TAIWAN: Pauline del Rosario hit two late birdies to put herself in the crowded mix of local and Thai aces, shooting a 69 and trailing Jessica Peng and Ling-Jie Chen by three at the start of the Party Golfers Ladies Open in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu county here Wednesday.

The big-hitting Del Rosario endured a rather shaky stint on Lily Golf and Country Club's tricky greens coming off a pro-am victory the previous day, missing a number of chances right in the first six holes before coming through with four birdies against a bogey in the last 12 to gain a share of sixth with seven others.