Tabuena leads chase for TCC crown

MANILA, Philippines, January 19 ------ Miguel Tabuena brings a more compelling dimension to this year’s The Country Club Invitational – not as a former champion chasing a repeat, but as a player who has fully established himself as a bona fide world-class contender. While he fell just short of securing a spot in the lucrative LIV Golf League, Tabuena’s strong finish to the 2025 season and his gritty showing in the LIV Golf Promotions underscored his resilience, maturity and readiness to compete at the highest level. His recent body of work speaks louder than any missed opportunity, affirming his status as the standard-bearer of Philippine golf on the international stage.

That pedigree will be put to the test when the TCC Invitational fires off on Jan. 27 at one of the country’s sternest and most exacting layouts. The field is stacked with past champions and the Top 30 finishers from the last Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit. As the traditional kickoff leg of every PGT season, the TCC Invitational also remains the richest event in local golf. The sponsoring ICTSI has raised the stakes anew, bumping the total purse to P6.5 million, reinforcing its status as the crown jewel of the domestic circuit, with every leg guaranteeing at least P2 million.

A champion here in 2017, Tabuena will undoubtedly carry the proverbial bull’s-eye on his back. He enters the event fresh off a stellar campaign on the Asian Tour International Series, where he finished third in the Order of Merit – a feat that places him in rare company and well ahead of most of his peers in terms of consistency, ball-striking and competitive exposure.

Source: philstar.com