Alvaro Ortiz retools swing during lull in play

BELLA VISTA — Alvaro Ortiz maintained a positive outlook while professional sports were shut down for two months.

The former University of Arkansas golfer spent the downtime in Dallas, making subtle changes to his swing after the Latin Tour in Mexico suspended play because of the covid-19 pandemic. He was able to use the layoff to work with his swing coach and found some interesting ways to stay competitive on the golf course.

“I looked at it as a time when I could really focus on some changes that my coach and I had talked about,” Ortiz said this week as he began play in the All Pro Tour’s NWA Charity Classic at Bella Vista Country Club. “I mean, it was unlucky that everything had to be shut…