With three holes left in the first round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Argentina Open, Davis Chatfield sat at two over par and in a tie for 131st.
However, the former Rhode Island Amateur Champ would close the round with an epic rally to finish the round at two-under par and in a tie for 51st.
Chatfield is six shots off the lead of Ryan Blaum (8-under) heading into the second round on Friday.
Meanwhile, Patrick Welch carded a two-over 72 and sits in a tie for 131st.
He will have work to do on Friday to make the cut.
Chatfield Rallies
The former Notre Dame star started on the back nine and opened with a birdie on the 11th hole.
Following a par on 12, Chatfield made back-to-back bogeys on 13 and 14 to fall to one-over on the round.
Chatfield would take another step backwards with a bogey on 17 to slip to two over, before recovering with a birdie on 18.
He turned at a one-over 36.
Turning to the front side, Chatfield bogeyed the first hole to fall back to two-over on the round.
After three straight pars, Chatfield birdied the fifth hole, but gave it right back with a bogey on the sixth.
He was two-over with three holes to play.
Things turned around on the seventh hole when Chatfield birdied the par-3 to get back to one-over.
On the par-5 eighth hole, Chatfield put it on the green in two and drained a big putt for eagle to get to one-under on the round.
Coming to the 18th, Chatfield finished off the rally with a birdie to head to the clubhouse at two-under.