Justin Quiban pounced on Marvin Dumandan’s costly birdie miss from close range on the 72nd hole, then endured an extra four-hole battle of power and wits to capture the fiercely disputed ICTSI South Pacific Classic crown at the South Pacific Golf and Country Club course on Friday. Saying he had g
Justin Quiban is relieved after a 4-hole sudden death playoff battle against Marvin Dumandan to win the ICTSI South Pacific Classic.
But in his next crack at eagle feat, Quiban confidently stroked it to near the hole and drilled the putt that mattered in a day marked by drizzle and ended under the scorching heat that was the condition in the first three days of the P2 million championship sponsored by ICTSI. Quiban shook his head in disbelief after missing his uphill birdie bid from six feet on the 72nd hole but gained a reprieve as Dumandan missed wrapping it up in regulation in a day replete with drama on the long championship layout with tricky greens that featured stunning birdie runs and rueful collapses, including that of Gen Nagai.
But the amiable Dumandan’s championship putt from five feet swerved to the right at the finish — to his and the big hometown gallery’s disappointment, leading to a sudden death, the first title to be disputed over 72 holes in nine legs of this year’s circuit put up by ICTSI and backed by Kampfortis Golf, the official apparel of the organizing Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc.
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