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Argentina's de Oliveira ties LAAC scoring record with 63 to take big lead into most important round of his life

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina celebrates on the 15th hole during the third round of the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship.

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RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — There were, perhaps, a few hints that Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira might be a player of destiny this weekend at Grande Reserve Golf Club on the north coast of Puerto Rico, where this year's Latin America Amateur Championship will culminate on Sunday.

First, of course, was his skill—he's the second-highest ranked player in the field (at No. 34) in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, behind only Brazil's Fred Biondi. Second, is the brimming confidence of everyone around him after de Oliveira shot 67 to sit one shot outside the lead. Third, this tournament means everything to him, starting with the first-ever installment in 2015, when he worked as a volunteer in scoring at Pilar Golf Club in Buenos Aires. And fourth, if you believe in cosmic trends, is the interesting fact that two former champions, Alvaro Ortiz and Joaquin Niemann, won the LAAC after finishing second the year before—just as de Oliveira was runner-up in 2022 after failing to birdie the last hole.

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None of that, however, gave any indication as to the fireworks that he'd unleash on Saturday. On a hot, sunny day, the birdies came early and often for de Oliveira, and when it was all over, he posted a bogey-free, nine-under 63, which tied for the best score in LAAC history with his countryman Niemann. De Oliveira’s 18-under total also ties the best 54-hole score at the Puerto Rico Open, played on the same course, set by Viktor Hovland—possibly a good sign for his future professional ambitions.

De Oliveira, 22, will take a four-shot lead into Sunday, joined by Mexico's Luis Carrera (14 under) and Argentina's Vicente Marzillo (13 under) in the final group. For the first time this week, de Oliveira will be separated from playing with his University of Arkansas teammate Julian Perico, whose 67 left him in a tie for third (13 under), but just out of the last threesome.

Perhaps the name that will resonate the most, though, is the one who isn't here: Niemann himself. On Saturday, de Oliveira wore a white shirt with two light blue stripes running down the right side, a tribute to Argentina, and for players of his generation, Niemann is the measuring stick for global success.

"Well, I grew up playing a couple tournaments with him when I was younger," de Oliveira said. "I remember the first time we played together I was 16 and he was 18 ... what he has contributed to the game of golf in South American and Latin America is huge. So, it's good to have a guy like him that is a role model for us."

De Oliveira made birdie on his very first hole with a pinpoint approach, struck again on 3 and 4 with more terrific iron play (he pointed to his 8-iron into the wind on 4, leaving him a 12-foot birdie putt, as one of his better shots), and then went into a dormant stretch. On the 10th hole, though, he made a good scrambling par, and from there the floodgates opened. Shot after shot targeted the pin with precision, and five straight birdies fell. With a final salvo on 18, de Oliveira reached his gaudy number and put the critical distance between himself and the chase pack. Through it all, though, the physical excellence wasn't what he perceived as his greatest strength.

"I think the mental game was very good," he said. "In the middle I had a stretch where putts were not dropping and I was not taking advantage of the par 5s, but I kept myself patient."

De Oliveira was also asked about last year, and whether that might haunt him in some way as he tries to secure the title without letting the stakes get to him—the winner here gets automatic entry into the Masters, the Open Championship, and now, the U.S. Open . As he pointed out, though, the situation is quite different. He was seven shots off the lead on that Sunday morning and had to turn in a superb effort to have even a remote shot. Now, he's leading, and he likes being a frontrunner. It will be up to everyone else to catch him , and after close calls both at last year's LAAC, the Western Amateur, and the 2022 NCAA Championships, it's a good bet that he'll be ready to close the door and claim the biggest title of his life.

"I will try to make it as a normal Sunday," he said. "I know it's not going to be like that. Probably, I will have a hard time sleeping, a hard time eating breakfast, eating dinner as well ... but I'll just try to keep enjoying the week."

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2024 RBC Canadian Open leaderboard: Robert MacIntyre secures first PGA Tour victory with father as caddie

The rookie had to scratch and claw on sunday, but the effort resulted in a career-defining moment.

