Episode 201: Live from Lima & the Latin America Amateur Championship

With exemptions into the Masters, the U.S. Open and The Open Championship on the line, someone’s life is going to change at this week’s Latin America Amateur Championship. Live from the fairways of Lima Golf Club in Peru, host Tom Coyne sits down with a range of voices to capture the importance of the LAAC and the long road it took to bring the championship here after delays tied to political unrest, COVID and building a driving range. The story is told in three parts, featuring Puerto Rico’s Jeronimo Esteve, a 10-time LAAC competitor, Mark Lawrie of the R&A, and Lima Golf Club vice president Álvaro Hernández. Together, they offer a clear-eyed look at a championship that’s become one of the most important gateways in amateur golf and a point of pride for the entire Latin American golf community.

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