Battle of the Border – USA vs Mexico

3rd Battle of the Border: USA Vs. Mexico 2024

The international FootGolf competition between the national teams of the United States and Mexico, two member countries of the FIFG North American Region, was held earlier this year at the Chimera Golf Club on a certified AFGL course in Henderson, Great Las Vegas, Nevada.

FootGolf Channel, in collaboration with AFGL TV, is bringing you this compilation of 18 holes played by footgolfers in four categories identified by gender or age: Men (18-45), Senior Men (46+), Senior Men Plus (56+), and Women (18+).

The AFGL would like to make a special mention of Dr. Justin Garden from the Nevada Chapter of the American FootGolf Federation for his hard work behind the scenes, as well as the management and golf course maintenance crew who made this event possible. CTV Sports and AFGL TV also wish to thank Justin, Robbie Cohmanschi, Sean McNamara, Jon Aron, Jo Reid, Bart Wojtyla, and Fernando Name, who graciously gave us their feedback and shared their players’ perspectives during the editing of this video.

hello everyone and welcome to the third 
battle of the border at Chimera Golf Club  
in Henderson great Las Vegas Nevada I’m James 
fod and I’m Jasper Weinberg let’s take a look  
at the game format for the third battle of the 
Border forums also known as alternate shot is  
where two partners compete as a side by playing 
one ball in alternating order on each hole and  
in four ball a team of two players will each 
play their own ball the player with the lower  
score in each hole provides that team score for 
that hole many changes were made in the redesign  
of the course for this competition the general 
consensus from the players is that this is the  
best layout yet the American foot golf league 
is very grateful to the course management for  
being open to install the cups around the green 
you will see a variety of whole locations today  
layouts like this are just raising the level of 
play and accuracy playing through a golf green  
and as you get a look at the conditions there 
beautiful day sunny and cloudy a little bit  
62° fahr out there in Nevada it looks beautiful 
and this will be a confrontation between Team  
USA and Mexico the strongest national teams 
in North America as as we get a look at the  
rosters there’s Jordan godfried for one johnon 
y some recognizable names in there mark Herz Rob
Sam and there’s Joe Reed and Leilani teski 
leani you have the opportunity to interview  
her I did I had the pleasure of talking to 
Leilani a couple years ago in Georgia and  
uh you know she had some great insight for 
how she preps for the game and let’s take  
a look at the Mexican foot golf National r 
yes Reyes a main stay here in the foot golf
tournaments and more players 
there there’s Alves and
Rodriguez Richardson solid player and 
uro Gonzales and Francisco Nami here we  
go let’s take a look at hole number one it’s 
a par four here 185 yards for the senior men  
this holds very straightforward needing 
a decent drive but not mandatory alarm  
drive and make the approach shot easier to judge 
this first group is the men’s category you will  
notice that sometimes holes may be conceited 
before the last putt which is allowed in the  
fifg rules for team competitions each match is 
worth one point matches ending in a tie result  
in each side receiving half points however we 
must pay attention because this competition  
may end at any point well said and when one 
team reaches enough points to make the other  
team impossible to beat they win the battle if 
all of the matches end in a tie a playoff and  
then penalty putts decide the winner this 
is going to be fun you have to love this
game indeed and here’s Fernando and his 
shot off the te 57 miles an hour and the  
good lie there straight away on The Fairway 
and here’s Richard matoli from St Louis
Missouri that left foot is going to be key here 
what a shot there as some of the the courses  
the way they lie you have an advantage kicking 
Lefty as you can avoid bunkers and water here’s  
Arturo Gonzalez he’s a player who’s excelled 
in the Morelos league and managed to break  
into the top 10 of the Mexican Championship 
an interesting Dynamic with Fernando’s recent  
switch and Arturo’s impressive track record see 
how they tackle this straightforward hole that  
was a beautiful approach shot now here’s 
Godfrey eight yards out he’s been playing  
foot goall for over 10 years he’s the man with 
the most national championships in the United  
States from leverne California one of the 
few that comes from a solid golf background  
as well taking his time and Strikes that one 
nice shot from Jordan and let’s take a look  
at the score after the first hole Jordan 
scored and the Americans conceded a tie
and here we go hole number two of par 4 210 
yards this hole is accessible but demands  
both power and precision they’re also playing 
alternate shot you need to have a good drive  
on this hole plays a bit long preferably keep 
it as far left as you can for a shorter second  
shot but the Fairway is sloped a bit so a 
lot of balls end up on the right side this  
is the men’s category as well coming in next 
is bogar arsena from Tijana the larg the city  
of Baja California he’s a very experienced 
player both players from Memphis foot Golf
Club 52 mil hour off the te there Nice Shot 
Arturo Baragon world champion with Team USA  
in Argentina in 2016 the second fifg World Cup 
the afgl tour players represented the United  
States and brought home the gold that year lobs 
it high in the air a bit to the right let’s see  
if it gets the roll off the hill there and I 
think he’s in pretty good position and here’s
asalo for eagle shot that would be impressive 
