BUKIDNON – Staying motivated despite the long break, Daniella Uy launches her drive for a second straight Ladies Philippine Golf Tour victory in the ICTSI Del Monte Championship, which gets under way Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Del Monte Golf Club here.
The former Junior World champion hardly strayed off the course after topping the Forest Hills leg last June, working diligently the last 10 weeks to sharpen her skills and prepare for the resumption of the country’s premier circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.
She also vied in the Japan LPGA Q-School where she tied for 18th and advanced to the next phase, making her A-ready for another shot at LPGT glory.
She tees off with top amateur Mafy Singson, who reigned at Valley Golf, and local talent Pamela Mariano at 7 am on the first hole of the challenging course, seeking to gain momentum with a strong start.
But she underscored the need for her all-around game to click in the next three days to stay in the conversation and, hopefully, match Harmie Constantino’s back-to-back title romps at Luisita and Villamor.
So do Constantino, Singson, Chihiro Ikeda, Florence Bisera, Martina Miñoza, Sarah Ababa, Korean Seoyun Kim and the rest of the 25-player cast, who are all raring to get going given the long respite in the circuit backed by PGTI’s official apparel Kampfortis Golf.
Completing the cast are Gretchen Villacencio, Rev Alcantara, Lucy Landicho, Lesley Icoy, Apple Fudolin, Kristine Fleetwood, Lovelynn Guioguio, Eva Miñoza, amateurs Krista Miñoza and Sophia Abarcas and Koreans Minyeon Kim and Juyoung Yang.
