| Mito Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Guillermo Pereira Hinke |
| Nickname | Mito |
| Born | (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (age 29) Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Chile |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Texas Tech University |
| Turned professional | 2015 |
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Highestranking | 41 (9 October 2022)[1] (as of 24 November 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 |
| Other | 10 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T43: 2023 |
| PGA Championship | T3:2022 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2022 |
Medal record | |
Guillermo "Mito" Pereira Hinke (born 31 March 1995) is a Chileanprofessional golfer who plays in theLIV Golf League.[2]
Pereira was runner-up at the 2006 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (boys 10-11 division), and won the 2008 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (boys 12-13 division). He was runner-up at the 2010Junior Open Championship at Lundin Golf Club inFife, Scotland.[2]
In 2013, at the age of 17, he won the Chilean Professional Tour's Abierto Internacional de Las Brisas de Chicureo, shooting 70-70-70 to win by one stroke over professionals Nico Geyger and Cristián León.
Pereira attendedTexas Tech University inLubbock and played one year of college golf with theRed Raiders in 2014–15; he reached No. 5 on theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking in August 2015 before deciding to turn pro.[2]
Pereira turned professional in the second half of 2015 and joined the2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, where he won theRoberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC and managed to reach the top-spot of the Order of Merit, to become the youngest player ever ranked No. 1. In addition to his victory, he had two runner-up finishes and four further top-10s in 18 starts and ended the season ranked No. 3 on the Order of Merit, earning promotion to the2017 Web.com Tour where his best finish was T3 at theNashville Golf Open.[2]
At the2019 U.S. Open, he qualified for his first major, but did not make the cut. At the2019 Pan American Games, Pereira won the bronze medal in themen's individual competition.[3]
On the2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour, he won theCountry Club de Bogotá Championship in February 2020. With back to back victories at theRex Hospital Open andBMW Charity Pro-Am in June 2021, he earned an instant promotion to thePGA Tour. He became just the 12th player in the developmental tour's 32-year history to earn the automatic three-win promotion, and the first sinceWesley Bryan in 2016.[4] In August 2021, Pereira finished in a tie for 3rd place at theOlympic Games. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal.[5]
At the2022 PGA Championship, he entered the final round with a three-shot lead overWill Zalatoris andMatt Fitzpatrick, at 9-under-par. However, he struggled throughout the day, and reached the par-4 18th hole atSouthern Hills at 6-under, with a one stroke lead over Zalatoris andJustin Thomas. Having missed his birdie putt at 17 by mere inches, he was aggressive off the tee, ultimately finding the right hand side creek, leading to a double bogey. He ended up tied for third place, as Thomas defeated Zalatoris in a playoff. Pereira was the third player over the previous 20 years to double-bogey the 72nd hole in a major and finish one shot out of a playoff;Phil Mickelson andColin Montgomerie both did it at the2006 U.S. Open.[6]
Pereira qualified for the International team at the2022 Presidents Cup; he played three matches, tying one and losing two.[7]
In February 2023, it was announced that Pereira joinedLIV Golf and will participate as a team member of Torque GC, alongside team captain and fellow ChileanJoaquín Niemann.[8]
Pereira appears in the sports documentary seriesFull Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023.[9]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Feb2020 | Country Club de Bogotá Championship | −20 (65-66-68-64=263) | 2 strokes |  Ben Kohles |
| 2 | 6 Jun2021 | Rex Hospital Open | −21 (62-67-67-67=263) | Playoff |  Stephan Jäger |
| 3 | 13 Jun 2021 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | −27 (65-63-66-64=258) | 4 strokes | Justin Lower |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Huntsville Championship |  Paul Barjon,Billy Kennerly | Barjon won with eagle on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2021 | Rex Hospital Open | Stephan Jäger | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Oct2016 | Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC | −16 (64-67-70-63=264) | 5 strokes | Tom Whitney |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Nov2018 | Andrés Romero Invitational | −11 (71-66-68=205) | 2 strokes |  Paulo Pinto |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Sep 2013 | Abierto Las Brisas de Chicureo (as an amateur) | −6 (282) | 1 stroke | Nicolás Geyger,Cristián León |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2015 | Abierto de Marina Golf Rapel | −9 (70-65=135) | 4 strokes | Lucas Morandé |
| 3 | 19 Dec 2015 | Abierto del Club de Polo | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 4 strokes | Juan Cerda |
| 4 | 10 Jan 2016 | Abierto de Cachagua | −12 (65-68-71=204) | 4 strokes | Juan Cerda,Gabriel Morgan-Birke |
| 5 | 26 Nov 2017 | Abierto Hacienda Chicureo | −13 (72-66-65=203) | 5 strokes | Gustavo Silva |
| 6 | 6 Jan 2019 | Abierto de Cachagua (2) | −23 (64-67-62=193) | 7 strokes | Joaquín Niemann |
| 7 | 19 Jan 2019 | Abierto Marbella | −24 (64-67-65-68=264) | 3 strokes | Juan Cerda |
| 8 | 27 Jan 2019 | Abierto Rocas de Santo Domingo | −19 (67-64-67-71=269) | 3 strokes | Mark Tullo |
Other playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Pan American Games |  José Toledo, Fabrizio Zanotti | Zanotti won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T43 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T3 | T18 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2022 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Amateur
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