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LIV Golf players have been granted a formal qualification pathway to The Open, allowing tour members to earn spots through designated events and rankings. The move reshapes access and stokes debate across professional golf.
Full 2025 Walker Cup rosters released with world rankings and bios for all 20 players. Team lineups, recent form and key matchups detailed as captains finalize squads for the amateur international showdown.
Jose Luis Ballester, the newly crowned U.S. Amateur champion from Spain, has officially stepped into the spotlight by joining LIV Golf. At just 21 years old and fresh from his stunning victory at Cherry Hills, this rising star is set to shake up the professional golf scene and leave a lasting mark in the upcoming season
Nine collegiate golfers have secured invitations to the 2024 Masters Tournament by finishing among the top 50 in the final World Amateur Golf Ranking. Leading the qualifiers is University of California, Los Angeles’s Jinichiro Kozuma at No. 6, followed by University of Texas’s Pierceson Coody at No. 8. Other notable qualifiers include University of North Carolina’s George Bryan IV (No. 11), Stanford University’s Ethan Ng (No. 15), and University of Oklahoma’s Quade Cummins (No. 18).
Golf Digest surveyed Jose Luis Ballester before and after he switched to his new club. They found that immediately he gained ten yards and had zero mishits on the third hole. He is optimistic that with continued practice he will see continued improvement. Ballester added, “The new 3-wood provides me with improved distance, accuracy, and forgiveness, which allows me to better execute my shots and take advantage of scoring opportunities.”
