Overview
- Ballester turned professional after capturing the 2024 U.S. Amateur and declined his Korn Ferry Tour membership earned through PGA Tour University.
- The 21-year-old Spaniard will make his debut at this week’s LIV Golf Virginia event at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
- He joins Fireballs GC alongside Abraham Ancer under Sergio Garcia, who has known him since childhood through coach Victor Garcia.
- With David Puig sidelined by a back injury, Luis Masaveu shifts to a reserve role for the Virginia tournament.
- Phil Mickelson praised Ballester’s signing as further proof of LIV Golf’s growing appeal to top young talent worldwide.