Schonbaum and Martinez Benedetti Lead LAAC

Andy Schonbaum of Argentina

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Andy Schonbaum and Andrews Martinez Benedetti fired excellent opening rounds of 66 to lead the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) at Lima Golf Club in Peru with a few players still out on the course.

Argentina’s Andy Schonbaum was one of the early starters from the 1^st tee. He opened strongly with two birdies and, after dropping a shot on the 6^th hole, he finished strongly with birdies at the par-3 13^th, the 15^th and 16^th holes. He finished with four-under 66.

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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