Rho sinks ace to highlight Masters opening-round 67

Hyun Ho Rho outgunned Ryan Monsalve in an early shootout between two emerging stars of the Philippine Golf Tour, spiking his solid, five-under 67 with a hole-inone in the first round of the ICTSI Philippine Masters at the Villamor Golf Club yesterday.

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The 2023 PGT Q-School topnotcher aced the 195-yard No.

4, complemented by three birdies, including two in the last three holes for a bogey-free 33-34 performance in scorching conditions.

Monsalve had an impressive start in the third flight with Rho and veteran Marvin Dumandan, eagling the par-5 No. 2 and bouncing back from a mishap on third hole with birdie on No. 6. He dominated the next two long holes on Nos. 8 and 13 but couldn't match Rho's birdie on the par-5 18th.