Yuka caddie suffers heat stroke
Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan finally launch their Olympic quest today in a test of consistency, patience and shotmaking precision amidst the ever-changing winds at the Kasumigaseki Country Club......»»
Saso, Pagdanganan seek redemption at Ford Championship
Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan are determined to bounce back from their recent LPGA Tour performances as they mix it up with the world’s best in the Ford Championship......»»
Makati swelters with 43.5 degrees heat index
The heat index in Makati yesterday reached a “dangerous” level of 43.5 degrees Celsius, according to the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office......»»
‘Danger’ level heat index recorded in 9 areas
Nine areas in the country experienced a heat index classified as “danger” level on Tuesday amid El Nino and the start of the dry and warm season......»»
Metro Manila, Davao, Zamboanga sizzle as heat index rises
Metro Manila sizzled on Monday after the heat index reached 42 degrees Celsius......»»
Braving the Heat
BRAVING THE HEAT. Workers install a platform in front of the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Monday, 25 March 2024. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported that the city's heat index reached 43 degrees Celsius at 1 p.m. the same day. The platform is in preparation for Easter Sunday's "Salubong" mass. MindaNews photo.....»»
Korda triumphs in sudden death anew; Saso, Pagdanganan waver
Yuka Saso failed to sustain a third round 69 as she struggled with five bogeys against three birdies, while ICTSI stablemate Bianca Pagdanganan also faced difficulties, limping with a 78 to end up at tied 55th with 290......»»
‘Extreme danger heat index seen in May’
The cities of Puerto Princesa in Luzon and Cotabato in Mindanao sizzled with a heat index of 42 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to state meteorologists......»»
Saso bounces back with 69 but still trails by 6
Yuka Saso rebounded from a previous round of 75 with a 69 but still found herself trailing significantly behind new leaders KoreanJiyai Shin and Alison Lee of the US after three rounds of the FIR Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Estates in California Saturday (Sunday Manila time)......»»
Scorching schools: How heat worsens conditions of poor students in PH
[This is the second and last part of a special report on how extreme heat in 2023 impacted the education sector in the Philippines. Click here for the first part.] CEBU CITY, Philippines – The same analysis by Cebu Daily News Digital (CDN Digital) showed that even private schools, which usually have better facilities and.....»»
LIST: Concerts, events this April 2024
April brings on the summer heat and excitement, with no shortage of enjoyable shows and concerts to attend throughout the country......»»
Extreme Heat as a ‘New Pandemic’: Thousands in PH Cancel Classes During ‘Hottest Year’
(Part 1 of 2) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The decades-old Gabaldon building of Leyte National High School in Tacloban City has narrow hallways, high and dark ceilings, and overcrowded classrooms. On hot and humid days, the rooms can feel stuffy and suffocating, prompting students like Dwight Lebrea, a 17-year-old Grade 12 student, to find ways.....»»
Finally, Go nails first title as pro
With a commanding lead, Lloyd Go turned the final round of the ICTSI Palos Verdes Championship into a victory lap Friday, essaying a four-stroke victory over Michael Bibat and Guido van der Valk despite a 74 at the Rancho Palos Verdes and Sports Club......»»
Summer is officially here, says Pagasa
Friday, March 22, 2024, has been declared as the official start of the summer season by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Dr. Nathaniel Servando, Pagasa chief, announced this during a press briefing, today. READ: Pagasa forecasts two days of 46°C heat index in La Union “Today, we officially declare the start of.....»»
Late mishap drops Saso to joint 3rd with 66
Yuka Saso faltered at the finish, missing out on a share of the clubhouse lead and slipping to joint third with an eagle-boosted 66, trailing Canadian Maude-Aimee Leblanc by two at the start of the FIR Hills Seri Pak Championship.....»»
Go rules ICTSI Palos Verdes romp with 4-shot romp
With a commanding lead, Lloyd Go turned the final round of the ICTSI Palos Verdes Championship into a victory lap here Friday, essaying a four-stroke victory over Michael Bibat and Guido van der Valk despite a 74......»»
Beat the Heat: Tips for Staying Cool at Work
Summer is just around the corner, and you know how hot the days get, especially with a looming El Niño — days would get hotter and hotter. Sometimes we can’t avoid going outside, especially during work. Whether you are going to meet a client somewhere around the city or just commuting to work, the heat […].....»»