a little to the left but you know he sets him  
up himself up for a decent birdie attempt 
and uh my guess end up with a par on that
one and here’s Rodrigo pichara beautiful approach
shot look at that only a yard or two from the hole  
it’s going to be a pretty good look 
for a birdie on the next shot oruro
and pretty even lies for these two players 
arsena is going to start us off here we
go and puts it in birdie for bogar and Arena 
and barara won this hole remember more groups  
are playing at at the same time so we also 
have to keep an eye on the team’s leaderboard  
to see how both countries are doing Mexico 
looking pretty solid so far and let’s take  
a look at hole number three it’s a par three 
80 yards short hole alternate shot alternate  
shot again It’s Tricky little par three can 
be played in different ways get a chance  
try to bounce or roll through the bunker on 
the left but you need some luck here’s Sean
want to try to avoid that tree right there and he  
is not going to do that right in 
the tree you know what at least it
bounced could have been worse I’ll say that 
kind of bounced right in the Fairway for him  
there it is boom that’s not what you want to do 
that’s what I was saying earlier the lefties on  
certain holes such as this one they’re going to 
have the advantage they don’t have to worry about  
curving it that way they can kind of get that 
angle to the left here righty that just avoids  
the bunker there there you go that was Mendoza and 
he gets a friendly roll right there that’s a good
lie here’s Alejandro Nuno nice Chip 
Shot he’s going for birdie this has  
a chance and O not going to make it about 
a foot from the hole Nice Shot 14 yds away  
here here’s dieo to win the hole possibly for 
birdie and O just veer’s right a tad right  
there and Mendoza finish up for par from noo Leon 
foot Golf Club he’s known for his aggressive play  
style there you go makes easy work of that 
one and look at that thumbs up from Roberto
and here’s Shawn this should be easy tap 
in for Shawn cleans up the par there that  
will conclude hole number three as 
we take a look at the score here
Jasper moving on hole number four this is a 
beautiful golf course I got to tell you this is  
a par five this is one of the bigger holes here 
240 yards as we get a beautiful shot from that  
drone just like the last hole this one’s also an 
alternate shot this time it’s the first par five  
of the day all right as they saying golf gripping 
and RI it here’s Renee Madero big kick on that  
one 58 miles hour I love these Graphics you get 
chance to see how hard they’re kicking in how far  
how high it’s everything you need to know yeah and 
here’s Kevin Zang for USA looking for a big kick  
here and he’s got it look at that 100 yards in the 
air and bouncing he’s an Angel City foot Golf Club
player Angel City very talented 
team I know they’ve won some  
recent tournaments here’s Matt 
Reed a two-time cancer survivor
and a nice nice shot right there he gives him 
himself a nice look at the at the flag over
there ulyses Andrade known for his imaginative 
shots and growing consistency since his debut  
in 2018 Rene’s power combined with ulyses 
finesse could make for an Unstoppable pair  
on this demanding hole and look at that he’s 
got a little roll back on that one but not too  
bad here’s Kevin Zang for Eagle this would be a 
heck of a shot look at that look at that and it’s
rolling wow what a beautiful shot he’s only a 
couple yards from the hole that was fantastic look  
at that perfect line should make EAS for the next 
shot finish up this hole Renee out of the bunker
here there was balls
rolling and another great shot set up
perfectly seven yards away here 
for Matt Reed looking for birdie
and he sinks
it doing what he does best Ulisses can 
tap this in it’ll keep the match one Z for
Mexico Andrade looking for that birdie and 
he finds it as Madero and Andrade of Team  
Mexico take whole number four and we’re all tied
up moving on to Hole number five par 4 165 
yards as you see look at that giant waste  
area in the middle of the Fairway 
I’m not sure what you do with that
one got to kick it pretty 
hard off the tea in this hole
a little wind behind you wouldn’t wouldn’t hurt as
well this is an intriguing match up 
between four Veterans of the game see  
if they can navigate through the sand 
traps and secure a good score there’s  
Victor msas and he’s on the cart path 
he’s bouncing see hits a tree and it’s  
moving let’s see where this one ends 
up across the cart path no hit the curb
there and it’ll stay on the cart path there here’s 
elves considered the best senior player in Mexican  
foot golf history with three championships 
to his name agie Alves that’s a nice shot
there it’s like they’re uh 
playing on the beach over here
or in the desert yeah yeah the 
desert yeah I stand corrected here’s
Darren and will he get over 
that hump does but it rolls back
in not what he was hoping for look at that look  
how fast that’s rolling down 
the hill wow really unlucky
there here’s Gino Adair for birdie 
from Southern California he’s won  
a few US national Club titles with West Coast foot
golf what a shot just hits the flag 
down there look at this look at this  
replay Jasper he’s usually usually in 
the top 10 he was part of Team USA at  
the FFG World Cups in Morocco in 2018 
and Orlando in 2023 not his best shot  
there talented player here’s Victor 
msas for birdie very seasoned player
himself 35 yard
putt here’s agie 10 yards away for 
par wants to sync this and he does
Darren’s up multi-time national champion 
known as one of the most decorated us  
senior players from Tarpon Springs 
Florida and makes easy work of that  
one that’ll conclude hole number five as 
we look at the scoreboard USA leading 5 to
