ISAAC Aguon won the Marianas Golf Association Ace of April title and has taken the lead in the Ace of Aces tournament.
MGA held its April Ace tourney at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort’s West Course where a total of 34 members and four guests joined the tournament which was also MGA’s first day of the Ace of Aces season finale.
Scores from the April Ace tourney were used for the first day of the Ace of Aces event among the 12 monthly winners.
Isaac Aguon clinched the April Ace title by a hair as he shot a gross of 46 on the front nine before improving his stroke on the back nine with a gross of 38 for a total score of 84. With a handicap of 19, Aguon ended the day with a net of 65 to claim the title, which was the last spot that was vacant for this season.
Victor Salas and Mel Sablan tied for the second best net score of the day — 66 — but Salas edged Sablan in the scorecard playoff to bag second place.
After Aguon won the Ace event, he joined the other monthly aces vying for the Ace of Aces title.
The event will be decided by a two-score total. Scores from the April Ace and May Ace tournaments will be combined to determine who will be this year’s MGA Ace of Aces.
Besides Aguon (April), the other monthly aces are Ron Benavente (May), Chris Leon Guerrero (June), Don Hallmark (July), Joey Dela Cruz (August), Gerald Guerrero (September), Calvin Yamagishi (October), Patrick Guerrero (November), Shine Tenorio (December), Chris Groves (January), Keone Chariton (February), and Dung Tenorio (March).
With a net score of 64 from the April Ace event, Aguon is the golfer to beat in the Ace of Aces tournament.
In overall second place is Keone Chariton who shot 41 on both the front and back nines for a gross of 82. With a handicap of 12, his net score is 70.
Following behind is Don Hallmark who scored a gross total of 95 which, with a handicap of 21, gave him a net score of 74.
In fourth and fifth places are Dung Tenorio with a net of 74 and Patrick Guerrero with a net of 75.
In the side event for Closest to the Pin, Victor Salas made the list for hole #3; Keone Chariton notched hole #7; JJ Atalig clinched hole #13; and Patrick George took hole #17.
MGA’s May Ace and 2nd day Ace of Aces tournament is scheduled for this Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort’s East Course.
MGA holds its monthly aces once a month at each of the island’s golf courses and are inviting interested golfers to join the club. All they need to do is reach out to a current MGA member for details or show up at the course.
Marianas Golf Association April Ace Isaac Aguon, center, poses with Mel Sablan, left, and Victor Salas, right, during the MGA April Ace of the Month Tournament on Saturday, April 17, at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort’s West Course.
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