Only Cancino survives a very erratic day for the Chileans in the Latin American Amateur Golf Championship

The four Chileans who are still competing in the Latin American Amateur Championship (LAAC) had a tough day the most important amateur golf tournament in the region and whose biggest motivation is the quotas for three of the four majors professionals: the Augusta Masters, the British Open and the US Open.

Martin Cancino remained top Nationals in Puerto Rico, but quit and was away from Argentina Mateo Fernández de Oliveira, who completed a round of 63 shots (-9), equaling the mark set by Joaquín Niemann in the 2018 edition, at the Country Club.

The best Chilean in competition is ranked T13, with -4, after completing a third round with 73 hits (+1). Of them birds and three bogies marked the destiny of the national athlete at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Río Grande. “It was a very irregular day. Sometimes it was the day when I hit the ball the best, which I wanted to do since yesterday, but at other times I hit very bad shots. In the putter I did very badly, badly. It was a bit of a disappointing day, because I wanted to play well and fight for tomorrow, but I was super far away,” he admitted.

Despite the great distance that there is with the leader, he does not lose hope for the last day. “You have to go out and play everything. What is needed is a magical and spectacular ride. It’s difficult, but not impossible and we’re going to play with the attitude of looking for that.” How did he.

For its part, Clement Silva He had a very difficult day, having completed a round in 77 shots (+5), which propelled him directly to 35th place after finishing in the top ten on Friday. Four bogies and a double bogey condemned the chances of the young athlete, who managed only one bird. “I didn’t play very well. All day I was very uncomfortable, I couldn’t find a rhythm, I wasn’t moving well. These are the rounds you learn from, but nothing head up and close the best way” he expressed.

For its part, Juan Ignacio Basagoitía had a more consistent performance and delivered a 73 (+1) hit card, after three birds and four bogies. In any case, the golfer who is playing his last tournament for Chile was left with mixed feelings. “I had an intermediate round. I started playing more or less, I made several bogies very bad, great too birds and I ended up with good pairs. I think the course was easy today and not so windy, so I feel like I missed an option to get a bit higher on the board”.

Ultimately, Lukas Roessler could not confirm Friday’s big rally and finished with a score of 79 results (+7) which led him to score +8 in the aggregate, ranking 51st.

For its part, Fernández de Oliveira had words for Joaquín Niemann after he tied his mark. “I grew up playing a few tournaments with him when I was younger. I remember the first time we played together, he was 18 and I was 16. He was always a year and a half moreover. He is still a role model for us. What has contributed to golf in South America and Latin America is enormous. It’s good to have a guy like him who is a role model for us,” he said.