Four Hole number six par 4 175 yards as 
we take another look at this beautiful  
drone shot here in Henderson Nevada this 
is going to be one of the hardest holes  
of the day with the long distance and 
elevated Green close to sand trops this  
will certainly test every player yeah 
you’re probably playing for par in this  
hole especially with the wind if it’s in 
your face there’s Mario Rodriguez from
Cancun Rob Sam from Angel City fgc 
another seasoned player from Southern  
California this guy is usually on 
the top three or top five of his
category gets a little roll there
here’s Mark Woody Woodard the longtime 
veteran and member of the Atlantic United  
foot Golf Club he’s a soccer coach in New 
Jersey who discovered foot golf around 10  
years ago really great player played in two fifg 
World Cups Argentina in 2016 he got injured and  
came back around 2019 where he played in 
Orlando and here’s Sergio Bernal who’s a  
former professional soccer player playing in 
the senior men category here it’s amazing to  
see how these athletes from so many different 
backgrounds come together to compete in this  
thrilling sport a lot of the soccer players 
you know they want to find something after  
they stop playing soccer and this is just the 
perfect transition even if you like golf you  
know you could just get a ball and go to a course 
really have a lot of fun with it nice shot there
here’s
Mario and unlucky there the hills taking it 
back back back he must have lost 20 30 yards  
on that quite unfortunate no that’s not what 
you want to happen challenging course here
there’s Sergio once again former professional 
soccer player we we said that this would be one  
of the most difficult holes of the day and it’s 
proving to be that look at that even as a former  
professional he winds up in the bunker he’s in 
the bunker there’s no bunkers in soccer no no  
there’s not there is in golf though and I spend 
an immense amount of time in those when I play
see if he can get out of
there Rodriguez trying to finish 
up with a bogey kind of stop the  
bleeding here oh can’t even get it out of 
the bunker yeah you don’t want to do that
that’s a frustrating
situation and he’ll switch off 
here here Sergio he’s able to  
get it out of there just misses the hole Nice
Shot puts himself in a position 
to sync this one see if they can  
finish it off here he’s going to pick up his ball
Woody looking for par here 
if anyone can do it it’s
him and he sinks it nice shot Nice Shot
Woody after six s and Woody have a two 
to1 lead and USA up 7 and 1 half to
three hole number seven’s a par five here 275 
yards another long hole this is the first of  
the women’s group on the long par five they’ll 
be playing at 240 yards uh you’re going to want  
to get a couple really strong shots to start off 
the hole to get yourself in a good position to  
attack the hole and this is a true par five 
so indeed here’s Janet Sanchez relatively  
new to the sport surprising many with her 
performance in Honduras this is her first  
tournament in the US let’s see what she will 
do in her first tournament here great to have
you now here’s leani toesy for us say 
a very decorated foot golf player she  
takes it very seriously she takes notes in 
every hole she gets up early in the morning  
I had the pleasure of interviewing her a 
couple years ago in Georgia and she’s uh  
very friendly very very passionate about the 
sport and it shows with all the success she’s  
had multi-time Champion she’s the current 
leader of the women’s Player of the Year
standings and she’s also a member of 
the West Coast foot Golf Club here’s  
Fernanda deeply involved with foot 
golf since 2019 notably supportive of  
the Mexican Federation even playing 
Just 5 months after becoming a mom  
Fernandez dedication shines and is 
a true Pride for Team Mexico here’s
Sanchez ball will trickle down 
the Fairway looks like a straight
shot and Joe Reed for team us say another 
talented player multi-time Champion with a  
US national team she’s been the leader 
of the US women category since day one  
of the sport she’s just here to show us why 
she’ll go down as one of the greatest ever
play this course has several holes with 
the raised green very important to be  
in a good spot to attack the hole yeah 
and it’s it’s tough cuz you got to get  
enough on it to get it above the hill 
but if you don’t do that it’s coming  
right back at you if you kick it too hard 
it’s going the other way here’s teski for
birdie she seems a little disappointed in that I 
think yeah she Bots that one not what we’re used  
to seeing from Leilani I’m sure she’ll make up 
for it on her next shot here’s Janet Sanchez again
see Joe Reed again going for rolling rolling 
rolling rolling and oo oh my God shot what a  
shot Joe Reed that’s why that’s why she’s one 
of the greatest to ever do it you said it that  
was impressive let’s take another look at 
this from our drone look at that how far  
out was this looking like 60 70 yards up 
the hill look at that through the green  
69 yard yard putt fantastic let’s take a look 
at the score after seven holes Joe Reed and L  
look like they’re having fun happy with their
scores Jasper we move on to Hole 8 another Par  
Four this one is a four ball 
and it’s the second women’s
group all players will play their own ball and the 
best individual score wins the point for the team
that was Lou she’s starting to 
shine among some of the other  
women players consistently 
achieving Podium finishes in
tournaments Richardson one of 
Mexico’s most experienced players  
often seen alongside her husband Rodrigo barara
here’s Nicole Adams for Team USA 
she’s a player that will compete  
at her best regardless of whether conditions 
tiredness injuries or against all the odds  
