Juan Lizama and Alex Tudela earned spots to the season-ending Saipan Golfers Association Ace of Aces Tournament after topping separate monthly events held in different venues.<\/p>\n
Lizama clinched the June Ace after shooting 41s at the front and back of Lao Lao Bay Golf & Resort\u2019s east course for an 82 aggregate last Sunday. His 16 handicap gave him a net score of 66 for a one-shot victory over Juan \u201cNani\u201d Cruz\u2019s 67 (85, 18 handicap).<\/p>\n
Nick C. Sablan (77, 5 handicap); Tudela (80, 8 handicap); and Jung Eun Teack (83, 11 handicap) all ended with 72s, but the former won third place after the scorecard tiebreak. Tudela finished fourth, while Jung came in at fifth.<\/p>\n
Steve Balakrishna led the closest to the pin winners at No. 4, while Rick Kautz and Mariano Fajardo claimed Nos. 6 and 11, and Sablan hole No. 10. Kautz also had the longest drive at No. 10, while Jung and Tudela eagled the par-4 No. 5.<\/p>\n
Larry Deleon Guerrero, in last week\u2019s May Ace at the Marianas Country Club in Marpi, topped the event after a 71 net. He tallied 91 (47 and 44) and his 20 handicap gave him the winning score.<\/p>\n
There was a three-way tie for second place with Tudela matching Attorney General Edward Manibusan and Tony Deleon Guerrero\u2019s 72 and a scorecard playoff at the par-4 No. 9 determined the runner-up.<\/p>\n
Manibusan and Tudela saved par the 1-handicap hole to advance at the par-3 No. 11 after Deleon Guerrero double bogeyed. The former clinched runner-up honors after he birdied No. 11, while Tudela parred the hole.<\/p>\n
But with Deleon Guerrero being the March Ace and Manibusan winning the inaugural monthly tournament last January, Tudela automatically became the SGA May Ace. Cruz was the February Ace , while Jung earned the April monthly crown.<\/p>\n
Manibusan had the longest drives at No. 2 and 11 in the May tournament, while the closest to the pins winners were Greg Sablan (No. 6), James Nelson (No. 8), and Tony Deleon Gueerero (Nos. 12 and 16).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, SGA will hold its July Ace on July 19 at the Kingfisher Golf Links with tee time to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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