The Chilean signed a three under par card on Saturday’s day of the tournament in Florida. With a -6 overall, he will be looking to finish in the Top 20 on the final day of the championship.
Big Saturday for Mito Pereira in Florida. The Chilean managed to clinch the best of his three rounds at the Valspar Championship in order to arrive launched on a Sunday where if he repeats his form, he could climb to the first places of the competition. makes a mark of -3 the day .
The day started with everything, taking advantage of the par five that opens the Palm Harbor course. 511 yards that Mito dominated despite the problems that could have been put in front of him. And it is that his approach shot ended in the rough, very close to a bunker, threatening everything. But the threat did not materialize. Paine was able to get out of doubts and made a superb putt to get the birdie .
Then came the only bogey of the day, at pavilion three. A penalty incurred for an error on the putting green . He had everything ready to go with a par on the fourth hole, but Mito couldn’t get a shot two feet from the hole.
But after that, only applause and tranquility would come. He managed to deduct hits on the flag six, eleven and 18 , leaving him with an overall card of six strokes under par. Figures which have made him climb more than ten places in the standings and which place him among the groups with the best record of the tournament. Yes OK title chances are practically nil (about eight players have ratings above -10), the Chilean continues to show a very good level in Florida.
On Sunday morning he will leave to finish his participation in the Valspar Championship. A tournament that continues to find the most competitive myth.
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Source: Latercera
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