The National Golf Association of the Philippines and Pilipinas Golf Tournaments
Inc. are gearing up for the 100th edition of the Solaire Philippine Open which is
slated to be held at The Country Club, Sta. Rosa, Laguna on February 28-March
3, 2018. The centennial staging of Asia's oldest golf tournament will mark a new
milestone with its biggest prize pool yet in the event's history.
Englishman Steve Lewton is slated to defend the Solaire Philippine Open crown in
which he won last year against some of the finest pro golfers in the Philippines,
Asia and the rest of the world with a whopping prize pool of US$600,000 on hand.
The Solaire Philippine Open could open up a new milestone for 2018 as it hopes to crown
a Filipino winner considering that the Philippines last won its own open back
in 2015.
The organizers have already tapped Solaire Hotel and Casino as the main
sponsor of the historic event since it has been a big part of some of the
biggest events and historical milestones happened in our local shores in recent
memories. For Philippine golfers, the latest edition of the opening leg in the
Asian circuit may be a tough field but the familiarity of the course in Sta.
Rosa will be their advantage. Oh, and I forgot to mention that the event has
even gained the support from the MVP Sports Foundation.