{"id":380326,"date":"2025-12-30T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/380326\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T11:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:43:10","slug":"philippines-star-miguel-tabuena-ready-to-challenge-games-elite-for-place-in-liv-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/380326\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines star Miguel Tabuena ready to challenge game\u2019s elite for place in LIV Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miguel Tabuena has already experienced the pain of missing out on a place in LIV Golf once, he does not plan on letting it happen a second time.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old came agonisingly close to securing his spot via the International Series Rankings earlier this month, finishing third in a battle with Scott Vincent and Yosuke Asaji for the two spots up for grabs at the season finale in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

But after a year when he thrilled fans by winning the series event on his home Sta Elena Golf Club course in the Philippines in October, the two-time Olympian heads to the league\u2019s promotions event in Florida in less than 10 days, convinced he can compete with the elite of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m coming into promotions with a really strong mindset,\u201d Tabuena said. \u201cMissing out in the rankings race hurt, but it also motivated me. I know what\u2019s at stake, and I know I can compete with anyone in that field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about staying patient, staying focused, and trusting the game that got me here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tabuena was in the hunt right until the final back nine, when some costly mistakes left him two shots short of sealing one of the promotion places.<\/p>\n

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