Lascuña lead up by 7
DAVAO – Tony Lascuña slowed down with a 68 but hiked his lead to seven over fellow homegrown talent
Ferdie Aunzo, threatening to turn the R3-million ICTSI
Apo Golf Invitational into a one-man show at the Apo
Golf and Country Club here yesterday.
Lascuña practically pulled away in the last six holes after failing to duplicate his hot backside start Wednesday and settled for a two-birdie, two-bogey game at the front. But just when the rest poised themselves to pounce on his mediocre start, the veteran shotmaker birdied No. 13 for the second straight day then racked up three more in the last four holes, the last from three feet, for a closing 32.
With an 11-under 133 aggregate and with no one able to match his blistering windup, Lascuña posted one of the biggest leads after 36 holes in any PGT or PGT Asia championship and threatened to better Juvic Pagunsan’s eight-shot romp over him in the ICTSI Riviera Classic last August.
“I just played my usual game and didn’t mind if there’s somebody making a charge. But my putting has been clicking the past two weeks,” said Lascuña. “Actually, I’m a bit tired playing seven straight tournaments. I need to rest and re-charge.”
Aunzo birdied two of the last four for a 69 as he took the challenger’s role at 140 while Ira Alido rebounded from a wobbly 74 Wednesday with the day’s best five-under 67, spiked by an eagle on the par-5 18th and capped by three birdies in his closing frontside stint.