RIVIERA ended the five-match winning streak of Forest Hills in a home game, 3.5-1.5, to send the race for the two automatic semifinal berths wide open in the Federation Golf League matches in various venues recently.

The pairs of Chay Moreno-Brixton Aw and Joe LaO-Pepot Inigo provided Riviera with two early wins in the aggregate and high-low matches before Eric Gozo-Danny Pizarro secured the win by taking scramble point.

Bobby Celestino-Alfonso Quitangan also halved the greensomes point to complete the Riviera win that avenged Silang-based golfers their 2-3 loss when they played at Forest.

The two now share the top spot in Group III at 12 points on similar 5-1 win-loss records, five big points ahead of Eastridge which scored a 5-0 sweep of Mimosa in the tourney sponsored by Gargol, Immuvit/Pascual Laboratories, ABW and Spa 6750.

Valley made the week’s biggest move after a 5-0 rout of winless defending champion Manila Southwoods and a 3-2 conquest of Malarayat to join a three-way tie for second in Group I.

Ryan Lam-Boni Sumbilla, Boy Blue Ocampo-Art Fontanilla, Carlo Carpio-Ray Puyat, Adrian Mauricio-Zaldy Villa and Joey Quimson-Kevin Lachica pulled off the wins for Valley, which trails Highlands by just a point.

The Division II battle likewise remained very tight after host Camp John Hay battled Royal Northwoods to a 2.5-2.5 draw and Orchard continued its comeback after a 4-1 trampling of Canlubang.

Northwoods leads at 11 points followed closely by Sherwood Hills at 9, Canlubang and John Hay at 8, Wack Wack at 7 and Orchard at 5 going into this week’s matches.

Eastridge, meanwhile, kept its flickering hopes of advancing alive with a rousing sweep of Mimosa behind the efforts of Koji Yasuma-Rading Decipeda, Henry Lacuna-Alex Ignacio, Jung Su Park-Jasper Kawachi, King Sumulong-Kim Bun Sik and Roberto Eusebio-Kim Ryung Il.

FEDERATION LEAGUE
Standings (Win-Loss-Draw-Game Points)
Group I: Highlands 4-2-0-9, Valley 3-2-1-8, Malarayat 3-3-0-8 Alabang 3-1-1-8, , Southwoods 0-5-0
Group II: Northwoods 3-2-2-11, Sherwood Hills 4-3-0-9, Canlubang 3-4-0-8, John Hay 3-3-1-8, Wack Wack 3-3-1-7, Orchard 2-5-0-5
Group III: Forest Hills 5-1-0-12, Riviera 5-1-0-12 , Eastridge 2-2-1-7, Sta. Elena 1-4-0-3, Mimosa 0-5-1-1

SAN DIEGO, California–From a triple kill to a triple letdown.

Dottie Ardina failed to sustain a searing rally while Mia Legaspi squandered a five-shot lead as the Philippines settled for a pair of runner-up finishes in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in various courses here.

The 13-year-old Ardina lost the girls 13-14 years title by one stroke to Victoria Tanco of Argentina despite a birdie-birdie windup, wasting a big rally from four shots down with a bogey on the 15th hole that told heavily on her bid for a third victory here.

Legaspi appeared on her way to a title repeat in the girls 7-8 years as she led by five after seven holes. But an eagle by eventual winner Angel Taingi Yin of the United States on the eighth against her bogey led to a three-shot swing that started a sputtering finish for the defending champion who bogeyed four of five holes from the 10th.

Ardina’s tournament-best three-under 69 gave her a 212 total for 54 holes, barely missing a playoff with Tanco who completed a wire-to-wire win with a 72-211 at the Sycuan Resort. Legaspi ended up with a 63-180 against the 57-176 of Yin.

Even Bambee dela Paz, the second round leader in the 15-17 years division for the Philippines, lost control.

She could only score a three-over 77 after a pair of two-under rounds the first two days and dropped to a tie for fifth at Torrey Pines North. Dela Paz will be joined by Cyna Rodriguez and Regan de Guzman in today’s last round.

Rodriguez tallied 76-226 for a share of 13th while de Guzman carded a 77 for 231. Bernice Olivarez-Ilas wound up third in 6-under play, Princess Superal placed fourth in the girls 9-10 category and Andie Unson checked in fifth in the 11-12 division for the Philippines’ other worthy finishes.

Marcel Puyat was the best performer among the boys of the RP delegation supported by PAL, PCSO, Electrobus/Callaway, Inquirer Golf and Intel. He finished tied for 11th in the 13-14 years category.

The Philippine results:
Class A: Girls- 77-221 B. dela Paz T5, 76-226 C. Rodriguez T13, 77-231 R. De Guzman T30, 77-232 C. Ikeda Missed Cut, 80-238 S. Baraquiel MC, 81-242 P. Sotto MC; Boys: 79-243 J. Abdon MC
Class B: Girls-69-212 D. Ardina T2; Boys-72-217 M. Puyat T11
Class C: Girls-74-221 A. Unson T5, 77-228 I. Gabasa T12; Boys-74-221 B. dela Paz T13, 71-223 M. Tabuena T18, 72-223 JR Gonzales T18
Class D: Girls-59-175 P. Superal T4, 64-185 Daniela Uy T12 MC; Boys- 67-197 AR Ramos T19, 65-197 M. Yee T19, 66-201 T. Arevalo T35
Class E: Girls-63-180 M. Legaspi T2, 6-194 LK Go T10; Boys-66-191 L. Uy T16
Class F: Girls-62-184 B Olivarez-Ilas 3rd, 63-192 A. Nocum 5th; Boys-71-208 P. Winsett T32, 73-212 D. Bantug T38, 72-216 A. Ballesteros T43

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