The tournament taking place in Texas is the perfect prelude to the second major of the year, which begins on May 19, so seven of the 15 best players on the planet will be present. The Chileans already know their departure times.
The golf world is already preparing for the second major of the season, but before the PGA Championship, another of the most important tournaments on the calendar will take place. We’re talking about the AT&T Byron Nelson, which takes place this week at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas . An event that distributes $9 million in prizes and which will have the presence of Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira.
The Chileans will return to tournaments on the most important circuit in the world, after a break of almost a month and the fact is that the last time they were seen on the field was at the Zurich Classic, the gripping contest which stands in pairs and where the nationals had to leave before the second round due to an injury to Mito .
Problems that belong to the past, as he is now ready to fight for his first PGA victory. But the Byron Nelson is not an accessible tournament. For this year will see the presence of seven of the 15 best players on the planet including world number one Scottie Scheffler.
He is the favorite of the event which takes place in McKinney, a suburb located about 50 kilometers from Dallas. The Masters winner will be playing his first singles tournament since his Augusta breakthrough, so a lot of attention will be on what he can do this weekend. Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele They will try to distract Scheffler.
Niemann and Mito, meanwhile, arrive at the tournament without the favorites badge, but with the belief that they can surprise and get the million and a half dollars that is given to the champion (the total bag amounts to 9 million).
On this occasion, they will be accompanied by a strong Latin delegation, in which the presence of Emiliano Grillo, Sebastián Muñoz, Carlos Ortiz and Jhonattan Vegas stands out.
Domestic golfers have already confirmed their tee times, being Mito the first to start the competition in Dallas, as he will start the first hole at 9:18 a.m. Chilean time . Niemann for his part will leave in the middle of the day, beginning its journey at 1:44 p.m. in the country.
The AT&T Byron Nelson takes place this weekend and in addition to being known as the PGA Championship pre-event (begins May 19) issue 500 points for FedEx ranking , being a great chance to climb positions for the annual ranking. Currently, Joaco is in 16th place and Mito Pereira in 50th.
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