It took Cassius Casas 11 years but the ace Davaoeño shotmaker still did it, nailing his second The Country Club Invitational in big fashion, beating reigning back-to-back Order of Merit champion Tony Lascuña in a shootout at the TCC layout with a closing one-under 69 to win by one in Canlubang on Sunday.

One behind Lascuña at the start of the day, Casas made back-to-back birdies from No. 4 to seize control then pounced on the erstwhile leader’s early backside meltdown before bucking a shaky finish to escape with the victory on a 72-hole aggregate of seven-under 273.

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