Greg Castro became the FilTaga August Ace of the Month held last Aug. 23 at the Coral Ocean Point golf course.<\/p>\n
Castro, who has a 10 handicap, shot a 41 and 42 at the front and back to finish second behind Paul Bea, the April Ace.<\/p>\n
Bea, for topping the August Ace, still got the cash prize as he already qualified in the club\u2019s yearend tournament.<\/p>\n
Castro finished with a net score of 73 to finish two strokes behind Bea\u2019s 71 (52 and 49, 30 handicap).<\/p>\n
Vic Roman (January), Jhun Ortiz (February), Ernie Lopez (March), Bea (April), Larry Pascual (May), William Retardo (June), and July co-Aces Freddie Cataluna (A) and Ruben Avendano (B) are in the club finals to be held in January 2016.<\/p>\n
Dan Ganacias came in third with scores of 44 and 43 for an 87 gross and with a 13 handicap earning him a 74 net.<\/p>\n
Rene Batallones, with an eight handicap, submitted 44 and 39 for an 83 gross and a 75 net, while Pascual shot a 46 and 45 at the front and back for a 91 giving the 12-handicapper a 79.<\/p>\n
John Matsumoto and Nestor Siruelo finished tied for sixth to seventh places with a final score of 92.<\/p>\n
Matsumoto, who has a 21 handicap, fired 57 and 56 for 113 while Siruelo had scores of 57 and 55 for 112 but has a 20 handicap for that 92.<\/p>\n
Bea is the par-3 nearest to the pin winner at hole No. 7, while Ganacias and Matsumoto duplicating the feat at holes No. 12 and 14. Nobody won in No. 3.<\/p>\n
FilTaga\u2019s September Ace will be held on Sept. 20, Sunday, at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort\u2019s west course. Tee off time is at 12:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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