Corpuz, Yin share lead
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Americans Angel Yin and Allisen Corpuz, each chasing their first LPGA title, fired five-under-par 67s to share the lead after Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Chevron Championship. In the year’s first women’s golf major, Yin and Corpuz stood on 10-under 206 after 54 holes on the Jack Nicklaus Signature course at The Woodlands near Houston, Texas. “I feel really good this week,” Yin said. “I’ve been feeling really good and calm this entire year leading up. I’m just happy to see myself playing good.” Yin birdied three of the last four holes to charge into a tie at the top with Corpuz, who birdied four of the first five holes in a bogey-free round. ‘I feel really good this week.’ “Been playing really solid these past three days,” Corpuz said. “Really just fairways and greens, give me good looks at birdie and managed to convert a few of them.” Corpuz’s father is a Filipino whose family migrated to Hawaii. South Korea’s Amy Yang, American Megan Khang and Switzerland’s Albane Valenzuela shared third on 207 with a pack on 208 including American Nelly Korda and South Koreans Kim A-lim, Choi Hye-jin and Kim Hyo-joo. Yin, in only her third start of the year, hasn’t managed a top-10 LPGA finish since sharing third in last May’s Founders Cup. But the 24-year-old was the 2019 US Women’s Open runner-up and captured a Ladies European Tour victory at Dubai in 2017. “I feel really good actually,” she said. “A lot of everything that has been happening the last few years has been leading up to this.” Yin opened with a birdie, answered her lone bogey at the third with a birdie at the fourth and birdied 11, then got a stunning break when her tee shot at 12 bounced out of water and onto a bank, allowing her to escape with par before her birdie binge at 15, 16 and the par-5 18th. “Extremely shocked. How rare is that, right?” Yin said of her luck at 12. “My caddie said let’s see you hole this chip and it didn’t go in but it touched the lip. That was TV worthy.” Corpuz, 25, is in her second LPGA season. Her best finish was a runner-up spot last August in Japan. Corpuz said she has felt comfortable this week and knows Yin well for their final-pairing Sunday matchup. “I’ve just been trying to tell myself, ‘Get more comfortable in contention. Just keep learning from every experience,’” she said. “Had a few close calls beginning of this year and end of last year so really just trying to keep everything the same.” Khang birdied the second hole and grabbed the lead with birdies at the par-3 seventh and par-5 eighth holes before stumbling back to 9-under with a bogey to start the back nine. Khang responded with a 10-foot birdie putt at 11 to reclaim the lead but bogeys at 13 and 14 and a birdie at the par-3 17th left her one adrift. The post Corpuz, Yin share lead appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Fitzpatrick wins playoff with Spieth to clinch Heritage win
England's Matt Fitzpatrick beat defending champion Jordan Spieth in a thrilling sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the PGA's RBC Heritage tournament. The pair, who played in the same group in the final round, both ended regulation play on 17-under 267 after Spieth shot 66 and Fitzpatrick 68 at Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It took until the third hole of the playoff for a champion to be decided when Fitzpatrick produced a brilliant 9-iron approach shot on the par-4 18th and made a simple birdie putt to win. Spieth, who beat fellow American Patrick Cantlay in a playoff last year, had over-hit his approach going to the back of the green and needed two putts to make par. Fitzpatrick, the US Open champion, becomes the first Englishman to win the tournament since Nick Faldo in 1984 and he did so in the town where he spent many of his family vacations after first visiting as a six-year-old. "It's hard to describe. I said to (caddie) Billy (Foster), it doesn't get better than this -- walking down here, just looking around. It's a course I dreamed of playing when I was young," he said, with his family congratulating him at the side of the green. "I managed to play a couple of times with my dad and yes, this one means more than anything." Spieth had made four birdies in the opening six holes but he missed a short putt for bogey on the par-3 14th and left the door open for Fitzpatrick. The Englishman then made birdies on the 15th and 16th to grab a share of the lead and could have won it at the death if Spieth hadn't made a tricky six-footer to force the playoff. "It was a really good round. I got off to a dream start and then just kind of hung in there for a little while and then made a nice putt to get into the playoff, and then played the playoff really well," said Spieth. "Someone was