Que sizzles with 66, paces Thai by one stroke
Angelo Que took charge in a day of torrid scoring at the
Que, eyeing no less than a victory here to prop up his spirit and confidence heading to his British Open debut two weeks from now, made four birdies after 10 holes, dropped a shot on the par-4 No. 12 for the third straight day, but went on a birdie-mode again with three in the last six holes.
That 33-33 card moved him past erstwhile joint leaders Mars Pucay, Jay Bayron and Wisut Artjanawat of
“I have been playing well and that is the main thing,” said Que, the reigning Philippine Open champion who currently leads the Order of Merit following two runner-up finishes on the Mercedes-Benz Tour.
Artjanawat, who ruled the Tagaytay Midlands leg last May and paced the field in the first two days here, slowed down with a 70 as he dropped to third with a 206.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat turned in the day’s best score and course record-equalling seven-under 65 as he moved up to joint fourth with Benjie Magada at 208 to complete a three-pronged challenge by the Thai bets against Que in the final round today.
Magada followed up his 69 Thursday with a solid 67, spiked by three birdies in the last eight holes, although he remained five strokes off the pace in the $50,000 event sponsored by ICTSI.
Focus will also be on Atthaphon, who played a bogey-free round that was highlighted by five birdies on the outward half.
“I made some adjustments to my posture and it has really helped my driving. It helped playing with Angelo as he is a good friend of mine and he’s fun to play with,” said Atthaphon.
Bayron failed to sustain his second round 66 as he faltered with a 73 with a final hole bogey, slipping to joint sixth with Marvin Dumandan, carding a 71, at 209.
Pucay never recovered from a poor start of three bogeys after eight holes and finished with a 75, tumbling down from the top to a share of 11th at 211, eight shots behind.
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