JEROME Delariarte, a one-time national champion and multi-pro events winner, will come out of retirement to play for Manila Southwoods as the Carmona-based squad seeks another successful defense of the Men's Regular Championship division crown in Bacolod in less than two weeks.

Now 46 years old and more than a decade removed from competitive play, Delariarte has reverted back to amateur and will make the 76th edition of the country's unofficial team golf championship as his comeback as he takes his experience to lead a talent-stacked Southwoods lineup.