Name: Álvaro Ortiz holes unbelievable birdie chip for the Shot of the Day
Uploaded: 2022-05-02T00:10:01.805Z
Duration: 25 s
Description: In the final round of the the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Álvaro Ortiz holes out a great chip to birdie the par-3 17th hole.

Winning the national open of one's home country is a feat that just means more. Watch as some of the game's best claim victory in their home country, including Bernhard Langer, Ernie Els, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre became the newest member of the club after winning the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

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In the final round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes a 1-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz makes closing birdie at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz reaches green in two and birdies at Mexico Open

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In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes eagle on the par-5 6th hole.

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In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on No. 18 at Mexico Open

In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

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In the second round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on No. 14 at Mexico Open

Prior to the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Mexican players Alvaro Ortiz and Sebastian Vazquez, alongside Group Salinas Board of Directors Vice President Benjamin Salinas Sada, work with children from the local community on their golf games.

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In the final round of the the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Álvaro Ortiz holes out a great chip to birdie the par-3 17th hole.

Álvaro Ortiz holes unbelievable birdie chip for the Shot of the Day

In the final round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

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In the final round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz makes unbelievable chip-in birdie at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes a 28-foot birdie putt on the par-3 9th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz sinks a 28-foot birdie putt at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-4 7th hole.

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In the third round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 6th hole.

Alvaro Ortiz swings in 16-footer for birdie at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-4 2nd hole.

Alvaro Ortiz hits close shot below the hole and birdies at Mexico Open

Prior to the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Carlos Ortiz and brother Alvaro compete in the One-Club Challenge, playing one hole only using a driver.

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Prior to the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta, brothers Carlos and Alvaro Ortiz talk about how much it means to compete in a PGA TOUR event at a course in their home state of Jalisco.

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