The Saudi league crossed its halfway point in the Houston field and, in the absence of a Spanish victory (with two top-5), celebrated a Hispanic victory at the hands of Carlos Ortiz. The Mexican won his first individual title, while the Cleeks, captained by Martin Kaymer and led by the Polish Adrian Meronk, won the team title.
David Puig He even dreamed of finishing at the top of the table, because on the 5th hole, thanks to a birdie, he was the sole leader (-12), but a bogey on the 9th hole brought him back to a reality in the one who had to continue rowing. A very inspired Carlos Ortiz with three consecutive birdies was at the top of the scoreboard with a two-stroke lead. During the rest of the round, Puig had no options again, since his birdies on the 15th and 16th holes came a little late, when there was no time left to react.
But the reading that the Catalan player will surely make will be very positive for several reasons: he has been the Spaniard in the best form (with -13 in total), next week he will play his second US Open (which he arrived at by winning his previous one with -12) and, if he continues with such a level of play, he will have a good chance of stopping his rivals from plucking the daisy as he will make second place his own to compete in the Paris Olympic Games escorting his partner and friend Jon Rahm.
Sergio García played his options on Sunday and not even a painful double bogey shortly after the start managed to destabilize him. At the end of the day, the seven birdies signed were enough to climb positions to fifth place (-11), in addition to allowing him to withstand the challenge of highly inspired players, such as Lahiri or Koepka. The one from Borriol also reaches the third ‘major’ of the season with optimism and with a very competitive level of play.
With Jon Rahm retired on Saturday due to an infected wound in his left foot, the last Spaniard in Houston was Eugenio López-Chacarra. With a lap of +3 (the worst of the three) he could only aspire to 41st place in the table. The Saudi league resumes its schedule the week after the USA Open and does so in Nashville, from June 21 to 23.
2024-06-10 00:03:09
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