Filipinos slip to joint third
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines couldn’t hold its ground when conditions got tough yesterday.
A day after sharing second place, the Filipinos slipped to third after the second round of the Nomura Cup at Bayhood No. 9 International Golf Club in Beijing, shooting a combined 142 in the three-to-play, two-to-count format for a two-day total of 288.
That left the Philippines tied with host China and Vietnam, 10 shots behind Hong Kong.
Shin Suzuki led the way for the Philippines with an even-par 72. Jet Hernandez added a 74. Rolando Bregente, whose 69 on Tuesday had put him atop the individual leaderboard, struggled to a 75 and didn’t count toward the team total.
Hong Kong was the story of the day. Ethan Tian fired a 67 and Markus Lam added a 71 for a superb 138, pushing Hong Kong to 278 and a six-shot lead over Japan (284) at the halfway point.
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