Fuenmayor opens with 66 to lead Latin America Amateur

Published January 12, 2023 6:15 PM

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mateo Fuenmayor of Colombia has the lead in the Latin America Amateur Championship after a 66 at Grand Reserve. Fuenmayor is a junior at Oregon State. He is coming off a top 10 in the South American Amateur last week in Ecuador. The winner of the Latin America Amateur gets an invitation to the Masters. And this year, the USGA is giving the winner a spot in the U.S. Open for the first time. He leads by one over Vicente Marzilio of Argentina, Martin Cancino of Chile and the Mexican duo of Santiago de la Fuente and Luis Carera.

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