Mito Pereira falls at the end and finishes fifth in Scotland

Mito Pereira was on the verge of winning the St. Andrews Bay Championship. However, a double bogey on the 17th hole put him out of contention for the title, as he competed head-to-head with Eugenio Chacarra and Matt Jones. Eventually, he was edged out by the leaders, who defined the tiebreaker champion.

The Pirque man was tied with the leaders, but after his mistake he dropped to fifth place and closed with 70 shots and a -2 card on the final day. Overall he finished fifth in the standings, below the two mentioned and Andrew Doth with Jaco Ahlers, who were T3.

The definition of the championship was full of uncertainties. as López-Chacarra narrowly managed to win on the tenth hole of the tiebreaker against Jones. The Spaniard and Australian play under the wing of LIV Golf most of the year and in Scotland they have managed to make a difference.

Even if he failed to win the tournament, which the national athlete saw up close at one point, it is still an important expedition for Pereira, since he manages to add units in the world rankings, by participating in the Asian Tour. Several golfers who participate in LIV Golf, where Pereira is located, have taken the opportunity to accumulate points.

In addition, the Chilean achieved a monetary gain of 74,300 US dollars, which is in any case far from the figures that he accumulates on the dates of the Arab organization contests. For example, with his second-place finish at Greenbrier, Mito earned $2,125,000 and had an annual total of $10,264,250 up to that point. Far more than he earned during his entire time on the PGA Tour until 2022: US$3,958,058.

Indeed, after this expedition to Scotland, Mito is once again concentrating on the conquest of Saudi funds. , which will be in action again the week of September 22, when the Chicago contest is held, which is the third from last on the annual schedule. Then they will have to travel to Saudi Arabia and finally they will close in Miami, in a tournament that will be played from October 20 to 22.

Then, together with Joaquín Niemann, they will participate in the Pan American Games Santiago 2023. Their presence had been questioned until July, but they managed to confirm that the schedule suited them after the date of the LIV Golf, which will take place in Jeddah between October 13 and 15, was changed, whose Original date was scheduled for weekend of November 3.

National golfer Cristóbal Del Solar left feeling good but couldn’t stay on top and closed in T8 after the fourth round of the Albertsons Boise Open , a competition belonging to the Korn Ferry Tour, held in the United States. The Viñamarino was in second place in the general classification until the day before.

This Sunday, the native of the Valparaíso region had five birds and a bogey, with a total of 67 shots. The leader of the competition is North American Chan Kim, who recorded a -7 card in the fourth round of the contest.