Fernando-Ferrer paces WW’s Bill Shaw golf

MANILA, Philippines—Joel Fernando and Jun Ferrer combined for 87 points to seize the overall lead even as club president Ben Abalos and Roland Rotoni paced Division 1 after the first-round action in the 26th Bill Shaw Memorial, the member-guest tournament of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong.

Fernando and Ferrer, playing in Division 2, grabbed the upperhand in the tight chase for the overall net plum by a mere point over the tandem of Solomon Sy and Miguel Perlas, who pace Division 4, after the opening 18 holes at the West course in the tournament presented by Mercedes-Benz, Shell and Delta Airlines.

Abalos and his partner Rotoni will carry a two-point lead over the tandem of Oliver Gan and pro-bound Tonlits Asistio into the final round where all entries tackle the tough East course and play shifting from aggregate to best-ball. The other leaders were Sherwin and Dominic Hing in Division 3 with their 83 points, good for a one-point lead over Gilbert Tan and Romeo Fuentes.

The four premium Mercedes-Benz cars up for grabs as hole-in-one prizes at the West course were left untouched after the first two days of play in the event that drew a full field of 576 players.

Tournament’s platinum sponsors: PAL, Mizuno, Jewelmer, The Glenlivet, Food Details Inc. Gold sponsors: are Pacific Links, Unilever Philippines, Northern Islands Company Inc., Stradcom, RGB Ltd., Pldt Alpha Enterprise, Land Registration Authority, DKT International Inc., First Metro Securities, GSN+P Architectue Studio/Eco Solutions, Excellent Golfing Partners, Rimowa and Inada Family.