The millionaire prize to which Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira aspire in their debut as a duo at the Zurich Classic

Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira continue to make history for Chilean golf at the PGA. Starting at 2:10 p.m., they will play for the first time as a pair in a tournament on the maximum circuit. They will do it in Zurich Classicone of the traditional events of the circuit and that distributes a purse of US$ 8.3 million in prizes. The champions will walk away with $1,494,000.

The Creole binomial will try to keep an unprecedented title in the only contest 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, although with temperatures around 34 degrees. The national representatives will jump onto the New Orleans course from hole one and will be accompanied on their journey by the British Justin Rose and the Swedish 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 the cut will take place in which the 35 classified and tied couples will classify. In addition, today and Saturday will be played in format Fourball (for the best ball), while on Friday and Sunday it will be through alternate shots (Foursome).

Both Joaco (16th in the world) and Mito (96th) arrive at a very good time, as they come from a good performance at the RBC Heritage, where they dominated most of the days and only dropped in the final round. The talagantino finished in twelfth position, while the pircano finished 26th.

“It has been incredible to be both at the same time playing the most important tournaments. We are very friends. Now we will play a tournament as a couple, and being with him creates a very cool atmosphere, ”said Pereira, in an interview with TNT Sports, a few days ago.

In that same instance he added: “We realize what we provoke in the country. Imagine if we win 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.