HONG SPEARHEADS LOCAL CHARGE AT MANILA
Manila,
November 14: Philippines’ Charles Hong spearheaded the home charge when
he posted a six-under-par 66 to stay two shots back of first round
leader Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand in tied-third place at the
US$750,000 Resorts World Manila Masters on Thursday.
The
World Cup duo of Angelo Que and Antonio Lascuna also gave the crowd a
preview of what to expect for next week’s ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf
when they returned with matching 67s to stay closely in the hunt for the
inaugural title in tied-eighth place.
Hong,
who plays regularly on the Asian Development Tour which is the Tour’s
secondary circuit, took advantage of the opportunity to play on the main
Tour this week and is hopeful of continuing his good form into the
week.
“I
putted well as the greens were fair today. I guess what you see is what
you get and there’re no tricky aspects to it. This is only my third
tournament on the Asian Tour and I’m obviously happy to have shot a 66,”
said Hong.
Que
got off to a shaky start in his opening front-nine where he traded two
bogeys against two birdies at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country
Club.
The
three-time Asian Tour winner, however steadied himself in his homeward
run and was duly rewarded when he fired five birdies on holes 13, 14,
15, 17 and 18 to sign for a 67.
“My swing tempo was a bit too fast in the early holes and that really caused me to lose my rhythm,” said Que.
“I
think I can contend this week. But having said that, I’ll continue to
play my own game and not try to exert too much pressure on myself,”
added Que.
Lascuna’s
confidence was buoyed by his excellent iron play and he is hopeful of
taking advantage of his home course knowledge at the Manila Southwoods
Golf and Country Club to steer him towards his maiden Asian Tour win.
“My
irons worked today and I’m glad that I’m in a strong position to
contend for the title. Hopefully, I can lift the title on Sunday,” said
Lascuna.
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