NOW in control of the Order of Merit race, Chihiro Ikeda tries to zero in on a second career overall individual crown on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour as she headlines the field in the ICTSI Riviera Championship unfolding October 4 at Riviera's Langer course in Silang, Cavite.

With erstwhile frontrunner Chanelle Avaricio focusing on her LPGA Tour card bid in the United States, Ikeda stormed ahead of the OOM battle with a runner-up finish to amateur Rianne Malixi in the last LPGT leg at Valley Golf Club, raising her earnings to P702,750 heading to the last three legs of this year's circuit in new normal.