Mito Pereira is from Santiago, Chile.
Mito Pereira was born on the 31st of March 1995 in Santiago, Chile.
Mito started playing golf at an early age. His earliest golf memory is hitting balls with a plastic golf club.
As an amateur he won the 2008 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship, 2013 Golden Cup, 2013 Abierto Las Brisas de Santo Domingo, 2013 Abierto Las Araucarias, 2013 Los Leones Amateur, 2013 Campeonato de Chile Match Play, 2013 Abierto Las Brisas De Chicureo, 2014 Abierto de Marbella, 2014 Abierto de Granadilla, 2014 Abierto Las Brisas de Santo Domingo, 2014 Abierto La Posada, 2014 Campeonato Internacional de Aficionados Copa Carlos Raffo, 2014 Los Leones Amateur and 2014 Campeonato de Aficionados de Chile - Match Play.
He attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and played one year of college golf with the Red Raiders in 2014–15.
He reached number 5 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking in August 2015.
He turned professional in 2015 and joined the PGA tour Latinoamerica in 2016.
After leading in the 4th round of the 2022 US PGA Championship Mito Pereira made double-bogey on the 72nd hole to finish tied for third.
He qualified for the International team at the 2022 Presidents Cup where he played three matches, tying one and losing two.
Mito Pereira won the Country Club de Bogotá Championship with a total score of 263 (-20). Runner up was Ben Kohles 2 shots behind.
He won the 2021 Rex Hospital Open with a total score of 263 (-21). He defeated Stephan Jäger in a playoff.
He won the 2021 BMW Charity Pro-Am with a total score of 258 (-27). Runner up was Justin Lower 4 shots behind.
Mito tied for third at the 2022 PGA Championship.
He joined LIV Golf in 2023. He is ateam member of Torque GC, alongside team captain and fellow Chilean Joaquín Niemann.
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