JOINT THIRD AT MANILA AFTER ROUNDS OF 68-69

ROVING SCOT LUTTON IN THE MIX

AT ADT EVENT IN PHILIPPINES

 

Manila: Rufino Bayron of the Philippines fired a sparkling 10-under-par 62 to hold a commanding five-shot lead over home favourite Angelo Que at the halfway stage of the ICTSI Orchard Golf Championship on Thursday.

Bayron had two eagles and eight birdies against two bogeys for a 13-under-par 131 total. 

Roving Scots-born Clarke Lutton (Qatar International) is in joint third place, six shots off the lead after rounds of 68-69 for 137.

Lutton, ranked 60^th on the Asian Developmental Tour Order of Merit after playing in one event, fired five birdies on his homeward nine to recover from a slow start where he had one bogey and eight pars in his first nine holes.

“Things started to click after the turn. Everything seemed to happened nicely and there was no disaster. I just kept to my simple plan which was to keep to the fairways and the birdies came in abundance,” smiled Lutton, who is playing in his third year on the ADT.

The halfway cut was set at one-over-par 145 with a total of 56 players qualifying for the last two rounds.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
131 Rufino BAYRON (PHI) 69 62

136 Angelo QUE (PHI) 67 69

137 Clarke LUTTON (SCO) 68 69, Masaru TAKAHASHI (JPN) 68 69

138 Tomokazu YOSHINAGA (JPN) 71 67, Cassius CASAS (PHI) 67 71

139 Keanu JAHNS (PHI) 71 68, James Ryan LAM (PHI) 71 68, Brett MUNSON (USA) 70 69, Arie IRAWAN (MAS) 69 70, Jhonnel ABABA (PHI) 69 70, Rene MENOR (PHI) 76 63, Arnold VILLACENCIO (PHI) 68 71

140 Benjie MAGADA (PHI) 74 66, Clyde MONDILLA (PHI) 68 72, Michael BIBAT (PHI) 70 70, Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 69 71

141 Yuki USAMI (JPN) 68 73, Dino VILLANUEVA (PHI) 72 69, Peter RICHARDSON (ENG) 71 70, R.J. CARACELLA (AUS) 67 74, Ferdinand AUNZO (PHI) 72 69, Malcolm KOKOCINSKI (SWE) 70 71, Robert PACTOLERIN (PHI) 72 69, Matthew McBAIN (AUS) 67 74, Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 73 68, Mhark FERNANDO (PHI) 72 69

142 Miguel OCHOA (PHI) 71 71, Reynaldo PAGUNSAN (PHI) 72 70, Carl SANTOS-OCAMPO (PHI) 73 69, Orlan SUMCAD (PHI) 73 69, Mitsuhiko HASHIZUME (JPN) 72 70, Gerald ROSALES (PHI) 71 71

143 Edward REYES (PHI) 73 70, Elmer SABAN (PHI) 71 72, Tenka TERADA (JPN) 72 71, Victor LEE (KOR) 69 74, Marvin DUMANDAN (PHI) 71 72, PARK Jin-Woo (KOR) 74 69, Erwin VINLUAN (PHI) 71 72