
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Cebuano Charles Hong pounced on erstwhile leader Clyde Mondilla’s early foldup and Keanu Jahns’ backside meltdown to wrest control then fended off three rivals with a gritty finish to salvage a two-under 70 and capture the ICTSI Luisita Championship crown by two at the Luisita Golf and Country Club here…
Bogey-free 67 nets Mondilla 1-shot lead over Hong and Jahns
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Clyde Mondilla outgunned Cebuano Charles Hong and Keanu Jahns in a backside shootout and came away with a bogey-free five-under 67 to seize a one-stroke lead in the third round of the P2 million ICTSI Luisita Championship at the Luisita Golf and Country Club here Friday. Kept at bay by…
Andrew Si’s ace highlights day 2 of The View
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Andrew Si scored the highlight shot of the day in the second round of The View Invitational 2015 presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc. as he aced hole No. 2 of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. Si, who is the guest partner of…
Superal, Saso power Phl to 2nd
PRESS RELEASE HONG KONG – Princess Superal and Yuka Saso wavered at the finish and carded identical 73s but the Philippines still took runner-up honors in the Queen Sirikit Cup topped by powerhouse South Korea in runaway fashion at the Hong Kong Golf Club’s New Course here Friday. Superal, who rebounded from an opening…
Superal rebounds with 69 as Phl moves to joint 2nd
PRESS RELEASE HONG KONG – Princess Superal came out unruffled by the wind and shot a three-under 69, lifting Team Philippines from joint sixth to a share of second with a 143 as powerhouse South Korea pulled away with a 141 in the second round of the Queen Sirikit Cup at the Hong Kong…
Two teams share lead after first day of View Tee
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Two teams share the lead after the first day of The View Invitational 2015 presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc. Thursday at the Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. Former pro Mark Dy and his guest partner Andre Borromeo and the duo of Charlie…
Jahns sustains form, grabs 1-shot lead over Hong
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Keanu Jahns put in another superb round of five-under 67, wresting a one-stroke lead over erstwhile co-leader Charles Hong of Cebu and another shot ahead of Clyde Mondilla as they continued to show up the top guns halfway through the ICTSI Luisita Championship at the Luisita Golf and Country Club…
Cebu’s Hong shares ICTSI Luisita lead with 66
PRESS RELEASE TARLAC – Cebuano Charles Hong and Albin Engino took different routes but produced the same results – a pair of bogey-free 66s that put them in step with Clyde Mondilla and Keanu Jahns, one stroke ahead of Rolando Marabe, as the lesser lights upstaged the big guns at the start of the ICTSI…
Prizes galore in The View Invitational 2015
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Several hole-in-one prizes are up for grabs as The View Invitational 2015, which is presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc., tees off Thursday at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. A Foton Thunder 4×2 pick-up is put on the line for an…
Army raps Cagayan, seals V-L title duel vs PLDT
Games Thursday 2 p.m. – Cagayan vs Meralco (best-of-three for third) 4 p.m. – PLDT vs Army (best-of-three for title) PRESS RELEASE Jovelyn Gonzaga dished out a superb all-around performance as Army wore down Cagayan Valley, 25-23, 26-24, 25-17, Tuesday to arrange a showdown with powerhouse PLDT Home Ultera for the Shakey’s V-League Season…
Tight finish looms as ICTSI Luisita unwraps
PRESS RELEASE Premium will be on shotmaking and putting when the elite field tackles an unfamiliar course making its return to pro golf after 26 years in the P2 million ICTSI Luisita Championship which fires off Wednesday at the Luisita Golf and Country Club in Tarlac. Frankie Miñoza hopes to rekindle his old romance…
