The Chileans remain with the quotas after a fight in six tournaments of the Creole circuit. The competition, which will take place between March and April, distributes one million dollars in prizes.
Gustavo Silva and Felipe Aguilar have retained the disputed places for the Astara Chile Classic, a Korn Ferry Tour tournament which will take place from March 27 to April 2 at the Prince of Wales Country Club. After a tight battle in six tournaments on the national circuit, the two golfers win the places that were disputed for the competition which distributes one million dollars in prizes.
Nicolás Geyger fought from behind to try to snatch one of the places from the leaders. The Country Club player ended up with the La Serena Open title, the highest-scoring tournament with the Patagonia Classic, but it wasn’t enough.
Silva led the standings with 2,207.5 points. In his campaign, the victories of the Patagonia Classic and the Open de Granadilla de Viña del Mar stood out. Aguilar, meanwhile, totaled 2,067.5 units. The European Tour player retained the Rocas trophy from Santo Domingo Open. Both have guaranteed their participation in the Astara Chile Classic, where they will join Cristóbal del Solar, the Chilean golfer who has a Korn Ferry Tour card.
In jaw-dropping definition, Gustavo Silva won the 78th iteration of the Granadilla Country Club Golf Open, beating Felipe Aguilar in a tiebreaker. The two are the Astara Chile Classic qualifying leaders and continued the rivalry on the fairways of Viña Mar, where they even finished -13 strokes over par on the course and had to define themselves in death sudden.
The Rancagüino won in the playoffs after a spectacular return from the Valdivian. Silva finished with -4 and Aguilar with -6, which forced them to go to the tiebreaker. There it was on the demanding 18th hole, which has a par 5, where Silva surprised with a eagle which left the player who won European Tour titles with no options. In this way, Gustavo Silva confirmed first place in the Q-Series of the Astara Chile Classic, with 1,962.5 points, which allows him to have a foothold in the Korn Ferry Tour tournament. The final date for the Astara Chile Classic qualifications will be the La Serena Golf Open, which will be played from next February 10.
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Source: Latercera
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