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Clyde Mondilla goes for his second win of the season as he defends the title in the International Container Terminal Services Inc. Forest Hills Classic teeing off on Wednesday in Antipolo. Mondilla enters the P2 million 72-hole championship as the man to beat, brimming with confidence after his dominant showing last year.
He is seeking a second win after topping the Caliraya Springs Championship in April. Leading the challengers is four-time Order of Merit winner Tony Lascuña, who is coming off victory in the Splendido Taal Championship. Mondilla starts with Nilo Salahog and Kim Tae Soo on No.
1 of the the par-71, 7105-yard Jack Nicklaus layout. Also eyeing their second wins are Philippine Masters champion Angelo Que and Sean Ramos, who notched his career-first victory at the Lakewood Championship. During the Philippine Golf Tour break, Que competed on the Asian Tour and Ramos played on the Asian Development Tour.
Jhonnel Ababa, winner of the season opener at Apo, is also eyeing the top prize of P350,000. Meanwhile, 2022 Forest Hills champion Reymon Jaraula, along with Ira Alido, Michael Bibat, Jay Bayron, Keanu Jahns and Dino Villanueva, all have their eyes on the title. A strong international contingent is also in the mix, with players like Ozeki Kakeru, Gwon Minwook, Collin Wheeler, Kim Tae Won, Kim Tae Soo, Hwang Myungchal, and former leg winner Toru Nakajima vying to become the first foreign player to win on the Tour this season.
Among the young guns, Aidric Chan, Kristoffer Arevalo, Ryan Monsalve, Ivan Monsalve, Josh Jorge, and Lanz Uy are looking to make their mark with a breakthrough victory. Que starts with Alido and Rico Depilo, while Ababa plays with Villanueva and amateur Carl Corpus. Lascuña is grouped with Chan and Jahns.
With the event serving as the final leg in Luzon before the Tour moves to the Visayas next month, it adds pressure as players jostle for qualification points for the season-ending PGT Match Play Championship in Laguna this November. Only the top 32 players will qualify for the head-to-head battles. Image credits:.
