September 11, 2025 | 8:35pm
MANILA, Philippines — Whereas nonetheless trying to find a breakthrough on the Philippine circuit, Carl Corpus continued to thrive overseas, showcasing elite type and composure underneath stress as he fired a bogey-free 66 to seize a share of the lead after 36 holes within the Indonesia Professional-Am on the Gunung Geulis Nation Membership in Ciawi-Bogor, Indonesia on Thursday.
Corpus, whose recreation has been steadily trending upward since his maiden win on the Asian Improvement Tour in June, proved as soon as extra that he’s taking part in a few of the greatest golf of his younger profession. Beginning his second spherical on No. 12, he instantly made his presence felt with back-to-back birdies, added one other on the par-3 seventeenth, and closed with a flourish — birdieing the final two holes (Nos. 9 and 10) to cap a strong 35-31 spherical.
Though his second-round effort was two pictures shy of his opening 64 — a spherical highlighted by an eagle — it was sufficient to maintain him within the hunt, tied at 12-under 130 with Taiwanese Ching-Hung Su, who additionally shot a seven-under spherical on the par-71 East format.
Corpus’ continued surge on the ADT contrasts his current homecoming stints, the place he has proven flashes of brilliance however hasn’t fairly cracked the winner’s circle. He settled for a share of fifth at Caliraya Springs and tied for eighth in Bacolod in his current Philippine Golf Tour outings.
But on the regional stage, he has emerged as one of many tour’s most constant and harmful gamers.
“I performed fairly effectively in the present day,” Corpus mentioned after his second straight blemish-free spherical. “I had a few lengthy par putts that I needed to make — and I made nearly all of them.”
His sharp scrambling and placing underscored his regular spherical, the place sloping fairways and tough inexperienced complexes have examined the sector.
“Many of the holes have been on slopes, but it surely was troublesome for everybody. I used to be fortunate to make some good putts — that’s all it took,” he added.
With a complete purse of $125,000 and only one spherical left within the 54-hole occasion, Corpus will now try to convert this sturdy place into his second ADT victory, following his breakthrough triumph within the Morocco Rising Stars Marrakech at Al Maaden. That win additionally marked a banner second for Filipino golf, as cousin Aidric Chan topped the Morocco Rising Stars at Samanah, finishing a Philippine sweep of the ADT’s Moroccan swing.
Only one shot behind the main duo are Naraajie Ramadhanputra, who carded a shocking 62, and Grant Godfrey, who matched Corpus’ 65 for a 131 complete. One other shot again is Finlay Mason, additionally effectively within the combine after a powerful 65 for 132, whereas a logjam at 133. together with Thailand’s Nopparat Panichphol, arrange an exhilarating remaining spherical.
Because the leaderboard tightens, all eyes can be on Corpus, who seems to be peaking on the proper time. If he can preserve his rhythm and placing contact, one other ADT title could also be inside attain — additional solidifying his fame as one of many Philippines’ rising golf stars on the regional stage.
In the meantime, over in Korea, Miguel Tabuena carded a 71 to path by 5 firstly of the Shinhan Donghae Open on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Membership.
He gunned down three birdies in opposition to two bogeys for a share of thirty eighth spot, 5 strokes behind Jiho Yang and Danthai Boonma, who matched 67s to take a one-shot edge over a crowded group at 68. Regardless of hitting 16 fairways and 12 greens, Tabuena wanted 33 putts to finish his 35-36 spherical on difficult greens.