Jordan regains control despite last-hole miscue

DASMARINAS, Cavite: Damien Jordan romped with the best backside card among the frontrunners in wet condition but missed capping it on the closing par-5 hole as he settled for a 70 and a two-stroke lead over Angelo Que and Thai Namchok Tantipokhakul in a wicked day in the Aboitiz Invitationals here on Friday.

While the rest of the contenders fumbled and stumbled in rain, sun and rain — and the slow greens — heading home, Jordan came away with superb iron shots and birdied three of the first six holes at the back to build a four-shot cushion over Que, Tantipokhakul and Michael Bibat heading to the 18th of Orchard’s Palmer course.