Army, Cagayan dispute 2nd V-L finals berth
Games today 2 p.m. – Cagayan vs Army 4 p.m. – PLDT vs Meralco Standings (Semis) W L PLDT 2 0 Army 1 1 Cagayan 1 1 Meralco 0 2 PRESS RELEASE Defending champion Army and Cagayan Valley will face off today (Tuesday)…
The View Invitational 2015 tees off Thursday
The country’s golf spotlight will be focused on the hills of Pardo, Cebu City on May 21 to 24 as Alta Vista Golf and Country Club holds its annual signature event — The View Invitational 2015. The tournament presented by MLanders Asia Management Services Inc. is expected to draw 400 players from Cebu, other parts…
Luisita hosts P2M ICTSI PGT golfest
PRESS RELEASE The Luisita Golf and Country Club, that gem of a layout in Tarlac and home to one of the country’s then four majors –The President’s Cup, makes its long-awaited return to big-time golf as it hosts the P2 million ICTSI Luisita Championship beginning Wednesday. The par-72 course has been in top condition…
Team Phl eyes breakthrough in Q Sirikit Cup
PRESS RELEASE Team Philippines hopes to finally find the right mix in its quest for a first-ever Queen Sirikit Cup with Princess Superal headlining the squad gearing up for a fierce duel with the best in the Asia and the Pacific when the 37th staging of the annual event is fired off Wednesday in…
Ultra Fast Hitters survive Troopers, make V-L finals
Games Tuesday 2 p.m. – Cagayan vs Army 4 p.m. – PLDT vs Meralco PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera took the best dished out by last year’s best and proved this time it’s better, battling back from a set down and hacking out a tough 25-21, 24-26, 20-26, 26-24, 15-12 victory to clinch…
Que rallies with record 64, wins Anvaya crown by 3
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Peerless Angelo Que pounced on the frontrunners’ meltdown in scorching heat and tremendous pressure and stroked his way to a dramatic finish with a new course record eight-under 64, beating Tony Lascuña by three to capture the ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational crown at the Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club…
Army, PLDT hurdle rivals in Shakey’s V-L semis
Games Sunday 12:45 p.m. – PLDT vs Army 2:45 p.m. – Meralco vs Cagayan PRESS RELEASE Thrust into the spotlight off a star-studded roster, Carmina Aganon responded with crucial hits in the last two frames as Army rallied to edge a tough-fighting Meralco side, 25-21, 21-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-9, at the start of…
Shin storms ahead with record 66, leads by 2
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Micah Shin sizzled in calm conditions at the Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club here Thursday, firing a bogey-free 66 to wrest a two-stroke lead over Jay Bayron as the erstwhile joint leaders tumbled under pressure halfway through the rich ICTSI Anvaya Cove Golf Invitational. The lanky 6-1 Shin…
Obscure pro, Gialon seize Anvaya spotlight with 69s
PRESS RELEASE MORONG, Bataan – Unheralded Nilo Salahog and tour leg winner Zanieboy Gialon stole the thunder from the big guns by firing identical three-under 69s to share the first round lead in the Philippine Golf Tour ICTSI Anvaya Cove Golf Invitational here Wednesday. Salahog, nephew of 1989 Philippine Open champion and World Cup…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: PLDT, Cignal, Air Force nail semis berths
Standings Cagayan Valley 6 1 PLDT Home Ultera 5 2 Champion Infinity 4 3 Army 4 3 Air Force 4 3 Cignal 4 3 Fourbees-Cavite 1 6 IEM 0 7 PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera survived a hard-fighting Instituto Estetico Manila side, hacking out a 25-23,…
Meralco sinks Coast Guard, makes V-L semis
Standings PLDT 7 0 Army 6 1 Cagayan Valley 5 2 Meralco 4 3 Navy 3 4 Perpetual 2 5 Baguio 1 6 Coast Guard 0 6 Games Thursday (Semifinals) 12 noon – Army vs Meralco 2 p.m. – Cagayan vs PLDT PRESS RELEASE Aby…
ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invt’l unwraps
