Mexican Santiago De La Fuente was crowned at the LAAC

Mexican Santiago De la Fuente, 22 years old, was crowned champion this Sunday 2024 Latin American Amateur Golf Championship (LAAC) qThis Sunday, the curtain came down on the courtyard Santa Maria Golf Club in the capital of Panama.
De la Fuente, who has always been close to the leaders, is now channeling all his energy to have a gaming experience three main subjects, a prize from an amateur tournament and be a real goal with the cream of golf.

From the source He saved everything for this last round in which he shot -6 (64 shots) and a total of 270 shots (-10) and thus sealed the victory that was in the hands of his compatriot until the eighth hole Omar Morales, who led the first three days of the competition.

On that eighth hole, De la Fuente made a birdie, while the Morales He lost the lead with a bogey, the first of two he made that day.
In the best style of boxing, both players went blow for blow the rest of the way.
Morales regained the lead on the table on the ninth hole with a birdie, while From the sourcewithout despair, he made a couple.

Both golfers reached the 18th hole, on the green, tied in the final round of this battle, which takes place in Masters tournament, TI have the Open and the US Open, three of the four majors in professional golf.
From ‘waterway’, Morales he sent a shot behind the hole, with the difficulty that his ball was on undulating ground, while From the source The title smiled at him with a precise putt in front of the hole and with a favorable breeze.

On the last 18th hole, the illusion of winning the tournament disappeared for Morales, who ended today’s round with -1 (69 shots), with a total of 272 strokes and remained in second place in the table.
De la Fuente, who plays in University of Houston (USA) and who finished second in the 2022 edition, becomes the second Mexican to win the LAAC, after his compatriot, Álvaro Ortiz, was crowned in 2019 in Dominican Republic.

Get on LAAC 2024 It was completed by the Colombian Mateo Fuenamyor who showed a great level of play and will be a figure that will be talked about in the future in this sport.
Fuenmayor finished the course in three days of competition in 277 shots (-3), this Sunday he shot par (70) on the course.

Alejandro Villavicencio, the player representing Guatemala in this tournament, was the top Central American when he finished tied for box 12, with a total of 287 (+7).
Local, veteran Panamanian, Miguel Ordóñez, who turned nine this Sunday LACC, It was the best home team, finishing with a total of 289 shots (+9).

He AC farewell to Panama, with the good feelings of the players, and in 2025 the tenth edition will be played at the Pilar Golf Club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the first tournament that brings together the best amateur golfers of Panama was held. Latin America and the Caribbean