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Fil-Taga Ace of Aces reset for a week
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Posted on Jan 06 2022
Henry Bautista, center, receives his trophy from Tony Cabrera, left, and Ruben Avendano during the awards ceremony for the 2020 Fil-Taga Golfers Association Ace of Aces Tournament last Jan. 16. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
The Fil-Taga Golfers Association has moved its two-round Ace of Aces Tournament to a week later due to scheduling conflicts with qualifiers.
The yearned golfer of the year competition was supposed to be held on consecutive Saturdays starting this weekend, Jan. 8, but will now begin a week later with the first round on Jan. 15 at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort east course. Tee off is as 12pm.
The next Saturday, Jan. 22, the second round of Fil-Taga’s Ace of Aces Tournament will be held at the Kingfisher Golf Links in Talafofo with an 11:30am tee off this time.
The second round of the yearend tourney will coincide with the club’s January Ace of the Month Tournament. An awards ceremony for the Ace of Aces Tournament will be held starting 7pm on Jan. 22 at the Jang Gun Korean Restaurant across the former Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan along Royal Palm Avenue in Garapan.
Only the 12 monthly qualifiers can play on the first round, but all Fil-Taga members can participate in the second round as it also serves as the January qualifier.
The 12 monthly winners that will compete in the 2021 Ace of Aces Tournament are the following: Henry Bautista (January), Ganacias (February), Eli Buenaventura (March), Tony Cabrera (April), Retardo (May), Lito Mendoza (June), Ruben Avendano (July), Ronnie Santos (August), Mike Cruz (September), Cataluna (October), Ed Varias (November) and Burt Suda (December).
Last year, Henry Bautista won the Fil-Taga Golfers Association’s 2020 Ace of Aces Tournament after finishing the two-round competition with a net 138.
The 16-handcapper shot a net 73 in the first round of play at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort last Jan. 16, before carding a net 65 in the second and final round of the season-ending competition last Jan. 23 at the Kingfisher Golf Links. Hak Chon Bae came in second with a two-round total of net 143 with Ruben Avendaño completing the Top 3 with a net 144.
