Philippine Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pasay, Philippines |
| Established | 1976 |
| Course(s) | Villamor Air Base Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Asia Golf Circuit Philippine Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | ₱2,000,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 277 Ben Arda (1976) |
| To par | −11 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Angelo Que | |
| Location map | |
.svg)  Villamor Air Base GC Location in the Philippines | |
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
[edit]| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 2024 | PHI | Angelo Que | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes |  Rho Hyun-ho | |
| 2023 | PHI | Jhonnel Ababa | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Joenard Rates Guido van der Valk | |
| 2019–2022: No tournament | |||||||
| 2018 | PHI | Jerson Balasabas | 285 | −3 | Playoff[b] | Guido van der Valk | [4] |
| 2017 | PHI | Clyde Mondilla | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Jhonnel Ababa Antonio Lascuña Nicolas Paez | [5] |
| Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 2001–2016: No tournament | [6] | ||||||
| 2000 | Cassius Casas | Playoff | Robert Pactolerin | [6] | |||
| 1999: No tournament | |||||||
| Ericsson Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 1998 | AGC | Frankie Miñoza (2) | 278 | −10 | Playoff[c] | Rodrigo Cuello | [7] |
| 1996–97: No tournament | [8] | ||||||
| San Miguel Beer Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 1995 | AGC[d] |  Olle Nordberg | 281 | −7 | [3][9] | ||
| 1994 | AGC[d] |  Rodrigo Cuello | 279 | −9 | Playoff[e] | Frankie Miñoza Robert Pactolerin | [10] |
| San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 1993 | AGC[d] | Frankie Miñoza | 279 | −9 | 6 strokes | Ernie Rellon Danny Zarate | [11] |
| Calsberg Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 1992 | Robert Pactolerin (2) | [8] | |||||
| 1991 | AGC[d] | Robert Pactolerin | [8] | ||||
| 1990 | AGC[d] | E. J. Pfister | 285 | −3 | 5 strokes | Don Klenk | [12] |
| 1989 | AGC[d] | George Olaybar | [12] | ||||
| Philippine Masters | |||||||
| 1981–1988: No tournament | |||||||
| 1980 | AGC[d] |  Hsieh Min-Nan | 283 | −5 | 2 strokes | Lu Hsi-chuen Rick Mallicoat | [13] |
| 1979 | AGC[d] |  Mya Aye | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Ho Ming-chung | [14] |
| 1978 | AGC[d] | Hsu Chi-san | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Rudy Lavares Tom Purtzer Mario Siodini | [15] |
| 1977 | AGC[d] | Ben Arda (2) | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Gaylord Burrows | [16] |
| 1976 | AGC[d] | Ben Arda | 277 | −11 | 6 strokes |  Kim Seung-hack | [17] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; PHI − Philippine Golf Tour.
- ^ Balasabas won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Miñoza won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Between 1976 and 1995, the event was sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, however it was an unofficial money event; therefore the win is considered unofficial on that tour.
- ^ Cuello won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References
[edit]- ^ "77 for PI Masters". New Nation. Singapore. 11 February 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 22 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "'Mighty Mouse' seeks hattrick". New Nation. Singapore. 9 February 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 22 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ a b Besa, Mike (20 May 2017). "Home of the Philippine Masters". Business Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Balasabas nails breakthru win in Philippines Masters". The Philippine Star. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "2017 ICTSI- Villamor Philippine Masters: Mondilla Master of 'em all". Philippine Golf Tour. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Philippine Masters gets under way at Villamor Golf Club". spin.ph. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Steady Miñoza in sudden death win". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 16 February 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 21 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c "Miñoza top pick in RP Masters". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 12 February 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 21 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Philippine Masters". Where2golf. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Amigo, Ismael (31 January 1994). "It's Cuello by a playoff". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. p. 24. Retrieved 22 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Nazareno, Rocky (31 January 1993). "Miñoza fires 66; overruns rivals". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. p. 24. Retrieved 22 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Pfister runaway". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. 12 February 1990. p. 29. Retrieved 21 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Lu flops on back nine to lose out". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 February 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Sporting details | Golf | Philippine Masters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 1979. p. 39. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Masters title to Chi-san". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1978. p. Page 29. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Arda wins S$25,000". The Straits Times. Singapore. 14 February 1977. p. 23. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Filipino golfer wins in Manila". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 16 February 1976. p. 65. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.