Angelo Que drained a long putt for birdie on the 18th as he matched flightmate Ira Alido's 68 for a one-stroke lead over four others at the start of the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge while saving what could've been a rocky finish to an otherwise superb round on a steamy day at the Valley Golf Club in Antipolo on Tuesday.

The three-time Asian Tour winner actually threatened to rip the South course and blow the field with an eagle-spiked frontside 32 then hit another birdie on No. 10 to go 2-up over his nearest pursuers. But bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15 enabled five others, including Alido, to gain a shared view of the top before the returning duo came away with late-hole feats to forge ahead with four-under cards.