The first one never comes easy. Robert MacIntyre learned that this week at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open as the PGA Tour rookie successfully held onto his 54-hole lead at Hamilton Golf & Country Club for a one-stroke victory over Ben Griffin at 16 under. The win marked the first of MacIntyre's PGA Tour career, and it came with his father serving as caddie.

With his maiden triumph, MacIntyre becomes the fifth rookie to win on the PGA Tour this season, joining Matthieu Pavon as those who utilized the DP World Tour pathway to get to this stage. Not only has the Scotsman locked up his playing privileges for the next two seasons, he enters the winner's circle at a timely point on the calendar as he punches his ticket into the U.S. Open in two weeks at Pinehurst. 

The win was particularly emotional for MacIntyre, who admitted that a bit of homesickness led to him calling his father, Dougie, to caddie for him this week in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

"I'm speechless, to be honest," MacIntyre told CBS after the victory. "... This is just everything for me and my family. ... I can't believe I've done it with him on the bag. I'm crying with joy but laughing because I didn't think this was possible."

Dougie shared details of the sudden the decision before MacIntyre confirmed that his father would be returning to Scotland with him unlikely to play next week.

"I got phoned last Saturday. I'm sitting on the couch at home, 8:00 Saturday night. I gotta leave my job -- you know, I'm busy at work -- by 8:00 the next morning, I'm on a flight out here. Wow," Dougie said.

MacIntyre began the final round in possession of a record four-stroke lead, his first after 54 holes on the PGA Tour. He saw that advantage disappear within just over an hour of play as he dropped a shot on the first hole while Canadian Mackenzie Hughes rattled off three straight birdies in the penultimate group to square the two momentarily.

Hughes was not the only player to throw punches in the direction of MacIntyre as Tom Kim opened with three straight birdies and Rory McIlroy made his presence known with four birdies in his first six holes. The two turned in 4-under 31 and looked primed to post a number the 27-year-old would need to surpass.

Instead of growing concerned, MacIntyre responded with three birdies to close out his front half including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 7-8. With Hughes leaking oil and Kim dropping a shot ahead of him, the burly left hander seized control of a five-stroke lead and the tournament with an emphatic birdie on the difficult par-4 11th.

With seven holes to play, MacIntyre appeared in full control until he wasn't. A misfire off the tee with an iron on No. 12 led to a bogey and another one followed soon after on the par-3 13th. He remained in good shape as Kim and McIlroy posted 13 under in the clubhouse, but the tournament got tense when Victor Perez birdied his last to get to 14 under.

For a moment, it appeared that would be the number for MacIntyre to beat from 16 under; however, playing partner Griffin entered the conversation with a lengthy birdie conversion on the par-3 16th to pull within two. Griffin continued to apply pressure with another birdie on the par-5 17th to cut the lead to one with one to play.

That would be as close as he would get with MacIntyre leaving no doubt when his approach into the finisher settled 9 feet from the pin with two putts available to secure the title. When Griffin missed his birdie chance from just off the green, MacIntyre patiently found the bottom of the cup with his father right there by his side to witness it all. Grade: A+

Here are grades for the rest of the notables on the leaderboard at the RBC Canadian Open.

T4. Rory McIlroy (-13): McIlroy's week consisted of some good golf and some not-so-good golf, yet he almost won anyway. His iron play stole the show on Thursday and Saturday where he gained more than six combined strokes on approach across those two rounds. Unfortunately for McIlroy, these two performances sandwiched one on Friday in which he lost three strokes with the scoring clubs en route to carding a 2-over 72. Paired with Kim over the weekend, McIlroy drafted on the youngster's momentum and emerged late on Sunday as MacIntyre's biggest threat. A couple back-nine birdies in the final round made it so he played his last 36 holes in 11 under, but it wasn't enough to capture win No. 27. Grade: A

"A good week," McIlroy said. "Three really good rounds of golf, one not so good one. Felt a little out of sorts on Friday. Did a good range session and sort of rectified it. So, yeah, overall, three rounds out of four were really good and just that one disappointing one on Friday, but overall after a week off where I didn't really, didn't feel like I prepared as well as I probably could have. Yeah, it was a solid week."

