Taguchi wins St. Jude golf tournament; 4 others top flights

Taguchi birdied in hole Nos. 4 and 11 and recorded a 2-over par 74 beating zero-handicapper Jess Wabol who settled for a second place finish after firing a 3-over par 39 in the front and 2-over par in the back nines.

Wabol birdied in hole Nos.  4 and 8.

Seven golfers joined the centerpiece Championship Flight.

Alex Aquiningoc finished third with his 9-over par 81. He stumbled in the front nine with 8-over par 44 but crept back a little bit in the back nines with his 1-over par 37.

The top three golfers in the Championship Flight received trophies and cash prizes.

In the A Flight, Tim Taguchi grossed 76 to topped the flight with Ben Jones coming second as fired three strokes higher with 79 gross.

Nine-handicapper Taguchi went at-par 36 in the front nines and 4-over par 40 in the back nines.

Jones and Asterio Tawanpiy were tied both having a gross of 79, but Jones got the second place in score card playoff.

Tawanpiy who bogeyed in the hole No. 17 placed third. He fired 3-over par 39 and 4-over par 40 in the front and back nines respectively.

In B Flight, Freddie Cataluna and House Speaker Arnold Palacios both grossed 79.

Cataluna however won in the score card playoff as Palacios fired 6-over par 42 in the back nines, while Cataluna came in only 4-over par 40 in the back nine.

In C Flight, John Terlaje grossed 82 and win the first place while George C. Sablan had a gross of 86. Ray Villagomez settled for third as he grossed 87.

In Ladies Flight, Lourdes Kim grossed 85 to finish first; Alice Taitano, 87 and Sherlyn Jones 90.

   

    

   

 

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