In another unprecedented event for Chilean golf, a national pair will take part in the prestigious tournament featuring the best exhibitors from around the world.
Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira continue to write Chilean golf history at the PGA. From 2:10 p.m., they will play for the first time as a duo in a tournament on the maximum circuit. They will do it in Zurich Classic one of the traditional events of the circuit and which distributes a purse of US$8.3 million in prizes. The champions will walk away with $1,494,000.
The Creole duo will try to keep an unprecedented title in the only competition with this modality, which It takes place at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. The course is 72 shots and 7,425 yards, with ideal conditions for good golf, albeit with temperatures around 34 degrees. National Representatives will jump onto the New Orleans course from the first hole and be accompanied on their journey Britain’s Justin Rose and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson.
Among the peculiarities of the championship, the participation of 80 couples stands out, where there are 10 of the 15 best players in the world. Tomorrow will take place the cup in which the 35 classified and tied couples will be classified. Besides, today and Saturday will be played in the format four balls (for the best ball), while on Friday and Sunday it will be alternate shots ( Quartet ).
Joaco (16th in the world) and Mito (96th) arrive at a very good time, as they come from a good performance at RBC Heritage, where they dominated most of the days and only fell in the last lap. The talagantino finished in twelfth position, while the pircano finished 26th.
“It was amazing to be the two at the same time playing the most important tournaments. We are very good friends. Now we are going to play a tournament as a couple, and being with him creates a very cool atmosphere,” Pereira said in an interview with TNT Sports a few days ago.
In this same case, he added: “ We realize what we are causing in the country. Imagine if we won next week in pairs…Chile would explode. We are both trying to do something to support golf in the country so that everyone can enjoy it,” he concluded.
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