The Rosarino Franco Romero was the main protagonist of the second round of the 44th Norpatagonian open protect, which is played at the Palihue Golf Club, presented by Consortium of the Port of Bahía Blanca.
With 6 Birdies (Hoyos 4, 8 12, 15, 16 and 18) and no error throughout the 18 holes, Romero signed what so far is the best competition card (64 blows).
And incidentally, he climbed to the tip of the tournament, leveling the line of César Costilla, who today completed a total of 66 impacts (-4) to add 131 (-9).
“The truth was that I played very well, yesterday it blew a lot of wind,” Romero acknowledged in dialogue with the tournament press.
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{{msj}} {{msj}}“It gives you peace of mind to know that you get well to the last holes, but you can’t relax because you can send a macana. I am very happy, I have been working hard, I am playing well and I feel comfortable with my game. I will enjoy the weekend a lot,” he added.
On the other hand, the Tucumano Costilla lacked a little aim in hole 18, where he threw for Birdie, but could not emboca. In this way, its second round was completed with six successes (Hoyos 3, 4, 7, 14, 15 and 16) but also with 2 Bogeys (Hoyos 8 and 10).
“I started playing a little nervous, but it is because of the habit of not playing many tournaments. I hit a good shot in 3, I am hitting very well,” César admitted.
“It is a very pretty joy, I am not in this place for a long time and I hope to continue like this: the truth is that I am hitting well,” added Costilla, who also ended first on Thursday.
A step below, in the third place, Ezequiel Beloqui remained, who also sealed a return with 66 blows to harvest a total of 134 (-6). Then, with 135 Mauro Baez (69 and 66) appears, and with 136, in the 5th place, Figure Horacio Carbonetti (H).
The ten pointers are completed with Leandro Marelli, Santiago Bauni, Matías Simasski, Matías Sancholuz (they share the Seventa set with 137), Tomás Rafael Gómez and Félix Córdoba (P10 with 138).
Keep in the race
The bahiense Juan Ignacio Iturra managed to overcome the qualifying cut, so it will remain in competition during Saturday and Sunday.
Juani improved his first day production and with 69 strokes (-1) reached a total of 141 (+1) to appear in the 22nd position, 10 of the pointers.
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Juan Martín Loureiro remains at the forefront of the Scratch category. After an initial return with 68 blows, the player of El Paraiso Country Club today added 70 to stay with 138, one less than his most immediate persecutor, Ramiro García Veiga (139).
The best representative of the Palihue Golf Club in this category is Ian González, who accumulates 144 and appears in sixth place.
Further behind Juan Ignacio Garmendia (P9 with 145), José Antonio Irastorza (P10 with 148), Rafael Martínez and Nicolás Ballistreri (P12 with 149), Manuel Zubizarreta (P14 with 150) and Matías Hirigoyen (P17 with 151).
