Erich Fortlage

Prior to Arkansas:
• Won his U.S. Amateur Qualifier with a 67 at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course.
• Part of the #4 recruiting class in the nation• Top-ranked amateur from Paraguay, #10 in South America and #288 in the world by WAGR (Through July 2024)
• #22 on the GOLF Channel list of top 40 signees for the Class of 2024-25
• In 2024, was 4th at the Mexico National Amateur 4th (69-74-72-69=284 / -4) … Tied for 11th at the Nico Open (74-72-78) – named of #ProHog Nicolas Echavarria … Tied or 15th at the Latin America Amateur Championship … Tied for 24th at the South America Amateur (76-75-69-71)
• In 2023, tied for 12th at the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship (74-68-70-69) … Won the Nico Open (67-70-71) … Represented Paraguay at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with teammate Fabrizio Zanotti, who won the 2019 PanAm Games … Finished 23rd (73-70-73-74) and played against the likes of Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Abraham Acer and Carlos Ortiz (Mexico), Sebastian Munoz (Colombia) and Dylan Menante (USA) … Finished T11 (70-72-72) at the AJGA Mayakoba Invitational (April 2023) and T25 (72-71-73-72) at the Toyota Junior World Cup
• In 50 events played from 2022-23, had 12 wins – including six in 2023 – and 35 top 10 finishes
• In 2023, played in five all-age Paraguay National Open tournaments … Won one (#6 in August; 71-68-71), was runner-up once (#2 in March; 77-69-69) and added three top 10 finishes (third, fourth and eighth).
• In 2022, Was T33 at the US Junior Amateur to reach match play … Played in five all-age Paraguay National Open tournaments … Finished in the top 10 each time with two wins … #6 in September (76-69-76) and #3 in June (76-71-72).