Filipino golfing icon Frankie Miñoza. Handout photo
MANILA -- Golfing great Frankie Miñoza will be celebrated during the 2025 San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards Night, set for February 16 at the Diamond Hotel in Manila.
Miñoza, 66, is the latest icon to be elevated into the PSA Hall of Fame.
The award is a longtime coming for the pride of Bukidnon, who is considered as one of the most outstanding pro golfers the country has ever produced.
A two-time Philippine Open champion and former Japan Golf Tour mainstay, Miñoza joins the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Efren "Bata" Reyes, Paeng Nepomuceno and Bong Coo, Lydia de Vega, and Grandmaster Eugene Torre in the PSA Hall of Fame.
Also recently inducted into the hall is the country's first-ever Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo.
Miñoza was a two-time Athlete of the Year winner, having first won the honor in 1990 along with boxers Luisito Espinosa and Roberto Jalnaiz, and again in 1998 also with Espinosa.
It was 36 years ago when Miñoza’s star finally shone on the fairway after emerging winner of the Asian Golf Circuit Order of Merit by winning three tournaments in the tour.
He would repeat the same feat eight years later when he also topped three tournaments in the circuit, while making it to the Top 50 of the Official World Golf rankings.
The Filipino golfer also had stints in major championships such as the Masters, PGA Championship, and the Open Championship.
Miñoza spent most of his career playing in the tough Japan Golf Tour, where he won a total of seven tournaments for an estimated career earnings of $4.8 million.
He also won one Asian Tour title and 10 tournaments in the Asia Golf Circuit.
Miñoza still actively campaigns in the Philippine Golf Tour until now.