By Jonathan V. Perez
Variety News Staff

REFALUWASCH Golf Association president Jess Wabol said there will be minor changes when they tee off in the Ryder Cup-like tournament against the Korean Golfers Association on Feb. 9.
Wabol said they have changed the tee time to 6:30 a.m. for Friday’s opening round on the west course of LaoLao Bay Golf Resort.
The two-man best ball and two-man scramble will be played on the first day of the tournament and Wabol said when they are done with the competitions they will take a one-hour break and continue with the matches.
On Sat., Feb. 10, they will hold the match play format with the check in time at 11:30 a.m. and the tee time at 12:39.
Wabol said they are hoping to hold this Ryder Cup-style tournament three times a year.
In September last year, KGA and local golfers held a similar tournament with the event ending in a deadlock.
KGA won on the first day of the tournament, which had a scramble format. But the local golfers settled the score after dominating the match plays on the second day.
Six groups each from RGA and KGA participated in the first round.
Joe “Kamikaze” Camacho and Charlie Jo gave the local bets their first win in the scramble format thwarting Korean pro Kang Seung Woo and Jung Jae Yeo, 1 up.
Wabol was alone in facing Bae Yong and Kim Kyo Nam, who won the Group 2 match, 9 up.
The local golfers cruised to their second win when Nick Sablan and Adam Hardwicke beat Park Joung Hoon and Jeom Jae Ho, 1 up.
But KGA tied the count at 2-all when Jang Hyu Dok and Kim Jae Hang whipped Tony Satur and Alex Aquiningoc, 2 up.
The Koreans swept the Group 5 and 6 matches to win the scramble format, 4-2.
Seo Keom and Lee Jae Sun downed former Superior Court presiding judge Edward Manibusan and Rick Kautz, 2 up, while Lee Jong Jo and Kang Kim Hyun downed Joji Taguchi and Gus Camacho, 1 up.
RGA recovered on the second day nailing six wins, two ties and four losses in the match play.
Wabol, Hardwicke, Aquiningoc, Jo, Jeff Taylor and Gus Camacho posted separate victories to force a deadlock at the end of the two-day tournament.
Wabol beat Bae, 2 and 1; Hardwicke downed Lee, 4 and 3; Gus Camacho whipped Kang Ki Hyun, 3 and 2; Aquiningoc topped Jeon Jae Ho, 2 and 1, Jo defeated Jung Jae Yeol, 5 and 4, and Taylor tripped Kim Kyo Nam, 9 and 8.
Sablan forced a tie with Jang Hyu Duk, while Taguchi also had a deadlock with Lee Jong Ho.
Park, Kang, Kim and Seo Keon posted four wins for KGA.
Park won over Joe Camacho, 4 and 3; Kang thwarted Satur, 4 and 3; Kim beat Manibusan, 4 and 3; and
Keon downed Kautz, 5 and 4.For more information, contact Wabol at 233-3673.