With Cancino and Silva in the top ten: four Chileans qualify for LAAC 2023 in Puerto Rico

The wind was the protagonist of the second round of the Latin American Amateur Championship , which takes place in Puerto Rico. However, Despite these difficulties, four of the five Chileans who made it to the tournament were selected and are excited to play the Augusta Masters, British Open and US Open golf, which is the prize received by the winner of the contest known as Major supporters.

Like Thursday Martín Cancino was the best Chilean. Although he didn’t have a performance like the first round was enough to maintain at post T7 with an aggregate of -5 after the par reached in the morning session at the Grand Reserve Golf Club, product of four birds and four bogies, which place him five strokes behind the Mexican Luis Carrera, leader of the event.

“I played holes one and two with no wind and from hole three onwards it was quite windy. The morning was a bit awkward; I couldn’t hit the ball well at first, but I still held on well despite the mistakes I made. So I managed a more or less decent day,” he said.

“If I can improve my way of hitting the ball, I will be good. Why him putter went well again, the game cut. So I need to hit the ball a little better tee and irons green and there I will walk better” He added the aspects to improve if he wants to stay in the fight.

Clement Silva is another that has left a very good impression on the Caribbean island. In his debut in the tournament, he had a very good round, with a total of 69 shots (-3), which left him with a cumulative of -4 and in tenth place in the table, after a day when he was five birds And two bogies.

“I felt very good, especially in the second round. I saved everything I had to save, I put the putters that I had to put The putter it was better today. So I’m very happy with the round,” he said. And added: “My objective is to win and this second round allows me to get closer to the leaders. The afternoon was difficult, there was a lot of wind, and it was a very good race considering the circumstances. So very happy with that.”

He also appreciated the pace with which he arrived, which raised his expectations. “I’ve already let go, in the end we train every day. At university we play very good tournaments and confidence comes from preparation. And that’s why I haven’t been nervous or felt any pressure, I’ve been training a lot these months,” he said.

lukas roessler he had a very difficult first round, finishing at +4, so he badly needed to make a comeback. And he did it in a great way after overcoming a very unfavorable start, finishing with 69 hits (-3), which left him a -1 overall through six birds (four consecutive) and three bogies.

“At the beginning, I started badly, with two bogies on the first four holes. From there, I played in an incredible way, I knew how to adapt very well. It was very windy in the morning, which is unusual, but I was able to adapt well. Today I played well, that’s what I had to do to pass. I’m going to do everything this weekend to try to get as close to the leaders as possible. In this championship they never get away much and with two good runs you can do something.” he thought.

Finally, Juan Ignacio Basagoitía, one of the sensations of the opening day, had a difficult day and finished with +4, which dropped him to 28th place (even). However, he declared himself happy to make the cut for the first time in this tournament. “I hadn’t had good performances in 2018 and 2019, so the first objective was to make the cut. The first nine holes today were exciting, but I think it’s hard to jump to conclusions just after you’ve completed the round, but don’t go crazy. I will enjoy it over the weekend, no doubt. Sometimes you play well, sometimes you play badly, but you have to take it slow. And not devoting yourself to it helps to take it that way” he explained.

Ultimately, Martín León finished with +2 and accumulated +4 in the table, for which he said goodbye to the tournament earlier.