Harmie Constantino, fired up by a playoff victory at Luisita and a come-from-behind win at Villamor, can hardly wait to get going in chase of a third straight championship in the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge, which unwraps on 6 June in Antipolo.
Although Epson Tour campaigner Pauline del Rosario won four championships in a dominant Ladies Philippine Golf Tour rookie season in 2017, no player has racked up three straight victories in the country’s premier ladies’ circuit put up by ICTSI.
“I’ll just stick to my game plan — hit the fairways and greens and make the most of my birdie chances,” said Constantino after completing her triumphant rally at Villamor last week.
But the rolling Valley South poses a far more daunting challenge for the LPGT field from each tee mound to the green with terrors lurking from every corner of a course that requires accuracy and sound decision-making.
Constantino posted a 16-over 231 total when she tied for third in last year’s Valley Ladies Challenge topped by top amateur Rianne Malixi.
Chihiro Ikeda, however, will be riding on her runner-up finish at Villamor to spark a title campaign while Sarah Ababa, Gretchen Villacencio, Florence Bisera and Daniella Uy are all keen on mounting their respective bids in the 54-hole championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc. and held side-by-side with the 72-hole men’s championship.
Completing the cast are Sheryl Villacensio, Lovelynn Guioguio, Lucy Landicho, Eva Miñoza, Apple Fudolin, Korean Juyoung Yang, the comebacking Martina Miñoza and Lesley Icoy, and young guns Rev Alcantara and Monica Mandario.
