FORMER Asian Tour Order of Merit (OOM) winners Sihwan Kim of the United States and Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond banner the big and formidable foreign charge in the $500,000 (around P29 million) revival of the Philippine Open that gets off the ground in a week's time at the Manila Southwoods' Masters layout.
Kim and Janewattananond have won the OOM at one time in their careers and are listed as two of the favorites in the 72-hole championship along with bright Filipino hopes Miguel Tabuena and ex-champion Angelo Que as Asia's oldest national championship gets a reboot after a five-year absence starting Thursday next week.