RP bets Que, Pucay earn golf World Cup berth

The Philippine pair of Angelo Que and Mars Pucay is heading to the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, finishing in second behind topnotcher Singapore in the Asian Qualifier at the Seri Selangor Country Club in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Pucay and Que enter in their second straight World Cup appearance after a solid week. An eagle on the par-five sixth hole guided their final round which was marred by double bogeys on No. 10 and 18 for a 72 and a 14-under 270 total. Both Asian Tour campaigners were happy the way things turned in this week. “It didn’t matter if we finished first, second or third, it only mattered if we qualified for the World Cup. It was a relaxing feeling after nine holes," said Que, who finished top-10 at the World Cup with Pucay in 2008. Pucay is relishing the opportunity to improve on their top-10 finish at Mission Hills. “There was no pressure for us. We just wanted to hit it on the fairway on every hole. And that’s what we managed to achieve and we are happy and excited making it into the World Cup again," Pucay said. Singapore’s Lam Chih-bing and Mardan Mardan secured their fourth World Cup appearance together after claiming a one-stroke win following a closing 72 for a four-day total of 15-under-par 269. The unheralded Pakistanis Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Munir shot a superb three-under-par 68 in the final round foursomes to finish third with a 10-under 274. A World Cup appearance continues to elude the Malaysian pair of Iain Steel and Danny Chia as they ended fourth after a battling 71 and 276. – Adrian Flores, GMANews.TV