After being canceled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Casa de Campo will host the seventh edition of the Latin American Amateur Championship from January 20-23, 2022. This will be the third time the world-renowned Teeth of the Dog course in La Romana will be the venue. This Pete Dye design annually ranks as one of the best courses in Latin America.
With a goal of furthering the game of golf in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the Masters Tournament, the R&A, and USGA founded the event. Past winners include Chile’s Joaquin Niemann, and Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz.
The winner will receive an invitational to the 2022 Masters Tournament, and an exemption into the Open at St. Andrews. On top of that, he will be fully exempted into the Amateur Championship, U.S. Amateur Championship, and all other USGA amateur events he is eligible for.
The runner-up, on the other hand, will be exempt into final qualifying stages for the Open and U.S. Open.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome the region’s top amateurs back to Casa de Campo, as the Latin America Amateur Championship returns to form,” said Andres Pichardo Rosenberg, president of Casa de Campo. “Teeth of the Dog is both a beautiful and challenging championship venue, and our team relishes the opportunity to continue our wonderful partnership with the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA and showcase the ever-expanding talent in our region.”