PRESS RELEASE The ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational reels off Wednesday at the Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club with the stellar field slugging it out on an unfamiliar terrain and under intense summer heat, ensuring a wide-open battle for the top P650,000 purse in Morong, Bataan. Three foursomes featuring the tour’s big guns highlight…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: PLDT spikers outlast Airmen, seals semis playoff
Games Tuesday 9 a.m. – Cavite vs Air Force 2 p.m. – PLDT vs IEM 6 p.m. – Cignal vs Champion Standings Cagayan Valley 6 1 PLDT Home Ultera 4 2 Army 4 3 Champion Infinity 3 2 Air Force 3 3 Cignal 3 3 Fourbees-Cavite 1…
Power Spikers rip Lady Altas, near V-L semis
Standings PLDT 7 0 Army 6 1 Cagayan Valley 5 2 Navy 3 4 Meralco 3 3 Perpetual 2 5 Baguio 1 6 Coast Guard 0 6 Game Tuesday 4 p.m. – Meralco vs Coast Guard PRESS RELEASE Meralco hurdled the first of two blocks leading…
Volcanoes hope to explode vs S Lankans
PRESS RELEASE After dodging the bullet in a heart-stopping 20-17 come-from-behind win over Singapore Wednesday, the Philippine Volcanoes seek to put up a more explosive performance in Saturday’s finals of the Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament against Sri Lanka. The slow-starting Volcanoes trailed by as many as 10 points against the upset-conscious Singaporeans…
Full-packed field vies in ICTSI Anvaya Invit’l
PRESS RELEASE The country’s top guns returns from an Asian Tour stint, all geared up for a fierce battle for the top P650,000 purse in the rich ICTSI Anvaya Cove Invitational which unfolds May 13 at the Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club in Morong, Bataan. Three-time ICTSI Order of Merit winner Tony Lascuña,…
VIOS CUP 2: SRP hosts Phl’s biggest motorsports festival
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Team Toyota Cebu hopes to make it big next weekend as the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City hosts the biggest motorsports festival of the country, the Vios Cup 2. This two-day event set on May 16 and 17 will feature the biggest starting grid in the history…
Volcanoes edge S’poreans, reach Asian Rugby finals
PRESS RELEASE BOCAUE, Bulacan – Sub Alex Aronson sparked the Philippine Volcanoes to a pulsating 20-17 come-from-behind victory in extra time over Singapore to advance to the finals of the Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament Wednesday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium. Down by 10 in the waning seconds of the second half,…
Mark Dy bags CCC championship
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Mark Anthony Dy made a long-time dream come true last weekend by bagging the crown in the annual club and Class Championships of Cebu Country Club. Dy, a business man and former professional golfer, reverted to amateur status on January 1, 2015 after waiting for eight months for his…
Superal wavers, drops to 3-way tie with 72
PRESS RELEASE Amateur Princess Superal blew a three-shot lead with three late bogeys, settling for an even par 72 and enabling Chihiro Ikeda and Thai Wichanee Meechai to force a tie for the lead in the second round of the P500,000 ICTSI Wack Wack Ladies Invitational at Wack Wack’s West course Wednesday. Just when…
Fast Spikers rout Altas, sweep V-L elims
Games Thursday 2 p.m. – Baguio vs Navy 4 p.m. – Coast Guard vs Army PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera put on a 69-minute demolition of Fourbees-Perpetual Help. 25-20, 25-17, 25-13, to complete a sweep of the single round elims of the Shakey’s V-League Season 12-Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Rising Suns near sweep; Troopers rebound
Games Thursday 9 a.m. – Cavite vs IEM 11 a.m. – Cagayan vs Army Standings Cagayan Valley 6 0 Champion Infinity 3 2 PLDT Home Ultera 3 2 Air Force 3 2 Cignal 3 3 Army 3 3 Fourbees-Cavite 0 5 IEM 0 5 PRESS RELEASE Cagayan Valley turned back a rallying Instituto Estetico Manila, 25-18, 25-23,…
PLDT survives Meralco, nears V-L sweep
