Villanueva survives late miscues for 65

Dino Villanueva rode a blistering frontside performance on the way to a five-under 65 and a two-shot lead at the start of the ICTSI Negros Occidental at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club here on Tuesday.

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Coming off a hole-in-one feat to cap his campaign in last week's Bacolod Challenge, Villanueva bludgeoned the Marapara layout with a jaw-dropping 28 on the front nine - a run highlighted by four straight birdies from No. 5 and a pitch-in eagle on the ninth under overcast skies and amid tricky course conditions.

But Villanueva bogeyed the dogleg par-4 11th after a missed fairway and an eight-foot par-save that failed to drop then yielded another stroke on No. 17 after missing the green.