Ira Alido hit a late birdie to card a one-under 71 and tie Korean Tom Kim at the helm while Yuka Saso matched par 72 to open a six-stroke lead in girls’ division of the 2016 Philippine Junior Amateur Match Play Golf Championship at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa yesterday.

Kim, gunning for a sweep of the national titles after winning the stroke play crown three weeks ago, actually headed for an explosive outing after gunning down three birdies at the front but he wavered at the back, fumbling with two bogeys and enabling Alido to gain a share of the lead at the start of the 36-hole stroke play elims.

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