Dante Navarro

Dante Navarro (Philstar.com) - July 18, 2020 - 3:16pm MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian Games double gold medalist Bianca Pagdanganan finally got her wish after a long pro debut delay, earning a coveted spot in an elite cast in the LPGA Drive On Championship together with comebacking Dottie Ardina. The $1 million, 54-hole championship firing off July 31 at the par-71 Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio marks Pagdanganan’s keenly awaited rookie appearance on the world’s premier ladies circuit held back by the coronavirus pandemic. The 2017 Philippine Ladies Open titlist, who earned her LPGA card by finishing tied for 38th in last year’s grueling eight-round Q-Series, was set to launch her pro career in Hawaii last March in the LOTTE Championship, one of the dozen events scrapped from this year’s LPGA calendar due to the global health crisi