going to make a birdie. It wasn't going to be a bogey to lose that playoff the way that we were both playing today. He just did what he needed to do on 15 in, when it had been kind of me and Patrick for a little while there. He just snuck in and played some tremendous golf." Cantlay, the other member of the leading group, finished in third after carding a 68 to leave him one shot behind Fitzpatrick and Spieth. Cantlay paid the price for bogeys on the par-4 13th and the par-3 14th, where his ball had stuck in the wood barrier by the waterside green. Xander Schauffele's final-round 66 earned him fourth place, two shots behind the leaders after he ended with a late surge by making birdies on 15, 16 and 17. World number two Scottie Scheffler's final round of 70 left him 12-under overall and tied for 11th while Masters champion and world number one Jon Rahm shot 68 but was tied for 15th, six shots off the pace. The post Fitzpatrick wins playoff with Spieth to clinch Heritage win appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Luzon nails first win at Del Monte
MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon — Xhyla Luzon captured his first-ever title, Lois Laine Go pulled off a come-from-behind win and Nicole Gan continued to stamp her class at the close of the JGFP Del Monte Junior Open at the Del Monte Golf Club on Sunday. Brittany Tamayo posted a tournament-best 36-hole total of four-under-par while Ethan Lago was the only other player who finished under par. Luzon, the 17-year-old son of a Del Monte caddie, made two birdies against five bogeys to close with a 75 and complete a three-shot victory over Cliff Nuneza and Simon Wahing in the boys’ 15-18 division. “Putting,” was Luzon’s curt reply, adding he saved a lot of pars. Luzon, who picked up the game at the age of six, stopped playing for two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. He started playing again only last year. Go, the only entry from Cebu City, shot a 79 to edge overnight leader Zero Plete by one shot in the girls’ 13-14 bracket. She made two birdies against five bogeys and a pair of double bogeys to finish on 162 and capture only her second crown. Plete, the winner in the Davao and Pueblo de Oro legs, had a chance to win with a birdie putt from eight feet but three-putted for an 85 and second place. Gan completed a sweep of the Visayas and Mindanao legs after a pair of 79s in the girls’ 11-12 division. Counting her win in the IMG Junior World Qualifiers at Eagle Ridge, Gan has now won the last five events she took part. Tamayo, playing her last tournament in the 9-10 class, followed a 68 with a 72 for the runaway victory while Ethan Lago wound up on 143 after a 72. Lago was cruising on 6-under going into the last three holes but stumbled with a pair of triple bogeys. Velinda Castil edged Kiara Montebon by one shot in the girls’ 15-18 after matching par. The other division winners were Clement Ordeneza in the boys’ 13-14, Ralph Batican in the boys’ 11-12, Jared Saban in the boys’ 9-10, Alonzo Retuerto in the boys’ 7-8, Amelia Velez in the girls’ 7-8 and Soleil Molde in the girls’ 6-and-under. The top finishers: Boys’ 15-18 — X. Luzon 146 (71-75), C. Nuneza 149 (77-72), S. Wahing 149 (74-75), G. Unabia 151, C. Aparilla 152 (75-77), C. Gonzales 152 (77-75) Girls’ 15-18 — V. Castil 154 (82-72), K. Montebon 155 (79-76), P. Babia 164 (84-80), C. Minoza 168 (85-83) Boys’ 13-14 — C. Ordeneza 150 (76-74), A. Nailga 159 (81-78), C. Langamin 162, V. Naranjo 169, AJ Wacan 176 (91-83) Girls’ 13-14 — LL Go 162 (83-79), Z. Plete 163 (78-85), I. Tabanas 170 (83-87), M. Guillermo 227 (110-117) Boys’ 11-12 — R. Batican 151 (76-75), M. Duenas 189 (96-93), B. Estolga 189 (99-90), L. Remclador 190 (97-93), K. Guillermo 190 (92-98) Girls’ 11-12 — N. Gan 158 (79-79), J. Uyking 175 (90-85), Y. Racines 238 (127-111), E. Ibali 253 (129-124) Boys’ 9-10 — J. Saban 145 (72-73), F. Qiu 156 (78-78), M. Woo 172 (86-86), L. Saban 173 (86-87), K. Eluena 196 (101-95) Girls’ 9-10 — B. Tamayo 140 (68-72), R. Batican 145 (72-73), S. Molde 157 (81-76), M. Espina 178 (89-89), A. Naranjo 192 (102-90) Boys’ 7-8 — A. Retuerto 154 (78-76), J. Barnes 159 (84-75), R. Langamin 166 (90-76), G. Velez 187 (95-92), A. Sia 189 (100-89) Girls’ 7-8 — A. Velez 217 (112-105), J. Salazar 226 (119-107), M. Bautista 244 (124-120) Boys’ 6-and-under — E. Lago 143 (71-72), F. Lim 158 (82-76), M. Langamin 162 (82-80), L. Sale 203 (108-95), H. Bautista 222 (116-106) Girls’ 6-and-under — S. Molde 151 (79-72). The post Luzon nails first win at Del Monte appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Saso& rsquo;s caddie suffers from heat stroke as Olympic golf play begins
Tokyo—Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan begin their quest for an Olympic medal on Thursday at the Kasimugaseki Golf Club. .....»»