{"id":302102,"date":"2025-11-23T17:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/302102\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:13:12","slug":"former-u-s-amateur-champion-gets-first-pro-win-as-two-players-earn-spots-on-liv-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/302102\/","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Amateur Champion Gets First Pro Win As Two Players Earn Spots on LIV Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Perez<\/a> and Laurie Canter<\/a> won\u2019t be the only players to join or re-join LIV Golf next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Saturday at the Asian Tour\u2019s Saudi International, Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe and Yosuki Asaji of Japan finished atop the circuit\u2019s season-long standings, earning two spots on LIV in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously, very thankful,\u201d said Vincent, who was part of LIV in 2024 but was relegated from the Saudi-backed circuit. \u201cIt\u2019s great that this has worked out for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the winner of the Saudi International is LIV golfer Josele Ballester of Spain. The 22-year-old former Arizona State Sun Devil, who won the 2024 U.S. Amateur, claimed his first professional title by three strokes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLike at the end of the day, being a young boy dreaming about this moment, winning your first professional career, this is why I worked so hard every day,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been really cool to finally get this done. It\u2019s going to make me keep working even harder to accomplish all the things I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the leaderboard, Anthony Kim was T5, eight strokes behind Ballester. It\u2019s the 40-year-old American\u2019s best finish since returning to golf last year, playing on LIV, after a 12-year stretch away from the sport. <\/p>\n

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