T4 . Tom Kim (-13): Kim made the biggest move early Sunday. The three-time PGA Tour winner failed to take advantage of the par-5 4th and the short par-4 5th but did well to add one more to turn in 31. Birdies on Nos. 10 and 12 pulled Kim within a couple of the lead and gave him a chance to go and post a number. A miss from inside 4 feet on the 14th halted all momentum leaving Kim without much hope. Amid a somewhat uneventful year, Kim's play in Canada marks his first top-five finish of the season and could serve as a launchpad for the remainder of the summer. Grade: A

T7. Mackenzie Hughes (-10): After Nick Taylor broke a 69-year drought last year, Hughes aimed to become the second straight Canadian to win his nation's open. He got off to a dream start rattling off three straight birdies from Nos. 2-4 to touch the lead and put his country's flag above the rest. His biggest mistake of the day came on the short par-4 5th where he dropped a shot before another came a few holes later at No. 9 after hitting a shank on his second which effectively took him out of contention. Grade: A-

T21. Tommy Fleetwood (-7): The Englishman hovered for most of the week and entered the final round with a fighter's chance. His opening double bogey immediately put any thoughts of a comeback to a rest as Fleetwood was unable to recover and ultimately settled for a top-20 finish instead. He has played some nice golf since San Antonio -- highlighted by his podium finish at the Masters-- but Fleetwood is still without a true contention run on the PGA Tour in 2024. Grade: B-

MC. Sahith Theegala (--): Theegala's weekend omission came as a bit of a surprise as he arrived ranked second in total strokes gained this year among those in the field. He never got things rolling in the right direction and experienced everything from a 4-putt double bogey to his driver breaking. It marks Theegala's second individual missed cut of the season and his first since the Sony Open in early January. While disappointing, there shouldn't be too much concern about the state of his game. Grade: F

Rick Gehman, Patrick McDonald, Greg DuCharme recap the final round of the RBC Canadian Open. Follow & listen to The First Cut on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify .

One-stroke lead with one to play

Ben Griffin makes birdie and Robert MacIntyre does well to make par on 17. They head to the last with Bobby Mac leading by one.

Oh, hello Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin from DEEP! The lead remains two strokes, but Ben Griffin is officially lurking as he plays alongside Robert MacIntyre. With two holes remaining, Griffin will hope to close the gap starting with the par-5 17th.

How you doin, Victor Perez?!

Wow, wow, wow. That's how you finish! Victor Perez closes with a birdie on 18 to post a 6-under 64 and snag the clubhouse lead at 14 under. That puts him one behind Robert MacIntyre who still has a handful of holes to play at 15 under.

Kim and McIlroy post clubhouse lead

The two played alongside each other the final two rounds and they both post 65-64 over the weekend. They are in the clubhouse at 13 under and two behind Robert MacIntyre who has five holes remaining.

Lead trimmed to three

Well, things have tightened. Rory McIlroy makes birdie on the 17th to get to 13 under while Bobby MacIntyre makes bogey on the 12th after hitting his tee shot into the water hazard. He just missed the green on the par-3 13th meaning McIlroy could apply a little pressure if he is to birdie the last and post the clubhouse lead at 14 under.

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HAMILTON, Ontario – DP World Tour graduates Robert MacIntyre and Ryan Fox are taking advantage of earning PGA Tour privileges this season north of the border.

MacIntyre, a Scotsman who represented Team Europe at the Ryder Cup in Rome, and Fox, a New Zealand native, were among 10 DP World Tour pros who graduated to the PGA Tour this season for the first time. Earlier this year, Frenchman Matthieu Pavon won the Farmers Insurance Open and Finland’s Sami Valimaki finished second at the Mexico Open.

