UP Betans Win Overall Team Championship in

 Prestigious 30th Mango Tee Golf Tournament

by Gilbert Joven

The Alabang Country Club recently celebrated its Pearl Anniversary (30th) of the Mango Tee. This prestigious golf tournament was attended by nearly 800 of the best amateur golfers in the Philippines, including some coming from abroad.
Two UP Beta Sigmans, Julius Cada and myself, entered as a team in this member-guest tournament in the Class B Category. The other Betans who joined were Brod Eddie Jose and Brod Torch Manalang. It was a 6-day golf tournament (Feb 3 - Feb 8) with a shot gun start in the morning and afternoon due to the number of participants.

Brod Julius and I started our golf game on Feb 4 at 6:15 AM. There was still a hovering mist on the fairway when we started. We ended our golf game with a score of 75, Julius contributed 33 points while I scored 42 points. Our team score was slightly behind 2 teams who scored a 77 and 76 respectively, a not-so-good performance. But we decided to do better on the next playing day.

Our 2nd day was on Feb 7 at 12:15 PM tee off. We had a good start but we faltered along the way and ended up with a total score of 78, Julius scored an even par of 36 while I was able to maintain my previous score of 42. Our total team score for the tournament was 153. Julius and I were a bit worried, as our total team score would not be good enough to compete in the overall team standing, but might have a chance to win in the Class B Category (we were Class B Champions in 2011).

At the end of Friday, Julius and I got very excited when we saw our names on top of the leader board with our score of 153, the second team coming from Class A with a score of 150. But we did not let off our guard yet, as there were still players on Saturday and they could still make a last ditch effort to overcome our score. So, Julius and I waited for the Awards Night on Saturday Feb 8. I visited the Adoration Chapel on Saturday morning to ask for God's help and blessings.

On the Awards Night, the winners of each class, ABCD, Champion and Runner-Up were announced but we did not hear our names in the Class B category. But, lo and behold, when the Overall Team Champion winners were called, our names, Gilbert Joven and Julius Cada, were announced. Wow, to me, this is a lifetime achievement in my golf career. Julius and I were called to the stage to receive our humongous trophies and beautiful TW STEEL Wrist Watches. What is also great is that our names will be inscribed in the Perpetual Trophy of the Mango Tee Golf Tournament, displayed at the Club.

Next year, 2015 is another Mango Tee Golf Tournament. Well, Brod Julius, can we have a repeat (or three-peat) of this huge golf achievement? Abangan. . . . . . . . .
 

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Flashback: Same UP Betan duo, Julius and Gilbert, won as 2011 Class B Champions.

    To read full article>> Betans Win in Alabang GC Mango Tee Golf Tournament

"First time (in 2011) is a charm"

The golf champs with player Brod Gen. Mel Rosales and Awards Night entertainer Brod Willie Nep

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