Concepcion failed to shake off a steady Van der Valk majority of the way and even fell by as many as three shots down before finding his touch and rhythm in the stretch, birdying Nos. 13 and 15 for a 71 then parlaying Van der Valk’s bogeys on Nos. 17 and 18 and a 73 into a one-stroke lead at 214.
“It’s pretty simple golf. It’s easy to make bogeys here at Langer, so it’s important to stay to my strengths,” said Concepcion, who moved 18 holes away from joining the elite circle of winners in the Pilipinas Golf Tourmaments. Inc.-organized circuit. Rico Depilo, however, could be the week’s biggest surprise as the journeyman turned in one of the day’s three best scores of 70 to seize solo third at 216, just two strokes off Concepcion, guaranteeing a wild, fierce chase for the top P360,000 purse in this penultimate leg of this year’s six-stage Philippine Golf Tour.
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