Fiery finish puts Tabuena past Lascuña, Casas

Young gun Miguel Tabuena upstaged veterans Tony Lascuña and Cassius Casas with a scorching backside birdie-binge, firing a second straight six-under 66 and grabbing a one-stroke lead in a thrilling third round shootout in the P3.5 million ICTSI Pilipinas Invitational at Manila Southwoods’ Legends Course in Cavite.

Tied with Casas and one shot behind Lascuña at the start of the round, Tabuena fumbled with an early bogey and fell by as many as four as Lascuña sizzled with a 32 at the front. But the 19-year-old shotmaker stunned his fancied rivals with a mind-boggling five-birdie splurge from No. 13 for a 31 and a 66 that thrust him into the lead of a stellar field at 15-under 201.