a true team player a foot golf Warrior 
we can say I like that she’s a trooper
Sarah Allen to tea off who’s actually a high 
school principal from the San Francisco Bay  
Area she got involved with foot golf 
relatively not too long ago when she  
joined the Oakland foot Golf Club she’s a solid 
player and her ping is improving every day no  
kidding Oakland foot Golf Club another 
talented Club out there the West Coast
this hole requires a lot of concentration 
to navigate the grass traps on the first  
shot and you got to gauge strength 
on the subsequent ones you want to  
maintain a Precision for a clear line 
to the flag here’s Sarah Allen for eagle
human Richardson for
Eagle got a straight line but I don’t think 
it’s got enough power to it little short
here’s Nicole the [ __ ] warrior for Eagle 
that one it’s got a little bit too much  
juice on that one just a bit outside to the 
left and rolling rolling not she wanted to  
do perhaps the wind had something to do with 
it uh perhaps perhaps it’s still going oh man
here’s Sarah Allen again that 
putt just little longer than  
expected a little bit to the right there as
well and up next here is the chance for a birdie  
from Lou Bell is for birdie as he 
said nine yards out and trokes are
true after eight Adams and Allen of 
Team USA are tied to all with abeles and
Richardson Team USA up 10 
and a half to 4 and a half
overall let’s take a look at hole number 
nine it’s a par three 125 yards looks fairly  
straight you got some bunkers there little 
water hazard in the back and with the 2024  
redesign this hole actually used to be the first 
hole but now it is split into hole 9 and 10 and  
it really helped with the pace of play this 
year which is another reason why they made the
change here’s Alberto schroth teing off
he plays with Angel City foot Golf Club came 
all the way from Los Angeles California as he  
avoids the trees there ball he’s going to stop 
short the front of the Hill got to be happy with
that and Daniel Romero to tea off from Miami 
Florida this player he is originally from  
Argentina and he was the only player in the 
world that competed in all of the fifg World  
Cups as a senior here this is the senior men’s 
plus category here is our turo Gonzalez Alvarado  
to tea off for Mexico also the father-in-law of 
Lou abeles it’s nice you see a couple couples  
out here coming to the tournaments traveling 
around that’s pretty cool you know you get to  
come out here with your wife and play a sport you 
guys both love it’s that’s got to be fantastic
here’s Francisco
Nam he was a driving force in the background a 
key figure in foot golf’s growth and development  
in Mexico many people discovered foot golf by 
the end of the first decade of this Millennium  
when Michael Janson introduced the game to 
the media in Europe but most don’t know that  
Francisco and his friends were already playing 
the game with slight variations of the rules way  
back in 2004 oh interesting I wonder how 
they were playing it back then what rules  
were differentiated from what they play
today Alberto the nice shot
there Nam for birdie
that was a nice
shot keeps rolling a little bit not too bad 
um you know these guys are professionals he  
should be able to get that in but you 
never know it’s tough sport here’s uro  
his kick it’s rolling that looks good o 
that last second that just veered left  
right there and ends up not too far away 
from the other shot not too shabby here’s
Romero he’s seen two other people go before him 
and and his stands up about the same place as the  
other ones got a little triangle down there 
all they’re all within a couple feet of each
other Francisco for par
just misses it tough that’s not 
an easy shot he just gets it about  
an inch or two to the left this uh 
this is a gimme right here him for
him Romero also for par and he sinks it for Team
USA Arturo he needs to have this hole never any
doubt overall score USA 10 Mexico
5 and this is hole number 10 another 
part three Jasper 80 yards another four  
ball format seemingly straightforward par 
three yet deceivingly complex especially  
for right-footed players as the curve 
doesn’t really favor their shot off the T
Carlos Rodriguez seasoned player from Vera foot 
Golf Club he’s one of the players to watch in
2024 this one rolls
back here’s Romero Ortiz to tea off
very big Enthusiast of this Sport and he’s up 
on the hill there to the right uh not awful  
not awful I think he’ll be aiming for 
par both shots carried a little too far  
as they settle in that dip on the right 
side of the green here’s Abdul of Team
USA and he is not as fortunate 
not what he wanted to
do we see if he can uh chip it out of
there here’s David andler a lefty 
see how he handles it there’s that
advantage and beautiful shot you see you 
see how how he played that Advantage you  
could see it right there very 
easily avoided that dangerous  
right side as he curled left Nice Shot 
he’ll be going for a birdie on the next
shot here’s Abdul eloa and can’t quite get it  
out of the bunker there one of the 
most frustrating parts of fot golf
you he’s lucky that this is a four ball 
format hole not the alternate shot cuz  
if it was the alternate shot that would 
have that would have sunk their score  
here’s airor Ortiz for birdie little 
hook on that one and a little to the
left think he wanted to go a little right or to 
get that left-handed turn here’s car Rodriguez for
birdie and a little long on that one and that’s 
going to leave the door open for David andler  
to attempt to finish his birdie after those 
two misses that would win the hole for Team
USA looking for par
o I guess I’m looking into the
future Rodriguez
he’s going to miss that one 
too and we’re back to the
Lefty andler for
