F-20: Winner of 2026 Latin America Amateur Championship

The 25-year-old Argentinian will make his U.S. Open debut after his dramatic victory in the Latin America Amateur in January. Pulcini, who was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American at Oklahoma Christian before playing one season at the University of Arkansas as a grad transfer, defeated Virgilia Paz Valdes in a two-hole playoff at Lima (Peru) Golf Club. The victory also earned Pulcini an invitation to the 2026 Masters and a spot in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Pulcini won the LAAC in his third start. He advanced to match play in the U.S. Mid-Amateur last fall at Troon Country Club, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Pulcini also represented Argentina in the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship in Singapore.