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Superal takes the lead as Del Rosario stumbles into the ICTSI golf tiff
Dante Navarro (Philstar.com) – December 8, 2020 – 3:32 pm
MANILA, Philippines – The Princess Superal fought back hard from an early mistake and then pounced on Pauline del Rosario’s final hole misfortune to turn a one-stroke deficit into a one-stroke lead with a 69 at the start of the ICTSI Riviera Championship. in the Langer field. at Silang, Cavite Tuesday.
Del Rosario outshined Superal on the standout flight that featured Abby Arévalo, shooting three birdies to take a two-stroke lead after the first 12 holes in cloudy and windy conditions. But just when he thought he had solved the challenging par 71 design, he tripped over a bogey on the 14th, regained his stroke on the design’s signature hole, the par 3 on 17, but dropped two shots on the tricky par 4. closing.
He finished with a 70 (34-36), allowing Superal to seize control with a 34-35, topped by three birdies on a five-hole stretch from No. 9, which more than made up for his mishap on the green in sixth.
“I did miss a lot of greens actually, but I did some up and down pairs, especially on a couple of long par 4s,” Superal said, en route to a sweep of the Twin Ladies Philippine Golf Tour titles into a new normal. after romping to a five-shot win over Arevalo at the adjacent Parejas field three weeks ago.
Expecting a strong response from Del Rosario and the rest of the contenders for the best bag of P72,000 in the 54-hole championship organized by ICTSI and organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., Superal said: “I will try to go low again tomorrow. (today) and make more birdies. “
Despite her mishap on the last hole, Del Rosario said she was more than satisfied with her round but emphasized the need to work on her putting in the final two days.
“I played pretty well, even though I did make some mistakes with my putting,” said Del Rosario, who marked his rookie campaign in 2017 with four wins on his way to the LPGT Order of Merit crown.
Putting herself in strong contention after placing a distant third at the ICTSI Riviera Invitational Challenge, Del Rosario vowed to come out better and wiser on the final 36 holes to earn a championship shot.
“My plan is to correct the mistakes I made today and stick with what I had been working on,” said the first Filipina to win on the LPGA Tour of Taiwan, also in 2017.
Veteran TLPGA and former junior world champion Daniella Uy fired two birdies but made five bogeys for the third set in the 74th with Gretchen Villacencio, five shots behind Superal, while Chanelle Avaricio and Chihiro Ikeda battled with a par of 75.
Three-time OOM winner Cyna Rodríguez groped for a 76 without a birdie, while Arévalo, who bit Del Rosario with a birdie on the final hole to win here as a fan in 2017, was unable to recover from a shaky start and finished with a 77. in a draw with Marvi Monsalve.
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