Manila Southwoods, out to reclaim the crown it lost to Del Monte last year, got on the right track as it pooled a 176 to set the pace in the Champion Infinity Luzvimin golf tournament at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club in Clark, Pampanga last Thursday.
Annika Guangco and Lora Roberto shot identical 46 Molave points, Claire Ong added 44 points while Ma. Rafaela Singson chipped in 40 points as the Carmona-based squad took a seven-point lead over Del Monte in the Diamond division of the 54-hole tournament sponsored by Champion Infinity.
The defending champions assembled a 169 on a pair of 47 points from Pamela Mariano and Martina Miñoza while Rhea Langamin and Sophia Abarcas backed them up with 38 and 37 points, respectively, while Forest Hills-Nicklaus stood at third with 165 and Negros Occidental shot a 161 and Camp John Hay had a 126 in the premier division of the event marking a milestone 25th staging.