Elmer Salvador put on a brilliant show of shotmaking and putting on a hot, humid day and came away with a record-setting seven-under 65 to seize a three-stroke lead over Frankie Miñoza and Tony Lascuña at the start of the P1.5 million ICTSI Splendido Classic at Splendido Taal Golf Club in Tagaytay on Wednesday.

Salvador, coming off a struggling stint in last week’s Solaire Open at The Country Club where he wound up joint 21st, flashed top form this time, going almost flawless with eight birdies after 17 holes in morning play, highlighted by a stirring four-birdie string from No. 13.

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