The native of Pirque walks in third position, just one lap from the end of the tournament. Niemann, meanwhile, sits in 20th place.
Chilean golf fans will need to have television this Sunday as the first victory of a national could be given in the LIV. The candidate is Mito Pereira (-8), who signed an almost perfect course in Orlando and climbed fully into the Top 5 of the tournament. Only four shots separate him from the leader, Brooks Koepka.
Place where he arrives thanks to an extraordinary Saturday. ANDhe Chilean started on the 17th hole and immediately seemed very comfortable on the course at the Orange County National Golf Center . He scored with a birdie at that flag, then added cuts at one, three and four.
After a long uneventful streak, he again scored with birdies, this time consecutively on holes 13 and 14. The problem was that at that time (he was second overall), the first and only bogey in the day has arrived. . Punishment that dropped him to third position and put him a little further away from Koepka, who added a cumulative -12 after the Saturday session.
In second place is the Chilean partner, Sebastián Muñoz with nine under par . The Colombian didn’t have his best day, finishing level with the course after his second 18 holes. He was only saved by the big opening day he signed, where he made eight birdies and an eagle.
Joaquín Niemann, meanwhile, ended up with a total of four strokes under par and in position 20 . He had four birdies and a bogey on Saturday. In any case, more positive feelings than those of Friday when he could only be a shot below the requirement of the course.
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Source: Latercera
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