On a day in which the strong wind was a key factor, the Tucumano César Costilla presented a 65 -stroke card, -5, and is the only leader of the 44th Norpatagonian open protect presented by Puerto Bahía Blanca, which is played at the Palihue Golf Club of Bahía Blanca. Costilla has a two -stroke advantage over Franco Romero and Félix Córdoba, who scored 67. In the fourth place are Bernardo Bide, Miguel Sancholuz and Ezequiel Beloqui with 68, the same as the one that the fans Juan Martín Loureiro and Franco Safe, leaders of the category.
The 45 -year -old tucumano scored four Birdies, an eagle and only one bogey, but casually got his successes when the wind blew stronger. Costilla opened to the Águila to hole 4 embroidering a 12 -meter putt and then do Birdies at 5, 8 and 10 that took him to the tip of the championship. His only mistake was in 13, but he compensated with a Birdie in the final hole.
«I paste very well throughout the day, but above all I played the putter very well. Coincidentally when the wind stopped I stopped embocing, but in general it was a great day, ”were the first words of rib. “It is a court that I like a lot, especially the design it has and the truth that I would like to win here because it is one of the few important tournaments in our country that I need to win,” said who was second in 2024 and sixth in 2022.
For his part, Félix Córdoba feels very comfortable in Paihue, a court where he won in 2013 and where he was second last year. The player of General Pico opened with four bogeys in the first nine holes, but on the return tour he closed with 30 blows, with six birdies and a bogey to get into the fight for the championship. Meanwhile, Franco Romero made Eagle at 8 to accommodate up on the board, but on the way back he alternated good with bad to be two of the leader.
Meanwhile, Loureiro completed his first round with Birdies at 12, 14, 18, 18 and Bogeys in 1 and 10 and Safe went down to 11, 12, 14, climbing in 3. The contest grants points for the Argentine ranking of fans, as well as for the world ranking a very suction cup was reflected in that only fifteen players ended up under the pair of the court.
The 44 Norpatagonic Open Protect presented by the port of Bahía Blanca also has the collaboration of the following companies: Banco Macro, La Nueva, Oldelval, Noblexx, Agromax, from Campo to Campo, Synergia, Ferex, Medlab, Coca Cola, Regional, Casual Day and Terramar.
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