After a first day where the Chilean could not show his best golf, the native of Pirque managed to get into the players who made the cut in Texas. An eagle, 117 yards, on the first hole was the key to that.
Mito Pereira will be at the Charles Schwab Challenge weekend, there’s no doubt about it. Despite initial fears that the Chilean would succeed, his round gave moments of glory that made him end the day with -4 . An eagle that reached thanks to a shot of 117 meters was the postcard of the day.
He started the day on the 10th hole and his first nine flags were completely calm. He never violated the course requirements and walked through the Colonial Country Club with no celebrations, but no regrets. The problem is that at that time the cut was estimated at +1 and Mito in the first round ended with an accumulated card of E . Any mistake could put the national golfer in a dangerous situation and deprive him of the possibility of playing the last two rounds of the event.
That’s why he took the first hole as a fresh start. It was time to add the first discount of the day and it did not fail. He hit a tee shot 280 yards out and was in a good position in the rough. With the whole fairway in front of him, he hit an approach shot that left him 117 yards from the flag. . From there he managed to put the ball in the hole to the madness of the spectators. An impressive eagle that propelled him onto the board.
Following the good feelings got another discount on the par three of the fourth hole . Powerful from the start, he managed to get right to the edge of the green and make a perfect putt. To look at the cup, to look at the top ten, and it was that -3 he had accumulated left him only a birdie away from getting top 10 marks in the tournament.
But the final celebration was reserved for the last hole. When the margin was gone and many thought he was going to say goodbye with three under par, another birdie happened. He punished the par four with the nine flag and celebrated with a clenched fist. The -4 with which he ends the round (and in the tournament) leaves him in the top ten of the event for now . He fully enters the fight and is already looking at the tip.
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Source: Latercera
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