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Jon Rahm’s Relegated LIV Golf Teammate Kieran Vincent Set For Asian Tour Return
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Relegated LIV Golf player Kieran Vincent will try to win his place back on the lucrative event, but first he must play in the Asian Tour – which is where players that drop out of LIV Golf are then offered a place.
Kieran Vincent Will Head To The Asian Tour To Try and Win Back His LIV Golf Place
Despite Jon Rahm winning the 2024 LIV Golf individual event and his team Legion XIII finishing second in the table with 200 points – one of his teammates – Kieran Vincent faced LIV Golf relegation after banking just 2.75 points last season.
Due to the LIV Golf rules, those at the foot of the table at the end of the season will be relegated out, with new players found or getting promoted from other tours.
One of those ‘other tours’ is the Asian Tour, where there is an agreement between the Saudi-backed LIV golf that any relegated players will have the option to play at the following season.
This is exactly what Kieran Vincent is said he’ll do – after getting relegated along with his brother Scott Vincent, Braden Grace and Kalle Samooja.
The good news for Zimbabwean golfer Kieran Vincent is that the player that ends up top of the International Series on the Asian Tour at the end of the year will also win a place to LIV if they want it.
Meaning there is a way back to LIV for Vincent and his fellow relegated players.
Vincent had been on the Legion XIII LIV golf team along with former world number one Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Caleb Surratt, but this trio will now be on the hunt for a new fourth man.
While the relegated man had also featured in all three of the previous LIV golf campaigns.
Having been in action at the Andalucia Masters recently, Rahm – who is heading the search – has already said to have his eye on some replacements for his LIV Golf team.
Kieran Vincent said.
“I really enjoyed my time out there, especially with the group of guys that I had.
“They just made it so awesome. If there is any way of being able to get back out there, why wouldn’t I do it? I want to do the best I can, and I always do but having the availability of six events which is more than half a season, and with two good weeks suddenly, things can change.
“That is definitely on the forefront of my mind. But it is also about figuring out how I can continue to keep getting better, and how I can continue to use what I have learned to help me get better. That is also something I am trying to do for the rest of the season.”
Jon Rahm also said on Kieran Vincent’s LIV golf relegation that he’s “got my phone number” if he needs anything or advice.
With the Spaniard adding.
“We’ve shared a lot this year, and whenever you compete as a team, that just doesn’t go away. Unfortunately, he didn’t play his best. He’s extremely talented and capable of a lot more than he showed this year, which is the cruel reality of LIV Golf. But if I’m not mistaken he still has a chance.”