Manila, April 30 -- Shinichi Suzuki beat Zachary Villaroman by three in the final round and bagged the Splendido Taal leg title with a 72 in the boys' 15-18 division of the ICTSI Junior PGT Championship in Batangas on Wednesday.

Suzuki tallied 219 to secure the win before the Luzon series pauses for the Visayas-Mindanao (Vis-Min) swing, which starts in Mactan, Cebu on May 5.

Villaroman, third in the series' first two legs at Eagle Ridge and Sherwood Hills, improved to second with a 222 after a 76. Despite the loss, he still leads the points race for the national finals with 32 points, followed by Suzuki at 27.

"The key was staying patient because this course is pretty difficult, especially the greens. I had a great experience in Japan,...