Anya Tanpinco scored a brilliant 70 on Tuesday to push the Philippine women’s golf team to the lead in both individual and team competitions in the 24th Southeast Asian Games.
Also backed by Chiniro Ikeda’s 73, the Filipinas scored a 143 aggregate leading host Thailand by two.
Meanwhile, the Philippine men’s golf team fell to fourth place after after two days of competition at the Bonanza Ranch Khaoyai. Mark Fernando’s one-under-par 71, Ferdinand Aunzo’s 72 and Anthony Fernando’s 77 dropped the team out of the top spot and fell to fourth place with a two-day aggregate of 429, seven behind leader Thailand.
Despite the debacle, non-playing captain Caloy Coscoluella told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the competition is “far from over.” “Seven down in a team competition is not that impossible to overhaul. But we need to make a move tomorrow (Wednesday) if we are to entertain any thoughts of winning.”
