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traditional and political leaders of Ado-Ekiti community in Ekiti State have met with various stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting peace in the community following days of violence.
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Pinoy golfer Que relishes home-course advantage at Resorts World Manila MastersBy Bob Guerrero |    Sat, Oct 11, 2014 5:37 PM PHT
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Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽
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The emergency peaceful meeting held between the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe and the  Ewi-in-Council on one hand with leaders of Ado Progressives Union (APU) and representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the other.
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If there is one thing Angelo Que knows, it鈥檚 the Manila Southwoods Masters course. The 35-year-old Filipino veteran has spent a mind-boggling amount of time at the Cavite track.
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In a communique issued at the end of the meeting held at the palace hall, the leaders expressed sadness over the murder of Chief Omolafe Aderiye, a prominent indigene of Ado-Ekiti, and commiserated with the deceased鈥檚 family and the people of the town.
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鈥淚 think I have the record here,鈥?he confesses.
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鈥淚 once played 45 days straight here. Some days 27 holes, some days 36. I鈥檇 be here seven am to seven pm. I guess I really didn鈥檛 have much of a social life when I was learning how to play,鈥?he says with a grin.
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They also registered their 鈥渟adness and unreserved condemnation of the most uncivilised methods used by the hoodlums which culminated in the killing of Chief Aderiye and perpetrating wanton destruction of lives and property in Ado-Ekiti.鈥?
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For him, nothing could be sweeter than winning the Resorts World Manila Masters on this course come November 20 to 23.
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The communique was signed by the Odogun of Ado, Chiefs Aladetoyinbo Obayemi; the Aro of Ado Ekiti, Awopetu Fabiyi;  the Odunro of Ado, Ola-Ojo Ogunlade  and  Secretary to Ewi-in-Council, Ogunmodimu Bayo.
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鈥淚鈥檓 really comfortable in Southwoods. When I play everyone鈥檚 behind me, so I tend to do well here.鈥?
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Others were Chiefs Obafemi Ojo (President APU) and Ogunleye Olugbayo (APU vice president 1) while Mr Tunji Adigun, the APC chairman in Ado and Mr Francis Kola Lawal, his PDP counterpart in Ado also endorsed the document.
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The Masters Course eighteenth hole. Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽
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That certainly was the case last year when Que grabbed a share of the second-round lead with Canada鈥檚 Richard Lee and Thailand鈥檚 Jazz Janewattananond. But a 74 on Saturday left him four back of eventual champ Liang wen-Chong of China, who memorably donated half of his winner鈥檚 check to Typhoon Yolanda relief. A final round 73 meant Que 聽finished tied for 25th.
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The document said: 鈥淚t is the strong view of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti and Ewi-in-Council that Ado indigenes should embrace peace and in oneness fight for the stability and progress of the town instead of working towards its depletion of human and material resources and development  retrogression.鈥?
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鈥淭his is a course where you got to hole a lot of putts. Over the weekend last year I didn鈥檛,鈥?admitted Que.
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They charged sons and daughters of Ado-Ekiti 鈥渘otwithstanding their political affiliation to see Ado-Ekiti being superior to all other interests,鈥?saying 鈥淎do indigenes should stop harbouring outsiders to destroy our town.鈥?p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a></li></ul>
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Que does say that his form is starting to peak now.
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鈥淢y game is getting better and better every week, ever since I played in the Japan tour qualifying school. A lot of it is mental.鈥?
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Right now Que lies in 40th in the Asian Tour Order of Merit with US$39,575 in winnings. He can add to that with a strong finish in Southwoods next month. Resorts World Manila has jacked up the prize money from US$750,000 to US$1 million.
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But if Que cannot lift the trophy in November, he hopes another Filipino will. On Friday at the Resorts World Manila Masters Media golf tournament he reeled off a list of possible homegrown winners.
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鈥淢iguel Tabuena is starting to learn how to play against the veterans, and Tony Lascu帽a is playing some awesome golf right now.鈥?
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Lascu帽a, a 43-year old and Que鈥檚 partner in last year鈥檚 World Cup of Golf, is in sizzling form, having finished joint second in the Asian Tour stop in Taipei last week and losing a playoff in Malaysia four weeks ago. He also finished joint second in the ICTSI Philippine Open in May.
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Lascu帽a. Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽
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Lascu帽a is third in the Asian Tour Order of Merit and has already earned US$222,758 in just nine starts this season. He is now ranked 136th in the world, making him the top Pinoy in the world rankings. He has also won five times in the local tour this year.
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Que also mentions Elmer Salvador, a former Philippine Open champ, as a threat, as well as Miguel Ochoa.
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鈥淥choa is solid. He鈥檚 got the game, he just needs the exposure.鈥?
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Ochoa lies 43rd in the Philippine Golf Tour order of merit.
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But Que will hope to exorcise the ghosts of his mediocre weekend from a year ago.
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鈥淭his is where I became a good golfer. It would be a dream to win here.鈥?
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No doubt the Jack Nicklaus-designed Masters course will be a stern test in six weeks. Members of the media, myself included, played the Masters on Friday on a warm but overcast day.
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With Peng De Tagle of Fil-Estate, Dino Datu of Cook Magazine, and Anton Cabangon on Business Mirror.聽
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The fairways are in impeccable condition and the greens slick but very fair and true. I sank almost all of my putts from within seven feet. Unfortunately the other thirteen clubs in my bag were not as well-behaved as I staggered home with a score of 102 from the white tees.
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Course superintendent John Cope says the greens on that day were measured at around 9 to 9.5 on the Stimpmeter, the device used to measure the speed of golf greens.
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鈥淭he greens aren鈥檛 as fast as we鈥檇 want them to be in six weeks,鈥?explained Cope.
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鈥淭he Asian Tour wants 10 to 10.5, but we鈥檒l try to get them to eleven.鈥?
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I find the thought of eleven on the Stimpmeter quite harrowing. The 9.5 was already insanely fast for me, having played most of my golf over the last ten years on public courses and their glacial, old-school greens.
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The Masters course plays at 7375 yards from the tips. Me and my fellow media practitioners played the white tees at a much more reasonable 6432 yards.
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Follow Bob on Twitter @PassionateFanPH.
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Me and Angelo. None of this genius rubbed off on me, sadly.聽
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Maybe I should be like him and carry an old-school 2 iron with with a 聽green shaft.聽
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Revision as of 09:37, 1 November 2014

