Celestino Tugot

Celestino "Tino" Mancao Tugot (6 April 1910 – 18 January 2010) was a Filipino professional golfer. A local golf legend, Tugot is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best golfers the Philippines has produced,[1] and the first Filipino athlete to step into the White House and shake hands with US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.[2][3]

Celestino Tugot
undated charcoal portrait of Tugot
Personal information
Born(1910-04-06)6 April 1910
Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines
Died18 January 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 99)
Nationality Philippines
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Asian Golf Circuit
Professional wins6

Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955[4] and represented the Philippines in the World Cup on ten occasions.[5]

Legacy

Del Monte Golf Course

The final 9 holes of Del Monte Golf Course which is located in the Del Monte Plantation was designed by Tugot.[6]

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church

Upon surviving the sinking of S.S Corregidor in 1941,[7] Tugot and his wife Obdulia built a Catholic Church beside their home at Manolo Fortich in the late 1960s. The church continues to spread and inspire devotees and has since become one of the pilgrimage sites of the people of Northern Mindanao and its surrounding areas.[1][8]

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church Facade

Professional wins

Far East Circuit win (1)

Other wins

This list is incomplete

Team appearances

References
  1. "Remembering the Tugots". Bukidnon My Home. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  2. Cordero, Abac (2011-02-16). "Pacquiao mobbed in US capital". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. "Pacquiao dinumog sa Washington". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  4. Castillo, Musong R. (18 January 2010). "Tugot, 6-time Open champ, 'breaks' 100 by 3 months". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. "Most appearances in World Cup history". PGA Tour. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  6. "Del Monte Golf Club | Discounts, Reviews and Club Info". Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. Avila, Bobit S. "Remembering a maritime disaster 68 years ago". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  8. Amadeo (2017-09-16). "The Ignatian Perspective: A Church In Kawayanon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon". The Ignatian Perspective. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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