The Chileans will leave this Thursday at the first hour of the morning to play the last major of the season. The one that takes place in the mythical Scottish place and that will make them the highest ranked Latin golfers in the PGA.
The last major of the year makes its entry into the calendar. This challenge called “The Open”, which pits the best players in the world against coastal courses, full of sand and sensitive to strong wind currents and which in 2022 will be played again in St Andrews, the birthplace of golf. In the middle of this sporting and historic stage, they will be Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira, the two best Latinos in the PGA.
This, since the world ranking positions Joaco in 16th place, while Guillermo appears in 47th position, being the Latin players of the PGA with the best place. Abraham Ancer (21st) is among them, but the Mexican is one of the latest arrivals in the LIV Golf Series, so he is no longer part of the North American Tour. In this way The Chileans will command a delegation which for this major has seven representatives and in which Sebastián Muñoz (Colombia) and Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) also stand out.
About this Latin presence, Niemann referenced in a conversation with Golf Channel. “There are a few players who qualified from outside, so seeing more Latinos in the dining room and being able to share more with them is good. Being able to play with Turco (Ancer) and Sergio (García) that I don’t see them much anymore, being able to enjoy a round of golf with them, it’s going to be super fun “Commented the national golfer, who in the last edition of the tournament was 59th.
But this year one of the most striking elements is St Andrews, this club located in the county of Fife in Scotland and which for many is the birthplace of golf, since there are documents that establish that the sport began to be played in 1574 on these lands. . A field that does not allow gaps and which for players who come from the PGA is a huge challenge, since the conditions are very different from those to which they are accustomed.
“Being here for the first time really exceeded my expectations. The story behind this courthouse, the buildings, the age everything looks. It’s totally different golf, so we’re going to enjoy it Niemann started by recounting and then recounted his feelings after a day of training in Scotland. “Today there was a lot of wind, more than all week apparently. If it blows it will be very difficult, if it doesn’t blow there will be good scores. It will be a different test than other weeks “, he repeated.
A journey that for Joaquín will begin Thursday at 8:26 a.m. (Chilean time) with Tyrell Hatton and Scottie Scheffler, the world number one and current champion of the Augusta Masters. Mito, meanwhile, will return to the field at 10:26 a.m., accompanied by Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay, four in the planetary ranking.
For Pirque, it will be his absolute debut at the Professional Open, but not the first time at St Andrews, since in 2010 he had the chance to play the Junior Open. “I was 14-15 years old and one day we had the opportunity to go see the tournament, which was the year Louis Oosthuizen won and the truth is that it’s a dream come true to come back to this place “commented Pereira on the official networks of the PGA.
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