Pakiramdam ni Clyde Mondilla na homecourt niya ang Villamor Golf Club, kumpiyansa itong susungkit muli ng korona pagsabak sa Philippine Masters na magsisimula ngayong araw.

“Villamor is like Del Monte, the fairways, the grass and the surface. So I feel like I’m playing right at home,” saad ni Mondilla.

Nais ni former national amateur champion Mondilla na duplikahin ang panalo nito sa Southwoods nang pumoste ng 22-under 266 winning total.

May  7,000 yards na sukat ang Villamor kaya inaasahang marami ang mahihirapan dito.

“You just can’t take Villamor for granted. It could yield low scores but it could also punish those who commit even the slightest mistake,” saad ni veteran Robert Pactolerin.

Si Cassius Casas ang huling nagkampeon sa Philippine Masters noong 2000, tinalo si Pactolerin sa sudden death.

“The course is also tough. One errant drive will put you in tough spot under the trees where it would be impossible to go for a birdie,” wika ni Tony Lascuña na nagkampeon noong nakaraang taon sa Manila Masters at Eastridge nakaraang buwan.

Makakasama ni Mondilla si Pactolerin at si former Philippine Open champion Gerald Rosales ngayong umaga sa No. 10.

Sina Rufino Bayron at Benjie Magada ang kasama ni Lascuña No. 1.