Mito Pereira

American holds one-shot lead over Mito Pereira at Southern Hills · Rory McIlroy hits 71 but still in picture five shots off leader.

Those to miss the cut included the world No 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who whacked his bag with a club during a Friday morning fit of pique. I felt I did a great job of that and am glad to have a good round to show for it. Hopefully it’s a sign of things are changing a little bit for me and open a few more doors on other golf courses.” Fitzpatrick’s 68-69 means a three-under aggregate. Thomas has played in by far the most severe of the Tulsa weather. A 64 from Pereira, the 27-year-old Chilean, was already in the books before Zalatoris putted out for a 65. He explained why having his father as a coach was sometimes problematic on the basis of an occasional lack of blunt analysis.

Meet Mito Pereira, the ascending PGA Tour pro who stormed into contention on Friday at the PGA Championship.

The 27-year-old turned professional in 2015, and competed on both the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour Latinoamerica in the near-decade since. Pereira’s back-to-back wins in late 2021 (following a February 2020 victory) locked up the exemption, which gave him the right to play a full PGA Tour schedule in 2022 and beyond. The exact moment that Pereira became a PGA Championship contender is, of course, a matter of interpretation. Pereira has only been around at the highest level of the pro game since the 2020-21 season, but he’s been playing professional golf for much longer. On Saturday at Southern Hills, Pereira will join Zalatoris in the final pairing with a legitimate chance to put himself in the driver’s seat on moving day at a major championship. Here are five things to know about the PGA’s surprise contender, Mito Pereira.

The 27-year-old Chile native has worked his way up through the golf ranks.

The 2022 PGA is not his first major. His initial professional experience was on the Chilean Tour in 2015. He played one season of collegiate golf at Texas Tech (2014-15) before turning pro.

Will Zalatoris and Mito Pereira will make up the final pairing on Saturday while Tiger Woods and Aaron Wise are playing through the pain this weekend.

Aaron Wise was struck in the head by an errant tee shot late in his second round but managed to finish his last three holes. At last month’s Masters the rigors of 72-holes were apparent as he limped to the finish line on one of the most difficult walks in professional golf. Not since a runner-up showing at the 2010 PGA has Watson notched a top-10 at this particular event, so with history and the aforementioned golf-ism not on his side, Watson will have to beat the odds (and the past PGA Champions immediately above and below him on the leaderboard) to keep the good times rolling. This time around however, Woods looked as strong on his final nine holes as he did at the beginning of the week and will aim to maintain that form throughout the weekend. Will Zalatoris is looking to capture his first major championship with Mito Pereira, a newcomer that many would admit they’re unfamiliar with, on his heels. One of the toughest tasks in golf is following one great round with another.

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With the cut likely to come at 4-over par, that means even Tiger Woods could be around for the weekend, although his chances to win are low. In order for it to come down on the target I want, I need it to kind of start in a certain window.” He’s not going to kick it to the curb because it doesn’t come with a jacket. “Something very unique about this course is you don’t have very many holes that are directly downwind or directly into the wind,” he said to media after his second round. They are going to fight – as a funny T-shirt says – like you’re the third monkey on the ramp of Noah’s Ark, determined not to get left behind. Zalatoris is already known to golf fans based on his stellar play at the Masters a couple of seasons ago.

The world's 100th-ranked golfer stands alone in second place at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I think it helped me a little bit with my game, mostly strategy and just to have team events.” His greens in regulation is five percent better than anyone else in the field." On Saturday he'll play alongside the leader, Dallas native Will Zalatoris, who holds a one-shot lead at 9-under.

Mito Pereira is one of South America's upcoming stars, with the Chilean really establishing himself on the PGA Tour in his rookie 2021/22 season.

In early January 2021, the couple got engaged, with the wedding taking place a year later. Mito Pereira is one of South America's upcoming stars, with the Chilean really establishing himself on the PGA Tour in his rookie 2021/22 season. Antonia does have an Instagram account that showcases some eye-catching photos, as well as drawings which are dedicated to nature.