Plete rallies to lead JPGT South Pacific

(UPDATE) ZERO Plete minimized her mistakes and surged into the lead with a strong frontside finish, carding an 81 to overtake Rose Wacan and Johanna Uyking in the girls' 13-15 category after 18 holes of the ICTSI JPGT Mindanao Series 2 at South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates in Davao on Tuesday.

Held back by an erratic backside start (43) marred by three straight double bogeys from No. 12, the 14-year-old contender from Cagayan de Oro steadied herself in the last nine holes, finishing with just two bogeys to surge past Wacan and Uyking, who matched backside 41s but faltered with closing scores of 42 and 43 for 83 and 84, respectively.