Games Tuesday 2 p.m. – PLDT vs Fourbees-Perpetual 4 p.m. – Cagayan vs Meralco Standings PLDT 6 0 Army 4 1 Cagayan Valley 3 1 Meralco 2 2 Navy 2 3 Perpetual 2 3 Baguio 1 5 Coast Guard 0 5 PRESS RELEASE Down 1-2 for the first…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Airmen, HD Spikers rap rivals, boost semis bids
Games Sunday 9 a.m. – Cagayan vs Cignal 5 p.m. – PLDT vs Champion Standings Cagayan Valley 4 0 PLDT Home Ultera 3 1 Air Force 3 1 Cignal 3 2 Champion Infinity 2 2 Army 2 3 IEM 0 4 Fourbees-Cavite 0 4 PRESS RELEASE Philippine Air Force and Cignal pulled off contrasting…
Harris ties Thai ace at helm with 68
PRESS RELEASE American Paul Harris bounced back strong from a missed cut stint last week with a sizzling start at the back, shooting a four-under 68 and catching Thai Poosit Supupramai at the helm at the start of the $60,000 ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Cavite Wednesday. Harris actually…
JRG 20th Gullas Tennis Cup Unravels Today at CitiGreen, Alta Vista
The longest-running junior tennis tournament in Visayas and Mindanao—the JRG Gullas Tennis Cup, kicks off its annual contest today with more than 150 participants coming from around the country seeing action. The tennisfest will have two venues—the girls division will be played at the CitiGreen Tennis Resort in barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City while…
CitiGreen Tennis Resort Summer Clinic
PRESS RELEASE Cebu City, PH – We are excited to announce that CitiGreen Tennis Resort will hold its tennis and chess clinic from April 20 to May 22, 2015 to help promote both sports and encourage young individuals to play, learn, and have fun this summer. We posted information on our social media sites…
Hong seeks repeat as ICTSI Sherwood tees off Wednesday
PRESS RELEASE Cebuano Charles Hong hopes to flaunt the form he showed in last year’s feat but faces a more formidable challenge this time with a host of foreign players, including three Asian Development Tour winners, firming up the cast in the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic which fires off Wednesday at Sherwood Hills Golf…
Opascor finishes 1-2 in CCCI bowlfest
www.fullpointcebu.com Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp. (OPASCOR) took the top two spots in the recently-concluded Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Bowling Tournament held at the SM City Cebu Bowling Lanes. OPASCOR Team A won the top honors with a total score of 2,013 pinfalls in the event where the company is…
ADT OOM leader boosts ICTSI Sherwood cast
PRESS RELEASE Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Chi-hsien signed up for the Asian Development Tour’s ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic, firming up the crack international cast that features a slew of local aces and the region’s leading players in the $60,000 event firing off Wednesday at Sherwood Hills Golf Club in Cavite. Hsieh, the current Asian Development…
PLDT spikers close in on semis, stop R Suns
Standings PLDT 4 0 Meralco 2 0 Cagayan Valley 2 1 Army 2 1 Navy 2 2 Perpetual 1 3 Baguio 1 3 Coast Guard 0 4 Games Tuesday 2 p.m. – Baguio vs Army 4 p.m. – Coast Guard vs…
Surging HD Spikers mow down Troopers
Games Tuesday 9 a.m. – PLDT vs Army 11 a.m. – Champion Infinity vs IEM Standings Cagayan 4 0 PLDT 2 1 Cignal 2 2 Army 2 2 Champion 1 1 Air Force 1 1 Instituto 0 2 Cavite 0 3 PRESS RELEASE Cignal kept the momentum of its three-set romp over Instituto Estetico Manila as…
Irawan cruises to 4-shot ADT romp
PRESS RELEASE Arie Irawan fought off an early threat from American Brett Munson and a late charge by Miguel Tabuena in demanding conditions, winning the $60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational crown by four strokes with a closing even par 71 at Eagle Ridge’s Aoki course in Gen. Trias, Cavite Saturday. Irawan put in a…
Irawan surges with 67 as Tabuena, Shin falter
PRESS RELEASE Arie Irawan moved in the threshold of a second Asian Development Tour win as he surged past erstwhile joint leaders Micah Shin and Miguel Tabuena with a four-under 67, seizing a three-stroke lead in the third round of the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational at Eagle Ridge’s Aoki course in Gen. Trias, Cavite…
