CAVINTI, Laguna – Harmie Constantino heralded her return to form in style, shooting an eagle-boosted six-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Mafy Singson after 18 holes of the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship here on Tuesday, May 19.

This performance not only marked a significant turnaround for Constantino, whose recent campaign have been marred by underwhelming results, but it also signaled her drive to reclaim her position at the top of the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour.

A stellar backside 31 at the Caliraya Springs Golf Club, featuring a stirring three-birdie finish, ignited Constantino’s chase for redemption. An eagle on No. 4 and a birdie on the sixth more than compensated for her two bogeys at the front, propelling her into the lead.

“I hit the ball really well and played smart, hitting it to the right spots. I just happened to catch my 3-wood perfectly, setting up a 10-footer for eagle at the par-5 No. 4,” she reflected on her round, which began with back-to-back birdies from No. 10.

While she dropped a stroke on No. 13, her resilience shone through as she tallied four birdies in the next five holes, including three straight to close her back nine. Despite a bogey on the first hole, she quickly bounced back with that eagle and a birdie. Though she could have padded her lead, a miscue on the eighth hole kept her at a 35-31 round under the lift, clean and place rule.

It was indeed a much-needed resurgence for Constantino after a challenging 2025 season. In 2024, she dominated the circuit with four victories en route to winning the Order of Merit title, but a series of poor finishes had dampened her momentum.

With an inspiring tied-for-fourth finish at the Lakewood Championship last March, she remained determined to reclaim her glory.

“I need to stick to my game plan and keep things simple: hit the fairways, hit the greens, and make the putts,” said Constantino, who moved 36 holes away from adding another LPGT title to her collection.

But trailing closely behind is the equally hungry Singson, who highlighted her otherwise routine round with four consecutive birdies from No. 4.

Though she finished without any bogeys, Singson missed a few birdie opportunities, settling for pars on her last 11 holes.

“I hit all the greens from No. 4 and made my putts from inside 15 feet,” said Singson of her birdie streak that has put her in strong contention in the P1 million championship. Despite facing challenges on the greens, she demonstrated resilience, recovering each time she missed.

“The greens are tough because they're playing slowly, so I just aimed to hit them and hoped my putts would drop,” she added. Like Constantino, Singson is focused on maximizing her greens in regulation while hoping to capitalize on her putting.

Florence Bisera, seeking a second consecutive win after her triumph at Lakewood via a three-player playoff, carded a 70 for third, while Seoyun Kim rallied with two birdies on the back nine to save a 71 for solo fourth.

Tiffany Lee looked poised to find her form with a strong start, tallying three birdies from No. 2 and another on the sixth to reach four-under. However, a double bogey on the eighth caused her to tumble down the leaderboard, finishing with a one-birdie, one-bogey card for a 72, dropping her into a tie for fifth with Kayla Nocum and Gretchen Villacencio.

Monica Mandario also came through with three straight birdies from No. 15 to salvage a 73, while reigning Order of Merit champion Sarah Ababa, who lost to Princess Superal in sudden death here last year, carded a 74 for joint ninth with Angela Mangana.