Espedido, Edoc show way

MANILA, Philippines — Mavis Espedido launched her bid for a second straight title in impressive fashion, firing a 76 to seize a three-stroke lead over Venus delos Santos in the girls’ 7-10 division at the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Junior PGT Championship in Trece Martires, Cavite yesterday.

Delos Santos tallied three birdies but was undone by two bogeys, two double bogeys, and a quadruple bogey for a 79. Athena Serapio carded an 88 to fall 12 shots behind, while Penelope Sy, Tyra Garingalao and Amiya Tablac posted 90, 93 and 100, respectively.

In the boys’ 7-10 category, Zoji Edoc took a massive step toward redemption after narrowly missing out at Eagle Ridge. He shot an 81 to establish a commanding 17-stroke lead over Halo Pangilinan (98).