Pereira first gained significant international attention in 2021 when he earned an automatic\u00a0promotion\u00a0to the PGA Tour by winning three times in a single season on the Korn Ferry Tour. He was the first player to achieve this feat since 2016. Later that year, he\u00a0represented\u00a0Chile at the Tokyo Olympics, where he finished in a tie for third and narrowly\u00a0missed out on\u00a0a bronze medal after a seven-man playoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI carry with me unforgettable moments, the three Korn Ferry Tour titles that earned me a place on the PGA Tour, my time on the LIV Tour, where I discovered many destinations and truly enjoyed competing as part of an incredible team, Team Torque, and the honor of representing Chile at the Pan American Games and the Olympic Games,” Pereira wrote. “Standing on the podium in Lima 2019 and narrowly missing an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 are moments that will remain forever in my memory and in my heart.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His most notable individual performance came at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Pereira held\u00a0a one-shot\u00a0lead heading into the 72nd hole of the tournament and was on the verge of becoming the first Chilean to win a major championship.\u00a0A\u00a0double bogey on the final hole resulted in a\u00a0T3\u00a0finish,\u00a0one stroke out of the playoff eventually won by Justin Thomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After joining LIV Golf in early 2023, Pereira\u00a0put together a strong first\u00a0season\u00a0where he boasted\u00a0six\u00a0top-10\u00a0finishes including\u00a0a runner-up finish at Greenbrier and a 3rd place finish\u00a0in DC.\u00a0\u00a0He went on to\u00a0finish 8th in the individual standings.\u00a0However, he faced a more difficult 2025 season and finished in the\u00a0Drop Zone,\u00a0leading to his relegation from the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n