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Recreating Hovland's Eagle Shot

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Recreating Hovland´s eagle shot.

Closest to the Pin: Baseball vs Golf Edition

Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez, former MLB player, and Kelvin Hernández take part in a golf and baseball "nearest to the pin" event

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Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira competes at The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool

HOYLAKE, ENGLAND - JULY 21: Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina plays his shot from the bunker on the 4th hole during Day Two of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 21, 2023 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Stuart Kerr/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira - The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club

As reigning champion of the Latin America Amateur, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira has had a busy year. After setting records in January at the Latin America Amateur in Puerto Rico, burgeoning Argentine star earned spots in three of the four 2023 men’s professional golf majors: the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and The Open.

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira makes U.S. Open debut

Five months after his historic victory at the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira made his debut in his second major of the year, the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira makes Masters debut

The second Latin America Amateur Champion from Argentina, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira earned his place in the 2023 Masters in historic fashion. 

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira sets 72-hole scoring record and wins the 2023 LAAC

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Champion Mateo Fernández de Oliveira has earned an invitation to the 2023 Masters Tournament, an exemption for the first time into the U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club and an exemption for The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool, where his compatriot Roberto De Vicenzo famously lifted the Claret Jug in 1967. 

Champion Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira - Round 4 in Photos

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina plays his stroke from the No. 18 tee during the Final Round of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship being played at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Sunday, January 15, 2023. Photograph by LAAC.

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina - Round 4, No. 18

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Mateo Fernández de Oliveira of Argentina, 2023 Latin America Amateur Champion 

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina sets 54-hole scoring record, leads LAAC

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina and his caddie on the No.6 tee during Round Three of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship being played at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Photograph by LAAC.

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina and his caddie on the No.6 tee during Round Three of the 2023 LAAC

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira surged to the top of the leaderboard with a sensational record-tying 63 (-9) in the third round of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) at Grand Reserve Golf Club, Puerto Rico. 

(L-R) Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez, former MLB player, and amateur Kelvin Hernández take part in a golf and baseball "nearest to the pin" event ahead of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship being played at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Photograph by LAAC.

Lukas Roessler of Chile leaves the practice putting green prior to a practice round ahead of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship being played at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Photograph by LAAC.

Of the 54 players who made the cut at the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), 11 are 18 years old or younger, a testament to the level of junior golf in the region and the impact of the LAAC in its eight years of existence.

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Golfers from Puerto Rico walk down the No. 4 hole ahead of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship being played at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Photograph by LAAC.