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Luis Masaveu
Spanish professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis Masaveu Roncal (born 17 December 2002) is a Spanish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player.
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Amateur career
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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.[1]
He represented Spain twice at the Eisenhower Trophy, and won the European Amateur Team Championship twice, in 2022 and 2023.[2]
Masaveu won low amateur honors at the European Tour's Open de España twice, in 2022 and 2024. In the 2022 edition, he finished 34th.[3]
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.[4]
His coach is Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño.[3]
Masaveu finished 3rd in the European Tour's inaugural Global Amateur Pathway ranking to earn Challenge Tour status for 2025.[5]
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Professional career
Masaveu turned professional in 2024. He tied for 9th at the 2024 International Series Qatar before signing on with Sergio García's team for the 2025 LIV Golf League.[6] He left LIV after 9 events and $1.5m in individual earnings, having helped García's Fireballs GC to three straight team victories.[7]
Masaveu joined the Challenge Tour, where his best result of the season was a tie for 3rd at the Challenge de España in Girona.[8]
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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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