Andie Unson primed up for the Junior World Championship next week as she came away with a three-shot victory despite a shaky windup, closing out with a four-over par 76 to beat three rivals for the 2010 San Diego Junior Masters golf crown in California last Tuesday.

Unson, 15, came through with back-to-back birdies from No. 13 to cushion the impact of her three straight bogeys in the closing holes and a 148 aggregate over the 36-hole tournament in the girls’ 15-18 division.

She won by three over Cathleen Santoso of Australia, who ran out of holes and finished with a two-over 74 on a birdie-birdie windup for a 151.

“I just stayed focused and kept in mind what coach Bong had told me: ‘that I would win,’” said Unson, referring to mentor Bong Lopez, the man at the helm of the ICTSI golf program.

The victory thus assured Unson of a berth in next week’s Junior World Championship where she will join the other Filipino bets vying for top honors in various divisions, including former champion and top ICTSI bet Dottie Ardina and Marcel Puyat, who recently won the American Junior Golf Association Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship in Texas.

Unson also got an exemption at all AJGA tournaments in the season and qualifed to play in the 2011 FCG (Future Champions Golf) World Championship.

Meanwhile, the RP team, riding on Miguel Tabuena’s one-under 71 in the final day of the 36-hole tournament, won the team championship.

The 15-year-old Tabuena, who recently qualified for the Junior PGA championship by topping the California sectionals, mixed four birdies with five bogeys with Miggy Yee turning in the second best score for the Filipinos, a 77, for the day.

Also scoring for the RP team were Jobim Carlos (77), reigning RP Am champion Clyde Mondilla (76), AR Ramos (76) and Andres Saldana (78).