Winds blew all day, making it difficult for players to make their move in the 35th Mango Tee at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa Tuesday.
As a result, the top spots in the overall gross and net divisions remained untouched.
Defending champions Jorge Gallent and Junjun Plana combined for 74 points in calm conditions on Monday and stayed 10 points clear of Dax Garcia-Ayon Sanchez in the overall gross bracket.
Koreans Kim Wan Soo and Lee Dokyung posted the best gross score on Tuesday, tallying 61 points with Kim accounting for 33. But that was only good for fourth spot.
The overall net standings also stayed intact with Koreans Lyu Changsuk and Oh Young Gwon retaining the lead with 75 points.
Two tandems posted identical 74s to tie Raymond Anthony Mendoza and Paulo Legaspi for second. They are Ricky de Castro-Daniel Samaniego and Carolina Nielsen-Joy Sevilla.
Lyu and Oh retained the lead in Group A, two shots ahead of James de Leon and Felix Chua Jr.
In Group B, Ricky de Castro and Daniel Samaniego shot 74 points on Tuesday to join Raymond Anthony Mendoza and Paulo Legaspi on top.
Ramon Opulencia and Alex Palines stayed on top in Group C after posting 72 points on Monday.
The only change in the leaderboard took place in Group D where Carolina Nielsen and Joy Sevilla stormed in front with 74 on Tuesday.
Trailing Nielen-Sevilla by four shots were Philip Lee-Marc Lee and Osler Padua-Santino Rojas.
Due to howling winds, none was expected to do better in the afternoon.
Two more fancied teams — King Stehmeier-Erik Escalona and Tommy Manotoc-Abe Rosal — will see action in the final two batches of the first round on Wednesday.
Stehmeier and Escalona are club champions at Alabang Country Club and Riviera Golf and Country Club.
“With this kind of winds, I doubt we could do better than what Gallent and Plana have accomplished on the first day,” said Manotoc who was at ACC on Tuesday.
The event’s presenters are Smart, Petron, San Miguel and Jewelmer.
The Turf Company, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Philippine Business Bank/Zesto, Merry Mart and Global Ferronickel are the major sponsors.
Also supporting the Mango Tee as premium sponsors are Unilab and Jewelmer.
Hole-in-one sponsors are Auto Nation Group Inc., Volvo Cars Phils., Lexus Philippines, Citimotors, Gransportivo, Venture Motorcycle Sales Corp., G&W Clubshares and Starlux.
Hole sponsors include Ayala Land, Asian Hospital, Tipsy Pig, Cotecna, Delta Neo/El Jardin, CTBC Bank, Golfers Clubshare, GG&A Clubshare, Alog Company, IQOS, iPrudential, 515 Group, Standard Insurance, Icoon Company;
City Service, Pacsports, Srixon, Golf Depot, Airport House of Wine, Ralphs Wine, 357 Boracay, Omnisource, Prestige Golf Access and Clubshares, Inc., S&R, Mamalous, Bluesmith, Barcino, Fusion Pro, Primea Discovery, Marriot Manila and Courtyard Marriot.
Daily Tribune is the event’s media partner.
Standings after Tuesday’s morning session:
GROUP A — Lyu Changsuk-Oh Yong Gown 75, James de Leon-Felix Chua Jr. 73, Jay Bengzon-Lance Martinez 72, Jorge Gallent-Junjun Plana 70, Kim Wan Soo-Lee Dokyung 69, Anthony Daniel See-Erwin Mendiola 69, Rene Roy-AS Tanjangco 68, Wil Steedman-Greg Bloom 67, Sherwin Villareal-Ruigene Roco 66, Paolo Yupangco-Juan Jacobo Yupangco 66.
GROUP B — Raymond Anthony Mendoza-Paulo Legaspi 74, Ricky de Castro-Daniel Samaniego 74, Bong Arguelles-Rex Gocuingco 72, Jaime Feliciano Inigo-Roberto Inigo 72, Diosdado Bautista-Banjo Maddela 72, Vitto Lazatin-Vicente Fragante III 72, Barton Chua-Aaron Chua 71, Barry Tobias-Jesus Fernando Jr. 69, Franklin Velarde-Rafael Eugenio Reyes 69, Juan Jose Rocha-Luis Miguel Garcia 68, Monsour del Rosario-Doy Mercado 68, Jose Cervantes-Clifford Lichaytoo 68.
GROUP C — Ramon Opulencia-Alex Palines 72, Edward Mijares-Bong Subong 70, Bobot Sarenas-Arthur Ascutia 69, Rene Almeda-Rey Valdez 66, Dennis Nino Alog-Joseph Owen Fulo 65, Marlon Diokno-Roberto Fabian 65, Angelo Herbosa-Vittorio Tagle 65, Erwin Dy-Renny Domingo 65, Robert Romulo-Myka Romulo 65, Roberto Pangan-Aurelio Gomez 65.
GROUP D — Carolina Nielsen-Joy Sevilla 74, Philip Lee-Marc Lee 70, Osler Padua-Santino Rojas 70, Rodolfo Plaza-Rodolfo Plaza Jr. 67, Zorabell Medina-Abraham Rojas 63, Guiller Tumangan-Enrico Angeles 63, Alberto See-Dee Kwan Tang 60, Samuel del Rosario-Luis Ramirez 60, Pol dela Cruz-Nelson Mendoza 59, Rafael Prats-Joaquin Mantecon 59, Stephen Ramos-Ed Mangahis 59.
OVERALL GROSS — Jorge Gallent-Junjun Plana 74, Dax Garcia-Ayon Sanchez 64, Francis Tueres-Don Breganza 63, Kim Wan Soo-Lee Dokyung 61, JB Garcia-Raymund Sangil 60, Lyu Changsuk-Oh Young Gwon 58, Anthony Daniel See-Erwin Mendiola 56, Lorenzo Guerrero-Miguel Velasco 55, Naeem Mahomed-Renato Mercado 51, Ronald Martin Nunez-Joaquin Tolentino Jr. 51.
OVERALL NET — Lyu Changsuk-Oh Young Gwon 75, Raymond Anthony Mendoza-Paulo Legaspi 74, Ricky de Castro-Daniel Samaniego 74, Carolina Nielsen-Joy Sevilla 74, James de Leon-Feli Chua Jr. 73, Diosdado Bautista-Banjo Maddela 72, Ramon Opulencia-Alex Palines 72, James Feliciano Inigo-Roberto Inigo 72, Jay Bengzon-Lance Martinez 72, Bong Arguelles-Rex Goquingco 72, Vitto Lazatin-Vicente Fragante III 72.
