The PGA Latinoamérica tournament, which takes place on the grounds of the Hacienda de Chicureo, has American Matt Ryan and Argentinian Jorge Fernández Valdés as momentary leaders.
The oldest golf tournament in the country continues its passage through the Chicureo Hacienda. After two exciting days, the contenders for the event which belongs to the PGA Latinoamérica are becoming clearer and a Chilean appears in this select group. Cristóbal Del Solar passes the cut with -4 in his overall count and only three strokes from the leaders.
The current champion of the Neuquén Argentina Classic (a tournament that takes place in San Martín de los Andes and is also part of the PGA Latin American Tour) hasn’t had a great second round, but has managed to stay in the fight for the top ten and the grand prize. Matched with the field on Friday, he added a total of four strokes under par overall, being very close to the American Matt Ryan and the trans-Andean Jorge Fernández Valdés, who accumulate -7 after two days of competition.
A day that does not leave the Chilean satisfied in any case, since he started much better than he finished. He made five birdies in the first eleven holes , but in the home stretch he lost all that advantage. Double bogeys at 13 and 16, added to a bogey at flag 17 left the golfer who will be part of next year’s Korn Ferry Tour, in position T13 of the event.
In addition to Del Solar, six other national golfers managed to make the cut (+1) on Friday. Nicolás Geyger, who comes with the Prince of Wales and Sport Francés trophies under his arm, found himself with an under par overall, the same record as Gabriel Morgan.
Lower in the table, but still above the cut, appear Cristóbal Sepulveda (-1), Matías Domínguez (-1), Carlos Bustos (-1) and Facundo Moraga (E).
Unfortunately, the one who will not be able to decide this weekend will be Felipe Aguilar, who after two very irregular rounds finds himself without a chance to win the Chile Open for the fifth time in his career. Thursday ended with one under par and Friday with +4.
This Saturday follows the action of a tournament that shares a $175,000 purse and also awards points for the Official World Golf Ranking. “This alliance with the regional circuit has been vital in providing our country with greater opportunities to rise to the top of the competition abroad, as happened with Mito Pereira, who started on the Latin American circuit. of the PGA, then played on the Korn Ferry Tour and eventually entered the PGA Tour “, Felipe Bertin, president of the Chilean Golf Federation, commented on the event.
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