Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands fired a closing round of level par 72 to win the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) at Pilar Golf Club by a single shot from Peru’s Patrick Sparks ...

Hastings made the cut at the Latin America Amateur Championship in Santiago, Chile when he was just 14, and played all of his golf growing up at the North Sound 18-hole course, where he has the ...

Hastings won the Latin America Amateur Championship in January in Argentina, which comes with invitations to the Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship in Great Britain.

Ahead of turning pro in July, Justin Hastings has been soaking in some amazing experiences playing in majors as the Latin America Amateur champion.

As he finalizes his preparations for this week’s US Open, self-described “golf fanatic” Justin Hastings talks to CNN Sports about what it’s like to play through a major as an amateur golfer.