Samuel Anderson cards 64 to take three-stroke lead at Diners Club Peru Open

Samuel Anderson carded an 8-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead at the Diners Club Peru Open at the Los Inkas Golf Club. Anderson holds sole possession of the 36-hole lead for the first time this season after carding his sixth straight sub-70 round.

Anderson was 6-under on the back-nine and has not made a bogey on Nos. 1-9 through the first two rounds. Anderson made four birdies and an eagle on No. 3 after starting the second round on the No. 10 tee.

After finishing T28 at the Bupa Championship at Tulum and missing the cut at the Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club, Anderson registered his best finish of the season at the 69th ECP Brazil Open. Anderson finished T6 after making 14 birdies over the final two rounds at the Rio Olympic Golf Course.

After starring at the University of Wisconsin, Anderson turned professional in 2021. The Stoughton, Wisconsin native finished T14 at the 2023 Diners Club Peru Open on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, his best finish of the 2023 season.

All players finished the second round with the final group finishing at 6:05 p.m. CT. Third-round play will start Saturday at 7:59 a.m. CT.

About Samuel Anderson (1st/-13)

Age: 25
Birthplace: Stoughton, Wisconsin
Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
College: University of Wisconsin

Fortinet Cup (start of week): 17

• Started playing golf when he was three. His dad and grandfather introduced him to the game
• Made two aces in one round at the Stoughton Country Club, his home course when he was growing up
• Hockey is his favorite sport to play outside of golf
• Dream golf foursome would be himself, his dad, his grandpa and Arnold Palmer
• Says his most memorable round was shooting a 65 at Sand Hills Golf Club with his dad
• Always keeps his glove in his back left pocket and does not change balls until he makes a bogey
• Favorite TOUR pro is Adam Scott

Competition notes

Course Setup: Par 72 / 6,887 yards; Cumulative average: 71.800
Weather: Sunny with a high of 73. Wind from the SW at 1-8 mph with gusts up to 16 mph.

• Hole 5 – the 401-yard par 4 – has been the most challenging hole at Los Inkas Golf Club; averaging a +.300. Hole 5 has carded 70 bogeys to only 26 birdies through 36 holes
• Hole 3 – the 509-yard par 5 – was the easiest hole through 36 holes; averaging a -.600. Players made 17 eagles, 156 birdies and 15 bogeys on hole No. 3
• Stuart Macdonald (T3/-9) is the low Canadian through 36 holes
• Rodolfo Cazaubon (2nd/-10) leads all Latin players in the field after carding a 4-under 68 in the second round
• Agusten Errazuriz (T9/-7) secured his spot in the field as a Monday Qualifier and is inside the top 10 after carding a 7-under 65 in the second round