Valuable Zaragosa fired a five-over-par 77 on Thursday, pulling away from Kendra Garingalao within the again 9 to win women’ 13-15 division the ICTSI Junior PGT Luzon Sequence 7 by 9 pictures at Sherwood Hills in Trece Martirez, Cavite.
Greater than successful once more, Zaragosa sealed prime rating in her division for the Nationwide Match Play Championship set to be performed at The Nation Membership in Laguna from Oct. 1-4, and with that, the lightest potential project within the first spherical.
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The champion at Splendido Taal and Luisita, Zaragosa now has an concept on learn how to kind of take care of the situations at TCC, arguably the hardest check within the nation owing to its sheer size and the winds that normally buffet the format presently of the yr.
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“I’ll be specializing in my quick sport for the finals,” mentioned Zaragosa, the youthful sister of many-time nationwide champion and native touring professional Rupert after she wound up with a 54-hole 234 tally.
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Whereas Zaragosa waltzed to the win, the boys’ 13-15 struggle was settled solely within the closing holes the place John Paul Agustin survived a late rally by Jose Carlos Taruc to win by a shot.
Agustin closed out with an 81 due to a bogey-double bogey end for 241 as Taruc almost accomplished a comeback from 5 pictures down at the beginning of the day and carded a 77.
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Agustin’s victory additionally sealed No. 1 seeding within the finals, with Taruc settling for second and John Majgen Gomez and Matthias Espina securing the final two spots.
“I performed aggressively on some holes and took a safer strategy on others,” mentioned Agustin, who overcame a shoulder pressure to cap off a stellar efficiency within the last two legs.
“I needed to make some changes within the first 4 holes, however as soon as I discovered my rhythm, I performed a lot better.”
Agustin mentioned that the main target earlier than going to TCC is to heal his ailing shoulder first.
“As soon as I’m totally recovered, I’ll dive deep into observe to prepare for the finals,” he mentioned.