The agreement to give cards to DP World Tour pros was one of the final deals produced by former  DP World Tour commissioner Keith Pelley, a Canadian, who must love seeing this leaderboard. When Pelley announced he was taking a new post outside of golf back in his native country with Maple Leaf Sports Enterprises, MacIntyre was asked what his legacy would be. “He got me to the PGA Tour, didn’t he?” MacIntyre said. “He’s given me a pathway to achieve dreams I’ve always wanted to achieve.”

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The Scotsman is bogey-free through 36 holes and shares the lead with Fox with a total of 10-under 130 — and that much closer to achieving that dream of winning on the PGA Tour.

Here’s four more things to know about the second round of the RBC Canadian Open .

Father knows best

Robert MacIntyre listens to his father Dougie who is caddying for him during the second round of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. (Photo: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is bogey-free through 36 holes with dad, Dougie, on the bag as his emergency caddie.

“He jumped at the chance,” the PGA Tour rookie said of his old man, who serves as a greenkeeper back home at Glencruitten Golf Course in Oban, Scotland. “It’s good to just spend an extra week with loved ones.”

MacIntyre, who fired a 4-under 66 at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on Friday, parted ways with his previous caddie after missing the cut last week. He called his father Saturday to ask him to fill in this week and he hopped on a flight the next day. It’s the first time MacIntyre has had his dad, who he tabbed a good golfer in his own right, on the bag since he caddied at DP World Tour Q-School seven years ago. For more on this story, click here .

Hughes in the hunt

Mackenzie Hughes hits his tee shot at the seventh hole during the second round of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. (Photo: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

Nick Taylor ended the 69-year drought without a Canadian native winning the RBC Canadian Open. Wouldn’t it be funny if they had back-to-back champions?

Mackenzie Hughes, who grew up nearby and took lessons at host course Hamilton Golf & Country Club as a junior, thrust himself into the conversation, ridding a sizzling hot putter to a 6-under 64 on Friday.

“I walk around this place often and think about myself as a young kid. I was here a lot as a young kid watching these tournaments in 2003 and 2006. I remember thinking how cool it was back then. I wanted to get close to the players, get autographs and all that,” Hughes said. “Yesterday on the first tee when they announced me and they say Dundas, Ontario, like just knowing how close that is to here it kind of hit me that it was really, really special. Doing it here does feel different. Being in Toronto is obviously still home, but I spent time here as a kid.”  

After an opening 1-under 69, Hughes, who started on No. 10, birdied three of his first six holes and holed a 60-degree wedge from 79 yards at No. 12 to  shoot 5-under 30 on his first nine and join the fray. After another birdie at No. 1, Hughes attempted to tee off first in his group but it was Shane Lowry’s honor.

“You got to give me that tee at least once today,” Lowry said.

Lowry wouldn’t have the tee for long because Hughes canned a 12-foot eagle putt at the fourth.

Hughes needed the oven mitts for his sizzling putter. He took just 22 putts and leads the field in SG: Putting through 36 holes. The Canadian faithful were loving it and Hughes was feeding off their energy.

“Those putts just seemed to be going in the middle of the hole and it got loud and it got really exciting there. I know the weekend will be even more amped up than that and I’m excited for it,” he said.

After the eagle at four, Hughes, who figures he’s played Hamilton some 50 times, realized he could shoot a special number.

“I knew standing in 7 fairway if I birdied the last three holes it was 59 too, so I was definitely aware of it coming down the end,” he said.

But Hughes made what he termed “two mental mistakes” at Nos. 7 and 8 that resulted in bogeys and left him settling for 64, the best round of the day. 

“While the finish was disappointing, I look at the whole body of work,” he said. “Starting today if you told me I was going to shoot 64, I would have taken it. So it gets me into contention for the weekend and that’s all I can ask for.”

Hughes is low Canadian through two rounds at 7-under 133 and T-4, and his words from the pre-championship press conference are starting to ring true.

