Golf: Rosales, Meesawat share Singha Pattaya Open first round lead

Gerald Rosales fired a solid five-under-par 67, which was matched by Thailand’s Prom Meesawat, as the duke shared the first round lead in the $65,000 Singha Pattaya Open in Pattaya, Thailand. Rosales made three birdies in the last four holes, showing no effects of the wrist and elbow injuries that forced him to stop playing for nearly two years since 2009.                  A string of strong performance on the ASEAN PGA Tour and the Philippine Golf Tour starting from the end of last year have suggested his game is on the mend.                  “It has been a while since I have led a tournament,” said Rosales, brother of LPGA star Jennifer Rosales.  “Slowly, I am getting back my game.  Hopefully, I get to 100 percent soonest.”                  American Corey Harris, Vietnamese Michael Tran and Thais Namchok Tantipokhakul and Somsak Kaopratum were tied for second with 68s.                  Filipino Jay Bayron, second in last week’s season-opening Luang Prabang Laos Open, is one of six players who shot 69. - AMD, GMA News