Top amateur Josele Ballester to join LIV Golf and Fireballs GC

PhotobyTylerMcFarland/NCAAPhotosviaGettyImagesItisabusytimerelativetoamateurgolf. TheNCAAChampionshipswrappeduprecentlyandGolf’sLongestDayjusttookplace.Amateurswerefeaturedallovertheplacehere. Newsaroundamateursisfollowingasaresult.ConsiderthatFloridaState’sLukeClantonismakinghisprofessionaldebut,thereforeleavingamateurstatusbehind,thisweekattheRBCCanadianOpen.Timemovesforeveryone. WhileClantongeneratedalotofheadlinesintheamateurgamesodidArizonaState’sJoseleBallester.RumorsbegantoswirlthathewasheadedforaprofessionalcircuitaswellandonWednesdayitwasconfirmedthatheisjoiningLIVGolfandwillbeapartofFireballsGC,theteamledbySergioGarcia. Ballester,likeGarcia,isSpanishandthereforethereisanobviouscommonbondbetweenthem.Sergioseemsratherexcitedtoaddhimtohisgroup. “WeareveryexcitedaboutJoselejoiningtheteam,”saidSergioGarcia,captainofFireballsGC.“Personally,Ihaveknownhim(Josele)sincehecouldpickupagolfclubandhehasworkedwithmyfather(Victor)ashiscoach