Mito Pereira missed out on an opportunity to win the PGA Championship on Sunday.
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The second proved too massive for Mito Pereira and turned ugly on closing gap.
The 27-year-old from Chile took a one-stroke result in No. 18 on the PGA Championship at Southern Hills however didn't depart its winner on Sunday. Pereira, trying to win his first main, proceed to shoot a double bogey that not solely value him the lead, however the championship all collectively. His 5-over par within the closing spherical left him a stroke out of the playoff between Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris. Thomas was seven strokes off the result in start the day, and ultimately captured his second main by the tip of Sunday.
“It’s robust to complete like that,” Pereira mentioned throughout his submit event interview on CBS. “I didn’t play very well as we speak, simply want a pair extra birdies and hit it slightly bit higher to win. I’m simply pleased with how the week turned out. On Monday, I simply wished to make the minimize. On Sunday, I wished to win.”
Pereira hit his tee shot into the water on 18, took a drop and hit his third shot into the tough and nicely wanting the inexperienced. It left him wanted to chip in for bogey to achieve the playoff, however he was unable to make it occur.
“I wasn’t fascinated about the water,” he mentioned. “I hit it within the water. It’s bizarre that it went in. However I suppose you might have a lot stress in your physique that you simply don’t know what you’re doing.”
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