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Nelson Yuvallos saved the best for last literally as he scored an ace on the 159-yard hole No. 2 to highlight the penultimate day of The View Invitational at Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City late Saturday afternoon.

Yuvallos, who started on hole No. 3 for the afternoon shotgun tee off, pulled out a nine-iron from the elevated tee on hole No. 2, which was his last for the round.

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Nelson Yuvallos (holding ball) celebrates his hole-in-one on Hole No. 2 of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club. It was witnessed by his flightmates (from left) Harry Domingo, Jimmy Tee, and Benjie Santos, who pose for a souvenir with their caddies.

He said that it was his second ace, but his first in a tournament. The feat was witnessed by his partner Benjie Santos and their flightmates Jimmy Tee and Harry Domingo.

The hole-in-one prizes that Yuvallos won are Php 50,000 first bet coupons and Php 25,000 double your money coupons from Pagcor, a Sunriser motorcycle from Norkis Trading and a reverse osmosis machine from San Gabriel Metal Arts.

Other hole-in-one prizes offered by the tournament were Foton pick-up, a residential lot from Santa Lucia Realty, a trip to Singapore from Marist Royal Holidays Travel and Tours, a Club Car golf cart, a trip to Korea from Air Busan, and a weekend stay at Moevenpick Hotel Resort Mactan.

The last group was still on the golf course as of press time Sunday.

A total of 400 players took part in the 16th edition of the event, which is the signature tournament of Alta Vista.

Teams that are participating are composed of a member and a guest and the Modified Stableford Scoring System was used.