North rallies, forces draw with South in The Duel

North made a late charge in the afternoon foursomes, winning the last two matches to salvage a 2-2 draw and force a 4-4 standoff with South in a thrilling start in The Duel at Alabang Country Club on Wednesday.

Randy Garalde and James Ryan Lam took three of last four holes and went from 1-down to 2-up against Zanie Boy Gialon Gialon and Elmer Saban while Carl Santos-Ocampo and Edward Reyes won No. 15 to eke out a 1-up victory over Ferdie Aunzo and Jay Bayron as the Northerners battled from two matches down to force a draw in the alternate shot format event.