Last-hole birdie nets Lascuna 1-shot lead

Tony Lascuña banged in a curling 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th to fire a three-under 67, outsteadying Cassius Casas and Rey Pagunsan in a day-long shootout to seize a one-stroke lead in the third round of the P5- million. The Country Club Invitational at the TCC layout in Canlubang on Saturday.

What he lacked in power, Lascuna made up with his brilliant shotmaking, solid iron play and superb putting as the reigning back-to-back ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit winner knocked down three birdies on another hot, windy day and took his familiar role—as solo leader with a seven-under 203.