Cliff Nuneza fired a three-under-par 69 to take a two-shot lead over Zachary Castro in the boys’ 15-18 division in the FCG Callaway World Championship Qualifiers at the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmariñas, Cavite on Tuesday.
Nuneza, who hails from Cagayan de Oro, and Castro were the only players to break par at the start of the 54-hole tournament organized by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines.
Taiwanese Li Minghui paced the girls’ 15-18, shooting a 75 for a one-shot lead over Anna Fernandez.
The other division leaders were Sebastian See in the boys’ 13-14, Chonpansa Tawinsang in the girls’ 13-14, Ralph Batican in the boys’ 11-12, Wirada Tawinsang in the girls’ 11-12, Vito Sarines in the boys’ 9-10, Rafella Batican in the girls’ 9-10, Lucas de Guzman in the boys’ 7-8 and Winter Serapio in the girls’ 7-8.
The leading scores:
Boys’ 15-18 — Cliff Nuneza 69, Zachary Castro 71, Miko Granada 73, Charles Serdenia 73, Bobe Salahog 74, Lee Hyunseok 78, Jet Ang 79, Raphael Sagaral 80
Girls’ 15-18 — Li Minghui 75, Anna Fernandez 76, Anya Cedo 80, Alaine Yu 117, Frances Bautista 135
Boys’ 13-14 — Sebastian See 86, Felix Saludar 88, Rafael See 93, Rey Lin Chen 99, Lewrenzo Galsim 107
Girls’ 13-14 — Chonpansa Tawinsang 73, Rafa Anciano 85, Chloe Lim 97, Sam Abaya 99, Saki Co 115
Boys’ 11-12 — Ralph Batican 78, Javier Bautista 89, Marcus Duenas 90, Jacob Gomez 90, Inno Flores 92
Girls’ 11-12 — Wirada Tawinsang 76, Lisa Sarines 81, Nicole Gan 82, Mona Sarines 83, Brittany Tamayo 87, Tiffany Bernardino 106
Boys’ 9-10 — Vito Sarines 82, Jacob Casuga 82, Jared Saban 84, Luis Espinosa 88, Mico Woo 90
Girls’ 9-10 — Rafella Batican 89, Chime Cuenca 94, Kelsey Bernardino 101
Boys’ 7-8 — Lucas de Guzman 94, Harvey Hernandez 106, Jacob Sy 131
Girls’ 7-8 — Winter Serapio 89, Maurysse Abalos 95, Cameryn Yu 112.