{"id":352009,"date":"2025-12-16T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/352009\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:54:12","slug":"liv-golf-transfer-news-abraham-ancer-leaves-fireballs-gc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/352009\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf Transfer News: Abraham Ancer Leaves Fireballs GC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"32f2f852-d00d-43f7-b816-0445ab399779\">Abraham Ancer has left <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tag\/sergio-garcia\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tag\/sergio-garcia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Garcia<\/a>&#8216;s Fireballs GC team to join <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tag\/joaquin-niemann\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tag\/joaquin-niemann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joaquin Niemann<\/a>&#8216;s Torque GC ahead of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-schedule-2026\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-schedule-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 LIV Golf campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican had been with the Fireballs for four seasons but has moved to the all-Latin America side of Torque following <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/anthony-kim-henrik-stenson-liv-golf\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/anthony-kim-henrik-stenson-liv-golf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mito Pereira&#8217;s relegation<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"32f2f852-d00d-43f7-b816-0445ab399779-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ancer is a former World No.11 with wins including the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational, Australian Open and Saudi International. He won his maiden LIV Golf title in Hong Kong last year.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ancer finished 12th in the standings this season, with a best result of T2 in Adelaide. He helped the Fireballs to six team podiums, including three consecutive victories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:57.75%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uAgKZpik9LtF7XgXK9gTiA.png\" alt=\"Abraham Ancer lifts the LIV Golf Hong Kong trophy in the air\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uAgKZpik9LtF7XgXK9gTiA.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/uAgKZpik9LtF7XgXK9gTiA.png\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ancer won LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2024<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"19b1580b-bb66-4596-bdde-26b1570f7ad7\">&#8220;I would like to thank Fireballs GC players, caddies and staff for the last four years and for helping me grow as a person and a player,\u201d Ancer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be forever grateful for that stage of my career and I wish them all nothing but the best in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joining Torque GC is an exciting next step, both personally and professionally. Competing as part of an all-Latin team alongside close friends, whom I admire on and off the golf course adds a layer of connection and purpose that I can\u2019t wait to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer\u2019s guides from our team of experienced experts.<\/p>\n<p>Torque GC now consists of captain Niemann, Ancer, Sebastian Munoz and Carlos Ortiz, Ancer&#8217;s countryman who also previously played for the Fireballs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Abraham is a proven winner and a fierce competitor, and we\u2019re proud to welcome him to Torque GC,\u201d Niemann said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VK4vWMzbqteXqTRacjK4FR.jpg\" alt=\"Mito Pereira takes a shot at the 2023 LIV Golf Bedminster\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VK4vWMzbqteXqTRacjK4FR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VK4vWMzbqteXqTRacjK4FR.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ancer takes the place of the relegated Mito Pereira on Torque GC<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"1437a0e2-21bd-4f04-a634-53d91c79bd0b\">\u201cAs a fully Latin American team, we play with shared pride, duty, and purpose, and Abraham embodies that. His addition makes us stronger and deepens the bond that drives everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>It leaves Garcia&#8217;s side down to just three with one spot to now fill. The side currently consists of three Spaniards with the 2017 Masters champion and youngsters David Puig and Josele Ballester.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Masaveu played for the team at the beginning of the 2025 season <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/josele-ballester-signs-fireballs-liv-golf-league\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/josele-ballester-signs-fireballs-liv-golf-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">before Ballester replaced him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Abraham has been a cornerstone of Fireballs GC from day one,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.28%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HUxegu6vWXKwRjvk8TWfBc.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Garcia puts his sunglasses on his cap during the Open de Espana\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HUxegu6vWXKwRjvk8TWfBc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HUxegu6vWXKwRjvk8TWfBc.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Garcia&#8217;s Fireballs GC now has a spot to fill after Ancer&#8217;s move<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"0e8826ea-6546-4476-a35c-87867d8549d1\">\u201cHe has been integral in building up the culture of this team, setting the standard for how we prepare, how we compete, and how we represent our club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His impact here goes far beyond the scorecard, and that kind of influence stays with you long after someone moves on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is the first move of the LIV Golf off-season, which has seen <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-cards-international-series\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-cards-international-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Vincent and Yosuke Asaji earn cards via the International Series<\/a>, as well as Laurie Canter and Victor Perez signing for Majesticks GC and Cleeks GC respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;LIV Golf\u2019s 13 teams continue to finalize their respective rosters during the league\u2019s free agency and transfer window,&#8221; the league said.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 LIV Golf season gets underway in Riyadh on February 4, which will be the first of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-league-expands-format-72-holes\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-league-expands-format-72-holes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LIV&#8217;s 72-hole tournaments<\/a> after recently confirming a format tweak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abraham Ancer has left Sergio Garcia&#8216;s Fireballs GC team to join Joaquin Niemann&#8216;s Torque GC ahead of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-352009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}