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Balangauan shines
Manila Bulletin
|May 8, 2025
Tashanah Balangauan made a statement in her ICTSI Junior PGT Championship debut by capturing the girls' 15-18 division crown with a commanding seven-stroke victory over Crista Miñoza in the kickoff leg of the seven-stage Visayas-Mindanao Series at the Mactan Island Golf Course.
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The 15-year-old Cebuana opened her campaign with back-to-back rounds of 73 to build a commanding seven-shot lead, then held her ground with a final-round 78 under overcast skies to clinch the title with a total score of 224.
This story is from the May 8, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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