LJ Go gains number 1, match play on

MANILA, Philippines — LJ Go went on a birdie-binge linking both nines as he fired a two-under 70 yesterday and gained the top seeding in the third MVPSF Visayas Regional Match Play Championship at the Cebu Country Club in Cebu.

Go, who settled for second with a 72 in the first round, rattled off four birdies in a five-hole stretch from No. 7 on his way to a 35-35 card for a 142 aggregate, earning the low medal honors in the 36-hole stroke play elims of the annual tournament sponsored by MVP Sports Foundation and held as part of the PLDT Group National Amateur Golf Tour.

Peter Tyler Po blew a 35 start with a closing 40 but his 75 still netted him the second spot at 148 while Paolo Wong wound up third at 149 after a similar 75 and opening round leader Carl Corpus fumbled with an 80 after a 70 for a 150.