birdie and he sinks it that’s a big shot 
from andler and Team USA takes the hole as  
we take a look at the scoreboard after hold 
number 10 and USA 9 and 1/2 Mexico 5 and
A2 moving on hold number 11 par for 
205 yards Jasper our second senior  
for ball pairing as we get a view from the Drone
here a good strong drive on this 
hole it should give you plenty  
of distance try to keep it to the 
left since the Fairway is breaking  
from left to right the approach on 
this one is very important here’s
Victor from pbla despite his relatively short 
career he is a very active in many aspects  
related to foot golf he’s also committed to 
promoting the sport through an academy and  
with his participation in international events 
in this thrilling Par Four The Challenge lies  
in staying left of the Fairway steep drop to the 
right it’s Alejandro with a Nice t- Shot he’s a  
familiar face at Montero foot Golf Club he made 
waves in the local scene closely contending with  
top national players this weekend he intends 
to make his Mark internationally here’s Luis  
Baragon for Team USA I’m still curious how Victor 
is going to get out of that bush from this t-shot  
looking forward to that and a nice shot there 
and Jeremy Johnson the tea off with the left foot  
he’s actually from Anchorage Alaska 
I wonder how many other foot golf  
players are from Alaska now I know there’s 
at least one other one and that would be Joe
Reed that nice t- shot from him right 
there now this is the senior men’s  
category 46 years and older most of these 
players are former soccer players or are  
actually coaching soccer like Jeremy Johnson 
who was inducted at the Sports Hall of Fame  
in Alaska but many our businessmen have 
their own careers or are Professionals  
in different areas it’s amazing to 
see how much they enjoy being on the
course here’s Victor alatri looking for Eagle that 
would be an impressive shot a little too long a  
little too left that’s a tough shot I mean took 
his ball way past the hole on that one definitely  
too strong on that one and the the Chimera Fair 
Airways do the rest yes they do seem to be rolling  
fast today let’s take a look at his next shot for 
birdie can he avoid that bunker no he can’t yeah  
this is tough the hole is so close to the bunker 
there uh you got to be really careful on this
hole and Baragon
birdie it’s got a chance maybe a 
little short he’s going to Nestle  
that third shot up close for a simple par 
tapping and that’s what he does nice job
Lise that’s par for Team
USA he’s going to take that 
out of the bunker Maybe  
oh my oh does a little 
uturn and goes right back in
devastating looked like he was out he was out by  
a few feet and then it just just kept 
rolling kept rolling backing back and
back must wait for the vehicle 
to come to a complete stop
Jeremy
Johnson he can get birdie here o 
in and out leaving the door open  
wow that ball curved a couple times 
to the right to the left and then  
it was curving in and just in and out 
Mexico can get a birdie they win this
hole Alejandro
nice little putt there got it they swoop 
in to steal this hole from USA as we look  
at the scoreboard here Mexico taking 
that hole overall score USA 10 Mexico
5 and hole number 12 is a par four 
look at that beautiful Henderson Nevada  
it’s 145 yards as we get a look a 
lot of Hazards on this one this is  
featuring our first men’s pairs playing 
for a ball go Rees and Marco Sid are both  
successful for Mexico and here’s 
Enrique te it off that’s nice shot
there this is a highly technical par 4 
where distance isn’t the challenge but  
rather the diverse terrain that comes 
into play players will want to be smart  
off the te aim for the left side of 
the Fairway there’s Marco doing just
that solid
positioning here’s
Jorge he’s from Virginia he’s a member 
of the Atlantic United foot Golf Club  
big Club in the Northeast one of the 
largest in the US Jorge is a very  
solid player he played in the last World 
Cup in 2023 in Orlando I was there huge
event here’s talic he hails from 
Ann Arbor Michigan he’s a member  
of the Michigan foot golf club one 
of the oldest clubs in the US founded  
by John Aaron he also participated in 
the World Cup in Orlando also so last
year and he’s looking for Eagle right
here this one’s headed to the left of the
flag it’s important to not overhit your 
second shot on this hole as there’s drop  
off right past the hole Marco looking 
for Eagle as well flirts a bit with the  
Bunker’s Edge but ultimately ends up well 
positioned for his birdie try very good
positioning here’s Jorge Yona looking 
for that elusive eagle and pretty good  
positioning as well Jasper he shows 
us more of the same as what he’s been  
doing all tournament a perfectly placed 
approach shot over the golf green that  
settles just to the left of the 
hall here’s Reyes very talented
player little bit more aggressive on his 
second shot there just barely avoiding  
falling off the back Edge there stays in 
the Grass at least so we’ll see what these  
guys can do they’re all looking for birdie 
this is the longest that they’re looking for
looks true does not matter that it’s 
the longest one as he SNS that for Team
USA there’s Marco from
Mexico he’s going to get the birdie as
well Jorge uona ready to finish the hole
and here’s the
scoreboard USA remains on top leading 10 to
five once again here in Henderson Nevada this is 
hole number 13 another Par Four this hole doesn’t  
look like it’s that hard from the T box pretty 
straightforward drive not too much trouble but  
for some players it’s the most menacing hole 
here at Chima a par 4 that would see several  
players during the weekend post double digigit 
scores as Ivan teas off for Team Mexico player  
from Puerto Valera has a solid track record in 
