Name: Justin Hastings' interview after Round 3 of the Mexico Open
Uploaded: 2025-02-22T22:55:21.000Z
Duration: 52 s
Description: Following his third-round 6-under 65 at the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, 21-year-old amateur Justin Hastings talks about playing into the weekend and carrying momentum over from his win at last month’s Latin American Amateur Championship.

In the first round of the 2026 Farmers, Justin Hastings’ tee shot on the 231-yard par-3 11th hole lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 10-foot putt, and he made the 10-foot putt for birdie.

Justin Hastings drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Farmers

In the final round of the 2025 Procore, Justin Hastings drives the ball 303 yards on the 574-yard, par-5 18th hole, finding the left rough with 268 yards remaining to the pin. His 146-yard shot from the primary rough ends up in the left rough, 122 yards from the hole. Hastings' 142-yard approach from the primary rough landed in the right intermediate, finishing 60 feet 5 inches from the hole. Hastings holes out from 60 feet 5 inches in the intermediate rough for birdie.

Justin Hastings chips in for birdie to end day at Procore

In the third round of the 2025 Procore, Justin Hastings' tee shot on the 581-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 317 yards into the left rough, leaving 264 yards to the hole. His 224-yard shot from the rough found the left bunker, leaving 40 yards to the hole. Hastings played a 41-yard bunker shot that settled 3 feet 9 inches from the hole on the right side of the green, and he sank the 3-foot 9-inch birdie putt.

Justin Hastings sinks 4-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Procore

In the final round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th hole.

Justin Hastings pours in birdie putt at Mexico Open

In the final round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes a 13-foot birdie putt on the par-5 14th hole.

Justin Hastings drains birdie putt at Mexico Open

Following his third-round 6-under 65 at the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, 21-year-old amateur Justin Hastings talks about playing into the weekend and carrying momentum over from his win at last month’s Latin American Amateur Championship.

Justin Hastings' interview after Round 3 of the Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Justin Hastings sends tee shot to 9 feet and birdies at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Justin Hastings sticks approach to set up birdie at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 11th hole.

Justin Hastings sinks downhill 30-foot birdie putt at Mexico Open

In the third round of the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Justin Hastings makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Justin Hastings drops in a 17-foot birdie putt at Mexico Open

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