Foiled in its title-retention drive in the WGAP Circuit, Forest Hills stamped its class to recapture the WGAP Cup crown in wire-to-wire fashion, beating Sta. Elena and Tagaytay Highlands by two in the gruelling course-hopping finale of the Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines season recently.
The Antipolo-based squad topped the first of the three-part WGAP Cup, which featured the top five teams after the WGAP Circuit, at Valley Golf’s South Course under the High-Low format among Classes A and B players then sustained its charge in the next stage at the Ayala Greenfield where play shifted to Best Ball among Classes B and C players.
Forest Hills, led by team captain Tess Staub, pooled 5.5 points after two legs of the event sponsored by Champion and Hana, just one point ahead of Villamor and Fernando Air Base (4.5 points each) with this year’s WGAP Circuit titlist Sta. Elena at fourth with three points and defending WGAP Cup champion Tagaytay Highlands trailing the elite cast with 2.5 points.
They held sway in the closing Greensome format for Classes A and C players at Eastridge Golf Club, scoring 2.5 points for the winning eight-point output as rivals Villamor struggled with one point and Fernando Air Base dropped all its matches in the Ryder Cup-style format event organized and conducted by WGAP.
Sta. Elena and Tagaytay Highlands/Midlands rallied in the final leg and scored 3.5 points and three points, respectively, as they finished tied for second with six points with Villamor ending up fourth with 5.5 points and Fernando Air Base winding up with 4.5 points.
Up next is the Philippine Ladies Open at the Manila Golf Club early next year with the annual Dominga Capati Memorial Tournaments set in March in Canlubang.
