Dominic Kieffer holds the Championship Flight trophy as he poses for a photo with Northern Marianas College Foundation member Roman Tudela, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association President Mary Rhodes, NMC Regent Dr. Jesse Tudela, NMC Regent Zenie Mafnas, and NMC President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD, during the awards banquet of the NMC Foundation’s 19th Annual Golf Open at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort on Sunday.
DOMINIC Kieffer won the championship flight title of the NMC Foundation’s Golf Open for the second time in a row with a dominating performance at LoaLao Bay Golf & Resort over the weekend.
On day 1, Saturday, on the west course, Kieffer was already ahead of the competition after shooting a gross of 37 on the front nine and 36 on the back nine for a total gross score of 73.
Although the weather conditions on the east course on day 2, Sunday were not ideal, Kieffer greatly improved his score with a sterling performance.
On the front nine, he shot a gross of 31. On the back nine, his downswing and precision placements earned him a gross of 36 to end the day five-under par with a gross total of 67 and a two-day gross of 140.
Asked about his performance, Kieffer said it was all about “knowing your limits. I didn’t try any shots that I didn’t know I could hit.”
For him, the hardest hole was #11 on the east course on day 2 because of the crosswinds.
“I ended up with a birdie not because it was an easy hole, but because I just had a really good shot,” he said.
His easiest hole was #14 due to the straight downwind conditions. It was a par 5 hole, but he got there in two strokes to take home the championship flight trophy and $800 cash prize.
In second place was Franco Santos, who received $500 for shooting a gross total of 76 on day one and 79 on day two for a two-day gross total of 155.
Ned Norita beat Gi Yeong Kim in a scorecard playoff to finish third and win $300. Both shared a gross total of 164.
Other winners
In the A Flight division, Domingo Atalig clinched the title with a two-day gross total of 167. Qihao Liang came in second with a gross total of 168 while Dominic von Seibenthal finished third with a gross total of 175.
In the B Flight division, Carl Hocog took the title with a gross total of 163 followed by Roland Merar with a gross total of 169, beating Danilo Ganacias in a scorecard playoff. Ganacias settled for third place.
During the awards banquet, NMC President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, Ed.D. told the players and the more than 100 volunteers, “You are winners because you are helping build the future of the Marianas…. Your contribution is helping us build a state-of-the-art facility, so we thank you very much for making a difference in the lives of our students and community — you are making this happen.”
The rest of the flight winners will be featured in Variety’s next edition.
Domingo Atalig holds the A Flight trophy as he poses for a photo with Northern Marianas College Foundation member Roman Tudela, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association President Mary Rhodes, NMC Regent Dr. Jesse Tudela, NMC Regent Zenie Mafnas, and NMC President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD, during the awards banquet of the NMC Foundation’s 19th Annual Golf Open at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort on Sunday.
Carl Hocog holds the B Flight trophy as he poses for a photo with Northern Marianas College Foundation member Roman Tudela, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association President Mary Rhodes, NMC Regent Dr. Jesse Tudela, NMC Regent Zenie Mafnas, and NMC President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD, during the awards banquet of the NMC Foundation’s 19th Annual Golf Open at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort on Sunday.
