Tag: Ababa
Ababa gets Asian Tour dream going with playoff win at Apo
Jonel Ababa celebrates after knocking down a 16-foot birdie putt. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Jonel Ababa knows that he is playing the best golf of his life, and at 39 years old, believes that he is nearing his last shot at international fame and fortune. That’s why he worked doggedly hard to salvage a playoff victory over…
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Ababa takes control of bunched-up leaderboard
Jonel Ababa wants separation from his pursuers after the third round. —PGT PHOTO Jonel Ababa did what needed to be done at the halfway point of the P2.5 million ICTSI Golf Classic on Wednesday. And knowing the tree-lined layout so well, the Davao native also knows what needs to be done in the third round.…
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Tabuena, Que battle for semis slot; Ababa, Lascuña also advances
Miguel Tabuena —ASIAN TOUR PHOTO Miguel Tabuena and Angelo Que, the most successful internationalists in the ICTSI The Country Club (TCC) Match Play field, will be trying to advance to the quarterfinals at each other’s expense after both coasted to round-of-16 victories Wednesday. Tabuena, who owns an Asian Tour win this year, and Que, a…
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Lascuña, Ababa lead advance of top seeds; Jahns bombs out
Antonio Lascuña: Five birdies, one bogey. —FILE PHOTO Antonio Lascuña, the relatively short-hitting defending champion who isn’t giving himself much of a chance to repeat, on Tuesday demolished young Gab Manotoc, 5&4, to advance to the second round of the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational that was stirred up by Elmer Salvador’s upset…
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Late birdie streak sparks Ababa triumph – rezal404
Johnnel Ababa shows off his trophy. —PHOTO BY PILIPINAS GOLF By his calculations, Johnnel Ababa knew one thing. “Despite trailing knew most of the way, I I had a chance,” he said on Saturday. He figured two birdies a the back nine would put him solidly in contention for the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters crown.…
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