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bogey on No. 4 which is a par-3 hole.

The 43-year-old Pagunsan, the second Filipino golfer in the Olympics after fellow pro Miguel Tabuena competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished tied for fifth with Joachim Hansen of Denmark and Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela.

Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond is a stroke behind at second spot following a 64, while Thomas Pieters of Belgium and Carlos Ortiz of Mexico are tied for 3rd to 4th places with similar 65.

Pagunsan, who has played in the par-71 golf course as a regular competitor in the Japan PGA Tour, tries to sustain his good performance as he tees off at 9:03 a.m. today.

He will be on the same flight alongside Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay and Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent.