Wild finish looms as new leaders emerge

Japanese Toru Nakajima and Spain’s Marcos Pastor took charge in another day of changing fortunes, going low on a course that continued to produce big numbers, setting the stage for a thriller of a finish to the ICTSI Pradera Verde Classic in Lubao, Pampanga on Thursday.

Nakajima buried delicate putts on a sleek surface he likened to the ones in Japan and came away with five birdies to turn in the first bogey-free round of 67 at Pradera Verde, jumping from 15th to a share of the lead at 212 with the late-charging Pastor, who birdied three of the last seven for a 69 and a crack at a breakthrough win in the $100,000 Philippine Golf Tour Asia event put up by ICTSI.