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Filipino-Australian golfer from Queensland, Jason Day, turned 24 years old on the day he placed second on the third day, Saturday, November 12, of the 2011 Australian Open at The Lakes golf course in Sydney [..]

Obet Bolina of Oakhurst took the overall championship title of the 13th Knights Cup golf day held at Fairfield Golf Course Sunday, July 31, coordinated by the Order of the Knights of Rizal, Sydney Chapter. [...]

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Mohammed “Sam” Akbar from Windsor Downs narrowly won last June 13 the 16th PAL Kalayaan Cup golf tournament held for the first time at the prestigious Macquarie Links International Golf Club. Other winners were Prescy Keogh (Div A) with her score of 39 points, Oscar Clemente (Div B) also scoring 39 points, Jimmy Gonzales (Div C) with 41 points, and Fr Severino Bustamante with 38 points [...]

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The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – News South Wales Chapter held its Fourth Oblation Cup Golf Tournament last April 25 to raise funds for the education of two new scholars. [...]

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Aussie-Pinoy WA of Perth won the 17th Interstate Friendship Golf cup held in Manila last Feb 28 to March 4, having accumulated 899 points on a seven-man team for four days golf [...]

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With superb performance, Ferdi Francisco easily won the 7th AICL Education Cup held last October 10 at Richmond Golf Club over 59 other golfers [...]

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Clinton Meacham of Gladesville who plays regularly on Saturday and a member of Marsden Park Golfers Association captures the 15th PAL Kalayaan cup golf tournament held recently at Richmond Golf Club in conjunction with the celebration of the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence [...]

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The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – New South Wales Chapter held its third Oblation Cup Golf Tournament recently to raise funds for its Scholarship Grant.

Sixty-three players showcased their skills at the Fairfield Golf Course in Prairiewood, with Zaldy Capulong emerging as overall champion, Rene Uy (Grade A winner) and Joe Cura (Grade B winner) in tight competition.

Also hitting top marks were runners-up James Fatu (Grade A) and Willy Limjap (Grade B), “nearest to the pin” winners Roger de los Reyes, Bert Garcia and Bobby Lim as well as “drive and pitch” winner Bert Bugayong.

This annual Easter Monday event, held last 5 April and named after UP’s well-known icon, is chaired by Engr. Ferdi and Dr. Cora Francisco.

The tournament is just one of the events marking the association’s 30th anniversary.

The celebration continues with a seminar entitled “Beauty and the Beast”: Philippine Wildlife Conservation” to be presented by Dr. Corazon Catibog-Sinha on the 29th of May, 2:00PM at the Max Webber Library Function Centre in Blacktown.

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The domination by the Australasian Golf Club of Melbourne continues when it easily bagged the 16th series of the Interstate Friendship Golf cup held this month in the Philippines. Ross Sandoval of New South Wales received the individual overall championship trophy [...]

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The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia – New South Wales Chapter recently held the second Oblation Cup Golf Tournament for the continuing benefit of its Scholarship Grant project.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament will support the Association’s new scholar, Miko Masangkay, a B.S. in Agriculture student from UP Los Baños.

The event, named after UP’s famous icon, was held at the Woodville Golf Course in Guildford and was participated in by 69 players from different Sydney golf clubs.

Hitting the top this year were Sata Latu (overall champion), Jeremy Licuanan (Grade A winner), Dodee Leones (Grade B winner), Bernie Balagtas (Grade A runner-up) and Jerome Gaerlan (Grade B runner-up) who each received a trophy. Leones was also among the “nearest to the pin” winners along with Wil Badiola, Rey Garcia, Carlos Perez and BJ Villa.

Now held annually on Easter Monday, the Oblation Cup was chaired by Engr. Ferdi and Dr. Cora Francisco with support from community-based businesses and UPAAA-NSW members.

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