Del Rosario rules ICTSI

MANILA, Philippines —  Bacolod on incredible rally Pauline del Rosario pulled off one of the most incredible comebacks in Ladies Philippine Golf Tour history, rallying from six strokes down to stun Seo Yun Kim with a spectacular final-round charge.

Clutch birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 capped a blistering four-under 66, rattling Kim’s composure and resolve. After dominating the first 36 holes of the ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge with rounds of 66 and 68, Kim struggled with a birdie-less 73 in the final round.

That seven-shot swing handed Del Rosario a dramatic one-stroke victory at 206 at the Bacolod Golf and Country – a triumphant return to form for the former LPGT Order of Merit champion.

“It feels good to win again, but I don’t think it has fully sunk in yet. I was struggling with my game a lot,” said Del Rosario, whose last LPGT win came at Caliraya Springs in 2023 following a brilliant rookie campaign in 2017 that saw her rack up four victories and win the OOM crown.

Meanwhile, Keanu Jahns fired a second straight 65 to take solo control of the PGT play.

Riding the momentum of his emphatic victory at Caliraya Springs – where he outdueled Angelo Que in a dramatic final-round showdown – Jahns once again underscored his rising stature.

He came out firing, birdieing four of the first six holes and adding two more on the back nine to offset a lone bogey. His second straight five-under card, following an opening day 67, gave him a 54-hole aggregate of 13-under 197 – two strokes clear of a new challenger in Fidel Concepcion.