Stephens cards score to beat for December Ace
Dwain Stephens came away with the best score in the December qualifier of the Refaluwasch Golf Association held last Saturday in conjunction with the club’s Inaugural Memorial Classic.
Stephens shot a net 71, which was higher than John Rebuenog’s 64, July Ace Manny Mangarero’s 68, and Rey Tigilao and Bae Yong Man’s 69.
He, however, recorded the score to beat in Nov. 22’s December Ace because Mangarero (July) and Man (November) are previous winners and Rebuenog and Tigilao have not played the requisite number of rounds to advance to the Club Championship.
Ace of the Month winners need to play a minimum of four tournaments (including qualifiers) in order to qualify for the yearend RGA Club Championship set on Dec. 6 at the Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort.
The Club Championship assembles all 12 monthly champions, provided they qualify.
For more information about RGA and the rest of its events in the 2008 calendar, contact tournament director Jess Wabol at 233-3673 or RGA president Adam Hardwicke at 483-2926.
In related news, Wabol thanked the sponsors of the Memorial Classic for extending their support in the inaugural competition, namely Fiesta Resort & Spa, Pacific Islands Club, Aqua Resort Club, LaoLao Bay Golf Resort, Saipan Stevedore Co., All-Stars Sporting Goods, Hyatt Regency Saipan, I-Connect, Palms Resort Saipan, Kingfisher Golf Links, Nippon General Trading Co., YCO Corp., Coral Ocean Point, Coco Restaurant, Saipan Grand Hotel, Dial Rent to Own, Coca-Cola, MARPAC, Pacific Trading Co., Saipan Shipping Co., YUNA Golf Range, DFS Galleria, First Hawaiian Bank, Café at the Park Gold’s Gym, Kautz Glass, Rep. Heinz Hofschneider, Rep. Edward T. Salas, Rep. Raymond Palacios, Reo. Ralph DLG Torres, Rep. Ray Tebuteb, Rep. Justo S. Quitugua, Rep, Joseph N. Camacho, Sen. Luis P. Crisostomo, Tropex Garden, Ben Jones and family, Kae Poong Co., Delta Management Corp. Radiocom, PL’s Water Company, Marianas Health Services, Juan L. Babauta and family, Advance Terminators, Western Union, New Fresh Market, Rep. Rosemond B. Santos, Speaker Arnold Palacios, Rep. Frank Dela Cruz, Marianas Resort & Spa, Asiana Airlines, and Pacific Quick Printing.