The Chilean had a Sunday where he had three birdies and a bogey, finishing top of the tournament. Unfortunately, he couldn’t get the final invite to the Augusta Masters.
Guillermo Pereira says goodbye to Texas with his head held high. He had a great tournament and even in part of this Sunday he was among the top five places in the table. Ultimately, closed the fourth round with a -2 card and was eight strokes short overall . He was the top Latino at the Valero Texas Open.
He arrived on Sunday with one of the tournament’s top 20 marks . Hiding upstairs, he has nurtured the illusion of being able to fight for the lead and secure the final invitation to the Augusta Masters which begins the other week. It was difficult, but not impossible. And Mito hasn’t thrown in the towel.
Although he couldn’t get past par early on, he birdied his first of the day at flag four. There, what helped him the most, as throughout the week, was his powerful tee shot. the chilean played very comfortably from tee to green , always having chances to improve your map. In this case, with the drive, he reached 310 meters. His next shot left him only 13 feet from the hole and the shed served.
This is the formula he repeated at flag eight to get his second birdie. A modeled approach, where the power of his shots gave him a lot of oxygen facing the green. At that time, the rankings had Mito among the top five in the championship triggering the illusion of those who followed the Paine native’s tour.
And the eleventh discount caused a real explosion. Mito hit from the rough that surrounds the green and with a great shot he birdie nailed it from there. It was one of those shots that makes everyone stop and applaud. A cut made to perfection.
The problem was that after this big hit, the discounts weren’t coming back to his card. The Olympian again tried to get birdies, but he was unsuccessful. the thirteen bogey , clearly further complicated the picture. This penalty on the par three should make him spin again and again in his head.
Thus, Pereira’s participation in this Valero Texas Open finished with a round of 70 moves and a total of eight under par. Positive numbers, but that will almost certainly leave him out of the top ten. In any case, he was the best Latino in the tournament and had a better record than the big names on the tour such as Jordan Spieth (-5), Ryan Palmer (-3) and Rory Mcllory (+1 and without making the cut) .
Mito will now rest since he will not be able to compete in the Augusta Masters next week. Joaquín Niemann will be there, who will try to put on the green jacket.
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