LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Luis Gagne couldn’t have summed it up any more succinctly Sunday:
“You can’t lay up into a bunker.”
Making his first and only Latin America Amateur Championship start for his native Costa Rica, Gagne finished runner-up to Mexico’s Alvaro Ortiz on Sunday at Casa de Campo.
Two back to start the day, Gagne took the outright lead with a birdie at No. 9 to make the turn in 4-under 32. Two more birdies on his second nine got him to the 17th hole tied for the lead at 12 under par.