Just as Jon Rahm did, Arizona State’s last great project, from the famous Devils, Josele Ballester this Thursday starts in the PGA Tour, the great US circuit. The last of the jewels of a factory, the Spanish, without world comparison, brand new winner of the US Amateur, the University, even in the amateur field because he wants to finish the race, has not been seduced by all the offers that sought to accelerate his professionalism , stadium that has already visited sporadically in the British Open, and that will now step on the Phoenix Open.
The West Management is a unique tournament. It usually coincides with the weekend of the Super Bowl, it takes place in a festive atmosphere, sometimes too much as last year when in its famous hole 16, a tribune of almost 4,000 people, a woman rushed from the stands, there were fights between Fans, skimmed jumped, other drunks urinated in the field and the sale of beer was suspended at times. But outside this riot it is a one -piece tournament.
In addition to the bustle, more than 719,000 people passed through the Stadium of Scottsdale in 2019, record year, the payroll of players is outstanding. Starting with the world number 1, Scottie Scheffler, defender of the title, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Max Homa and several of the players who have marked the rhythm at the beginning of 2025. Next to all of them will be Josele Ballester, whose end of Winter and spring will be demanding, combining the amateur field with the professional.
“It will be a very fun year, but difficult. I am finishing the race and end the team that makes me excited, but at the same time competing with the best in the world in Phoenix, Mexico and Augusta. I will go a couple of times to train it . indicated. The US Open will also play before becoming professional.
The son of two Olympics, his father José Luis, swimmer in Seoul 88; His mother, Sonia Barrio, Oro in Barcelona 92 in Hockey, now fights for being the first golfer of his university that via the classification that the PGA Tour was invented directly by merit to the Great League. Another success of the agreement between the Spanish Federation and Arizona State. “” For me it is a pride to follow the steps of Rahm, Puig, Alejandro del Rey, “he says.