Summer Spikers edge Dolphins for first V-L win
Standings Teams W L PLDT 3 0 Cagayan Valley 2 0 Meralco 2 0 Army …
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Rising Suns foil Airmen, near S Turf semis
Games Sunday 9 a.m. – Army vs Cignal 5 p.m. – Air Force vs Champion Standings Cagayan 4 0 PLDT 2 1 Army 2 1 Champion 1 1 Air Force 1 1 Cignal 1 2 Instituto 0 2 Cavite 0 …
Hot Shin ties Tabuena at helm with 66
PRESS RELEASE Lanky Micah Shin got back at Miguel Tabuena and won the duel between two young guns, who stormed into joint clubhouse lead as erstwhile leader Ferdie Aunzo reeled back with two late bogeys halfway through the $60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational at Eagle Ridge’s Aoki course in Gen. Trias, Cavite Thursday. Shin,…
Aunzo takes charge with 71 in wild opener
PRESS RELEASE Title-hungry Ferdie Aunzo sizzled at the finish that didn’t go the way of a slew of early contenders as he salvaged an even-par 71 to snatch a one-stroke lead over Miguel Tabuena and Randy Garalde in a wild opener of the $60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational at Eagle Ridge’s Aoki course in…
PLDT sinks C Guard, gains solo V-L lead
Standings Teams W L PLDT 3 0 Cagayan 2 0 Meralco 2 0 Army 2 1 Navy 1 …
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Cagayan outduels PLDT, wrests S Turf lead
Games Thursday 9 a.m. – Cagayan vs Air Force 11 a.m. – Cignal vs Instituto Standings W L Cagayan 3 0 Air Force 1 0 PLDT 2 1 Army 2 1 Champion 1 1 Instituto 0 1 Cignal 0 2 Cavite …
Tabuena, Que lead locals at E Ridge Invitational
PRESS RELEASE Miguel Tabuena and Angelo Que, who split the first two legs of the local tour last month, are both primed up for a second victory, ready to slug it out not only with the country’s best but also the leading players in the region in the $60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational beginning…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: PLDT subdues Cignal in Spikers’ Turf
Games Tuesday 9 a.m.- Cavite-Fourbees vs. Army 11 a.m.- PLDT vs Cagayan PRESS RELEASE PLDT Home Ultera turned back Cignal, 25-20, 27-29, 25-22, 25-21, Sunday to tie Cagayan Valley at the helm in the Spikers Turf Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan City. Jayson Ramos unleashed a team-best 16 hits, including…
PLDT sweeps Army in Shakey’s V-L
Standings Teams W L Cagayan 2 0 PLDT 2 0 Meralco 1 0 Army 1 1 Navy 1 …
Thai ace cruises to record 15-shot romp
PRESS RELEASE Thai Wichanee Meechai marked her debut on local turf in style, winning the ICTSI Splendido Ladies Invitational crown with a record 15-stroke romp over compatriot Walailak Satarak and Sarah Ababa despite a one-over 73 at Splendido Taal Golf Club in Tagaytay Friday. Meechai actually nailed it right after the second round of the…
Meechai pulls away by 13 with 68
PRESS RELEASE Thai Wichanee Meechai flashed top-notch shot-making and putting and turned in a four-under 68 to all but wrap up the ICTSI Splendido Ladies Invitational crown on her very first stint on the local turf. While the rest of the 28-player starting field struggled for the second straight day at the up-and-down,…
Perpetual nips Coast Guard in Shakey’s V-L thriller
Games Sunday 12:45 p.m. – Army vs PLDT Home Ultera 2:45 p.m. – Baguio vs Meralco PRESS RELEASE Fourbees-Perpetual Help charged back from a sorry setback in the fourth with a strong finishing kick as it toppled Coast Guard, 26-15, 19-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-11, to check a two-game skid in theShakey’s V-League Season…
Thai outclasses field with 69, leads by four
PRESS RELEASE Wichanee Meechai birdied two of the last four holes to fire a three-under 69 then watched compatriot Pennapa Pulsawath drop three strokes in the last two holes to seize a four-stroke lead as the Thais dominated the local aces at the start of the ICTSI Splendido Ladies Invitational at Splendido Taal Golf…
