BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands built a four-shot lead with an 8-under 64, and then held on to win the Latin American Amateur Championship in a 36-hole marathon Saturday that sends him to the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.
Hastings, a senior at San Diego State, becomes the second player from the Cayman Islands in the last four years to win the Latin American Amateur, joining Aaron Jarvis.
Patrick Sparks of Peru put together a bold rally in the fourth round and finally caught Hastings with a birdie on the 16th hole.