Confirmed: Sergio Garcia announces new LIV Golf teammate
Sergio Garcia has confirmed his LIV Golf team have signed the highly-rated Spanish youngster Luis Masaveu to his Fireballs team.
Sergio Garcia has a new LIV Golf teammate.
The former Masters champion confirmed on 10 January that his Fireballs team have signed the highly-rated Spanish youngster Luis Masaveu.
Masaveu, 22, only turned professional last October after an impressive amateur career which saw him reach the semi-finals of the 2024 U.S. Amateur.
He also made the cut at the 2024 Open at Royal Troon and was the low amateur at the Spanish Open in Madrid.
Masaveu replaces Eugenio Chacarra on the Fireballs after Garcia decided to get rid of the 24-year-old at the end of last year's campaign.
Former PGA Tour pro Abraham Ancer and rising talent David Puig are the other two players on the Fireballs.
"I am super excited to have Luis with us for many reasons, not only because he's a good looking young star but he's a world class person and that's what we love on Fireballs," Garcia told GolfMagic Editor Andy Roberts.
"This is what we try to have. I'm super excited, he has a lot of potential and I think he fits perfectly with the team."
Garcia added: "He's a great kid and a wonderful player. Obviously it's his first year as a pro and coming in and playing with the big guns, I think it's going to be a good learning experience.
"But all three of us, not only myself but Abraham and David, we're going to be there to support him, to cheer him on and make sure that he can enjoy his game and play the way he can play."
Welcome the newest member of the Fireballs GC, Luis Masaveu! pic.twitter.com/vExmeD6wfI
— Fireballs GC (@fireballsgc_) January 10, 2025
Masaveu said he had been watching Garcia since he was a kid in the Ryder Cup and The Masters.
"I'm just really, really happy to be here and I'm just going to try to learn the most I can with him," Masaveu said.
A message from Luis Masaveu to our Fireballs GC fans! pic.twitter.com/B4gKMaIRXc
— Fireballs GC (@fireballsgc_) January 10, 2025
LIV Golf's third full campaign gets underway in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, next month.
The news follows speculation that Jon Rahm has also tapped up Rory McIlroy's protege Tom McKibbin.
It is understood the 22-year-old has agreed to join Rahm's Legion XIII outfit.
McKibbin refused to comment on the unsubstantiated reports when asked about the rumour before the Ryder Cup-style Team Cup.
Elsewhere, Bubba Watson has confirmed Ben Campbell will join his team.
The two-time Masters champion has confirmed he will also have a playing role in 2025 despite previously suggesting he could retire.
Branden Grace has also re-signed with LIV's South African side, Stinger, despite being relegated last season.
Grace's team captain Louis Oosthuizen defended the move.
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