Biondi, Leal Ready for Latin America Amateur Championship
The event tees off on Thursday at 6:15 a.m. ET.
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic – Gator golfers Fred Biondi and Miguel Leal are set to play in the 2022 Latin American Amateur Championship (LAAC) beginning on Thursday.
The LAAC was formed in 2014 by the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA in an effort to further develop amateur golf throughout the region, and specifically in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. In 2015, the annual event debuted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at Pilar Golf.
Former Gator Alejandro Tosti was the runner-up in the inaugural tournament in his freshman season after shooting 69-70-68-71 in 2015. Biondi will compete in the event for the fourth consecutive time (2021 was canceled due to Covid-19) and has made the cut each time, including a T6 (-6) finish in 2019. Leal is set to make his tournament debut.
The champion will receive an invitation to compete in the 2022 Masters Tournament, exemptions into The 150th Open at St Andrews, The Amateur Championship, the U.S. Amateur Championship and any other USGA amateur championship for which he is eligible and into sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open with an opportunity to earn a place in the 2022 U.S. Open.
Round one begins Thursday at 6:15 a.m. ET at the Teeth of the Dog in Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic. Coverage of the event will be on ESPN2/ESPNews.
T.V. Schedule
Day
Coverage Time
Network
Thursday, Jan. 20
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
ESPN2
Friday, Jan. 21
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Jan. 22
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
ESPNews
Sunday, Jan. 23
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
ESPN2
Sunday, Jan. 23 (Highlights)
5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
ESPN
*All times are Eastern
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