Without a doubt, the Augusta Masters is one of the most prestigious tournaments that can exist in the world of golf and Chile is living a dream, because for the first time it has two exponents in the same edition. This is thanks to Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira, who have left the LIV Tour aside for a few days and have focused 100% on getting the famous jacket.
JoaKing everyone was excited at the beginning because he repeatedly entered the top ten, but finally his performance began to decline and he closed the first day in 25th place along with other golfers. The first round of holes was impeccable for him because he reached four birdies that gave him a -4 card. However, his performance worsened and Joaquin Niemann He matched that positive line with four bogeys and another birdie that allowed him to close the day with -1.
Finally, the Norwegian Viktor Hovland was far away, who achieved a fabulous first place with a -7 card. Mito Pereira’s fate was different from that of Joaquin Niemannwhy he finished in 54th position with a record of +2 after scoring three birdies and negatively counteracting them with a bogey and two double-bogeys that condemned him to being very relegated.
It should be noted that Joaco He achieved his best performance at Augusta last year when he finished 35th and improved his 2021 level by five places when he finished 40th. He had previously only tried in 2018 and was cut after Friday. On the other hand, Pereira is taking his first step in the important contest in Georgia.
More Latinos in action
Niemann and Mito are not the only ones at the Augusta National Golf Club representing Latin America because the Argentinian Mateo Fernández de Oliveira also appears, who is making his absolute debut at the age of 23 and had an irregular first round with a +4 in the position 69 °.
The other is the Mexican Abraham Ancer, another of the entertainers of the LIV Golf Tour, who had an even day with three bogeys in the first part of the day and another three birdies in the second round of holes to close the day with a par in the marker they recorded.
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