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Pereira Shoots 6-under on Saturday at Butterfield Bermuda Championship
October 30, 2021 | Men's Golf
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda – Mito Pereira rocketed up the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Saturday by shooting a round of 6-under-par, while Ludvig Aberg is at 5-under going into the final round on Sunday at the Port Royal Golf Course.
A former Red Raider (2014-15), Pereira is at 7-under overall and tied for 22nd overall while Aberg is 4-under and tied for 43rd with one round to play. The tournament will be broadcasted from 12-3 p.m. on Sunday by the Golf Channel.
Taylor Pendrith leads the tournament at 17-under after shooting 6-under in the third round, while Danny Lee is in second at 14-under.
Aberg shot his second straight round of 68 on Friday to move to his 6-under, while Pereira was at 1-under following shooting a 68 of his own in the second round. Aberg recorded three birdies and made eagle on the par-5, No. 7 hole in the second round. Pereira made four birdies and 13 pars in his second round of 3-under after he had shot a 73 on Thursday.Â
Pereira competed at Texas Tech in the 2014-15 season before turning professional where he recently earned his PGA Tour card with a three-win victory exemption on the Korn Ferry Tour. He finished the Olympic tournament shooting 69-65-68-67 for his 15-under total.
Santiago, Chile native, he earned wins at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, REX Hospital Open and Country Club de Bogota Championship on the Korn Ferry this season to secure a Three-Victory Promotion to the PGA Tour. Pereira finished his freshman season at Texas Tech with a 72.2 stroke average and earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors after shooting 9-under for eighth place at the tournament in Tulsa.
Aberg, who is playing as an amateur with a sponsor's exemption, completed 17 holes on Thursday before play was suspended due to darkness in his first PGA Tour round. He began Friday by making a birdie to finish the round at 3-under, 68. Aberg is currently No. 3 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and began his tournament by shooting 4-under on his opening 12 holes before a pair of bogeys set him back a couple shots.
Pereira earned his PGA Tour card through a three-win promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour this summer and also had a shining moment in the Olympics where he was in a playoff for the bronze medal. He finished third at the Fortinet Championship in September for his best finish on Tour. Pereira was tied for 63rd after shooting a 73 with three birdies on his scorecard in the first round before shooting 3-under on Friday.
Along with competing in the Bermuda Championship, Aberg will play in the RSM Classic in mid-November at Sea Island. He earned the spot in the tournament by winning the 2021 Jones Cup Invitational. The No. 11 Red Raiders completed their fall schedule and will return to action in February in Hawaii to begin the spring schedule.
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A former Red Raider (2014-15), Pereira is at 7-under overall and tied for 22nd overall while Aberg is 4-under and tied for 43rd with one round to play. The tournament will be broadcasted from 12-3 p.m. on Sunday by the Golf Channel.
Taylor Pendrith leads the tournament at 17-under after shooting 6-under in the third round, while Danny Lee is in second at 14-under.
Aberg shot his second straight round of 68 on Friday to move to his 6-under, while Pereira was at 1-under following shooting a 68 of his own in the second round. Aberg recorded three birdies and made eagle on the par-5, No. 7 hole in the second round. Pereira made four birdies and 13 pars in his second round of 3-under after he had shot a 73 on Thursday.Â
Pereira competed at Texas Tech in the 2014-15 season before turning professional where he recently earned his PGA Tour card with a three-win victory exemption on the Korn Ferry Tour. He finished the Olympic tournament shooting 69-65-68-67 for his 15-under total.
Santiago, Chile native, he earned wins at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, REX Hospital Open and Country Club de Bogota Championship on the Korn Ferry this season to secure a Three-Victory Promotion to the PGA Tour. Pereira finished his freshman season at Texas Tech with a 72.2 stroke average and earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors after shooting 9-under for eighth place at the tournament in Tulsa.
Aberg, who is playing as an amateur with a sponsor's exemption, completed 17 holes on Thursday before play was suspended due to darkness in his first PGA Tour round. He began Friday by making a birdie to finish the round at 3-under, 68. Aberg is currently No. 3 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and began his tournament by shooting 4-under on his opening 12 holes before a pair of bogeys set him back a couple shots.
Pereira earned his PGA Tour card through a three-win promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour this summer and also had a shining moment in the Olympics where he was in a playoff for the bronze medal. He finished third at the Fortinet Championship in September for his best finish on Tour. Pereira was tied for 63rd after shooting a 73 with three birdies on his scorecard in the first round before shooting 3-under on Friday.
Along with competing in the Bermuda Championship, Aberg will play in the RSM Classic in mid-November at Sea Island. He earned the spot in the tournament by winning the 2021 Jones Cup Invitational. The No. 11 Red Raiders completed their fall schedule and will return to action in February in Hawaii to begin the spring schedule.
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