Name: Alvaro Ortiz reaches green in two and birdies at Mexico Open
Uploaded: 2024-02-24T22:55:35.492Z
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Description: In the third round of the 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta, Alvaro Ortiz makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

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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.

Alvaro Ortiz's approach from 200 yards out sets up birdie at Mexico Open

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

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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.

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

Alvaro Ortiz gets up and down to birdie 72nd hole at Mexico Open

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.

Alvaro Ortiz splashes bunker shot and birdies at Mexico Open

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

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