Clyde Mondilla from the Philippines carded a brilliant bogey-free eight-under-par 64 to lead after the first round of the BNI Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament today.

Mondilla, a 12-time winner on the domestic circuit in the Philippines looking for his first victory overseas, fired eight birdies at Damai Indah Golf, BSD Course – in what is the 10^th tournament of the season on the Asian Development Tour (ADT).

Thailand’s Chonlatit Chuenboonngam, winner of last week’s Gunung Geulis Invitational and the leader of the ADT Order of Merit, and Abdul Hadi from Singapore carded 65s to sit in second; while another Singaporean Koh Dengshan, Indonesia’s Kevin Akbar, Thailand’s Pisitchai Thippong – the brother of Nitithorn Thippong – and Suttijet Kooratanapisan, and Paul San from Malaysia all shot 66s.

Twenty-eight-year-old Mondilla began his round on the back nine and after making his first birdie of the day on 13 his round soon caught fire with four birdies in the row from 15. He later made further gains on five, seven and eight.

One of his 12 victories on home soil includes the Philippine Open in 2019. It was not part of the Asian Tour that year, so he’ll be looking to finally register a win on a regional tour this week.

A star of the amateur game, he triumphed in the Philippine Amateur Open in 2010, when he was 16 years old – making him the youngest winner of the event.

Chonlatit Chuenboonngam tasted victory by seven shots last week and is continuing in the same vein this week putting together a fine start with a round made up of eight birdies and just one dropped shot.

Hadi’s 65 consisted of an eagle, six birdies and one bogey.

China’s Chen Guxin, second on the Merit list, having been the first player from his country to win an ADT event earlier this, returned a 67 and is in a tie for 10^th.