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USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
LIV signs one of golf's top young stars: When will Josele Ballester debut?
LIV signs one of golf's top young stars: When will Josele Ballester debut? Show Caption Hide Caption Scottie Scheffler wins Memorial at course he once watched as a fan From fan to champion, Scottie Scheffler wins the Memorial on a course he once dreamed of playing. PGA TOUR The Arizona State-to-LIV Golf pipeline has another addition. Josele Ballester, the 21-year-old reigning U.S. Amateur champion who finished his college career with the Sun Devils last week, has signed with LIV Golf and will join Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC at 2025 LIV Golf Virginia, which begins Friday. Ballester and LIV Golf have been connected for some time, dating to before his U.S. Amateur triumph last summer at Hazeltine National in Minnesota. With his amateur career in the rearview, he's turning pro and joining LIV Golf, arguably a bigger signing than any the league had in the offseason. "First and foremost, I want to thank my family, coaches, friends, and Arizona State University for supporting me and believing in me to make it to this step of my career,' Ballester said in a release. 'I am very excited about the opportunity to join Fireballs GC and continue to learn from Sergio and other greats.' GOLFWEEK: All the latest news from around the world Ballester is the latest in a long line of Sun Devils to compete for LIV Golf, including new teammate David Puig, who also joined LIV Golf following a stellar amateur career. Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey and Matt Jones are other LIV players who played collegiately at Arizona State. He'll replace fellow Spaniard Luis Masaveu on the Fireballs' roster. Masaveu, who made the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur last year and is good friends with Ballester, will compete this week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in place of Puig, who is sidelined with an injury. Ballester won one time as a senior, taking medalist honors at the Fighting Illini Invitational in the fall. He helped Arizona State finish first after the stroke-play portion of the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa last week, though the Sun Devils fell in the quarterfinals of match play. He finished he season ranked fifth in the NCAA golf rankings, placing T-4 at NCAAs and adding a pair of top-10 finishes in the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Bremerton Regional. Ballester finished third in the PGA Tour University Class of 2025 standings, earning a Korn Ferry Tour card in the process. By signing with LIV Golf, he forfeits that card, and everyone else gets bumped up a spot in the standings. Texas A&M's Phichaksn Maichon is the biggest benefactor, moving from sixth to fifth and earning full Korn Ferry Tour status for the remainder of the year and an exemption into the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School. He played in three PGA Tour events this season, finishing T-17 in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld and missing the cut at the WM Phoenix Open and Masters, where he made headlines after urinating in Rae's Creek on the 13th hole, Azalea. He would end up missing the cut at Augusta National Golf Club. Ballester will tee it up next week at Oakmont in the 2025 U.S. Open, as he doesn't have to remain an amateur to use the exemption he earned for winning the U.S. Amateur. But this week, he makes his professional debut for LIV Golf.
USA Today
2 days ago
- General
- USA Today
Golfweek's 2024-25 Men's College Golf All-Americans
Golfweek's 2024-25 Men's College Golf All-Americans The 2024-25 college golf season has concluded, with two weeks of NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, in the books. Now it's time to hand out postseason awards to college golf's best. Oklahoma State won its 12th national championship in school history, knocking off Virginia 4-1 in the title match. Ole Miss junior Michael La Sasso captured the biggest win of his career, taking home the individual title for his third victory of the season. He was just one of numerous stars who shined all season. Here are Golfweek's First Team, Second Team, Third Team and Honorable Mention Men's All-Americans for 2024. First team Josele Ballester, Sr., Arizona State Luke Clanton, Jr., Florida State David Ford, Sr., North Carolina Ben James, Jr., Virginia Jackson Koivun, So., Auburn Michael La Sasso, Jr., Ole Miss Phichaksn Maichon, Sr., Texas A&M Sebastian Moss, Sr., Louisville Preston Stout, So., Oklahoma State Brendan Valdes, Sr., Auburn Second team Carson Bacha, Sr., Auburn Daniel Bennett, Fr., Texas Ethan Fang, So., Oklahoma State Josiah Gilbert, So., Auburn Ian Gilligan, Sr., Florida Algot Kleen, Sr., LSU Jacob Modleski, So., Notre Dame Tommy Morrison, Jr., Texas Jase Summy, Jr., Oklahoma Jackson Van Paris, Sr., Vanderbilt Third team Buck Brumlow, Sr., Georgia Pablo Ereno, Sr., UCLA Caden Fioroni, Sr., UNLV Drew Goodman, Sr., Oklahoma Dane Huddleston, So., Utah Valley Christiaan Maas, Jr., Texas Luke Poulter, So., Florida Arni Sveinsson, Fr., LSU Kieron van Wyk, Sr., College of Charleston Connor Williams, So., Arizona State Honorable mention Jackson Buchanan, Illinois Mahanth Chirravuri, Pepperdine Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma Tom Fischer, Ole Miss Charlie Forster, Long Beach State Frankie Harris, South Carolina Justin Hastings, San Diego State Max Herendeen, Illinois Filip Jakubcik, Arizona Justin LaRue, Longwood Eric Lee, Oklahoma State Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State Omar Morales, UCLA Jake Peacock, USF Brantley Scott, Troy Lance Simpson, Tennessee Hunter Thomson, Michigan Jack Turner, Florida Tyler Weaver, Florida State Wells Williams, Vanderbilt
Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
Spanish amateur who peed in creek at Masters joins LIV Golf
June 4 (Reuters) - Spanish amateur Josele Ballester, who made headlines in April after peeing on the famed Augusta National course during the first round of the Masters, has joined LIV Golf as a member of the Fireballs, the Saudi-funded circuit said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old reigning U.S. Amateur champion signed a multi-year contract with the Fireballs squad led by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and will make his professional debut at this week's LIV Golf Virginia event. "I am very excited about the opportunity to join Fireballs GC and continue to learn from Sergio and other greats," Ballester said in a press release. In his Masters debut, Ballester garnered international attention after he urinated in a tributary to Rae's Creek in view of patrons during a lull in the action while playing partner Justin Thomas dealt with an issue on the 13th green. Ballester, who is ranked sixth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, later apologised to Augusta National Golf Club and went on to miss the cut in the year's first major.
