Ikeda wins Tagaytay Midlands Ladies ChallengeBy The Manila Timeshome/Sports/Golf/Ikeda wins Tagaytay Midlands Ladies ChallengeChihiro Ikeda watched Pauline del Rosario flub an eight-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole and banged in hers from six feet to snare the hotly disputed ICTSI Tagaytay Midlands Ladies Challenge crown at the Midlands course in Tagaytay on Friday. Uy hung tough despite an opening 40 but the former Junior World titlist blew it all with a bogey on the 17th. 18, they changed tactics in their third approach on the dog-leg right finishing hole with Ikeda going for the right side of the green and Del Rosario opting to hit it on the left. “I targeted the left side of the green because I had a hard time pitching on the right. But she missed winning it outright in regulation with a muffed birdie try on the 18th from just about the same distance in their second playoff hole.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 16:52 UTC