In the tournament preceding the second major of the season, the Chileans played a first round where they were the protagonists. Both have made good feelings and are delighted with a possible victory. The point is led by the Colombian Sebastián Muñoz with -12.
The Chileans stood out in the first of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Mito Pereira and Joaquín Niemann both played great golf and managed to fight hard for the tournament taking place in McKinney, Texas. Paine’s man finished the day at eight under par, while Talagan’s man posted a -5 on his card.
One left early in the morning and the other already in the middle of the North American afternoon. Although they have played at opposite times, the results of both have been more than positive, managing to be the protagonists of the first round of a tournament that has great PGA stars. Fighters the size of Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama and Dustin Johnson the nationals managed to stand out.
The one who took the best result was Mito Pereira, who nailed an eight under par and assaulted the top five positions of the tournament . The National Olympian started the day on the 10th hole and quickly suffered a bogey. But from error he went to glory and that is in 12 he had an eagle impeccable which drew applause from all those who have followed the Chilean’s journey.
A boost in mood that helped him put birdies at 14, 16 and 18 , to close his first nine holes as one of the players with the best record of the day. And with full confidence, he played the second round of his tour in extraordinary fashion.
The punishment of the first hole did not hurt very much, because in the blink of an eye the best myth came back. Others discounts on 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 they were the collapse of a glorious home stretch. of crack.
Numbers that left him as the tournament’s second-best golfer for long stretches of the day, so the smile couldn’t be wiped from his face. Even after his participation ended, he spoke with various media about his grand tour. “I made some great shots off the tee, second shots I fell to four feet and obviously an eagle helped me. Very good round, happy with the result and continue with the same commented Pereira who said one of the keys to the course was hitting well from the tee.
Joaco, on the other hand, was close to tying his partner, but by the end of the round he had a few sections where he couldn’t shine and was three shots behind Mito. In the first nine flags he made four birdies and everyone thought his name would be next to the leader, but that level couldn’t be replicated in the other nine.
He got snaps on 11 and 12, but after that he couldn’t punish the pitch anymore and added a bogey and five par at the end of his round. Numbers that put him close to the top ten, but with the discomfort that he could have reached a much lower card.
The tip of the tournament is held by the Colombian Sebastián Muñoz , who had a record-breaking day at TPC Craig Ranch. reached a day 60 results (-12) , with two eagles in four holes, and earned the PGA season-lowest round. Tomorrow, the Chileans will try to approach him.
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Source: Latercera
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