The Philippine Star
August 15, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Zachary Villaroman and Korean debutant Seeun Pak long-established out contrasting wins in ruling the 15-18 division within the ICTSI Pradera Verde Junior PGT Championship yesterday in Lubao, Pampanga.
Whereas Villaroman fought fiercely to lastly style victory after 5 legs of near-misses with a closing 75, Pak cruised to a commanding title run in her maiden look within the nation’s premier junior circuit, navigating the powerful Pinatubo format with poise regardless of a closing 85.
Each gamers capitalized on the sizeable leads they constructed over the primary two rounds of the 54-hole occasion, the penultimate leg of the seven-stage Luzon sequence organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., turning the ultimate 18 holes right into a digital coronation stroll.
For Villaroman, the win was as candy because it was overdue. After one runner-up and three third-place finishes within the prior legs, the 73-70-75 effort that introduced him to a two-over 218 whole lastly pushed him to the highest of the leaderboard.
However it didn’t come straightforward.
“It feels nice to lastly have a breakthrough after six legs,” mentioned the 17-year-old Villaroman, who trains at Cangolf and credit his breakthrough to raised decision-making on the course.