Mateo Pulcini wins Latin America Amateur in a playoff. His next stop is the Masters
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Mateo Pulcini made a pair of big par putts over the final hour and finished with a 3-foot par save on the second playoff hole to win the Latin America Amateur Championship on Sunday, earning the Argentine a spot in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.
Pulcini, at 25 the oldest winner of the Latin America Amateur since it began in 2015, closed with a 2-under 68 and outlasted Missouri senior Virgilio Paz, who was trying to become the first winner from Venezuela.
"We dream to play and to win this," Pulcini said. "I have no words right now.