Latin American Amateur Championship, time to play

Heat and humidity today welcome 108 players from 29 countries of the continent who will compete until Sunday in the ninth edition of Lamateur championship of America which will be played on the course of the Santa María Golf Club.

Golfers from countries like: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bermuda, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, USA, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago , Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Panama among others, they are looking for a title.

Champion in Amateur Championship of Latin America will play 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National and the 152nd Open in Royal Troon, and the 124th US Open to be played in Pinehurst no. 2.

In addition, the runner-up will be exempted from participating in the final stage of the classification with the possibility of entering the Open and US Open next year. Additionally, the winner will be invited to participate in Amateur Championship and American amateur 2024, like every other amateur championship USGAnd for which you are entitled.

Panama as hosts will be represented by the players: Miguel Ordónez, Samuel Durán, Carlos Clement, Omar Tejeira, Jean Paul Ducruet, Diego Álvarez, Raúl Carbonel and Jean Luis Ducruet Bedoya.

For Ordóñez, the court is like “a poisonous snake that can bite you, it is a kind of silent killer, which you have to face with great caution.”

“The most difficult holes are 7, 8 and 9, and the most accessible are 10 to 12,” he said. Ordonez, who played all editions of this tournament.

Another of Panama’s experienced players is Omar Tejeira, who assures that he is ready for a great tournament.

Jean Luis Ducruet Bedoya, who is studying in Miami, said that he arrived very motivated to do his best for Panama. “You have to play with a lot of intelligence on most of the greens in Santa María,” he noted.

For Omar Tejeira, this tournament makes everyone dream in their quest to make history. “I like to compete, but that’s what makes this edition special in this tournament. You have to play calmly to look for your goal step by step.”