This Thursday begins their participation in one of the most important tournaments in the country. At his side will be Joaquín Niemann.
This week, the two best national golfers will face off at the Chile Open. This will be the second time on Chilean soil during the year after the Pan American Games in Santiago, where no one managed to win a medal. It will be revenge, but also an opportunity to connect with an audience they usually can’t share with.
Indeed, apart from these two events, the participation of Mito Pereira and Joaquín Niemann on Chilean soil is rare. Since both entered the main circuits of the planet, the extended calendars have left him no chance to play in the country, stretching a reinforced union in 2023.
For the same reason, Pirque was honest during the launch of the 93rd edition of the Chile Open. “It’s a pride to see how people support us throughout the year, and to be able to play here and give them this joy. They deserve it . Chile is my country and it is an honor to represent it in front of the whole world; Many of us spend the whole year in tournaments outside the country, and coming back is always rewarding,” he noted.
With him and Joaquín Niemann there will be an important national delegation among which stand out Felipe Aguilar , Agustín Errazuriz (amateur winner in 2019), Nicolás Geyger, Matias Dominguez (first LAAC winner and second Chilean player to participate in the Augusta Masters Tournament) and Benjamín Alvarado (two-time Open champion).
The 30 golfers who qualify and complete all four rounds of the event They will share a $65,000 scholarship . Additionally, the winner will earn a direct berth into the Chile Classic, the only tournament in the country that is part of the Korn Ferry Tour, giving them points toward the world rankings. Mito and Niemann cannot take advantage of this advantage at the moment, since LIV players still cannot participate in PGA-related competitions, although that could change with negotiations continuing between the tours.
The competition begins this Thursday, December 7 and will last until Sunday 10 on the La Dehesa golf courses.
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