Harmie Constantino faced relentless challenges throughout the day but displayed late-round brilliance to secure a 70 and extend her lead to two strokes over promising junior golfer Jiwon Lee after 36 holes.
CABANATUAN CITY – Harmie Constantino faced relentless challenges throughout the day but displayed late-round brilliance to secure a 70 and extend her lead to two strokes over promising junior golfer Jiwon Lee after 36 holes of the ICTSI Lakewood Championship here in Nueva Ecija Wednesday.
After a stellar 66 on Tuesday, Constantino initially struggled to find her rhythm, posting a two-birdie, two-bogey card through 11 holes. She even fell to one-over with another bogey on No. 12, allowing Chihiro Ikeda, Florence Bisera, and Lee to challenge her lead. Bisera, five strokes behind after 18 holes, mounted a remarkable charge with a bogey-free 68, anchored by her solid driving. Despite missing a couple of chances that could have brought her closer to Constantino, she improved to third at 139, three shots behind.
“I had a lot of missed putts inside four feet. Tomorrow , I’ll try my best to make them,” said Lee, 16. While she emphasized that she’s not chasing the win but rather the experience and the chance to compete with the country’s leading professionals, her chances of humbling her more experienced rivals remain high.
Gretchen Villacencio matched Bisera’s 68 to move to solo fifth but remained seven strokes off with a 143, while Marvi Monsalve and Mikha Fortuna carded identical 71s for 144 and 145, respectively, in the fifth leg of the circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc. which stakes P97,500 to the winner.
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