“You have to refine the physical, technical and mental tools”: the analysis of Mito’s psychologist after the blow on the 18th hole which left him without a champion’s crown

Mito Pereira arrives at the final championship hole, the second major, of the season in a position to make history. A pair was enough for him to win the tournament, which would have meant a millionaire’s prize, but more importantly, it would have guaranteed him a different status on the PGA Tour, the highest golf circuit in the world. It must be said that the Chilean is part of this elite. Just check the list of contestants. However, winning it necessarily places it in another category. This consolidation will have to wait. A bad swing ended with the ball in the water and condemned him to a double bogey that ended the illusion. Today, the golf world analyzes the drama, but also praises the brilliant tournament that he organized, being inexperienced in the matter.

Pereira himself delivered his poise. He did so with integrity, despite the difficult times he had been through, a situation that was also greatly appreciated. “It was quiet. 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 do not realize he said after the bitter ending. Certainly, the native of Pirque is not the first to suffer such a disappointment at the end of a tournament. Joaquín Niemann also had to experience it at the start of the year, in Hawaii. Even the fact of not having achieved the best run of his career (64 shots) was enough to secure the title. “It’s not every day you get a chance to win, but I gave myself a chance and just didn’t. “, mentioned. “I played one of my best rounds and it was close, but they beat me,” he added.

The search for explanations for Mito’s misfortune is vast. It goes from the technical to the psychological. And each argument provides the necessary elements to form a conclusive idea.

Eugenio Lizama is the one who can speak more accurately of the sensations that Pereira may have felt in the crucial moment he went through. He is his psychologist and at this point he has already started looking for the explanation. In fact, he admits to having spoken with Mito in this sense. “Let’s just say Sunday wasn’t a good day of golf for Mito or anyone who followed them. They all did bad tricks. The only one who has played different golf is Thomas, who has won the most at this level. It was difficult for everyone, especially for Mito, but if you look at the objective, which was to be in the top 50 this year, to keep the card, to play as many tournaments as possible and to do my best , then the balance is good. . We see that in a Major it’s rising It’s a happy problem . He is doing so well that the job that remains is to help him develop tools to keep him at this level without getting complicated. “, he assesses.

“He plays very good golf. We must refine the physical, technical and mental tools. So you have to develop a profession to keep it “, underlines the professional as the next challenge he will have to take up with the work team that he integrates with Eduardo Miquel, the coach of Pereira.

“The project is long-term and we hope to encounter this type of situation on several occasions. He will keep the card, he has access to the majors. There’s a lot of collage to do. The important thing in this “almost-almost” is to work to give him tools to face these moments “, laid.

For this reason, he favorably analyzes Pereira’s performance in the United States. “It’s the glass half full. We are very happy as a team. We have significant challenges. It was not expected that Mito would immediately lead such a championship. Here we skip several steps, but you have to look at it from a project perspective. We are happy. After the bad patch yesterday, naturally, obviously, we concluded that if they told us that it was going to happen on Thursday, we would say yes. “, He insists.

In this line he saves the disposition with which his pupil approached the backhand. “Mito’s attitude was impressive. Serenity too. Resilience at that time was very positive . Now it’s up to Sunday to keep the weekend golf. We will aim for it, with hard work. To enjoy the road. Edo Miquel works very well on this. The projection is long term. We will aim to refine the moments and that the performance is excellent“, is it proposed.

In this sense, there is a considerable quality which, according to Lizama, gives Pereira an important advantage. “Mito is able to follow a strategy, a plan. This makes it very consistent. If we look at the work since 2018, it has continued to climb the steps without declining“, he values.

Felipe Aguilar talks about the knowledge of having been exposed to these extreme cases. He was for a long time the main referent of the national golf, until he was robbed by the new range which today rubs shoulders with the main players in this sport. “It is difficult to point something. It was the only bad moment. And that’s a shame. I don’t think he went through a stick decision. It’s not. If I make a mistake and choose the same color, it means that the decision was correct, because it is a confirmation. Golf is like that, from the minute. He can pass “, he argues.

Aguilar even rules out the preponderance of pressure. “He looked calm. I don’t think it’s nervousness. It was a bad swing, nothing more. Mito has been working since 2018 with (Eugenio) Lizama. It helped him a lot. At this level we play with the tachometer at full speed, no preservatives. If so, it might be different. For this reason, it is difficult to tell what he was wrong about in time,” he adds.

In this line, it only portends good times. “I really liked his comments later in the interview. It’s a new week. Mito has been through so much in his life, he’s going to get through it all, get stronger Is. Without going too far, when he already had his class in the Korn Ferry, he had an accident and started all over again. He’s used to things costing him a lot more, but that means he likes good things more and they last longer. “, projects.