The Madrid Professional Championship by Grupo San Pablo will feature two Madrid natives in the final game, fighting for the title: Jacobo Pastor and Alejandro Aguilera.
Pastor made his only mistake of his first two rounds on the 18th hole, but added a -4 card that puts him in the lead with a two advantage over Aguilera (who signed one of the lowest rounds of the day, with 66 strokes -six under par at La Dehesa Golf Club-) who, in his first season as a professional, will come out tomorrow in search of his first title.
Jacobo Pastor recovered the advantage with which the leader of the first day, Álvaro Veiga, started the morning (+5 in the second for a total of 139 strokes), and overcame the rest of his companions, the course and the high temperatures that have accompanied them all day.
Following Pastor, the Galician Luis Manuel Portela, tied for second place with Aguilera (-8 in total, and an accumulated score of 136 strokes), and a large group of five other players – Mauro Báez, David Borda, Alfonso Buendía, Daniel and Pablo Illescas – are just three strokes behind the leader with accumulated scores of 137 strokes (-7), so a tough fight for the final victory is predicted.
The tournament cut-off has finally been set at +3, giving access to the 40 most tied players who will meet tomorrow starting at 08:00 in two-player games.
The cut-off score has been increased by the great performance of the Madrid amateurs, Juan Callejo (-4, for a total of 140 strokes) and Juan Ballester (-1, for a total of 143 strokes) who are in 14th and 23rd place, respectively, and who do not count towards the cut-off score, which has made it easier for five more professionals to access the final day for the title.
The Madrid Professional Championship by Grupo San Pablo of the Royal Madrid Golf Federation is integrated into the TUMI Spain Golf Tour of the PGAe, the oldest professional sports association in our country.
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SOURCE: Tournament Organization
