The two Chileans are contesting the Jack Nicklaus event this week in Ohio. In the first round, the talagantino had a dream start, but it was complicated in the closing. Pereira, on the other hand, had two birdies at the final flags to get a +1.
The Memorial Tournament began with a great day of golf at Muirfield Village Golf Club and with both Chileans looking for a first round that would put them squarely in the fight. Something that has not been fully realized is that Niemann closed the day with -1 and Mito with one over par.
The first to come out to play the tournament founded by Jack Nicklaus was Joaquín Niemann. The Talagantino were among the first groups of the day and lived a very busy round . He played very well for the first 15 flags, but then almost ran out of money.
And it is that Joaco started with birdies at six, seven and nine , obtaining among the highest positions in the event which takes place in Ohio. Bolstered from the tee and with great accuracy on the green, the national golfer was playing perfect golf, which received even more applause when he earned another cut for his card on the 15th hole.
The problem was that after this flag came a final stretch to forget. His tee shot on the 16th ended in a bunker, causing him to hit his first bogey of the day after failing to close the hole with his putt.
after in on the 17th and 18th he would still have a bad time on the green and he would add two more penalties to his card, to finish with a shot under par and among the first 40 points of the day. This ending will no doubt be spinning in his head, but at least he already knew that for much of the first round he showed that golf is fighting for the lead.
Mito started badly but rectified for closing
On the contrary, Mito Pereira’s Thursday round at the Memorial got off to a bad start, but he found the light in the closing holes, ending up with a one-over-par card that left him in the middle of the event board. .
The worst section was experienced in holes three and four . Two flags where he suffered punishments and where nothing planned could be carried out. First suffered a double bogey on the par four , where he faced bunkers and problems on the green. Then another shot in the fourth where the same factors punished him again.
After that, tranquility returned in turn and the man from Pirque crossed ten flags without changing his account. Faced with pressure from the bottom of the table, the Chilean he gave it his all on the 15th and got his first rebate of the day . Celebrations that will be repeated on the 17th where he will take advantage of his great game from tee to green to get +1 on his personal account.
Thus, Mito remains in the top 60 of the day, remaining in the group of players who will fight to make the cut on Friday. Whoever can’t fight for it, will be Hideki Matsuyama who was incredibly disqualified from the event .
The 2021 Masters winner was told on the 10th tee that he could not continue to compete for failing to comply with one of the equipment rules. ANDthe Japanese had painted white markings on one of his sticks .
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