LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic – Santiago Casado was all smiles Thursday as he huddled with his team behind the ninth green at Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog course.
And why not? This Latin America Amateur Championship couldn’t have started much better.
Four of the Mexican players in the field were inside the top seven on the leaderboard, including Alvaro Ortiz, the brother of PGA Tour player Carlos Ortiz, whose opening 4-under 68 shared the early lead with Jose Andres Miranda of Ecuador.
“The players did an extraordinary job,” Casado said. “We’re in position and the players are prepared to contend.