“I’m here to win this trophy, it wouldn’t matter if it was for a thousand bucks or a million bucks, I’m here to play well and win this tournament,” he said.

Dahmen's Canadian return

Joel Dahmen lines up a putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. (Photo: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

Joel Dahmen hadn’t played in the Canadian Open in five years, but the PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year from a decade ago is happy to be back. He fired a 5-under 65 on Friday and sits in third place, just two shots back of the lead.

“I came here on Tuesday and I just kind of had great vibes again,” Dahmen said. “I almost felt bad I hadn’t been back. The schedule didn’t work out previously. It is, it’s a really special place.”

And special for Dahmen for good reason: he played 45 events over five seasons on PGA Tour Canada (2010-2014) and won twice in 2014 to earn his Korn Ferry Tour card.

Asked what has been working for him this week, Dahmen, who ranks No. 119 in the FedEx Cup standings, said, “Kind of done everything well.” Indeed, he ranks 22 nd  in SG: Tee-to-Green, fifth in proximity and fourth in SG: Putting.

Dahmen credited the pre-shot visualization work he’s been working hard on to commit to each shot.

“Having a clear plan, which sounds weird that I’ve played golf a long time without a clear plan,” he said. “But, yeah, it’s doing the same thing over and over again and it’s worked out great.

Harry Higgs talked about it a lot the last two weeks, and it’s kind of the same thing, really, you accept where it goes and you go and you do it again. It frees me up to play golf and let my body take over. My body knows what to do if I just kind of stay out of the way.”

So far, so good.

Fox's round could've been 'silly'

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox sunk a 12-foot birdie putt at the ninth hole, his 18 th  hole of the day, to tie for the 36-hole lead. 

Fox fired a 6-under 64, tied for the low round of the day, to tie MacIntyre.

“I drove it great, I hit may irons really good, and had a few more putts drop today. It could have been really silly,” Fox said.

It marks Fox’s first 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA Tour.

“Golf course kind of suits my eye,” Fox said. “Similar grass to what we play at home. Similar kind of old style, tree-lined golf course, which is what I grew up on.”

At No. 63 in the Official World Golf Ranking, is the highest-ranked Tour member that has not played in a Signature event this season. He entered the week No. 8 in the Aon Swing 5 standings and is currently projected to move to No. 1 and earn a spot in next week’s Memorial Tournament. 

Fox is seeking his first Tour title, but the 37-year-old pro counts four DP World Tour wins on his resume.

A friendly final pairing

A tee marker is displayed prior to the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on May 29, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

In addition to having his dad on the bag, Robert MacIntyre will enjoy being paired with Ryan Fox, a friend from there DP World Tour days.

“He’s a great kid,” Fox said. “We get along really well. Played together a bunch of times in Europe. Played together the first two days at Myrtle Beach this year. We both went pretty well there. Hopefully, we can have a bit of fun tomorrow and feed off each other and be in that final group again on Sunday.”

Speaking at the Myrtle Beach Classic earlier this month, MacIntyre explained why it’s tough traveling alone on the Tour. 

“It’s difficult for all the European guys, all the guys in Europe, coming out here this year. Obviously Foxy has got his family out with him. It’s a completely different lifestyle in the U.S., and good or bad, some people love it, some people hate it. It’s just a different culture, different style of life,” he said. :It’s good to have people in the same boat as you. I’ve struggled out here with the lifestyle.”

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Claudia Sheinbaum projected to be Mexico's first woman president

By Kathleen Magramo, Maureen Chowdhury, Matt Meyer, Antoinette Radford and Melissa Macaya, CNN

Latin American leaders celebrate Claudia Sheinbaum's projected win

From CNN's Abel Alvarado

Latin American leaders are celebrating Claudia Sheinbaum's projected win as Mexico's president with leaders referencing a common theme — that her appointment would hopefully see strengthened relationships between countries on the continent.

Sheinbaum will face several challenges, including security, organized crime, energy and immigration, and would also set the tone for  the pivotal US-Mexico bilateral relationship . 

• Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel  said in a post on X: "We wish her success in her management, the first for a woman in that position."
• Honduran President Xiomara Castro extended her "sincere congratulations" to Sheinbaum, "as the first female president of Honduras" on X . Castro said she spoke to Sheinbaum following her victory and agreed "to work together for the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean."
• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called her win a "great victory for the Great Homeland. I hug you! Long live Mexico!"
• Bolivian President Luis Arce congratulated her on X and added that they "salute salute all the Mexican people for their democratic vocation and broad participation in the electoral process."
• Colombian President Gustavo Petro described Sheinbaum's appointment as "a triumph for the Mexican people and for their democracy."
• Costa Rica 's presidency referred to the two countries as "brother countries" and congratulated Sheinbaum on her appointment.

Millions turn out for largest election in Mexico's history

From CNN's Tara John and CNN en Español

Sunday’s poll was the largest election in the country’s history. More than 98 million voters were registered to cast a ballot, and 1.4 million Mexicans were eligible to vote abroad.

In addition to the presidency, more than 20,000 positions were being contested by an estimated 70,000 candidates vying to become senators, mayors and governors.

But the elections were plagued by  immense violence . There have been more than 20 political killings since September, according to the Mexican government. By some estimates though, that number is even higher. According to Mexican consultancy firm Integralia, at least 34 candidates were murdered in the run-up to the vote.

Voting was suspended for several hours on Sunday in the southeastern Mexican town of Coyomeapan due to violence at the polling centers, according to state electoral authorities.

And while the murder rate fell in Mexico  between 2019 and 2022 , in absolute numbers the country is still reeling from historically high levels of around 30,000 homicides each year. The true number is likely higher, experts say.

The violence appeared to have been a top concern for voters as cartels extend their grip through Mexico.

Claudia Sheinbaum has been coy about her security proposals but has pointed to her record as Mexico City mayor, when, according to her team, she improved the police force’s working conditions and intelligence-gathering abilities.

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Outgoing mexican president congratulates sheinbaum.

From CNN's Mia Alberti

Mexico's President Andres Manuel López Obrador has congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her expected win in Sunday's presidential election. 

"With all my affection and respect I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum who came out victorious with an ample margin. She will be the first (female) President of Mexico... but also the President, possibly, with most votes obtained in all of the history of our country," he said in a video posted on X. 

López Obrador also congratulated the other presidential candidates and the Mexican people, saying he was proud of the large turnout.

Mexico's expected president Sheinbaum pledges to govern all Mexicans "without distinction"

From CNN's Michael Rios

Claudia Sheinbaum has responded to the announcement of her projected victory in Mexico's presidential election early Monday morning, saying her administration would govern all Mexicans “without distinction,” even though not everyone supports her policies.

“Our duty is and will always be to look after every single Mexican without distinction. So even though many Mexicans do not fully agree with our project, we will have to walk in peace and harmony to continue building a fair and more prosperous Mexico,” she told supporters in a speech.

She also spoke about the historical significance of becoming the first female president of the country.

Sheinbaum said her two rivals in the race, Xóchitl Gálvez and Jorge Álvarez Máynez, had called to congratulate her on her projected victory.

Sheinbaum, the candidate from the ruling party, received the most votes in Sunday's elections, according to preliminary results from the National Electoral Institute.

The Electoral Court must validate the presidential election, and if confirmed, Sheinbaum will start her presidency on October 1.

Sheinbaum's large margin shows power of Mexico's ruling party, CNN journalist says

From CNN's Kathleen Magramo

Even though Claudia Sheinbaum was expected to win during campaign polls, her large margin in the votes came as a shock, CNN’s Gustavo Valdes reports from Mexico City.

Sheinbaum might get up to 60% of the vote, which is even higher than outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador when he was elected six years ago, Valdes said.

Sheinbaum is the candidate for the ruling Morena party.

