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| Luis Masaveu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Luis Masaveu Roncal |
| Born | (2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 22) Madrid, Spain |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 78: 2024 |
Luis Masaveu Roncal (born 17 December 2002) is a Spanish professional golfer and LIV Golf player.
Amateur career
Masaveu had a very successful amateur career and reached a best rank of 16th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He won the 2023 Tailhade Cup in Argentina and the 2024 Portuguese International Amateur Championship. He was runner-up at the 2022 European Nations Cup - Copa Sotogrande, the 2023 Lytham Trophy, and the 2024 Spanish International Amateur Championship, after finishing 3rd in 2022. He reached the semi-finals of the 2024 U.S. Amateur, where he lost to the eventual champion, his compatriot José Luis Ballester.
He represented Spain twice at the Eisenhower Trophy, and won the European Amateur Team Championship twice, in 2022 and 2023.
Masaveu won low amateur honors at the European Tour's Open de España twice, in 2022 and 2024. In the 2022 edition, won by Jon Rahm, he finished 34th.
Masaveu become the first Spanish amateur to make the cut in the Open at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, after earning his spot in the 36-hole Final Qualifying competition at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. He prevailed in a three-for-one play-off for the last of four spots against Branden Grace, despite playing with a spare set of incomplete clubs after his bag was lost.
His coach is Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño.
Professional career
Masaveu turned professional in 2024. He tied for 9th at the International Series Qatar before signing on with Sergio García's team for the 2025 LIV Golf League.
Amateur wins
- 2018 Campeonato R.S.H.E Club de Campo
- 2020 Campeonato R.S.H.E Club de Campo
- 2023 Tailhade Cup (Argentina)
- 2024 Portuguese International Amateur Championship
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Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2021, 2022 (winners), 2023 (winners), 2024
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2022, 2024 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2022, 2023
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2023
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References
- Chakraborty, Suchita (11 January 2025). "Who is Luis Masaveu? Everything about the newest LIV Golf player explored". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Luis Masaveu Roncal". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ^ Leighfield, Jonny (11 January 2025). "Luis Masaveu Facts: 16 Things You Didn't Know About The Spanish LIV Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Luis Masaveu". The R&A. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- "Sergio Garcia completes LIV roster with fellow Spaniard Luis Masaveu". Reuters. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
External links
- Luis Masaveu at the PGA Tour official site
- Luis Masaveu at the European Tour official site
- Luis Masaveu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site