CNA
2 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Spanish amateur who peed in creek at Masters joins LIV Golf
Spanish amateur Josele Ballester, who made headlines in April after peeing on the famed Augusta National course during the first round of the Masters, has joined LIV Golf as a member of the Fireballs, the Saudi-funded circuit said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old reigning U.S. Amateur champion signed a multi-year contract with the Fireballs squad led by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and will make his professional debut at this week's LIV Golf Virginia event. "I am very excited about the opportunity to join Fireballs GC and continue to learn from Sergio and other greats," Ballester said in a press release. In his Masters debut, Ballester garnered international attention after he urinated in a tributary to Rae's Creek in view of patrons during a lull in the action while playing partner Justin Thomas dealt with an issue on the 13th green. Ballester, who is ranked sixth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, later apologised to Augusta National Golf Club and went on to miss the cut in the year's first major.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Reigning U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester signs with LIV Golf, will debut this week
The Arizona State to LIV Golf pipeline has another addition. Josele Ballester, the 21-year-old reigning U.S. Amateur champion who finished his college career with the Sun Devils last week, has signed with LIV Golf and will join Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC at 2025 LIV Golf Virginia, which begins Friday. Ballester and LIV Golf have been connected for some time, dating to before his U.S. Amateur triumph last summer at Hazeltine National in Minnesota. Advertisement With his amateur career in the rearview, he's turning pro and joining LIV Golf, arguably a bigger signing than any the league had in the offseason. "First and foremost, I want to thank my family, coaches, friends, and Arizona State University for supporting me and believing in me to make it to this step of my career,' Ballester said in a release. 'I am very excited about the opportunity to join Fireballs GC and continue to learn from Sergio and other greats.' Ballester is the latest in a long line of Sun Devils to compete for LIV Golf, including new teammate David Puig, who also joined LIV Golf following a stellar amateur career. Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey and Matt Jones are other LIV players who played collegiately at Arizona State. Advertisement He'll replace fellow Spaniard Luis Masaveu on the Fireballs' roster. Masaveu, who made the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur last year and is good friends with Ballester, will compete this week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in place of Puig, who is sidelined with an injury. Ballester won one time as a senior, taking medalist honors at the Fighting Illini Invitational in the fall. He helped Arizona State finish first after the stroke-play portion of the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa last week, though the Sun Devils fell in the quarterfinals of match play. He finished he season ranked fifth in the NCAA golf rankings, placing T-4 at NCAAs and adding a pair of top-10 finishes in the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Bremerton Regional. Josele Ballester of the Arizona State Sun Devils chips during the first round of the Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 23, 2025 in Carlsbad, California. Ballester finished third in the PGA Tour University Class of 2025 standings, earning a Korn Ferry Tour card in the process. By signing with LIV Golf, he forfeits that card, and everyone else gets bumped up a spot in the standings. Texas A&M's Phichaksn Maichon is the biggest benefactor, moving from sixth to fifth and earning full Korn Ferry Tour status for the remainder of the year and an exemption into the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School. Advertisement He played in three PGA Tour events this season, finishing T-17 in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld and missing the cut at the WM Phoenix Open and Masters, where he made headlines after urinating in Rae's Creek on the 13th hole, Azalea. He would end up missing the cut at Augusta National Golf Club. Ballester will tee it up next week at Oakmont in the 2025 U.S. Open, as he doesn't have to remain an amateur to use the exemption he earned for winning the U.S. Amateur. But this week, he makes his professional debut for LIV Golf. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Josele Ballester signs with LIV Golf, joining Fireballs GC in 2025
