Bertinotti Takes Lead at Latin American Amateur

1/16/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Latin American Amateur leader Gaston Bertinotti

Argentine Gaston Bertinotti surges into the lead, has a great chance to follow in the footsteps of Angel Cabrera and play in the Masters

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republican – Argentina's Gaston Bertinotti made a 25-foot birdie putt on the last hole to surge into the lead with one round remaining at the Latin American Amateur. Bertinotti fired a 69 to climb back from five behind second-round leader Nicolas Echavarria, only making one bogey in his last 36 holes. “It’s awesome to be in the lead right now,” Bertinotti told Golf Channel, “but we still have to play 18 more holes.” After a 65 yesterday, Echavarria struggled to keep up his pace. His tee shot on the par 3 7th hole found the rocks and led to a costly triple bogey. His 77 leaves him three shots back of Bertinotti, still very much alive. “There’s still a chance,” Echavarria told Golf Channel, “so you have to be positive about it. Eighteen more holes to play the Masters.” Columbia's Jorge Garcia also shot a third-round 69, leaving him just one shot behind Bertinotti. Alejandro Tosti backed up his 2nd round 65 with a 73, giving him a two-stroke margin to close. With a Masters invitation on the line, tomorrow's final round will certainty pose a challenge unlike any other.

Results: Latin America Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Paul Chaplet	, Costa Rica	1000	73-71-71-70=285
2	Jorge Garcia	, Venezuela	700	71-72-69-74=286
T3	Alejandro Tosti	, Argentina	500	75-65-73-74=287
T3	Joaquin Niemann	, Chile	500	73-71-72-71=287
T3	Luis Fernando Barco	, Peru	500	73-69-76-69=287

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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 play...

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