Engino rallies with 69, ties Hong, Pacto at helm

Unheralded Albin Engino came out a two-hour delay due to lightning unruffled and fired three birdies coming home for a second straight two-under 69, grabbing a share of the lead with two others halfway through the $60,000 ICTSI Riviera Classic at Langer course in Silang, Cavite on Thursday.

Engino came through with superb iron shots to set up birdies from close range at the front, hitting a four-footer on No. 2, a pin high on No. 5 and a tap-in on the seventh, turning a so-so 37 start at the back into a solid 69 for a rare view of the top at 138 with Charles Hong and Robert Pactolerin.