08/14/2020 - 9:26
- Clarín.com
- sports
Argentine golfer Segundo Oliva Pinto, 21, was eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2020 US Amateur, which takes place in Bandon, Oregon, after his caddy Brant Brewer broke the law and touched the sand in the bunker with his hands. .
The terrible mistake of the caddy, who was hired at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort itself, happened on the 18th hole, where Oliva Pinto was tied with the American Tyler Strafaci.
On the final hole, the Argentine had to make his fourth shot from the bunker. At this point, Brewer entered the hazard and touched the sand with his hands , thus breaking rule 12.2b.
It all came down to the 18th hole.
And then this happened.
The outcome? A 1 up win for Tyler Strafaci. #USAmateur pic.twitter.com/JFJcoSKfFQ
As stated in that rule, "before making a stroke in a bunker, a player must not: deliberately touch sand in the bunker with his hand, a club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand or to elicit information for the next hit. "
It was Strafaci's caddy, Frank Jr, who warned the judges about Brewer's infraction, who emphatically denied the allegations. However, several videos acted as evidence and the authorities awarded the last hole to the American .
"Apparently my caddy actually touched the bunker with his hand. No matter what he may say later, everything is done and I lost the match . Now I will try to get the positive out of this week to move on," said the Argentine after his elimination. .
For his part, Strafaci lamented the frustration of his rival: "I was focused on my shot. The truth is that I saw his caddy go into the bunker and I didn't realize if he had touched the sand or not. I feel so bad for Him. He's a great kid. Something like that happens to him is terrible. "
In this way, the US Amateur 2020 was left without Argentine representatives, since Mateo Fernández de Oliveria had lost minutes before by 3 and 2 in the round of 16 against local Michael Thorbjornsen.
GK