The national golfer put in an outstanding performance in South Carolina and will have the opportunity to finish in the top ten on the final day.
After Friday’s remarkable day, in which he climbed more than 20 places, Mito Pereira needed to consolidate this good performance in the third round of the CJ Cup , which is contested in the town of Ridgeland, South Carolina. Showing a good level, he fulfilled the objective of arriving with options to fight for the top ten of the contest, which takes place at the Congaree Golf Club.
This Saturday, The Pirque native came out accompanied by American Sam Burns and Norwegian Viktor Hovland and did a solid job, with 69 shots, two less than par for the peloton, to total a -6 aggregate. which left him in a very demanding position and consolidated him as the best Latin American in competition far surpassing the Argentinian Emiliano Grillo and the Colombian Juan Sebastián Muñoz.
The national athlete started very well, with a birds on the second hole of the course after masterfully dodging a sand trap before the green. Unfortunately for him, he failed at the next stop, where he lacked precision with the putter and ended up doing the first bogey travel.
But since every flag has a different story, there wasn’t much time to mourn, as he quickly recovered in the fourth, where He took advantage of the par 5 to discount a shot on the court and get back in the race.
From then on, it remained normal on the course until the 11th hole. There again, the strongest emotions will return, since in the 12th and in the 13th, he realizes two birds , who raised it again in the table. In both seasons he was outstanding when executing his second shot, for in both cases it was very well indicated to break into the green.
He could have finished much better if it hadn’t been for the fact that at minute 17 the pupil of Eduardo Miquel had problems with the putter and made an extra stroke on a hole with a par 4 of difficulty four. However, despite this minor setback, Myth will arrive on the last day of the tournament which hands out US$10.5 million in prize money and where Rory McIlroy is heading for the double championship.
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Source: Latercera
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