Marzilio set for Latin America Amateur Championship

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech senior Vicente Marzilio is set to play at the prestigious Latin America Amateur Championship, Jan. 18-21, at Santa María Golf Club in Panama City, Panama. It is a 108-player field comprised of the top male amateurs in Latin America representing the 29 International Olympic Committee-recognized countries and territories from the region that are current members of the International Golf Federation.

Marzilio will represent his home country of Argentina. Each of the 29 countries is automatically provided with two positions that are filled by the best-ranked players from the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). The Red Raider senior is currently the No. 1 ranked player hailing from Argentina and ranked No. 198 in the world. Overall, eight players will represent what is the second-largest country in South America after Brazil.

The format for the Latin America Amateur Championship, created in 2014, is 72 holes of stroke play with a cut taking place after 36 holes for the leading 50 players plus ties. In the event of a tie after 72 holes, the winner is decided by a sudden-death playoff.

Tee times are set for rounds one and two. Marzillo will tee off at 12:08 p.m. on Thursday and on Friday he will start his round on hole No. 10 and start at 7:33 a.m. Panama observes Eastern Standard Time.

The champion will receive an invitation into the Masters Tournament and exemptions into The Open, the U.S. Open, The Amateur Championship and the U.S. Amateur Championship; the runner(s)-up will receive an exemption into The Open Qualifying Series and the U.S. Open Qualifying Series.

Santa María Golf Club
For the first time, Santa María Golf Club will host the Latin America Amateur Championship. Santa María Golf Club was designed in Panamá by Nicklaus Design, the golf firm founded by Jack Nicklaus, and offers views of the nearby Panamá City skyline. The course opened in 2012 and has since hosted elite junior events over the past decade. The parkland-style golf course northeast of downtown Panamá City features undulating greens and presents a number of bunkers and lakes.

Digital and Television Coverage
Coverage of the Latin America Amateur Championship can be followed online at www.LAACgolf.com or on social media @LAAC_Golf.

Championship coverage will include three hours of live coverage on all four days. A 30-minute wrap-up highlight show will also be produced after the conclusion of the final round. In addition to broadcasters around the world, the entire broadcast will be simulcast on LAACGolf.com. The television commentary team will feature Rich Lerner, Andy North, Colt Knost, Iona Stephen and John Sutcliffe.

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Marzilio set for Latin America Amateur Championship

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