ILOILO, Philippines – In a dramatic opening round at the ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge, four players –Chanelle Avaricio, Mikha Fortuna, Chihiro Ikeda and Gretchen Villacencio – matched two-over-par 72s to take a share of the lead at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.
The day-long battle in hot conditions tested the players' mental toughness and course management at the challenging 5,778-yard layout, setting up one of the fiercest starts in the history of the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour.Avaricio, who was on track for the solo lead, suffered a costly bogey on the 18th, allowing Fortuna, who birdied her closing hole on the ninth, to force a four-way tie.
She started with a double-par on the tricky par-4 first hole after driving out of bounds twice, and despite five birdies, she struggled with six bogeys, finishing far off the pace.The 16-year-old former Junior PGT standout, who has already won both the Lakewood Championship as an amateur and the Splendido Taal leg as a professional, ended the day with a 79, tied for 13th with Apple Fudolin.Fortuna, despite a shaky start with three bogeys, birdied her final hole to join the leaders.
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