Wong, a standout of San Jose State University, made three bogeys against a lone birdie to reach the turn on 2-over 38.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF Philippine SEA Games secretariat | LUIGI Paolo Wong emerges as the best scorer for the men’s golf team seeing action in the 32nd SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday.
Luigi Paolo Wong carried the day for the Philippines at the start of the golf competition of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday.
The 23-year-old pride of La Trinidad, Benguet rallied with four birdies at the back nine to salvage a two-under-par 70 and put himself in solid contention for the elusive gold medal.
Wong, a standout of San Jose State University, made three bogeys against a lone birdie to reach the turn on 2-over 38.
But he started with back-to-back birdies on his way home and added birdies on 14 and 16 to trail Vietnamese Khanh Hung Le and Malaysian Malcolm Ting Siong Hung by one shot.
Filipino-British Enrique Dimayuga closed with consecutive bogeys to settle for 73 and a tie for 12th place.
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He opened with back-to-back birdies but bogeyed 4 and 6 to make the turn on even par.
Dimayuga started his homeward trip with four straight pars before he birdied 14 only to finish bogey-bogey.
Filipino-American Jaden Dumdumaya, the youngest team member at 16, had a shaky front nine with an opening bogey and two closing bogeys before mixing two birdies with two bogeys coming home for a 75.
Aidric Chan, on the other hand, carded a 76 behind three birdies against seven bogeys.
Alone in third was Aloysa Atienza who turned in a 71.
In women's play, Rianne Malixi and Lois Kaye Go slipped seven shots off the pace after scoring identical 74s.
Malixi, who started at the back, reached the turn on 1-under but unraveled going home with a bogey on 1 and a double bogey on 6.
Go, on the other hand, fired an eagle and a birdie against five bogeys.
Mafy Singson had two birdies against five bogeys for a 75.
Malaysian Ng Jing Xuen stormed in front with a 67, two shots ahead of Thai Eila Galitsky.
Alone in third was Aloysa Atienza who turned in a 71.
