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SAN DIEGO, California: Dottie Ardina, Miggy Yee and
Bernice Olivarez-Ilas seized the lead in their respective divisions
going into the final round Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) of the
Callaway Junior World golf championships in various courses here.
Yee, a chubby 11-year-old with a
man-sized game, fired a 3-under-par 69 to jump ahead by 2 strokes in
the boys’ 11 to 12 years at the San Marcos course with a 139
aggregate through 36 holes.
Using his awesome length off the
tee, Yee birdied all 6 par-5s of the course en route to wresting the
top spot over Thai Korntawach Julamool by two and first-round leader
Viraat Badwhari of India and Indonesia’s Jordan Surya Irawan by
three.
Julamool finished birdie-birdie
for his own 69, Jordan also had a 69 while Viraat struggled with a
74.
The RP contingent, which was
sponsored by Philippine Airlines, Samsung, Diamond Motors, Inc. and
ICTSI with Crestlink as official outfitter, was poised for a second
triple title explosion in three years as Ardina grabbed the solo
lead in girls’ 13-14 years and Olivarez-Ilas emerged the new
frontrunner in girls’ 6-under.
In 2006, Ardina won the 11-12
event, the absent Cyna Rodriguez topped the 13-14 age-group and Mia
Legaspi took the 7-8 category for the country’s first triple title
feat.
Ardina can help make it happen
again with Yee and Olivarez-Ilas as she starts the day leading Ching
by just one with a 141 total after scoring a 71. Ching, co-leader
with Ardina in the first round, matched par 72 for 142.
“I will try my best. It’s
something I want to win,” said Ardina, whose round includes
6birdies, 3 bogeys and a double-bogey.
Bernice, meanwhile, totes a
1-stroke lead over Malaysian Natasha Andrea Oon at the pitch and
putt Colina Park.
Bernice and Oon both shot 57s and
occupied the top two positions at 117 and 118, respectively, with
erstwhile leader Karah Sanford of California (65) sliding to third
at 121.
In the other divisions, Rupert
Saragoza 3rd jumped to a share of seventh in boys’ 9-10 by carding
a 62-125 just 5 shots off lead. Daniella Uy, third in the girls’
11-12 also at Lake San Marcos, fell to joint 10th with a 78-151, now
seven behind the two leaders.
The others, however, all took
themselves out of contention with 14 of the 41 RP bets failing to
make the cut.
In the centerpiece boys 15-17
class at Torrey Pines south, Marcel Puyat rallied with 75 to bet the
best among the Filipinos with 152 and a tie for 27th. John Kier
Abdon had 79-153, Jobim Carlos 79-159 and Marvin Mendoza 77-162.
Former national player Regina de
Guzman carded a 73-150 for joint 14th on the girls’ side at
Carlton Oaks, 7 shots behind leader Danielle Frazier (74-143).
RP open titlist Chihiro Ikeda
carded 77-152, Sunshine Baraquiel 75-153 and Lou Isabelle Manalo
87-165.
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