Lascuña cards 64, paces Myanmar Open

Antonio Lascuna. INQUIRER GOLF

Antonio Lascuna. INQUIRER GOLF

Filipino Antonio Lascuña picked up six shots in his opening five holes on the way to an eight-under 64 Thursday to lead the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open by a shot over Malaysia’s Danny Chia at Royal Mingalardon Club in Rangoon.

The 44-year-old opened with four straight birdies and then signed for an eagle 3 on the fifth before gunning down two more birdies in the back nine for a flawless 30-34 card.

Miguel Tabuena, the reigning Philippine Open champion and fourth placer in the Singapore Open last week, fired a 67 to be just three shots behind with Angelo Que shooting a 68 as the three top Filipinos bunched themselves in the top 15.

Juvic Pagunsan shot a 71 as a total of 86 players cracked par. Musong R. Castillo

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