2024 Season in Review: Fireballs GC
Fireballs GC hit a high point in 2024 when it won LIV Golf Andalucía in Spain at Valderrama
Fourth in a series of stories reviewing the 2024 season for each of the 13 LIV Golf League teams.
Previous reviews: 4Aces | Cleeks | Crushers
FIREBALLS QUICK REVIEW
TEAM
The high point of the season came in their home tournament in Andalucía in Spain with a sweep of both the team and individual trophies via playoffs, with captain Sergio Garcia winning his first LIV Golf title at his favorite course, Valderrama. The Fireballs added three more podium finishes but lost a heartbreaking matchup to eventual champion Ripper GC in the Team Championship semifinals.
PLAYERS (final points ranking)
Sergio Garcia (3): At age 44, he enjoyed arguably his most impressive year since his Masters-winning year of 2017. Besides his win at Valderrama, he made two other playoffs, and then moved into the bonus-paying third position in the Individual Championship with a clutch performance in Chicago.
Abraham Ancer (12): Won his first LIV Golf individual title in Hong Kong via playoff to start a stretch of four consecutive top-10 finishes. Finished with points (top 24) in 11 of 13 regular-season tournaments. A very solid, consistent year.
David Puig (26): Made the podium for the first time in his LIV Golf career with a T3 in Houston, but it was a strange season in which he played much better in his non-LIV Golf starts, with one win and four other top-5 finishes. Oh, he’s still just 22.
Eugenio Chacarra (39): Fought hard to find his groove with a series of adjustments but it never came together for the 24-year-old. His best result was a T12 at Andalucía to contribute to the team’s win.
TEAM OVERVIEW
Wins: 1
Podiums: 4
Points Finishes: 12
Seed: 6th
Team Championship: 6th
COUNTING SCORES (league ranking)
Round 1: 99 under (3rd)
Round 2: 99 under (6th)
Round 3: 91 under (3rd)
Total: 289 under (4th)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Swept both the team and individual titles in front of home fans at LIV Golf Andalucía
- Garcia finishing 3rd in the Individual Championship standings, earning the final spot on the season-long podium
- Garcia won first career LIV Golf title at Andalucía in a playoff, and competed in two other playoffs, finishing runner-up in Mayakoba and Miami
- Ancer won first career LIV Golf title via playoff in Hong Kong
- Puig’s T3 in Houston is his best-ever LIV Golf individual tournament result
- Team finished with points in all but one tournament this season
- Beyond LIV Golf, Puig won his second professional title at the Malaysian Open in February
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Quarterfinals: Defeated Majesticks, 3-0. Chacarra defeated Stenson, 19 holes. Puig defeated Poulter, 3 and 2. Garcia-Ancer def. Westwood-Horsfield, 2 and 1.
Semifinals: Lost to Rippers, 2-1. Chacarra lost to Leishman, 19 holes. Puig lost to Herbert, 1 up. Garcia-Ancer defeated Smith-Jones, 3 and 1.
Finals (Tier 2): 6th at 14 under. Garcia 66, Ancer 68, Chacarra 69, Puig 71.
REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
EVENT
TEAM
Garcia
Ancer
Puig
Chacarra
Mayakoba
6
2
T28
T38
T32
Las Vegas
T7
T26
T21
T15
T30
Jeddah
T6
T15
T12
T15
T48
Hong Kong
6
T38
1
T34
T15
Miami
T4
2
T9
T39
T39
Adelaide
10
T40
T9
T40
45
Singapore
T2
T14
T10
T27
T10
Houston
T2
5
T24
T3
41
Nashville
8
T18
T18
T50
T18
Andalucía
1
1
26
T27
T12
UK
T5
T20
T16
T11
T41
Greenbrier
4
T8
T13
T13
T28
Chicago
3
T2
T11
T20
T40
LEAGUE RANKINGS
STATISTIC
TEAM
Garcia
Ancer
Puig
Chacarra
Fwy Hit
3
4
2
T38
40
Drive Dist.
4
22
T39
6
T11
GIR
5
3
T9
T47
T35
Scrambling
6
2
31
24
39
Putting Avg.
3
T29
T13
7
T43
Birdies Avg.
3
T15
4
5
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