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GEN. TRIAS, Cavite - Abe Avena of Mt. Malarayat reached the semifinals for the third time in as many years by making short work of his power hitting Korean foe Dong Kyun Goh of Lake Caliraya in the men’s division even as Carmela Lee of Ayala Greenfield shocked ladies top seed Grace Atienza in the fourth National Tournament of Club Champions (NTCC) at the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club here.

Avena, a losing semifinalist in all his three stints here, used his accuracy to handle the brute force of the muscular Goh, taking a 3-up lead at the turn en route to a 5&4 victory that earned him a shot at the No. 1 ranked Chino Raymundo of Valley in the Final Four on Friday.

Raymundo got a free ride into the semis when his opponent Tootsie de Jesus of Tagaytay Highlands failed to show up due to an earlier commitment he made with a business partner for a member-guest tourney.

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PINEHURST, North Carolina–Mia Legaspi made up for her stunning Junior World defeat by winning the girls’ 8-and-under division of the US Kids World Championship, even as Miguel Tabuena came from way behind to post a third-place finish Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Pinehurst Golf Club here.

Legaspi two-putted for par from 24 feet on the final hole for a 34 at Pinehurst’s Longleaf course and a 54-hole total of 97, edging Americans Brooke Dillon and Claire Hodges by a shot for her second major title in as many years.

Angel Yin, the California native who foiled Legaspi’s title-retention bid in the Junior World two weeks ago in San Diego, placed fourth this time, four strokes off the winner’s pace.

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