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Justin Hastings, champion of the Latin America Amateur Championship

Manuel Arenas Ortiz — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:47:20 +0000

Justin Hastings is the new champion of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) after a marathon double final round at Pilar Golf Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a true test of physical and mental endurance, the Cayman Islands player finished with 272 strokes (-16) and has become the second player from his country to win […]

De la Fuente snatches the LAAC title from Morales in a vibrant Aztec duel

Juan de la Huerga Hernández — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:32:00 +0000

The tournament owed him one and Santiago de la Fuente (-10) took his revenge two years after missing a short putt on hole 72 of the Ladies America Amateur Championship (LAAC) in 2022, handing the crown to Aaron Jarvis. A couple of Januarys later, the Mexican from Guadalajara came back on the final day in […]

Omar Morales, undisputed leader, leaves a crack open in the LAAC

Juan de la Huerga Hernández — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:34:39 +0000

Only one player out of the 55 who made it past the halfway point of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) has played under par in the three rounds that have been contested so far at the Santa María Golf Club in Panama. His name is Omar Morales. In fact, only the Mexican made less […]

Only Omar Morales withstands the pulse of Eolo and consolidates his leadership in the LAAC

Juan de la Huerga Hernández — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 09:41:40 +0000

Omar Morales (-2) is the only participant in the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) who has managed to defeat the Santa María Golf Club in Panama in the first two rounds of this illustrious event for amateurs, which offers places to compete in the Masters, the US Open and the Open. The Mexican replicated his […]

Morales, De la Fuente and Arzú, tamers of the wind at the LAAC

Juan de la Huerga Hernández — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:48:26 +0000

Only three players managed to master the wind and finish under par on the first day of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC). Guatemalan José Arzú and Mexicans Omar Morales and Santiago de la Fuente opened the tournament with 69 strokes (-1) to share the lead in the debut at the Santa María Golf Club […]

The LAAC will return where it all began ten years ago

Juan de la Huerga Hernández — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:52:01 +0000

The Masters, The R&A and the USGA have announced that the tenth Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) will be held at Pilar Golf in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from 16 to 19 January 2025. This already illustrious amateur golf event in Latin America will return to this course ten years after the inaugural event that was […]