Paul Chaplet Captures Latin American Amateur

January 17, 2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Latin American Amateur winner Paul Chaplet will play in the Masters

With his victory, Paul Chaplet will be the first Costa Rican to play in the Masters

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic -- Prior to this week, Paul Chaplet was relatively unknown, having received only four letters from colleges. With a final-round 70 and a 1-shot victory, Chaplet will be known around the world come this April. He will become the first player from Costa Rica to compete in the Masters. Chaplet entered the final round five shots back of leader Gaston Bertinotti. Bertinotti couldn't sleep last night so he went for walk at 2am. He would wake up at 8:30am to a text from his coach asking of his whereabouts. Bertinotti hurried through his warmup and made his tee time, but struggled with a 40 on the front nine. Meanwhile, Chaplet came out of the gates firing with a 33 on the front. Two clutch pars on the final two holes secured his one shot-victory over Jorge Garcia. “I came into this tournament knowing I had a chance if I played my best golf, and this just proves to me that I can,” Chaplet told Golf Channel. “That’s really all that matters.” We'll be all watching out for Chaplet in Augusta.

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

Paul Chaplet Captures Latin American 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...