Micah Shin CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Reed-thin Micah Shin shouldered himself past a slew of local aces with an explosive windup at the front in the rain, turning in a five-under par 65 and grabbing a two-stroke lead over veteran Jay Bayron at the start of the ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club in Binitin in Bacolod on Wednesday.