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The flag of the Cayman Islands will fly at Augusta National in April, after a one-shot victory by the golfer in the Latin America Amateur Championship.
The victory means that the UNLV freshman will play in the Masters and the Open Championship. He is exempt into the final stage of the U.S. Open.
I can't think of a word to describe it. "What a day," he said. It means a lot to me. There is an opportunity to go to the British Open. There's no young golfer who doesn't dream of going to those tournaments.
He will be the first player from the Cayman Islands to play in the Masters.
The Teeth of the Dog course at Casa de Campo has a par-5 18th hole, and when the second shot into it came up short and he took a big hop onto the green, he was one shot behind. He two-putted for a score and posted a score of 7-under 281.
He had to wait.
Fred Biondi, a Florida freshman from Brazil, had a one-shot lead until he hit a poor chip from the rough on the 17th and made a bogey. His second shot into the 18th went to the right and he made par for a 72.
Vicente Marzilio of Argentina and Santiago De La Fuente of Mexico felt the same way.
The eagle attempt was made on the 18th, up the ridge with a sweeping break. He missed the putt that would have tied him, and it went about 3 feet beyond the hole.
Marzilio got a break when his second shot hit a sprinkler head short of the 18th green, bounced high in the air and settled 7 feet away for a chance at an eagle that would have forced a playoff. The attempt caught the lip and spun away. He shot 71.
Marzilio was in tears after his round.
He said he was happy he gave himself a chance. I tried to hit the best putt I could. It wasn't easy. The competition is very difficult. It comes down to one shot. I'll get another chance in the future.
The man from Argentina had a bogey-free 68. He joined the group that finished one shot behind when he missed his final shot.
A double bogey on the ninth hole slowed him down, but he still had seven birdies in his round. He fought back over the final hour. The water on the 16th didn't stop him. He made a 20-foot putt on the 17th to stay in the mix, and then made a par on the 18th to win.
"I stayed patient," he said. I knew that there could be anything, especially with the holes coming in.
The David Leadbetter Golf Academy was where Jarvis polished his game after growing up in George Town.
He hopes to get more kids involved and represent the country well.
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