Ricardo Celino and Rudy Cabiltes combined for 12-under-par 58 at the Tagaytay Highlands to surge on top of the leaderboard in the overall team division of the Belle Cup 2023 Friday.

Celino and Cabiltes finished the 36-hole team event on 117, five strokes clear of Manuel Santos and Norman Patrick Santos.

In the best gross category, four teams shared the lead on 133. They are Pierre Paul Carpio-Roy Nudalo, Gab Macalaguim-Neil Arce, Lisandro Opulencia-Abraham Avena and Ricardo Celino-Rudy Cabiltes.

The top five scores in each division:

OVERALL TEAM — Ricardo Celino-Rudy Cabiltes 117 (59-58), Daniel Baetiong-Benjamin Castaneda 122 (63-59), Manuel Santos-Norman Patrick Santos 122 (62-60), Darren Flores-Ronin Leviste 123 (58-65), Antonio Aranda-Patricio Bernardo 123 (55-68), Danilo Sebastian Reyes-Jose Gerard Villacarlos 123 (63-60)

BEST GROSS — Pierre Paul Carpio-Roy Nudalo 133 (68-65), Gab Macalaguim-Neil Arce 133 (66-67), Lisandro Opulencia-Abraham Avena 133 (67-66), Ricardo Celino-Rudy Cabiltes 133 (67-66), Jean Marc Lagoutte 134 (68-66)

LADIES — Ma Teresa Arguelles Uy-Grace Woo 128 (64-64), Cathy Borja-Gabby Borja 133 (67-66), Choi Myeonghee-Eden Chipman 136 (73-63), Arlette Raquino-Ma. Victoria Herrera 142 (69-73), Kwon Kyo Won-Kim Miri 152 (78-74)

GROUP I — Ricardo Celino-Rudy Cabiltes 117 (59-58), Daniel Baetiong-Benjamin Castaneda 122 (63-59), Oliver Gan-Vince Hizon 126 (64-62), Ronnie Guico-Manolo Buri 126 (65-61), Jean Marc Lagoutte-Wayne Deveton Kennedy 128 (65-63)

GROUP II — Manuel Santos-Norman Patrick Santos 122 (62-60), Darren Flores-Ronin Leviste 123 (58-65), Jaime Inigo-Bonifacio Pimentel 124 (63-61), Inigo Golingay-Rolando Rabutin 125 (65-60), Jarold Coojacinto-Jeffrey Coojacinto 127 (60-67)

GROUP III — Antonio Aranda-Patricio Bernardo 123 (55-68), Danilo Sebastian Reyes-Jose Gerard Villacarlos 123 (63-60), Nilo Samia-Leopoldo Leyesa 125 (61-64), Lee Sung Il-Park Geun Bae 126 (65-61), Henry Ongchan-Raul Ilagan 126 (66-60).