Ikeda wins Tagaytay Midlands Ladies Challenge

Chihiro Ikeda watched Pauline del Rosario flub an eight-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole and banged in hers from six feet to snare the hotly disputed ICTSI Tagaytay Midlands Ladies Challenge crown at the Midlands course in Tagaytay on Friday.

Ikeda and Del Rosario pounced on erstwhile leader Daniella Uy’s final round meltdown to finish tied at 215 after 54 holes with Ikeda birdying the par-5 18th in regulation to save a 72 and force a playoff with Del Rosario, who rallied from seven down with a closing bogey-free 69 to pool a one-under overall total in the P750,000 championship which served as the ninth leg of the seventh season of the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour.