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Fidel Concepcion

Fidel Concepcion

In an intense battle for control, Fidel Concepcion held on and then watched Guido Van der Valk journey his final two holes to a one-turn lead in the third round of the Grand Prix. won the ICTSI Riviera on Thursday in Silang, Cavite.

Concepcion trailed by a total of three strokes throughout the round, but was firmly in ninth with birdies 13 and 15 with 71 points. He was in 214th overall when leader Van der Valk went halfway in. Clubhouse with Backstroke- Bogeys are thrown back by a stroke.

“Golf is pretty simple. It’s easy to make bogeys here at Langer, so it’s important to play to my strengths,” said Concepcion, referring to the challenge the dangerous layout has posed so far.

And Van der Valk understands very well how dramatically fortunes can change at Langer Stadium.

“I played well until the last minute, getting through the last two games,” he said. “I will try to hit as many shots as possible so that you can parse them easily because they are not easy in this course.”

Concepcion, who took the lead after the first round, will still face plenty of fights from the pitch as he wins his first Philippine Golf Tour championship with Van der Valk just one of the aces. which he has to worry about.

Cruise driver Rico Depilo is looking to make a big surprise from two clubs down after firing a 70 (216) shot that secured him a solo third place with a top P360,000 in this penultimate leg of the tour. six races this year.

Zanieboy Gialon and Ira Alido are also vying for the crown, just three arms ahead of Concepcion.

Gialon rode birdies on 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th to turn a three pass into a 70. He drew with Alido at 217.

Gialon oriented the pitch at Caliraya Springs last April but struggled to finish 25th at Splendido Taal, then crowned a joint attempt to finish sixth at Eagle Ridge-Aoki.

And then there was the big gun that fired only four shots. Juvic Pagunsan trailed on 72 after a birdie at 17 with 218, keeping the trophy within his reach.

Sports officer —Inquirer

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