Carlito Villaroman Jennifer Rosales
Angelo Que Other famous golfers
Dorothy Delasin, a daughter of a Filipino couple living in Daly City, is a
two-time Filipino Athlete of the Year awardee, for winning three world
championships (as this was being written). Delasin won the LPGA Giant Eagle
Classic for two consecutive years, first in 2000 when she was only 19 and then
in 2001, becoming the youngest LPGA winner in 25 years. She was the Rookie of
the Year in 2000.
In October 2001, she clinched her third international title by beating the
world's top 20 women players in the Samsung World Championship in Vallejo,
California.
In 1999, the California Golf Writers Association named her as the Amateur Golfer
of the Year for her string of victories. As an amateur, she captured the US
Women's Amateur Championship, California Women's Championship and US Girls
Championship. In 1993, she won the Junior World Cup held in Japan.
In 1996, she won a gold medal for the Philippines in the 1996 Southeast Asian
Games and a bronze in the 1998 Bangkok Asiad. She also represented the country
in the 1996 World Amateurs.
Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas and lives with her family in Daly City,
otherwise known as the "Adobo City" because of its huge Filipino population.
Ramon Brobio gave the country a gold medal in golf at the Asian Games. He
accomplished the feat in 1986 when he defeated other bets from Asian countries
in men's individual golf title. Before this, Brobio became the first triple
winner of the 18th junior world golf championship held in San Diego, California
on July 18, 1985.
Carlito Villaroman holds the 15 under par record at the Boy's Class A Division
of the Junior World Championship.
(born
17 September
1978,
Manila,
Philippines) was the first
golfer from the Philippines to win on the
LPGA Tour (Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour)
or any one of the
Professional golf tours. Her victory was at the Chick-Fil-A
Charity Championship last year. She also placed well at last year's
U.S. Women's Open Championship (golf), leading into
three rounds but falling in the last to place fourth. She also placed in a tie
for fourth in the 2002
Women's British Open. This year, she triumphed again
at the first official tournament of the season: the SBS Open in Turtle Bay,
Hawaii. She has been on the tour for 5 years now,
including this year.
Gerald Rosales, a brother of Jennifer, is a many-time champion at the Asian
junior golf circuit.
In July 1999, Philip Ang won the 1999 International Junior Championship (11-13
years old division title) at the Menifee Lakes Country Club in Temecula,
California. He had to beat fellow Filipino Jenz Tecson and a Korean youngster to
bag the title. Ang became the second Filipino to win the title after Gerard
Cantada.
In July 2002, Dottie Ardina won the 2002 Callaway Junior World golf
championships - Class E division in San Diego, California.
In July 2002, Jayvee Agojo, a student of OB Montessori won the Temecula
International Jr. Championships and the Optimist International Golf
Championships in Florida.
Frankie Minoza is a two-time Filipino Athlete of the Year awardee (1990, 1998)
for his string of victories in the Asian Circuit, particularly in the lucrative
Japanese PGA Tour. In May 2001, for example, he brought home some US$183,000
from the Fuji Sankei Classic in Japan. Before this, he won the Philippine Open
and the Kirin Open in 1998.
In July 1998, Minoza finished 52nd at the British Open and outperformed
defending champion Justin Leonard and Fred Couples. It was held at the Royal
Birksdale course.
In August 1999, Minoza, ranked 56th in the world then, had the chance to play at
the prestigious U.S. PGA Tour at the Sahalee Country Club in Redmond,
Washington. Only the world's top 64 players were invited to the event. Minoza
lost his first round match to former world number 1 Nick Price and settled for
US$25,000.
Minoza was born in Bukidnon province in 1960.
Ben Arda was the first Filipino who qualified to play at Masters Tournament in
Augusta, Georgia and at the British Open. He also participated in a number of
World Cups in the 1960s. Arda won the Philippine Open three times during his
professional career and clinched the Asia Golf Circuit overall championship in
1969. He was born in Cebu.
Angelo Que
Angelo Que placed third at the World Amateur Championship held in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia in 2002.
Among other famous Filipino golfers who have participated in various
international and local competitions include Gil and Cesar Ababa, Eddie Bagtas,
Danilo Cabajar, Felix "Cassius" Casas, Rodrigo Cuello, Mary Grace Estueta,
Antolin Fernando, Noli Kempis, Vince Lauron, Rogelio Leo, Bong Lopez, Rey Martin
Luna, Mario Manubay, Caloy Nival, Robert Pactolerin, Juvic Pagunsan, Ria Denice
Quiazon, Luis "Golem" Silverio, Norman Sto. Domingo, Celestino Tugot, Wilfredo
Victoria, and Danny Zarate.
