The Chilean analyzed his week in the PGA Championship, a contest in which he remained the leader until the last hole, where a bad shot ended his dream of making history.
Guillermo Pereira was about to make history. The Chilean put in an outstanding performance in the PGA Championship and reached the final round as the exclusive leader of the competition. There he managed to stay until the last hole on Sunday. However, a bad shot cost Mito the title, and he didn’t make a miraculous save to stay in contention for the crown.
In the end, the Pirque man was ruled out of any fight for the crown, allowing Americans Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris to define the champion in the tiebreaker. After his performance, the national analyzed what his week was in the second major of the year.
“It’s tough. I had a great week. I didn’t play very well today. I had to do a few extra clubs to win. But the week I had… Monday I wanted to make the cut and on Sunday I wanted to try to win. I’ll take it as an apprenticeship for the future.” he began by saying in dialogue with the signal that owns the television rights.
Pereira also referred to the room in which the crown escaped him. “I was calm. It’s not a good swing. I wasn’t thinking of water. When I threw it in the water, I was surprised. There are sensations in the body that you think you don’t feel at the moment. You don’t realize it,” he concluded.
“Obviously, it’s a shame to have ended the 18th like this, a great week that could have ended very well. It’s a bit of a bad time of the 18th and the other to be happy for the week I’ve had. I came out third in the first major of the year, the first one I played as a member. I think there is nothing else to learn” he later added during the event’s official press conference.
Mito regretted not making more birdies at the flags before the last. “I would have liked to get a few more putts as I hit them well and I didn’t read the pinfall well. The 16 was very good. I hit the 17th very well and unfortunately it was just short. Nothing, come out with your head held high and fight the others” mentioned.
And he appreciated the support of the public and his colleagues: “We took support as usual. The support of Latinos makes me feel good, especially. It’s something I think we have to keep doing. Very happy to be from this era of Latinos.
“I’m not from the United States and a lot of people supported me. They yelled at me a lot because of the university where I played” hill.
Joaquín Niemann, for his part, concluded his participation in 23rd place, with a +2 card, seven strokes behind the leaders.
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