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Islas Leads Opening Round at VII Copa Multimedios in Monterrey

The fourth Gira Profesional Mexicana stop carries world ranking implications.

Overview

  • José Cristóbal Islas opened with a 64 (-7) at Club de Golf Valle Alto, fueled by six birdies and an eagle on No. 9 against a single bogey on No. 10.
  • Colombia’s Nicolás Quintero sits one back at 65, with José de Jesús Rodríguez, Federico Gutiérrez, Alejandro Alonso, Sebastián Vázquez and defending champion Joel Thelen at 66 (-5).
  • Korn Ferry Tour player Álvaro Ortiz carded 68 (-3) to start 11th, while two-time PGA Tour winner Kyle Stanley posted 73 (+2) for 53rd.
  • The tournament fields 77 players and offers a 1,800,000 peso purse as the GPM’s fourth stage awarding OWGR points.
  • During the event’s awards, the Mexican Golf Federation named XUNTAS/XUNTOS as its High Performance arm, and the ProAm title went to the Juan Diego Fernández team after a playoff with a score of 52.