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Golf: Del Rosario sizzles but wavers at the finish

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Pinay golfer Pauline del Rosario playing in Chinese Taipei. Handout photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/11/09/pauline.jpg"/><figcaption>Pinay golfer Pauline del Rosario playing in Chinese Taipei. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>Pauline del Rosario turned things around with a birdie-spree at the turn until a bogey-bogey windup flipped the tide again for the Filipina ace in the second round of the Party Golfers Ladies Open in Hsinchu county in Taiwan on Thursday.Del Rosario mounted a fightback from a one-over card after four holes with a six-birdie binge in an eight-hole stretch from No. 9 that moved her within two shots off local ace Ling-Jie Chen at joint second heading to the par-4 17th.But she lost her momentum in the last two holes and failed to rescue pars after missing both greens, ending up with a second straight 69 for a 138 that kept her at joint sixth, four shots behind a hot-charging Babe Liu and Chen in the NT$4 million championship.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/08/23/golf-late-surge-nets-del-rosario-a-69-for-joint-6th">Golf: Late surge nets del Rosario a 69 for joint 6th</a></li></ul>Thai Mim Sangkapong carded a 69, Ching Huang of Chinese-Taipei shot a 71 and erstwhile joint leader Jessica Peng wound up with a 72 as they tied del Rosario at sixth.&quot;I had a lot of birdie chances by hitting the fairways and greens and my putts were just falling,&quot; said del Rosario, referring on her blistering birdie run that pulled her within striking distance of Chen.But she failed to rescue a par on the tight 17th and slipped on her second shot on the last hole that led to another miscue.Despite her late foldup, she said: &quot;I think I&#x27;m in a good spot. The course is gettable but also a lot can happen, so I think I have a good chance. But I have to play my best.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/19/23/new-golf-program-offers-free-lessons-for-moms-kids">New golf grassroots program offers free lessons for moms, kids</a></li></ul>&quot;I slipped on my second shot on No. 18 and my ball didn&#x27;t go too far and missed my pitch for an up-and-down,&quot; added del Rosario, who is priming up for the LPGA Q-Series slated later this month in Alabama.Meanwhile, six other Filipinas, including two amateurs, made the Top 53 and ties cut with Daniella Uy rallying with a 70 for joint 15th at 142, Florence Bisera rescuing a 71 for a share of 18th at 142 and amateur Mafy Singson also fighting back with a two-under card for tied 21st at 144.Amateur Laurea Duque and Chanelle Avaricio battled back with 73s for 148 and 149, respectively, while Chihiro Ikeda fired a 71 to likewise post a 149 to advance.

Pauline del Rosario turned things around with a birdie-spree at the turn until a bogey-bogey windup flipped the tide again for the Filipina.