MIGUEL Tabuena fired an up-and-down 71 on Friday and tumbled 16 places down to 25th place in his debut tournament as a LIV Golf wild card in Adelaide.
The Philippine No. 1 mixed four birdies with three bogeys at The Grange Golf Club for a four-under 140 total - nine shots behind leader Jon Rahm, who followed a 68 with a 63.
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Still, the one-under card on a day of blistering scores didn't hurt Tabuena's bid for a big payday in his second LIV tournament of the year - and his first with full-time status as a wild card.
The week before, the 31-year old four-time winner on the Asian Tour finished in joint 48th in Riyadh, where he got in as a reserve, with a closing 69 and a four-under total.
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