Mexico he is locally known for his commitment  
and dedication to the sport he is first off 
the tea here solid up The Middle’s Gabriel  
Garcia he’s a player who’s left his Mark in 
the history of the sport in Mexico finishing  
as a runnerup in the senior men’s category 
at the record breaking 2023 World Cup in  
the US a sound shot off the te right down 
the middle of the Fairway near perfect just
about here’s John Aaron Team USA
he is going to follow Ivan’s path 
right down the middle and cision OH
Close good lies so far for these guys off 
the te here’s Oswaldo Galos good ball there  
you go sends his t- shot up the left side 
giving him a decent look for his second shot
second shot is very important here 
you want to play your second shot  
left to the flag and you must judge 
the pace just right there’s a spot  
to leave the ball where you would have a 
straight putt but if you hit your second  
shot soft or too hard the putt gets a 
lot more difficult as Waldo his second
shot you know that’s a great shot right there
that’s a great shot this is another another 
hole that look how close it is to that bunker  
you got to be very careful here 
that ball rolling back a little
bit still
going this should be interesting to see how 
they finish this majority of players they’re  
going to want to have their second shots to the 
left of the hole forcing the treacherous birdie  
put uphill which if it’s too soft you watch 
your ball come right back to you here’s brand
Bea John Aaron second shot
and Gabriel Garcia ohow wow wow set himself up 
perfectly with the actual distance off the T  
he to attack the pin avoids that bunker very 
narrowly by a couple inches then it’s couple  
more inches it’s it’s going in there this is 
where the whole starts to get you in trouble
though too soft rolls back down 
the hill there it too hard you  
end up in the bunker yeah it’s got to be just
right here’s Ivan for
par and know he got it oh got it to stay up on the
hill as the players taking 
their time lining up this
shot Oswaldo for the birdie
that one’s not not got enough juice on
it thought that was going to roll back down oh
yeah John Aaron Team USA
oh rolls down into the bunker an 
inch to the left that would have been
good Gabriel Garcia looking for birdie right 
now he’s got a pretty decent look here got to  
be careful doesn’t want to roll down the hill 
shot nice shot it’s a lot harder than that  
looks as we take a look at the scoreboard right 
now and Mexico takes a hole USA still on top
overall moving on to hold number 14 par
4 160 yards as we take another look at our drone 
shot bit of a relief after the challenging 13th  
hole this par 4 requires a precise t-shot up 
the right side to allow for a second shot where  
the players can attack the pin through the golf 
green the pin location off the back left side of  
the green is open for attack as Manuel brindis 
tees off the captain of the Mexican foot golf  
team boasting his foot golf career in Morelos is 
usually dominating national and local tournaments
also he’s a lefty yeah there’s that Advantage 
here’s Raphael Urena from Puerto Valera is a  
player with a positive attitude and a strong 
mindset that have propelled him to success  
in the Mexican championship and local leagues 
strong players in this tournament here’s Shan  
mcamera Team USA a World Cup gold winner 
with Team USA in Argentina in 2016 he’s  
originally from New Jersey and one of the 
sporting directors of the American foot golf
Federation those were all pretty perfect 
t- shots up the right side so far so good  
so far so good here’s Nathan shuy 
Team USA if you couldn’t tell by the
jerseys really like those
jerseys and the right here a little too far 
right he might get the bounce might end up on  
the cart path Oh indeed he did it’s going up 
the cart path let’s see where this one ends  
up I don’t even where’s it at look how perfectly 
those three balls are in sync and where did that  
ball go oh there there it is there it is we found 
her rolling back and she’s rolling rolling rolling  
and there it lies you know here’s Nathan trying 
to clean that up yeah he’s clear of the tree at
least was a more difficult shot 
that he was forced to hit there  
for his second one but the result of 
it not so bad it’s pretty good as long  
as it stops it’s got some momentum 
I think it’s going to go down that
hill all things considered that’s not bad  
positioning at all here’s 
Raphael Urena looking for
Eagle oh and he’s going to come up rolling 
back is that in the green I’m not sure
Manuel attacks the pin straight through the 
golf green it’s pretty good approach shot so
far come to settle just to the right side 
of the pin setting up a pretty good look  
for a birdie for his next shot I like how 
he kicked that right after he kicked it  
he ran to see the positioning as if 
he was a basketball player going for  
the rebound he’s got that hustle 
that follow through too yeah is
mcnamer with his shot into the
green pretty good to the left this time 
pretty darn good pretty pretty solid shot  
look at that he’s about a a yard hard from 
the hole that’ll be an easy birdie for Shawn  
they’re going to let him finish this one up 
secure this should just be a tap in for the  
birdie fall goes well and it does and that’s a 
birdie for the Americans made that look easy in
general see if Raphael gets a little 
bit more aggressive for this birdie try
that was close Nice
Shot those are the ones that’ll drive 
you crazy you know you you do just  
about everything right and then just 
skims right over the hole by an inch  
by half an inch hate to see it and then 
uh now you’re out back by a couple yards
there here ‘s the eight-footer from Manuel 
brindis to have the hole oh just misses that’s  
