Bacolod Team B failed to make history but consoled itself by winning the Founders division of the just-ended Philippine Airlines Senior Interclub at Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club on Thursday.
After leading the first two days, Bacolod wavered in the last two rounds and had to hold off Orchard by a single point.
Bacolod closed with 134 points at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club through the efforts of Armando Eso (48), Calixto de Leon (44), and Woo Sung Seo (42) for a total of 550.
Orchard, playing at the Bacolod Golf Club, shot 142 points for 549. Scoring for the team were Leo Batoon 49, Young Sook Kim 48, and Luis Sajorda 47.
Negros Occidental Team A settled for third with 534 points.
Apo Golf captured the Aviator division with 471, 13 points ahead of Veterans. PAR 2000 Golf Club settled for third with 453.
In the Sportswriter class, San Juanico posted a commanding 22-point victory over Bacolod Team B. PGA British Columbia took third with 381.
SF East Bay bagged the Friendship class despite incurring 14-point penalties. It aggregated 332, four points ahead of Seattle.
Fil Oz Sydney placed third with 298.
The 76th staging of the PAL Interclub is supported by Platinum sponsors PRIMAX Broadcasting Network and Asian Journal. Mastercard is a gold sponsor while RMN is a silver sponsor.
ABS-CBN Global is joining as a bronze sponsor while VISA, Philippine National Bank, SM Bacolod, Tanduay and Asia Brewery are minor sponsors. Citadines is a hotel partner.*
