Art Arbole took charge with a solid four-under 30 at the back but faltered with two
bogeys against a birdie in the last six holes at the front.
Following a
bogey at the second, he reached the green at the third with two tremendous shots and sunk a 12-yard putt for an eagle three - the only one of the day from the 160 competitors.
Cyna Rodriguez actually blew a one-stroke lead with
bogeys in the last two holes and ended up with a 71 but Chabon came through with a run of gutsy pars after dropping a stroke on the par-5 14th, setting up a crowded leaderboard in the early going of the P1.25 million championship put up by ICTSI.
Curtis Cup player Amy Boulden was the best of the Welsh with a 72 finishing with a birdie four, while Kath O'Connor was respectable with 74 but Welsh girls champion Chloe Williams finished with two double
bogeys for a 79.
Chris Wood had a rough day, however, signing for a 71 to drop in to a tie for 12th, having all but cancelled out six birdies with three
bogeys and a double
bogey on the 14th.
He cancelled out his opening
bogey with a birdie at the third but followed that with two more
bogeys and turned with a double
bogey and
bogey for 41.
He needed all his battling qualities on day two when a triple
bogey eight at the par five third was followed by
bogeys at the fourth, eighth, 10th and 11th to raise the prospect of a swift return home.
Storm responded with consecutive birdies at the fourth and fifth but then
bogeyed the seventh and ran up a double
bogey at the par-three eighth.
A
bogey at the par-three sixth was followed by a birdie at the seventh, which tied him with Daly.
THE
bogey man came back to frighten the life out of Greg Owen at the Players' Championship last night.
Barbara layout, Namuangruk wrested control at 134 despite a not-so-impressive four birdie-two
bogey effort in light rain that however proved enough to put him on top of the leaderboard that kept changing names until the last player had holed out.
Thai Pavarista Yoktuan also wavered with a closing
bogey and settled for a 70.
Clarke began his round in disappointing fashion with a
bogey at the first, but immediately picked up a birdie at the second.
On a hot day, 45th ranked Julien Guerrier teed off with a
bogey on the tenth but turned the tide at the seaside course in his favour with three consecutive birdies from the 14th hole to reach the turn in two under.
A
bogey at the last was the only blemish on Furyk's card which contained three birdies while Goosen hit five birdies and two
bogeys.
