Joaquín Niemann closes his participation in the Memorial with a remarkable third place and Mito Pereira celebrates a great comeback

It was a very positive day for the two national golfers who brought Chile’s name to the fore at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Joaquín Niemann and Guillermo Pereira closed their participation in the event with very good performances, which confirm the spectacular moment they are going through on the PGA Tour , the most demanding circuit in the world. The former made it to third place, while the latter finished 13th.

Joaco had finished seventh on Saturday, so the final run seemed like a great opportunity to reach the top. beyond the american Billy Horschel He came into the day with a five-shot advantage over his pursuers, which ultimately brought the fight down to second place, as The North American didn’t make any big mistakes on his last lap, celebrating a victory without counterweight.

The talagantino, meanwhile, started the day well. In the first nine flags, he was very accurate and managed to reduce shots on the court in the five and seven, which allowed him to fully enter the top 5. A new birds in 11, that brought him to second place. However, a double bogey on the 14th hole after falling into a bunker He gave up his options to fight for the highest. Either way, back-to-back drop-outs at 15 and 16 gave him hope of finishing second, but that feeling faded at the final stop. There’s a new double bogey condemned this possibility, after having failed with the putt.

Despite the bitter taste of Pavilion 18, Niemann also secured third place, tied with Patrick Cantlay, posting his best performance since winning the Genesis Invitational last February. In addition, he will climb a few positions in the rankings, that will leave him near the top ten.

Mito Pereira ended his participation with a memorable day, since the albatross that finished hole 7 went around the world and allowed him to hit the track in a round that had not started so well, since he had a birds And two bogies until this moment. After that great shot, his participation alternated with hits and misses. He deducted hits from the field on 11, 15, 16 and 17, but missed on 10, 14 and 18.

Anyway, the feelings were more positive, as he climbed 22 places to close in 13th place, and in the process show why he is having the best time of his career.

the national golfer Cristóbal del Solar confirmed his great presence at the PGA Latin America, as he won an exciting result at the Bogotá Open, where he finished with 272 hits (-16), beating American Mitchell Meissner by one run.

The victory of the national athlete will allow him to be promoted to the Korn Ferry Tour 2023 the same circuit, where less than a year ago Mito Pereira shone.