Matching 65's Separate Echavarria and Tosti from the Field at Latin America Amateur
Nicolas Echavarria
LA ROMANA, Dominican Republican – Nicolas Echavarria hit his tee shot out of bounds on hole 17 in round two of the Latin America America Championship. The double bogey wouldn't prove costly, however, as seven birdies and an eagle in the holes prior gave the Columbian a 7-under 65.
Echavarria's 65 would be matched by Alejandro Tosti of Argentina. Tosti also knocked his tee shot out of bounds on 17, yet his nine birdies on the day make the hole much easier to forget.
Echavarria, a senior at Arkansas, leads at 7-under par with Tosti just three shots behind. The exemption into this year's Masters will be very much on their minds heading into the final two rounds.
“That is where anyone wants to be,” Echavarria told Golf Channel, “but there’s still a lot of golf yet to play.”
Only 11 players are under-par Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog course and only two other plays are within five shots of Echavarria's lead.
The field was cut to the low 50 players and ties at 6-over par or better.
ABOUT THE
Latin America Amateur
Founded by the Masters Tournament, The R&A and
the USGA, the LAAC was established to further
develop amateur golf in South America, Central
America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The LAAC is a
72-hole stroke play event open to a field of 108
amateur players in Latin America, chosen by their
respective national federations according to their
World Amateur Golf Ranking. Past winners of the
championship, as well as last year’s top-five
finishers, are automatically entered into this year’s
championship.
The LAAC champion annually receives an invitation
to compete in the Masters at Augusta National Golf
Club, the U.S. Open and the British Open. The
champion is also awarded full exemptions into The
Amateur
Championship, the US Amateur Championship and
any other USGA amateur championship for which he
is eligible.
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