Justin Quiban led the Filipino golfers after carding a three-under-par 69 in the opening round of the 108th Philippine Open at Masters of Manila Southwoods on Thursday.
Quiban emerged as the best-performing Filipino after the first 18 holes of the $1-million championship.
He managed to recover late in his round with a birdie on the par-5 eighth hole, his 17th hole of the day.
Fellow Filipinos Carl Corpus and Lloyd Go followed with identical one-under-par 70s.
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Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Nick Voke topped the leaderboard with a five-under-par 65, followed by Thailand’s Nopparat Panichphol, who carded a 66.
Voke is aiming to capture his first Asian Tour title.
(Photo Courtesy: Asian Tour)
