June 14, 2014 — Visiting Philippine taekwondo master and Makati councilor Monsour del Rosario showed he had enough golf savvy as well to win this month’s tournament (Division A) held at the Greg Norman-designed Livermore golf course called The Course At Wente Vineyards. Mon shot the day’s lowest nine-hole gross score of 39 at the start of his round to coast along to a 4-under par 68 and a three stroke win over runner-up Manny Noguera. Mon’s steady round included two natural birdies and 8 pars.
For Division B, Luther Jao shot 2-under 70 to win by two strokes over Rico Medina. Like Monsour, Luther won on the strength of his excellent front nine score of (net) 32 before fading out with a 38 at the back.
Twenty golfers — 9 for Division A and 11 for Division B — competed in this month’s tournament and enjoyed excellent golf conditions at the upscale golf course that runs along the Wente vineyard estate. They were challenged by the course’s fast greens, elevation changes and strategically-located bunkers. Only 5 scored (net) par or better but all enjoyed the friendly competition and camaraderie of fellow alumni.
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Photo above shows Monsour wrapping his arms around (L-R) Romi Beza, Joji Mercado and Ron Riego de Dios at the Oakhurst Country Club after a practice round in preparation to the Wente tournament.
The complete scores:
Division A
68 Monsour del Rosario
71 Manny Noguera
72 Irvin Sevilla
79 Louie Quiogue
Ramon Dumancas
82 Manny Quiogue
Mike Manalo
83 Chuck Samaniego
85 Clement Yu
Division B
70 Luther Jao
72 Rico Medina
73 Nelson Galang
75 Nutsie Maloles
76 Gilbert Talavera
77 Joji Mercado
Jim Feyzbakhsh
Bobby Panlasigue
80 Orly Mayor
81 Nani Ramirez
85 Dino Africa
