Jamaica’s Zandre Roye and Oshae Haye were upbeat about their chances at the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship (LAAC) at the Lima Golf Club in Peru, which will get underway on Thursday, January 15, with the first of four rounds at the Lima Golf Club.

Roye commended the state of the golf course after Tuesday’s first of two practice rounds.

“The golf course is in pretty good condition. Few holes out there are a little bit challenging, just got to map it out and plan the best strategy going forward for the championships, and the game is playing pretty well. Hitting the ball pretty well and with the right game plan heading into the week, yeah, I like my chances of playing well,” said Roye.

He said that the team’s preparation for the championship was negatively affected by the passing of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, but they were well prepared mentally for the battle.

“It’s always a pleasure representing the country. Every time we get to wear the colours in competition, it is a special feeling. This tournament is a cut above the rest. I mean, this is one of the biggest amateur events on the planet, and to represent the black, green, and gold in this year’s championship is special.

“This is my third time playing the event. First two times, I didn’t fare so well but preparations coming into this event were good despite the country facing a category five hurricane in October. I think that kinda slowed down the preparations a bit, but I think myself and my teammate Oshae Haye, we managed to make do with what we had,” Rowe pointed out.

“Try and get as much rounds in as possible and try and just mentally prepare for the competition, even though we couldn’t practice on the courses on the North coast, which we would do before these championships because of the hurricane. I think we’re in the right frame of mind, going out to represent, do our best, and hopefully see where that takes us at the end of the week,” he added.

Both golfers have represented Jamaica at the championship previously and will be relying on that experience as well as their preparation to do well this year. This will be Roye’s third appearance, while it will be Haye’s second.

Their first challenge will be to make the cut after the first two rounds, when only the top half of the competitors will continue for the following two rounds of the championship.

There are twenty-eight countries and over one hundred golfers in the championship this year, including Barbados, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as host Peru, Argentina and Mexico.

The champion will receive a coveted invitation to compete in the Masters Tournament.