The Chilean golfer has added $270,000 to his bank account and his rise in the world rankings has virtually qualified him for the two big openings that lie ahead: the United States and England.
only good news received Guillermo Pereira after his great performance at the PGA Championship . Well, if he failed to match the third place obtained in 2022, the one born in Pirque once again shone in the tournament held in New York.
After overcoming a rainy Saturday, where he was far from the outposts, the man from the capital had a great day on Sunday and He managed to enter the 18th box with a total card of 282 hits (+2).
It immediately became his second best participation in a major and a substantial increase in your checking account: Pereira received a check for $270,000 for his performance, meaning as of Monday his balance was 216 million pesos higher than what he posted last Friday.
But perhaps his biggest gain was climbing the world rankings. The pupil of Eduardo Miquel climbed six places and was number 50 in the planetary ranking. Something which still does not equal his best historical record (he reached 41 years old), but which They practically qualified him for the two great open which are coming: the United States (US Open) and England (The Open Championship).
Objective that Pereira had planned in this way, since leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, he should only use these instances to add units in his ranking, since this last circuit does not score for the world ranking.
However, the Chilean’s work doesn’t stop. And he will continue in the northern country in search of glory, since, this weekend, new tournament begins at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC del LIV Golf and Mito will be among those present.
Remember that the PGA Championship is synonymous with good news for national athletes. A year ago he was one shot away from breaking history and winning the championship, but a bad swing on the 18th hole ended with the ball in the water. and although the glory was gone in an instant, the third-place finish showed him that he could and should be among golf’s greats.
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Source: Latercera
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