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Army, PLDT blast rivals in Spikers’ Turf
Games tomorrow 9 a.m. – Air Force vs Cignal 11 a.m. – Cagayan vs Cavite PRESS RELEASE Philippine Army pulled off a tough four-set victory over Instituto Estetico Manila while PLDT Home Ultera overpowered Cavite in three as they joined opening day winner Cagayan Valley in the early lead in the Spikers’ Turf…
Meralco sinks Navy; Army mows down Fourbees
Games Thursday 2 p.m. – Fourbees vs Coast Guard 4 p.m. – Cagayan vs Baguio PRESS RELEASE Charleen Cruz flaunted her spiking and blocking skills as Meralco swept Navy, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21, to join Cagayan Valley and PLDT Home Ultera in the early lead in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12-Open Conference elims at…
Summit Supports the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships
PRESS RELEASE Summit Natural Drinking Water continues its quest to uplift Philippine national athletes across all sports by supporting Team Philippines in the Philippine National Open – Invitational Athletics Championships to be held in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. The Philippine National Open – Invitational Athletics Championship is the central sport event of the Philippine Athletics Track…
Citigreen to Host Milo Junior Tennis Cup Visayas Leg and Workshop
PRESS RELEASE CEBU CITY — Citigreen Tennis Resort hosts the Visayas leg of the nationwide MILO Junior Tennis Cup set on April 13-15, 2015. “We welcome the Milo Junior Tennis Cup here at the Citigreen red clay courts,” said resident tennis pro and medical officer Nino Siso, who together with sister Sally Mae and Freza…
Don Bosco-Cebu Ninos Competes in Guam Tournament
PRESS RELEASE Teams from the Philippines and Guam will go head to head in a friendly competition in the First Ko’Ko’ Cup Island Youth Soccer Games to be held in Guam Football Association National Training Center in Guam, USA on April 9, 2015. As Philippine representatives, the Cebu Niños have been invited to represent…
Pila, Borres rule 5th Victor Uy Memorial golfest
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Rolando Pila and Mariestila Borres bagged the top honors of the 5th Victor Uy Memorial Golf Tournament for caddies played at the Cebu Country Club recently. Pila topped the men’s division with a net four under-par 68 off a gross two-under-par 70 in the System-36 format. He fired four…
ADT boosts local tour, backs 2 PGT events
PRESS RELEASE The Asian Development Tour re-affirms its commitment to boost local golf as it sanctions two $60,000 ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour events, beginning with the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational on April 15-18 at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club in Gen. Trias, Cavite. Reigning ADT Order of Merit titlist Pavit Tangkamolprasert of…
Cagayan, Navy gain in Shakey’s V-L opener
Games Tuesday (The Arena, San Juan) 2 p.m.- Navy vs. Meralco 4 p.m.- Army vs Fourbees-Perpetual PRESS RELEASE Former champion Cagayan Valley used its experience and overpowered newcomer Fourbees-Perpetual Help, 25-13, 25-12, 25-10, while Navy also swept a debuting Coast Guard, 26-24, 25-14, 25-18, yesterday at the start of the Shakey’s V-League Season…
Leylam FC B to represent Philippines in Dubai for F5WC
The Leylam FC Team B will represent the Philippines to the World Football Fives (F5WC) in Dubai after clinching the national title over the weekend at the Chelsea Blue Pitch in Makati City, Metro Manila. The Leylam FC Team earned the ticket to represent the country in Dubai after a 1-0 edging of Aspire Las…
Que snaps long spell, cops Eastridge crown
PRESS RELEASE Angelo Que blew a three-stroke lead with an early backside meltdown but hit a clutch birdie on No. 13 to salvage a 72 and edge Miguel Tabuena and Ferdie Aunzo by two to cop the ICTSI Manila Masters crown and snap a three-year title spell at the Eastridge Golf Club in Binangonan,…
Ericka Lim, Andrew Ahn top Shepherd’s Cup golfest