@@@ Pinoy golfer Que relishes home-course advantage at Resorts World Manila MastersBy Bob Guerrero |    Sat, Oct 11, 2014 5:37 PM PHT Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽 

If there is one thing Angelo Que knows, it鈥檚 the Manila Southwoods Masters course. The 35-year-old Filipino veteran has spent a mind-boggling amount of time at the Cavite track.
鈥淚 think I have the record here,鈥?he confesses.
鈥淚 once played 45 days straight here. Some days 27 holes, some days 36. I鈥檇 be here seven am to seven pm. I guess I really didn鈥檛 have much of a social life when I was learning how to play,鈥?he says with a grin.
For him, nothing could be sweeter than winning the Resorts World Manila Masters on this course come November 20 to 23.
鈥淚鈥檓 really comfortable in Southwoods. When I play everyone鈥檚 behind me, so I tend to do well here.鈥?

The Masters Course eighteenth hole. Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽
That certainly was the case last year when Que grabbed a share of the second-round lead with Canada鈥檚 Richard Lee and Thailand鈥檚 Jazz Janewattananond. But a 74 on Saturday left him four back of eventual champ Liang wen-Chong of China, who memorably donated half of his winner鈥檚 check to Typhoon Yolanda relief. A final round 73 meant Que 聽finished tied for 25th.
鈥淭his is a course where you got to hole a lot of putts. Over the weekend last year I didn鈥檛,鈥?admitted Que.
Que does say that his form is starting to peak now.
鈥淢y game is getting better and better every week, ever since I played in the Japan tour qualifying school. A lot of it is mental.鈥?
ALSO READ: 
Right now Que lies in 40th in the Asian Tour Order of Merit with US$39,575 in winnings. He can add to that with a strong finish in Southwoods next month. Resorts World Manila has jacked up the prize money from US$750,000 to US$1 million.
But if Que cannot lift the trophy in November, he hopes another Filipino will. On Friday at the Resorts World Manila Masters Media golf tournament he reeled off a list of possible homegrown winners.
鈥淢iguel Tabuena is starting to learn how to play against the veterans, and Tony Lascu帽a is playing some awesome golf right now.鈥?
Lascu帽a, a 43-year old and Que鈥檚 partner in last year鈥檚 World Cup of Golf, is in sizzling form, having finished joint second in the Asian Tour stop in Taipei last week and losing a playoff in Malaysia four weeks ago. He also finished joint second in the ICTSI Philippine Open in May.

Lascu帽a. Image copyright Bob Guerrero.聽
Lascu帽a is third in the Asian Tour Order of Merit and has already earned US$222,758 in just nine starts this season. He is now ranked 136th in the world, making him the top Pinoy in the world rankings. He has also won five times in the local tour this year.
ALSO READ: 
Que also mentions Elmer Salvador, a former Philippine Open champ, as a threat, as well as Miguel Ochoa.
鈥淥choa is solid. He鈥檚 got the game, he just needs the exposure.鈥?
Ochoa lies 43rd in the Philippine Golf Tour order of merit.
But Que will hope to exorcise the ghosts of his mediocre weekend from a year ago.
鈥淭his is where I became a good golfer. It would be a dream to win here.鈥?
* * *
No doubt the Jack Nicklaus-designed Masters course will be a stern test in six weeks. Members of the media, myself included, played the Masters on Friday on a warm but overcast day.

With Peng De Tagle of Fil-Estate, Dino Datu of Cook Magazine, and Anton Cabangon on Business Mirror.聽
The fairways are in impeccable condition and the greens slick but very fair and true. I sank almost all of my putts from within seven feet. Unfortunately the other thirteen clubs in my bag were not as well-behaved as I staggered home with a score of 102 from the white tees.

Course superintendent John Cope says the greens on that day were measured at around 9 to 9.5 on the Stimpmeter, the device used to measure the speed of golf greens.
鈥淭he greens aren鈥檛 as fast as we鈥檇 want them to be in six weeks,鈥?explained Cope.
鈥淭he Asian Tour wants 10 to 10.5, but we鈥檒l try to get them to eleven.鈥?
I find the thought of eleven on the Stimpmeter quite harrowing. The 9.5 was already insanely fast for me, having played most of my golf over the last ten years on public courses and their glacial, old-school greens.
The Masters course plays at 7375 yards from the tips. Me and my fellow media practitioners played the white tees at a much more reasonable 6432 yards.
Follow Bob on Twitter @PassionateFanPH.

Me and Angelo. None of this genius rubbed off on me, sadly.聽


Maybe I should be like him and carry an old-school 2 iron with with a 聽green shaft.聽
Photo credit: Aling Aina, my caddie.

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