Argentine Amateur: Tolosa, Huizing reach final

November 19, 2011 | by

Patricio Talosa and Daniel Huizing will square off in Sunday's final match at Highland Park Country Club

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Nov. 19, 2011) -- South Africa’s Jared Harvey’s incredible run at the 116th Argentine Amateur Championship came to an surprising end on Saturday when the reigning SA Amateur champion lost 2-down to local favourite Patricio Tolosa. Needing 21 holes to dispense of England’s Paul Lockwood in the first round, Harvey made a meal of his match against Martin Soria, trashing the Argentine 6&4 to advance to the third round. He defeated compatriot Julian Lerda 2-up in the third to make the final eight and needed just 17 holes to beat Horatio Carbonetti of Argentina 2-up and book a spot in the semifinal against Tolosa. However, a bogey-bogey start had Harvey on the back foot from the get go. The South African won the next three holes with pars to edge one ahead but Tolosa took back control with back-to-back birdies at the sixth and seventh. After turning 1-up, the Argentine pushed the deficit to two with a birdie at the 10th and kept ahead until he sealed the match at the 18th with his fourth birdie of the day. Tolosa will face Daniel Huizing of Holland in the final for the prestigious title. The Dutchman, who partnered compatriot Robin Kind to victory in the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup, beat Joaquin Bonjour of Argentina 5&4. Graham van der Merwe, who rallied for the third place finish in the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup with Harvey, got past Mariano Guiraldes and Kind, but was beaten 3&2 by Jorge Valdes Fernandez of Argentina in the third round.

Results: Argentine Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Daan Huizing	, Netherlands	500
Runner-up	Patricio Tolosa	, Argentina	400
Semifinals	Joaquin Bonjour	, Argentina	300
Semifinals	Jared Harvey	, South Africa	300
Quarterfinals	Horacio Carbonetti	, Argentina	200

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Argentine Amateur: Tolosa, Huizing reach final

The Argentine Amateur (Campeonato Argentino de Aficionados) is an international match play tournament, with 36 hole stroke play qualifying to determine 64 players for match play.