one you’re going to want to have back yeah 
that’ll that’ll keep you up at night here’s
shoey as we take a look at the scoreboard after 
14 holes look at that score Team USA Team USA  
with a commanding lead here as we move on to 
Hole number 15 in beautiful Henderson Nevada  
Cima Golf Club this is a par five 300 yards 
this is a long one Jasper the longest that  
they have here at kimira it’s not only long but 
it also features several dangers along the way  
trees to the right of the tea along with 
bunkers and waste area up the entire left  
side of the Fairway which forces smart play out 
the gate additionally players will need to be  
mindful of the severe drop off right behind 
the hole that can turn a par attempt into a  
double bogey real quick as Fernando kicks it 
into a tree and it bounced in he got a lucky  
bounce there this t-shot can be a little tricky 
here’s Tommy Martinez kicks it straight you can  
see how the Fairway slopes from the right to 
the left here you want to aim a bit right but  
there is that tree you might look out for 
on the right side here’s voila with his  
t- shot Bart with a nice look at that that’s 
going to keep rolling he played that one very
well Luca Luca sheski and he’s off to the 
left side in those hazards you were talking  
right into the waste area yeah that might 
have went on to the other no it’s bouncing  
back should be interesting to see how he’s 
going to he’s going to have to kick it  
through that that Shrubbery there that’s 
a that’s a bush ball right there here’s
Nam he’s back on The Fairway
here’s luuka sheski he forced to 
take a drop now is hitting three  
he’s able to drive his second Shot Through The
Maze and fortunately finds the 
Fairway as well with a good recovery
Tommy this time with the
left solid shot from Tommy
here’s
Vila little off to the right 
but using that hill to his
advantage and Fernando solidly down the middle
Luca sheski
again once again finding some
trouble as his shot ends up in the bunker
on here’s Tommy
Martinez hey Ryan see how he plays this 
nice shot hooks around the bunker using  
that sloping terrain up there let’s try 
to set himself up for a lengthy birdie
attempt and
voila he’s going to go try to use 
that same slope that Martinez just  
used both of them now set up 
for a lengthy birdie attempt
Luca sheski here getting ready for his fifth
shot this shots very well 
executed carrying him out of the
bunker well onto the short Fairway grass
and
Nam looks like he found the bunker too strong
you know if he was a lefty again 
like this course favors lefties
heavily and Tommy Martinez did 
he go in the bunker as well he’s  
hitting it from the more difficult 
right side no no he got it up the
hill and it’s rolling back
down here’s Bart boy
Tila gets himself closer to the hole 
you can see that there’s a drop off  
right behind this hole Yeah you 
got to be careful again can’t go  
too hard otherwise it’s gone that 
way too short it’s coming back at
you oh my God what a shot by sheski let’s look 
at this replay incredible shot knocking down  
the bogey look for Luka sheski there what 
a shot Nice Shot Luca he needed that one  
he had some tough couple of kicks before 
that way to finish strong on this hole
Martinez another nice
approach here’s Fernando on the
beach and he got it out for 
par that’s all you want to  
do and he just can’t be too upset with that shot
Fernando that was a swaggy bogey shot 
right there he knew it was going in  
Mexico leaving the door open here for the USA 
to take this hole see what BART can do here
o and that’s unfortunate came 
close but not there just left  
as we look at the scoreboard after 15 USA still on
top and we’ve got three holes left for you here is 
hole 16 another par five another long one Jasper  
200 64 y as we take a look at our beautiful drone 
shot you’ll need a couple of solid shots on this  
hole hit a good straight drive hopefully you can 
have some wind at your back not too much trouble  
and playing off the te the second shot also has 
to be a solid strike try to keep it to the right  
so you’ll have an easier approach two good shots 
might even get you a good look at an eagle this  
group is now approaching the green zone and 
we see shuy the player from Dayton Maryland  
visualizing the bunker in front front of him 
estimating the flag location and analyzing his
options takes his shot he opts to go around 
the left side of the bunker there not bad  
positioning had some finesse on there to 
get around the bunker yeah well executed
shot Manuel brindis once again this is the men’s
category oo that that’s like 
3T from the hole beautiful shot
beautiful Sean mcamera Team USA looks 
like he’s going for a similar approach
yeah it’s also a nice C look at 
a par but not as good as the last  
one no not as close it’s uh it’s rolling I hope it
stops not too much wind right now 
as you could tell by the flag it’s  
it’s pretty still out there so that 
should help these guys with the short
game here’s Raphael Urena looking for 
par having to cover the entirety of the  
golf green and that’s it’s a good position 
couldn’t find the line quite exactly missed  
this one low to the left and here’s shy 
for par some rough maybe an inch to the  
right that’s in the hole and now it’s just 
it’s going and they’re going to stop going  
gone going going gone like that here’s 
sha mcamera looking for par straight shot
from the green to the green 
Edge and sinks it nice shot
Shan Manuel easy work for
par the next forsome staying on hole 16 we 
can see they’re following the previous group  
quite closely these groups are 
cutting distances between them  
while they approach the last few holes of 
this competition here is Fernando Nami for
birdie and it goes over the edge of 
the cup and stops at the back of the
