Philippine Masters Explained

ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters
Location:Pasay, Philippines
Establishment:1976
Course:Villamor Air Base Golf Club
Par:72
Tour:Asia Golf Circuit
Philippine Golf Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:May
Aggregate:277 Ben Arda (1976)
To-Par:−11 as above
Current Champion: Angelo Que
Map:Philippines
Map Label:Villamor Air Base GC
Map Relief:Yes
Map Size:240

The Philippine Masters is a professional golf tournament in the Philippines. First played as the Philippine Masters Invitational in 1976 over the golf course at Nichols Air Base (now Villamor Air Base) in Pasay, to the south of Manila, it was scheduled the week before the first event of the Asia Golf Circuit calendar, and as such was considered an unofficial season opener or warm-up event for the tour.[1] [2]

In the late 1990s, it became a full event on the Asia Golf Circuit but when the tour ended, the Philippine Masters soon followed. After 2000, it was not staged again until it was revived in 2017 as an event on the local Philippine Golf Tour.[3]

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters
2024 278 −10 4 strokes
2023 285 −3 1 stroke
2019–2022: No tournament
2018PHI Jerson Balasabas285−3Playoff Guido van der Valk[4]
2017PHI Clyde Mondilla282−61 stroke Jhonnel Ababa
Antonio Lascuña
Nicolas Paez
[5]
Philippine Masters
2001–2016: No tournament
2000 Cassius CasasPlayoff Robert Pactolerin[6]
1999: No tournament
Ericsson Philippine Masters
1998AGC Frankie Miñoza (2)278−10Playoff Rodrigo Cuello[7]
1996–97: No tournament[8]
San Miguel Beer Philippine Masters
1995AGC Olle Nordberg281−7[9]
1994AGC Rodrigo Cuello279−9Playoff Frankie Miñoza
Robert Pactolerin
[10]
San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Masters
1993AGC Frankie Miñoza279−96 strokes Ernie Rellon
Danny Zarate
[11]
Calsberg Philippine Masters
1992 Robert Pactolerin (2)
1991AGC Robert Pactolerin
1990AGC E. J. Pfister285−35 strokes Don Klenk[12]
1989AGC George Olaybar
Philippine Masters
1981–1988: No tournament
1980AGC Hsieh Min-Nan283−52 strokes Lu Hsi-chuen
Rick Mallicoat
[13]
1979AGC Mya Aye280−82 strokes Ho Ming-chung[14]
1978AGC Hsu Chi-san284−41 stroke Rudy Lavares
Tom Purtzer
Mario Siodini
[15]
1977AGC Ben Arda (2)279−92 strokes Gaylord Burrows[16]
1976AGC Ben Arda277−116 strokes Kim Seung-hack[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 February 1976 . 77 for PI Masters . 16 . New Nation . Singapore . 22 May 2020 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  2. News: 9 February 1978 . 'Mighty Mouse' seeks hattrick . 17 . New Nation . Singapore . 22 May 2020 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  3. Web site: Home of the Philippine Masters . Business Mirror . Mike . Besa . 20 May 2017 . 21 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Balasabas nails breakthru win in Philippines Masters . The Philippine Star . 27 May 2018 . 21 May 2020.
  5. Web site: 2017 ICTSI- Villamor Philippine Masters: Mondilla Master of 'em all . Philippine Golf Tour . 27 May 2017 . 21 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Philippine Masters gets under way at Villamor Golf Club . spin.ph . 23 May 2017 . 21 May 2020.
  7. News: 16 February 1998 . Steady Miñoza in sudden death win . 16 . Manila Standard . Manila, Philippines . 21 May 2020 . Google News Archive.
  8. News: 12 February 1998 . Miñoza top pick in RP Masters . 12 . Manila Standard . Manila, Philippines . 21 May 2020 . Google News Archive.
  9. Web site: Philippine Masters . Where2golf . 22 May 2020.
  10. News: 31 January 1994 . It's Cuello by a playoff . 24 . Manila Standard . Manila, Philippines . Ismael . Amigo . 22 May 2020 . Google News Archive.
  11. News: 31 January 1993 . Miñoza fires 66; overruns rivals . 24 . Manila Standard . Manila, Philippines . Rocky . Nazareno . 22 May 2020 . Google News Archive.
  12. News: 12 February 1990 . Pfister runaway . 29 . Manila Standard . Manila, Philippines . 21 May 2020 . Google News Archive.
  13. News: 18 February 1980 . Lu flops on back nine to lose out . 17 . The Straits Times . Singapore . 9 March 2020 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  14. News: 12 February 1979 . Sporting details Golf Philippine Masters . 39 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 4 March 2020 . Google News Archive.
  15. News: 14 February 1978 . Masters title to Chi-san . Page 29 . The Straits Times . Singapore . 16 March 2020 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  16. News: 14 February 1977 . Arda wins S$25,000 . 23 . The Straits Times . Singapore . 16 March 2020 . National Library Board (Singapore).
  17. News: 16 February 1976 . Filipino golfer wins in Manila . 65 . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois . 3 March 2020 . Newspapers.com . subscription.