Bukidnon—Clyde Mondilla lived up to the hype and he did it in style, coming through with two eagles, including a 14-foot putt on No. 18 that spiked an eight-under 64 for a one-stroke lead over an equally hot-starting Rupert Zaragosa after 18 holes of the ICTSI Del Monte Championship here on Tuesday.
“Yung sa 18th, I was okay to finish with a birdie but it went in, so it was a bonus,” he said, referring to his closing feat behind another superb 6-iron second shot from 220 yards that landed 14 feet off the cup. “Driving was the key, I hit all the fairways. My putting also clicked that’s why I was able to score a 7-under,” said Zaragosa, who sizzled in a flight behind Mondilla’s with a solid seven-birdie assault in a start he hoped would lead to the same result in Iloilo.
Ababa likewise turned in a flawless card of 66 for joint third with Salahog as the former set in motion his drive for a repeat in this tournament he ruled by two over homegrown talent Reymon Jaraula in 2019.