Jay Bayron fires 65, paces Summit Pt. Classic
JAY Bayron, seeking to snap a long winless spell, opened his ICTSI Summit Point Classic bid Tuesday with a sizzling 7-under-par 65 for a one-shot lead over two unheralded bets in Lipa City.
Bayron birdied three of his last five holes to breeze past clubhouse leaders Rico Depilo and Fil-German Keanu Jahns, who turned in 66s, with a troika of veterans led by Jonel Ababa another shot off.
Jahns, a former standout for Alabang in the PAL Interclub, birdied four of his first seven holes starting from the back nine.
Article continues after this advertisementA former Aboitiz Invitational champion and winner of several legs in the local circuit, Bayron has been knocking on the door of a first win for the season after posting eight Top 10 finishes.
His only bogey for the day came on the par-5 ninth, where he missed the green and flubbed a six-foot putt for par.
Depilo duplicated the finest start of his pro career with a bogey-less round.
Article continues after this advertisementOrlan Sumcad, the long-hitter out of nearby Mount Malarayat, also fired a 67 to tie Ababa and Korean Park Jun-hyeok even as Rufino Bayron shot a 68.
Antonio Lascuña and Elmer Salvador returned 69s while Miguel Tabuena, just in his second tournament since coming back from a vacation in the United States, birdied two of his last five holes to rescue a 71. Guido Van der Valk of The Netherlands and former leg winner Arnold Villacencio were also in the company of Tabuena. Musong R. Castillo