Zandre Roye and Ryan Lue departed the island on Sunday for Argentina the place they’ll signify Jamaica on the tenth Latin America Newbie Championship (LAAC) (golf) from Thursday January 16 to 19 on the Pilar Golf Membership in Buenas Aires.
That is Roye’s second time on the Championship whereas Lue will likely be making his debut. Each golfers have been completely satisfied for the chance to signify the nation on the championship and placed on a superb present.
Roye is the reigning nationwide golf champion whereas Lue is one the nation’s greatest junior golfer. They’re each accustomed to representing Jamaica past our shores and can take that have into the championship.
Roye’s greatest world rating is 4 hundred and eighty-seven and that’s constructed on his four-event wins in 2024 together with the outcomes from his different occasions. Lue alternatively is additional again on one thousand 2 hundred and thirty-four. He had two wins through the interval beneath evaluation.
They’ll first be challenged to make the minimize after the primary two days after which see the place they finish on the leaderboard. Jamaica’s greatest placement on the championship is twenty fourth by Ian Facey again in 2015.
There are twenty-eight international locations and over 100 golfers within the championship this yr. The checklist consists of some acquainted opponents corresponding to Barbados, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. They may also meet final yr’s runner-up, Omar Morales of Mexico who’s aiming to win the championship for the primary time.
Jodi Munn-Barrow, president of the Jamaica Golf Affiliation stated that she was happy with the two-man crew that’s chosen to signify Jamaica this yr on the championship. “(I’m) Very proud to know that each Zandre Roye and Ryan Lue have certified for the Latin America Newbie Championships in Argentina. I do know that each boys have been making ready properly for the occasion and they’re going to give it their greatest efforts, and I’m hopeful that each of them will make it to the weekend and end out with robust golf and naturally making Jamaica proud.”
