2018 ICTSI Club Filipino De Cebu Invitational: Late charge nets Jordan PGT Club Filipino lead
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Late solid wedge shots propel Aussie Damien Jordan to the top
Making the most of his first foray on the Philippine Golf Tour, Jordan actually had a mediocre one-birdie, one-bogey card after 12 holes at the par-71 Club Filipino layout but birdied a par-4, a par-5 and a par-3 in the last six holes to find himself a bewildered leader in the P3.5 million serving as the penultimate leg of the 10-stage circuit sponsored by ICTSI.
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Despite a shaky windup, Kim Joo Hyung is at it again
Reigning Philippine Masters champion Jerson Balasabas rallied with two birdies at the front to join Ababa at second, along with Michael Bibat and Nilo Salahog and Korean Kim Joo Hyung as the rest of the starting 71-player field sort of opted to further test the short but tricky layout before making their assault in the next three days.
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Jhonnel Ababa fails to keep his irons sparkling with a late mishap
Tony Lascuña, out to snap a long title spell in the circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., turned in a so-so one-birdie, one-bogey round to lead the even par scorers who included some of the pre-tournament favorites – Aussie Tim Stewart, American Lexus Keoninh, Joenard Rates and Elmer Salvador along with Erwin Arcillas, Qazzri Aslimon, also of Brunei, and former PGTA leg winner Rene Menor.
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Frontside rally puts Jerson Balabasas in the hunt
“My goal is to get off the tee but every time I don’t hit the fairways, that’s it. I need to lay-up because of narrow fairways. You can use a driver but it’s too risky. The course is not that hard but you be wise playing it,” said Kim, who hobbled to fifth place at PGT Negros and tied for 20th at PGT Iloilo after edging Carlos by one at Pueblo to become the youngest winner on the tour at 16.
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After sizing up the course with a 70, expect Jobim Carlos to make his move
Zanieboy Gialon, Rufino Bayron and Elmer Saban turned in identical 72s while Justin Quiban, winner at PGT Bacolod, birdied two of the first six holes at the back but fumbled with two bogeys and a double-bogey to drop to joint 21th with Mhark Fernando, James Ryan Lam, Rolando Marabe Jr., Francis Morilla, Richard Sinfuego, Arnold Villacencio and Peter Stojanovski of Macedonia.
The rest, including Dutch Guido Van der Valk (74), Clyde Mondilla (76), Jay Bayron (77), Keanu Jahns (81), will be scrambling in today’s second round to get into the final 36 holes of play of the event backed by Custom Clubmakers, Meralco, Champion, Summit Mineral Water, K&G Golf Apparel, BDO, Sharp, KZG, PLDT and M.Y. Shokai Technology, Inc.