Pagdanganan shoots 72 for joint 18th at Riviera Maya Open – BusinessWorld Online
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN failed to make headway on moving day, carding an even 72 as she ran five shots off the pace in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open in Mexico Saturday.
Aiming to bounce back after submitting a 74 in Friday’s second round, Ms. Pagdanganan managed only a birdie on the par-4 No. 6 against a bogey on No. 14 in Round 3 to find herself stuck at two-under for the tournament.
It’s been a struggle for the Filipina Olympian after she opened with a sizzling 68 and grabbed a share of the lead initially.
Ms. Pagdanganan, who hit just seven fairways on a 274-yard average drive and 14 greens in regulation and needed 31 putts in the penultimate round, now sits at joint 18th with 214 as Jenny Bae of the US held on to the lead at 209.
Ms. Bae turned in a 71 in the third round, enough to give her a slim one-shot upperhand against Chinese Yahui Zhang and Japanese Chisato Iwai, who closed in on the American with identical 68s.
Australian Gabriela Ruffels (71) is one shot back at 211. — Olmin Leyba