Herik Machado de Oliveira has won the Argentine Amateur

AUENOS AIRES, Argentina (November 13, 2016) -- After waiting out a morning rain storm Herik Machado de Oliveira claimed the Argentine Amateur at Pilar Golf Club. The championship match was shortened to 18-holes due to the rain and de Oliveira was able to claim the title 2 up over Andress Schonbaum. de Oliveira the 13-seed, blitzed Schonbaum out of the gates and took a 4 up lead after 10-holes before hanging on down the stretch. Schonbaum, the two-seed, made a late run and got within 1 down with two holes remaining. However, de Oliveira was able to right the ship with a halve on the 17th and then sealed the deal with a closing hole win. SEMIFINAL AND QUARTERFINAL RECAP Two-seed Andress Schonbaum and 13-seed Herik Machado de Oliveira have survived the gauntlet and they will square off in Sunday's 36-hole Argentine Amateur final. The match at Pilar Golf Club will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time. Schonbaum handled his business relatively easily in the quarterfinals defeating Florida State senior and 10-seed Cristobal Del Solar 4&2. In the semifinals Schonbaum was again able to end the match early with a 3&2 triumph over three-seed Juan Alvarez. Herik Machado de Oliveir was able to advance thanks to a dominant 5&4 win over the lowest remaining seed, No. 37-seed Juan Cruz Rocca in the quarterfinals and then a 3&1 victory against John Ross Galbraith.