MANILA: Arjun Singh stumbled a bit with a one-over 72, but continued to be the best among the five Indians left in the 89th Philippine Open, the 13th leg of this season’s Asian Tour. Arjun, trying to recapture the form that saw him retain his card for six years in a row, is now one-over for 54 holes a t 214. Australian Jason Dawes smashed the course record with a sizzling nine-under-par 62 to take lead from Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit at the end of 54 holes.
Dawes, 31, winner of the Taiwan Open in 2003, had an error-free card of nine birdies at the par-71 Mt Malayarat Golf and Country Club and bettered the previous course mark by two strokes.
