Dumandan takes clubhouse lead
MARVIN DUMANDAN carded a second straight one-under 70 and took the clubhouse lead as play was suspended due to darkness - ing that of opening round leader Clyde Mondilla, stranded in the second round of the ICTSI Riviera Classic at the Langer in Silang, Cavite on Thursday.
Mondilla, who seized early control with a bogey- free 65 Wednesday, actually came out of the two-hour long delay due to bouncing back from a bogey on No. 14 with birdies on Nos. 16 and 2 for a running seven-under overall before play was stopped.
Three others – Michael Bibat, Arnold Villacencio and Korean amateur Tom Kim – pooled theeunder totals with seven holes to play while Ira Alido, who shot a 67 two-over card after 12 holes.
That leaves Dumandan with the lowest completed round in another demanding day here with the former club pro assembling a 140 for a provisional one-stroke lead over Charles Hong, who took advantage of an early morn for a 141.
Unheralded Omar Dungca hobbled with a 72 for a 142.
Mondilla and company will early today with the top 50 plus ties after 36 holes proceeding to championship serv- ing as the third leg of the Asia Tour put up by ICTSI Tournaments, Inc.
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Expected to crowd Mondilla at today’s resumption are Bibat, who holes, while Kim and Villacencio had two-under.
Jay Bayron, winner - had a one- over card and one- over overall after 15 holes, Tony Lascuña also had a one- over and tw o -
over
overall after 12, and Rene Menor, winner of - do Classic, had a three-over card and five- over overall with three holes to play in the 72- hole championship backed by Custom Clubmakers, Meralco, Champion, Summit Min - Technology, Inc.,