The Philippine Star
August 13, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Zianbeau Edoc bolstered his bid for a finals berth with a composed frontside effort and a powerful closing stretch, closing out with back-to-back birdies to salvage a one-under 71 and seize the lead within the boys’ 11-14 division of the ICTSI Pradera Verde Junior PGT Championship yesterday.
Edoc’s late surge got here as Race Manhit, who had led for a lot of the day below scorching circumstances on the Pinatubo course of the expansive Pradera Verde Golf and Nation Membership, stumbled with a final-hole bogey to card a 74. He fell right into a tie for second with Jacob Casuga and Vito Sarines.
The thrilling end capped a day-long scramble for management – not simply of the 36-hole match, the penultimate leg of the seven-stage Luzon sequence – but additionally for worthwhile rating factors wanted to qualify for the North vs. South Elite Junior Finals slated Oct. 7–10 at The Nation Membership in Laguna.
Regardless of lacking the primary 4 legs, Edoc – presently ranked No. 7 – stays mathematically within the race for a Prime 4 spot, having marked his JPGT debut with a dominant win over Casuga at Riviera two weeks in the past.