"That gives you an idea of the political power that López Obrador has amassed over the past six years," Valdes told CNN's Rosemary Church.

Valdes said voters told CNN that a woman president would help change Mexico's image of being a "macho" country, where patriarchal culture impedes women's advancements.

"Mexico has actually changed its laws to encourage and actually force the parties to have more female candidates. So so there's a very equal division of power between many woman in congress and the governorships," Valdes said.

Sheinbaum projected to win Mexico's presidential election, official preliminary results show

From CNN en Español

Claudia Sheinbaum is projected to win Mexico's presidential election and become the first woman to lead the country's government, according to preliminary results reported by the National Electoral Institute (INE).

Sheinbaum, the candidate of Mexico's ruling party Morena, won between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to INE's quick count, a statistical method that predicts the trend in voting from a random sample of polling stations.

Opposition coalition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez trailed Sheinbaum with between 26.6% and 28.6% of the vote.

The Citizen Movement candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez came in third place with between 9.9% and 10.8%   of the vote.

The Electoral Court must validate the presidential election. If it does, Sheinbaum will start her presidency on October 1.

Key things to know about Claudia Sheinbaum, who is projected to be Mexico's first female president

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Claudia Sheinbaum, the former head of the government of Mexico City and candidate for the ruling Morena party , is projected to be the country's first female president.

Sheinbaum, a former climate scientist, entered the campaign as the favorite, according to February and March polls by Mitofsky, Parametría, and De las Heras Demotecnia, which placed her support between 49% and 67% compared to her political rivals.

Sheinbaum holds a degree in physics and a master's and doctorate in energy engineering. She has received several accolades for her academic career.

Born in Mexico City in 1962, she has two children and one grandchild. Her partner, Jesús María Tarriba, whom she met at university while both were studying physics, is currently a financial risk specialist at the Bank of Mexico. 

In 2018, she became the head of government of Mexico City, the first woman elected to this position. Her desire to be part of Mexican politics began in 2000 when she was appointed Secretary of the Environment for the Federal District under Andrés López Obrador's administration until 2006.

In 2015, she became the first woman elected as the head of the Tlalpan borough, serving until 2017. In early 2018, she joined the government of Mexico City as head until June 2023, when she stepped down to run for the presidency with the Morena party, of which she is a founder, aiming to succeed her party colleague, López Obrador.

As part of her campaign within Morena, Sheinbaum is designated the coordinator for the Defense of the Transformation, whose mission, as stated on her LinkedIn profile, is to defend and promote the values of the Fourth Transformation of Public Life in Mexico, the central axis of López Obrador's policy. 

Much of her life has been dedicated to university teaching, focusing on renewable energy and climate change. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to which Sheinbaum contributed, received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Sheinbaum is not only the first female president in Mexico, but the first president with Jewish heritage, although she rarely speaks publicly about her personal background and has governed as a secular leftist.

Translated by Karol Suarez. CNN’s Rey Rodríguez, Laura Paddison, Jack Guy, Fidel Gutiérrez, Krupskaia Alís, Aditi Sangal, Karen Esquivel and Carmen Sánchez contributed reporting to this post.

Elected president will have to act quickly on crime and security issues, analyst says

Frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum will have to act quickly on Mexico's organized crime and security issues if she wins the presidency, said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

"The biggest challenge facing the country does come from organized crime, the expanding territorial control of cartels and gangs, that will be something Sheinbaum will need to make progress on early," Freeman told CNN's Michael Holmes.

Freeman also said Sheinbaum would inherit a rising fiscal deficit, stemming from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's big spending campaign, as well as long term issues such as migration and climate change.

Sheinbaum is the candidate for the ruling Morena party under López Obrador, and Sunday's election is seen by some as a referendum  on the policies of the outgoing president.

López Obrador's popular social welfare has helped poorer Mexicans but his "hugs, not bullets” policy of not confronting cartels has not stopped criminal violence. Mexico’s  homicide rate  is among the highest in the world, and  more than 100,000 people remain missing in the country.

