Del Rosario, Fortuna stay at helm

Pauline del Rosario and Mikha Fortuna braced for a final round shoot-out as they remained tied for the lead after matching two-under 70s in the second round of the Penang Amateur Golf Open at the Bukit Jawi course in Malaysia over the weekend.

Counting their 69s in the opening round, Del Rosario and Fortuna pooled 139s to seal a duel for the crown with the former eyeing a second straight after beating the latter by eight in last week’s Melaka Amateur Open.

The Country Club teammates stood seven strokes ahead of third running Geraldine Wong, who carded a 70 in the first round but faltered with a 76 for a 146.