Gabriel Manotoc led five amateurs who secured spots in the Philippine Golf Tour at the close of the qualifying school at the Splendido Taal Golf and Country Club Friday.
A product of Academy of Arts University in San Francisco, California, Manotoc closed with a one-under-par 71 to finish fifth on 296, seven shots behind top qualifier Hyun Ho Rho of South Korea.
The other amateurs who earned their tour cards were Russell Bautista (81-303), Kristoffer Arevalo (77-307), Leandro Bagtas (80-307), and Jonas Magcalayo (78-307).
Hyun, who carded a 72, led nine other foreign qualifiers
The leading scorers:
289 — Hyun Ho Rho (73-72-72-72)
290 — Toru Nakajima (73-70-73-74)
293 — Gen Nagai (74-72-72-75)
294 — Ferdie Aunzo (75-77-71-71)
296 — Gabriel Manotoc (am) (74-71-80-71)
297 — Nilo Salahog (71-74-76-76)
300 — Elmer Salvador (80-69-75-76)
301 — Michael Regan Wong (75-73-74-79)
302 — Josh Jorge (74-75-78-75), Atsushi Ueda (77-76-73-76)
303 — Russell Bautista (am) (73-72-77-81)
304 — Elmer Saban (76-78-79-71), Bonifacio Salahog (79-76-71-78), U Minn Woo (69-76-78-81)
306 — Omar Dungca (77-79-77-73), Carlos Packing (72-78-77-79)
307 — Kristoffer Arevalo (am) (78-74-78-77), Leandro Bagtas (am) (77-73-77-80), Jonas Magcalayo (am) (75-75-79-78), Allan Remata (78-74-79-76)
308 — Robert Pactolerin (75-77-78-78)
309 — Gabo Santiago (80-80-72-77)
310 — Kim Min Seong (77-82-77-74), Rene Menor (73-77-78-82)
312 — Elee Bisera (80-73-82-77), GJ Katigbak (76-80-79-77), Lee Song (79-76-77-80), Lee Hwan (76-82-77-77)
313 — Kuresh Samanodi (76-75-80-82)
314 — Teodoro Lucio Osabel (79-78-80-77), Don Petil (78-79-76-81)
315 — Kang Chon Koo (81-74-77-83), Francis Morilla (78-79-77-81)
316 — Jelbert Gamolo (74-81-80-81), Kim Seong Guk (73-82-79-82), Jeffrey Pito-On (78-76-79-83)
