DAVAO CITY — A trio of aces rejoins the chase in the ICTSI South Pacific Golf Classic that unwraps on Tuesday here, promising not just a tight title race but also the potential for another thrilling finish that could rival last year’s sudden-death thriller at Apo Golf.

Angelo Que, Keanu Jahns and Clyde Mondilla headline the crack field in the P3.5-million Philippine Golf Tour  (PGT) event, each determined to stamp his class in the penultimate stage of the 10-leg circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc.

Que, brimming with confidence after a top-30 finish in an international tournament, seeks to regain the form that netted him back-to-back victories at Pradera Verde and Eagle Ridge. Jahns and Mondilla, meanwhile, return from brief but instructive stint over the weekend, both eager to turn their frustrations into motivation and close out the Mindanao swing on a high note.

But the path to glory will be anything but easy.

Standing in their way is the in-form Fidel Concepcion, who’s riding high on confidence following his breakthrough win at Apo last Friday. That maiden victory could well be the spark he needs to prove he can win against a stronger, deeper cast this week at the South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates.

Joining them are local standouts Jhonnel Ababa, Zanieboy Gialon, Elee Bisera, Elmer Salvador and Marvin Dumandan, each armed with both familiarity and pride.

Dumandan, in particular, has extra motivation — he’s out for redemption after bowing to Justin Quiban in a tense four-hole playoff when South Pacific last hosted a PGT event in 2023.

But it won’t be an all-Davaoeño affair. The chase for supremacy also includes the likes of Reymon Jaraula, Guido van der Valk, Michael Bibat, Russell Bautista, Ryan Monsalve, Nilo Salahog, Dino Villanueva and James Ryan Lam — all looking not just for a leg win but for crucial ranking points toward berths in the season-ending Match Play Championship and The Country Club Invitational.