Lascuña fancied in Pradera tilt

Tony Lascuña sets out for a top finish starting Tuesday when the ICTSI Pradera Verde Classic gets off the ground in Lubao, Pampanga, where the crafty veteran seeks to fortify his hold of top spot in the Philippine Golf Tour Asia’s Order of Merit race. The multi-titled Davaoeño shotmaker paces the OOM derby with $38,950 in earnings with two tournaments left in the third season (2019-20) of the region’s emerging circuit, which broke barriers by holding a couple of tournaments in Taiwan last year. Lascuña won the other leg in Tainan, besting a slew of Taiwanese and Thai aces, then rebounding from a forgettable joint 31st place finish at Luisita with a runner-up effort at Summit Point after a sudden death loss to Juvic Pagunsan last November.