"It's stunning that the governing party could win re-election by a landslide as it seems... given the sweeping violence, the thing is the opposition didn't seem to put together a much more credible set of proposals about what they would do," Freeman said. "What scares me the most is that it could be that no political figure in Mexico go has a viable plan to reclaim security, to rebuild the state's control over all of its national territory."

Sheinbaum comes with a team from her time as Mexico City mayor that has a proven record on improving security but it remains to be seen if she can replicate that on a national scale, Freeman said.

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Monday qualifiers: RBC Canadian Open

Monday Qualifiers

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Four spots in the RBC Canadian Open’s 156-man field were up for grabs via the Monday qualifier. The 18-hole open qualifier was contested Monday, May 27, at TPC Toronto's North Course in Toronto, Ontario. In total, 105 players competed for four spots, with the four qualifiers advancing to compete at this week’s RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.

American Adam Long earned medalist honors with a 5-under 65, with Canadian Michael Blair finishing second thanks to a 2-under 68. Fellow Canadians Maxwell Sear and amateur Jakob Chicoyne emerged from a 3-for-2 playoff (beating out James Seymour) for the final two spots after posting a trio of 69s.

The qualifier and subsequent playoff were completed Tuesday morning, after Monday's competition was marred by multiple weather delays.

Here's a capsule look at this week's Monday qualifiers:

Adam Long Age: 36 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Alma mater: Duke University PGA TOUR starts: 157 Cuts made: 81 Best PGA TOUR finish: Win (The American Express, 2019)

Notes: Made six birdies against one bogey in qualifying round ... Holds conditional TOUR status this season after finishing No. 137 on last year's FedExCup Fall standings ... Has made just two of eight cuts on TOUR this season; enters the week at No. 210 on the FedExCup. Is also 2-for-2 in Korn Ferry Tour made cuts this season ... Is 2-for 2 in made cuts at the RBC Canadian Open, highlighted by a T21 in 2022.

Michael Blair Age: 32 Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario Alma mater: Eastern Michigan University PGA TOUR starts: 1 Cuts made: 0

Notes: Made three birdies against one bogey in qualifying round ... Lone prior TOUR start came at 2019 RBC Canadian Open, also at Hamilton G&CC. He missed the cut with rounds of 76-79, but he has earned a chance at redemption ... Made seven cuts in 19 career PGA TOUR Canada starts, highlighted by a T10 at 2022 Royal Beach Victoria Open ... Previously worked as a delivery driver for Frito-Lay ... Remembers attending 2003 RBC Canadian Open as a fan, also at Hamilton G&CC, where he asked Fred Funk for a golf ball during Sunday's round. Funk said no, then proceeded to make an ace on the next hole (the par-3 sixth).

Michael Blair Monday qualifies for RBC Canadian Open

Maxwell Sear Age: 26 Hometown: Markham, Ontario Alma mater: West Virginia University PGA TOUR starts : 1 Cuts made: 0

Notes: Made four birdies against three bogeys in qualifying round, then advanced in playoff Tuesday morning ... Debuted on TOUR at 2022 Farmers Insurance Open ... Made eight cuts in 20 career PGA TOUR Canada starts ... Was Ontario, Canada's top-ranked golfer in high school class of 2015 ... Has offered golf lessons at 365 Golf Simulators in Uxbridge, Ontario, roughly 90 miles from Hamilton G&CC.

Jakob Chicoyne (a) Age: Hometown: Calgary, Alberta Alma mater: Old Dominion University PGA TOUR starts: 0

Jakob Chicoyne Monday qualifies for RBC Canadian Open

Notes: Made two birdies against one bogey in qualifying round, then advanced in playoff Tuesday morning, with his dad on the bag ... This will mark his first start in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event ... Recently completed his senior season at Old Dominion University, where he spent three seasons after attending Simon Fraser University for two years (the majority of which featured no competitive golf due to COVID-19) ... Played prep hockey and was a U18 Division I provincial champion.