Abraham Ancer claims maiden LIV Golf title following play-off TRIUMPH in Hong Kong

Abraham Ancer won the first hole of the playoff round to emerge as LIV Golf Hong Kong Champion.

Abraham Ancer claims maiden LIV Golf title following play-off TRIUMPH in Hong Kong

Abraham Ancer (Image via PGA of America)

The LIV Golf Hong Kong event saw several players jump up and down in the leaderboard. In a close fought final round, Abraham Ancer came out on top in a three-hole playoff match after he, Cameron Smith and Paul Casey finished the event while being tied for first place at 13-under.

The Mexican golfer had been on fire from the start and shoot 7 and 8-under respectively in the first two rounds. This saw him enter the final round with a five stroke lead.

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However, things changed quickly on Sunday as he started to struggle a bit. Three bogeys in the final round saw Ancer lose his grip on the lead and allowed Casey and Smith to crawl back in contention.

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In the end he pulled of the win in the first playoff hole while firing a birdie and claimed his first LIV Golf title since joining the PIF-funded tour in 2022.

It also turned out to be an emotional win for him as he recently opened up about the struggles he faced on LIV Golf. Apart from the title, the 33-year-old also claimed the $4 million cheque from the $25 million purse prize.

Abraham Ancer admits things could have gone different in final round

After failing to register a single win in over two years, the pressure was growing on Abraham Ancer to deliver. He finally did so in Hong Kong as despite posting a score of 2-over 72, his previous round showings helped him inch into a play-off round where he emerged victorious. The golfer though admitted that things could have gone different for him.

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Abraham Ancer (Image via Golf Magazine)

After the event, he spoke to the LIV Golf media and claimed he made it hard on himself out there on Sunday.

I made that so hard on myself. The ball striking wasn’t there, but mentally I was really strong. I felt like I was not going to give up. That round could have gone south really quickly and I hit some good bunker shots, some good putts that I needed to just kept myself in it. I hit the right shot at the right time there in the play-off.
Abraham Ancer on his victory.

Speaking of the event, Joaquin Niemann, the two-time winner this year recorded his first career ace at LIV Golf when he carded a hole-in-one at the par-3 eighth hole. He finished tied for fourth while being 12-under along with his teammate Carlos Ortiz.

Meanwhile Kevin Na and Bryson DeChambeau both finished 11-under and tied for sixth. Apart from them eight golfers including Jon Rahm finished tied for eight spot while being 10-under, signaling how tight the event turned out to be.

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