green and voila here for birdie
o Nice Shot just missed by an 
inch or two should be an easy
par for void Tila let him 
finish this one off as he
does here’s Luca sheski from 
the bunker this would be
impressive and a nice shot still 
a good shot yeah that’s up for
par Tommy
Martinez and oh just misses birdie 
Mexico they’re going to have to go  
all out on whole 18 if they want to win this
one indeed they have an uphill battle 
nonetheless it’s been very very entertaining
as schalesky finishes the hole hole 17 par 4 and 
let’s take a look at this 200 yards and looks to  
be pretty straightforward supposedly this is a 
fun one so they say Here Comes Manuel brindis
Raphael deler his best shot here here’s
mcamera Nathan shuy gets the
hook and back in the miror again a 
little to the right but that might  
bounce to his favor yep look at 
that roll he knew what he was
doing what a shot great
shot Nathan
shouey trying to bring the shot in from 
the left to the right catches too much  
of that hill on that side slowing the 
ball just enough to keep it from getting
close Manuel left foot taking a similar approach 
that Nathan shuy just took getting just a touch
closer here’s Arena another left foot
man look at that this hole it’s not too 
difficult not too much break to worry  
about but par is a good score but you need to 
get a bur here to make up The Strokes on the
field is Nathan looking to do just that 
a bit bit to the right but he’s set up  
nicely for par right now let’s see if he 
can concentrate and make easy work of this
Nathan I have an open
microphone and he does
so mcnamer long birdie attempt
and a bit to the right oh it’s 
turning left he read it pretty  
well they’re going to have to settle 
for par there yep they’ll give it to
him here’s brindis for 
birdie really focused on this
one will it pay off that looks like it’s good 
nice shot picked up a good read off the Nathan  
shouey putt drains that birdie and Mexico wins the 
hole indeed it’s always better to watch somebody  
else go first that way you can see which way 
the ball is rolling left or right as we take  
a look at the scoreboard now we continue with 
the other forsome also playing on hole 17 we  
see sheski behind his soccer ball here’s Luca 
it’s a great little par three to finish off
with tempt that an eagle
here is Fernando Nam from the edge of the
Fairway it’s great approach selling just to the  
front left of the hole he should 
syn that next one here’s voila
that looks straight he was trying to missed it 
he trying to will that in I saw him leaning right  
that works sometimes it does does not in this 
case though no not this time but it it it it’s  
credible I I’ve had it work for me before there’s 
Bart finishes with a nice birdie right there
Luca sheski takes a similar line to Bart nice  
shot another birdie for him he’s 
been playing well these last few
holes but he’s done some damage control 
pulled through he has here’s Tommy Martinez  
taking the birdie putt right there and 
here’s look at the scoreboard after 17
what we see here is the back of the golf tea 
boxes of the amazing hole 18 of chimera the  
afgl certified course in Henderson Nevada and 
also whole of Las Vegas open 2024 and it looks  
like our good friend Polo is having some fun with 
the afgl Drone and we are certainly enjoying the  
view as you can see this hole is surrounded 
by water on the left and beautiful sand traps  
on the right this is a tricky 80 Ys par three 
hole we can also see the foot golf cup perfect  
installed by the team of the superintendent 
Juan Perez who actually fell in love with the  
sport while preparing the course for this 
event the afgl and the Nevada chapter are  
grateful and very happy with the professional 
work and his commitment to this event and the  
action is already started and here is 
Raphael Urena in one of the sand traps
already he gets out of the sand trap 
this one seems to have a good trajectory
wowow great shot for birdie from the bunker by 
Urena hell of a shot couldn’t get much better than  
that guarantee Mexico at least a draw on this 
matchup shy for birdie from the center of the
green just shy Shan mcnamer from just 
a few feet away final putt for birdie  
the half for the match for 
Team USA USA with a nice lead
here and now we turn to the last forsome of the
day here’s Fernando
Nam that’s a nice
shot it’s going to end up just to the left of the
hole Tommy Martinez delivers a beautiful
shot grazing the left edge of the 
cup there that was close went past  
the hole down the drop off towards the water
boy Tila planted safe here 
in the bunker nonetheless  
oh almost rmed out he did not want 
to go in that water I don’t blame
him Luca
sheski taking a similar line to Bart
oh just clearly avoids the bunker got 
the bounce barely got a sheski bounce
there there’s Bart trying to get out of the 
bunker and he does that’s a great shot that’s  
all you hope for right there hopefully it stays 
right there yep nice looking the hole clean
look
fora Nice Shot voila
cheski there he is has this 
for the birdie see what
happens o and it just sneaks 
over the left Edge another one of
those there’s Tommy coming out from 
the hill wow I don’t even think he  
saw the hole from shot Nice Shot Tommy 
Martinez gets the birdie he might as  
well have had a blindfold on 
what a great way to end the
day that is the final score standing 10 
to5 and Team USA wins the battle of the  
border for the third time in a row thank 
you to all the players and congratulations  
to the winners and thank you to all 
of the organizers of this great event  
I’m James fod with Jasper Weinberg and we’ll 
see you in Los Cabos next year when the Mexican  
Federation of foot golf hosts the fourth 
Battle of the Border take care everybody