LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic – Pete Dye’s famed Teeth of the Dog course lacked some bite Thursday at the Latin America Amateur Championship – and still only 12 players broke par.
Alvaro Ortiz and Jose Andres Miranda were among those who took advantage of the calmer conditions, posting 4-under 68s in the morning to share the early lead at Casa de Campo. Raul Pereda de la Huerta, Erick Juan Morales and Daniel Kenji Ishii were another shot back.
The winner of the Latin America Amateur receives an invitation to the Masters.
“I go out on the golf course without expectations,” said Ortiz, a sophomore at Arkansas who is the younger brother of PGA Tour player Carlos Ortiz.