Joenard Rates remained cool in tepid conditions and birdied the last two holes to salvage a 71 and barely hold on to a one-stroke lead over a fast-charging Guido van der Valk halfway through the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters. Know more:
JOENARD RATES remained cool in tepid conditions and birdied the last two holes to salvage a 71 and barely hold on to a one-stroke lead over a fast-charging Guido van der Valk halfway through the International Container Terminal Services Inc. Villamor Philippine Masters at the Villamor Golf Club Thursday.
“I hit errant drives and had a couple of mishits at the front,” said Rates, who went nine-under overall with birdies on Nos. 14 and 17 but yielded strokes on Nos. 2, 3 and 5 to enable van der Valk and Jahns to close in with their respective low rounds. “Going to the last three holes, I told myself that I need to gain at least a stroke to save an even-par round. I played relaxed and made the most of my [birdie] chances,” said Rates, seeking to end a five-year title spell in the circuit put up by ICTSI. “But there are still two days left, so the plan is to hit the fairways and greens and make the putts.”
Forty one players advanced with Iloilo leg runaway winner Rupert Zaragosa barely making it at 153 after a 76 in a tie with Dino Villanueva , Korean Kang Chon Koo and Joel Pical .
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