Pete Dye’s legendary Teeth of the Dog this week to receive the best emerging golfers from 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean from 17 to 20 January 2018. Ranked 26th in the world, and No. 1 in the Caribbean, Teeth of the Dog Golf Course brings water, sea, rocks, and into play. To hold or ride the wind at Teeth of the Dog, that is the question at this bucket list golf course.
It is the second time the event is held at Casa de Campo. The first time was in 2016. The stakes are high. The winner gets a guaranteed invitation to compete at the Master Tournament, extension for the Amateur Championship organized by The R&A.
Founded by the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA, the LAAC was established to further develop amateur golf in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The golfers are coming from Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paragay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The tournament is played under the Stroke Play format to 72 holes, with a cut for the first 50 players plus ties after the 36 holes.
Read more:
http://www.laacgolf.com/beauty-and-challenge-await-at-casa-de-campo/
15 January 2019
