Defending champion Manila Southwoods leads four teams in the championship division of the 76th Philippine Airlines Interclub, set to begin Tuesday in Bacolod City.

Southwoods has claimed six of the last seven titles and remains the team to beat in the four-day event. Eastridge Golf Club, however, aims to replicate its victory over Southwoods in the Fil-Am Invitational last December.

Del Monte, winner of last week’s seniors’ tournament, and Tagaytay Highlands-Team IMG complete the cast of contenders in the elite division.

Each team can have up to eight players, but only four can compete in each round. Players are limited to a maximum of two rounds. The tournament follows the PAL scoring system: 1 point for a bogey, 2 for a par, 3 for a birdie, 4 for an eagle, 5 for a hole-in-one, and 6 for a double eagle.

The tournament venues are Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club and Bacolod Golf Club.

The 76th staging of the PAL Interclub is supported by Platinum sponsors PRIMAX Broadcasting Network and Asian Journal.

Mastercard is a gold sponsor while RMN is a silver sponsor.

ABS-CBN Global is joining as a bronze sponsor while VISA, Philippine National Bank, SM Bacolod, Tanduay and Asia Brewery are minor sponsors. Citadines is a hotel partner.

The list of teams in each classification:

CHAMPIONSHIP — Manila Southwoods, Eastridge, Del Monte, and Tagaytay Highlands-Team IMG

FOUNDERS — Negros Occidental, Riviera, Forest Hills, Valley, Cebu Country Club, Canlubang, Alabang, Pueblo de Oro, The Orchard, Rancho Palos Verdes, Team Brookside, Wack Wack, Bacolod, Apo, FilAm Fairway, Fairways and Bluewater Boracay, Sherwood Hills, Zamboanga, Tagaytay Midlands-Team IMG, MSU, Brittannika Team 1, Villamor, Golf and Country Club of Iligan, FilAm LA 1

AVIATOR — Tagaytay Country Club Lucky 9-Team IMG, Southern California Red Hawk, FilAm Fairfield, Eagleridge, Alta Vista, Club Filipino de Cebu, Ambagan, Negros International, Summit Point, Norcal FilAm, Veterans, Camp Aguinaldo, Negros Occidental Team 2, Davao City, Dona Pepita, South Cotabato, Guinhalaran, Baguio Country Club, Iloilo, Lumbia, Lagitek International, UP Teejots, San Juanico, Illana Bay GCC-FTB, South Pacific, FilAm LA 2

SPORTSWRITERS — Filipino Golfers in the Middle East-Dubai, Apo Team B, Pilipino Golf Association of British Columbia, Greenhills West, Yokohama Eagles, West Highlands Golf Club, Brittannika Team 2, Seattle, Sarangani, Liloan, Green Tee Club Riyadh, Lanang, Camp Evangelista, Paraiso Golf Players Association, Pearl Kai Hawaii, Club Filipino de Cebu Team 2, Rancho Palos Verdes-Team Buracuys, FilAm LA 3, San Francisco Bay Area, Philippine Golf Club of New England, MSU, Paraiso Golf Players Association 2, Filipino Golfers in the Middle East-UAE, Bacolod Team 2, Golden Gate Golf, Leyte, CAAGA, Cotabato, Edwin Andrews Air Base, FilAm Fairway Hawaii Team 2, DOLE Kalsangi

FRIENDSHIP — Van City Golf Club, Silicon Valley Golfers Link, Davao City-FTB 2, Brittannika Team 3, Paoay Men’s, Filipino Golfers Association in Kuwait, FilOz Sydney.