TAT Filipinas Golf Club, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines

Lawrence Celestino will lead the country’s campaign in the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final after winning the Philippine leg at the TAT Filipinas Golf Club in San Pedro, Laguna.

The 18-yar-old Celestino didn’t start out well with a four-over 76 on opening day but rebounded in the next two round to complete a three-shot win over Augustin Mata in the second Faldo Series Philippine Championship.

His rounds of 75 and 72, together with the 76, gave him a 223 total enough to earn for him a slot in the boys’ Under-21 division in the grand final set at the Mission Hills in China on March 2011.

Despite the runner-up finish of the 16-year-old Mata, he is still going to China as he topped the boys’ 16-and-under division.

Princess Superal engineered a romp in the girls’ category, shooting a 235 to beat Mia Legaspi by five and claim the third and final automatic spot. The 13-year-old, who won in the 31st Asia-Pacific Junior Golf Championships in India two weeks ago, will have her second chance to win in international competition at Mission Hills.

Last year’s winner Jobim Carlos was unable to defend his title due to a last minute international call up, however more than 50 other talented young golfers from The Philippines and further afield, boys and girls aged 12 to 21.

JVP/Adrian Flores, GMANews.TV