Bell catches Manotoc at helm; RP slips to 2nd
Tommy Manotoc failed to sustain his fine start and stumbled with a three-over par 75 yesterday, dropping to a share of the individual lead with a charging Bill Bell of New Zealand in the second round of the 2007 Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur Golf Championship yesterday at Mt. Malarayat in Lipa City, Batangas.
Manotoc, whose birdie windup netted him a 72 and a two-shot lead at the start of the 54-hole championship Wednesday, never recovered from a three-over card at the front, mixing one birdie with a bogey and a slew of pars at the back for a 39-36 card.
He had a 147 then watched
Bell, four down after 18 holes and four flights ahead of Manotoc’s group, tied the 57-year-old Filipino shotmaker with a birdie on No. 14 then gained a two-shot swing on the par-3 15th on a birdie-bogey exchange. But the Kiwi bet dropped two strokes on the next two holes, enabling Manotoc to regain a share of the lead.
RP Team I, however, blew a three-shot in team competition despite Iggy Clavecilla’s two-over 74 card as
Lee and Park also shared third place in the individual competition with 148s while Iggy Clavecilla carded a 74 to tie last year’s champion Rodney Baltrop (75) of
The hosts slid to second with a 149 for a 296 but remain in the hunt for a sweep of both the individual and team titles in the event conducted by the National Golf Association of the Phils. (NGAP).
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