Japanese Toru Nakajima teed off last and came out on top of the elite 30-player field, his wind-raked two-under 70 netting him a two-stroke lead over Jhonnel Ababa and Angelo Que at the start of The Country Club-Don Pocholo Razon Memorial Cup at the TCC in Santa Rosa, Laguna on Thursday.

The new-look course proved as tough as hyped for its length and the wind with the local aces, including five of the six winners of what has been considered as one of the country’s premier championships, fumbling with over-par scores on a hot, breezy day.

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