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com Junior golf standout Ericka Lim and Korean Andrew Ahn lead the winners of the 1st Shepherd’s Cup Golf Tournament played at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club last Friday. The event, which was a project of Word Broadcasting Corp. and the Archdiocese of Cebu, was held to…
Que sizzles with 66, ties Tabuena at helm
PRESS RELEASE Angelo Que made a scorching start and a blazing finish to card a six-under 66 then watched Miguel Tabuena flub a birdie putt from close range on the 18th to forge a tie and a showdown for the P3.5 million ICTSI Manila Masters crown at the Eastridge Golf Club in Binangonan, Rizal…
Valdez, Gorayeb reunite, eye 2nd Shakey’s V-L plum
PRESS RELEASE Ateneo superstar Alyssa Valdez is reuniting with former coach Roger Gorayeb as they chase their second championship in the Shakey’s V-League firing off next week with the Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan. Gorayeb said he is happy that Valdez has decided to join his team, PLDT, in the coming…
1st Shepherd’s Cup golfest at Alta Vista
By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES www.fullpointcebu.com “Swing your golf clubs and spread the word of God.” This is the primary goal of the 1st Shepherd’s Cup golf tournament, which tees off Friday at the rolling par-72 layout of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City. The tournament is open to both members…
5th Victor Uy golfest tees off
www.fullpointcebu.com As a tribute to the group of people, who make playing golf a lot easier, in some cases more complicated, the 5th Victor Uy Memorial Golf Tournament for caddies teed off Monday at the par-72 Cebu Country Club. A total of 166 players are registered for this year’s event with the 75 players…
Tabuena fends off Que, cops Splendido crown by 1
PRESS RELEASE Young Miguel Tabuena leaned on an early backside binge to regain control then came through with clutch par putts in the closing holes to foil the rallying Angelo Que and snared the ICTSI Splendido Classic crown by one on a one-under 71 at the Splendido Taal Golf Club in Tagaytay Saturday. Tabuena,…
Magada upstages big guns with bogey-free 65, leads by 3
PRESS RELEASE Benjie Magada came away with his best round in years – a bogey-free seven-under 65 that thrust him into the lead, three shots ahead of fancied Angelo Que and Elmer Salvador halfway through the P2 million ICTSI Splendido Classic in Tagaytay Friday. Cashing in on his good form, Magada sizzled with three…
Bayron takes charge with 67
PRESS RELEASE Rufino Bayron, out to atone for his final round foldup last year, put on a strong start and took charge with a five-under 67, one stroke ahead of Angelo Que and Tony Lascuña while six others shot identical 69s in a furious start in the P2 million ICTSI Splendido Classic at Splendido…
Dancesports Team Cebu City Rules DSCPI’s 1st Quarterly Ranking in Metro Manila
Dancesports Team Cebu City (DTCC) started the year right by dominating the DSCPI 1st Quarterly Ranking and Competition with 13 gold medals, eight silver and six bronze medals. The event was held last Saturday at the Philsports Multi-Purpose Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila. John Lloyd Leyson with partner Ouie Selene Rendon led the Cebu…
Korean wobbles, but recovers to nip Superal by 1
PRESS RELEASE Korean Hwang Ye-nah bucked a horrible start with clutch birdies and gutsy pars then held off amateur Princess Superal at the back to pound out a one-stroke victory despite a closing three-over 75 in the $75,000 ICTSI Ladies Open at Southlinks Golf Club Friday. Hwang blew a two-stroke lead and fell by…
Korean holds off hot Superal, takes 2-shot lead
PRESS RELEASE Korean Hwang Ye-nah dispatched Mia Piccio with a solid start then matched amateur Princess Superal’s six-under 66 to wrest a two-stroke lead over the reigning US Girls Junior champion as the rest reeled back with over-par scores in the second round of the rich ICTSI Ladies Open at Southlinks Golf Club Thursday.…