The Chileans played their first tournament of the season at an event on the Asian circuit. While the Talagantino takes it as preparation for the LIV, that of Pirque still does not know which path it will take.
The two best golfers in the country are starting their year in the Middle East. They do it in the renewed PFI Saudi International and amid rumors that they place Mito Pereira in the LIV, a league that has already had the presence of Joaquín Niemann for several months. The fact that the two are even playing in an Asian Tour tournament suggests that the Pirque man has everything ready to leave the PGA Tour.
And it is that the Saudi international stands out for the large number of LIV golfers who are in his field. names like Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Carlos Ortiz and Louis Oosthuizen are competing in the economic city of King Abdullah in view of the first date of the Saudi super league which begins February 24 in Mexico.
But there are also golfers who have asked the PGA for permission to participate in this event. One of them is Cameron Young who closed the first 18 holes with a five-under par and in third place.
In the case of the Chileans, the performances were uneven this Thursday. On the one hand it was Joaquín Niemann, who was playing his first official event since the end of October when he played the last date of LIV 2022, and for the other Mito Pereira who has still not participated in PGA tournaments this year.
the talagantino signed a day of -2 and was in position 27 of the tournament after the first day of competition. Mito, on the other hand, had many problems overcoming the course and concluded his debut with three strokes over par on the course, obviously being very low in the table. This Friday, it will come out in position 95.
Of course, Latin America stood out for its presence, since two of its representatives were at the top of the list. Mexico’s Abraham Ancer is the absolute leader thanks to a seven under par pass and the Colombian Sebastián Muñoz follows him suddenly.
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