Harmie Constantino’s one-under offers her a three-shot lead. —LPGT
Harmie Constantino gunned down three birdies below demanding circumstances on Wednesday to return a one-under-par 70 and zoom to a three-stroke lead over Chihiro Ikeda after the opening spherical of the P750,000 ICTSI Riviera Women Championship on the {Couples} course in Silang, Cavite.
The final of these birdies got here on the par-5 sixteenth as Constantino sealed a 35-35 card to get her bid for a 3rd professional title off on a scorching tempo.
“I performed fairly regular though I missed a few brief putts,” mentioned Constantino, the rookie professional who received two Eagle Ridge-Aoki legs final March and 5 weeks in the past.
Ikeda had a double bogey 6 on No. 9 and the final of her three bogeys on the par-4 14th which nonetheless saved her in good place to win for the primary time since 2019.
Daniella Uy struggled to a 74 and Chanelle Avaricio shot a 76 to be six pictures behind and needing a low spherical on Thursday to determine within the title combine.
Sunshine Baraquiel, the breakthrough winner at Tagaytay Highlands a month again, had a double bogey and 7 bogeys in opposition to two birdies in a 42-36 spherical for a 78, downplaying how powerful the well-manicured format performed.
Mafy Singson, the beginner who flirted with victory when the tour restarted, had only one birdie in an atrocious 85 that was plagued by two double bogeys and a triple bogey 7 on No. 11.
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