Narro in 34th Heading in to the Final Round of Play at the LAAC on Sunday

2015 Latin America Amateur Championship Scoring

Buenos Aires, Argentina – After three rounds of play, Bowling Green State University sophomore Jose Narro is in a tie four-way tie for 34th heading into the final round of play on Sunday, Jan. 18, of the inaugural Latin America Amateur Championship held at the Pilar Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Narro posted a third round 75, +3, on Saturday, which included a birdie on hole number four and 13 total pars over his 18-holes of play. He carded a 38, +2, on the front nine and a 37, +1, on the back nine over his third round.

Over the last three days of the tournament, Narro, who is playing for his home country of Mexico, has turned in rounds of 69, 78 and 75 for his 54-hole score of 222, +6.

"Jose settled down a little bit today to turn in a decent round. He hit the ball really well, but just struggled with the putter," stated BGSU head coach Kevin Farrell.

Matias Dominguez of Chile leads the tournament field with a 54-hole score of 206, -10 under par.

In January 2014, the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced the formation of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), a new amateur golf competition aimed at stimulating growth and inspiring even greater interest in the game throughout South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

The countries and territories represented in this first edition are: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The tournament, which is down to just 63 golfers, will conclude with the fourth and final round of play on Sunday, Jan. 18.

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