Taiwan tilt beckons local Aces

Jay and I know that key is to have a strong start although we need to familiarize ourselves with the course to be able to measure up with the field

The Philippine Golf Tour Asia holds its second event in Taiwan this week with Tony Lascuña finally getting the chance to join Jay Bayron and two other Pinoy campaigners in the Nan Pao TPGA (PGA of Taiwan) Open unfolding Thursday at the Nan Pao Golf Club in Tainan City.

A hand injury forced Lascuña to withdraw at the last minute in the first PGT Asia tournament in Taichung last May with Bayron failing to rebound from a struggling start in rainy conditions and finishing in joint 27th in the Daan Taiwan Open.

But back in form and coming off a number of top 3 finishes in the Philippine Golf Tour and PGT Asia, Lascuña aims to finish strong against a crack international field in the $100,000 tournament put up by ICTSI and co-sanctioned by the TPGA and Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc.

“Jay and I know that key is to have a strong start although we need to familiarize ourselves with the course to be able to measure up with the field,” said Lascuña, who had two runner-up finishes in his last four tournaments, including a playoff setback to Reymon Jaraula in PGT Pueblo de Oro two weeks ago.

While Lascuña brims with confidence, Bayron is trying to figure out his game that needs some fine-tuning following a couple of final round struggles at Pueblo de Oro and Del Monte.

Also in the Nan Pao roster are PGT Asia leg winners James Ryan Lam and Justin Quiban.