The Chilean was the protagonist of the first round of the PGA event and was in sixth position with a card of three under par.
Mito Pereira’s great form in the PGA doesn’t stop. After a more than positive opening week in Las Vegas, the Chilean has now crossed the Pacific to reach Japan and participate in the ZOZO Championship, the only event of the North American tour that takes place in Asia. There he pulled off a dream first round, finishing sixth in the table with three under par on his card.
A special tournament where you watch it. With a fresh fourth-place finish at the Shriners Children’s Open, Pereira arrived in Chiba, near Tokyo, intent on aiming for a win that still eludes him on the PGA. In addition, as we have seen on his social networks, the event also allowed him to learn about Japanese culture and even to eat typical dishes of the country with his teammates from the Presidents Cup International Team thanks to a invitation from Hideki Matsuyama, big favorite of the contest but who finished this Thursday with more than +1.
At the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club course, he couldn’t make the difference early on, remaining level with the pack through the first seven holes. The silver lining is that this series of paired flags ended with the first birdie of the day.
This, yes, his best moment came in the 10, 11 and 12 section, where he got three straight birdies and he entered fully at the top of a board that, after the first round, is led by the -6 that Brendan Steele obtained.
After those three throw-ins, unfortunately, a bogey would occur on the 13th hole that ended up leaving the Chilean’s card at three under par and in sixth place in the tournament, tied with four other golfers.
After his participation, Mito Pereira spoke to Golf Channel and left his impressions of the day. “A really good round, I hit really well all day so I’m happy with the way I played. Obviously you can always do a little better, but happy and ready for tomorrow “, confessed the Chilean, who also underlined how complex it was to face two holes of the game while it was raining on the course.
He finally had words for the experience of traveling to Japan, something only given to the ZOZO Championship. “This is my fourth time in Japan and it’s always an amazing experience. The fans here are very golf friendly and it’s a pleasure to be able to play here “, he finished.
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