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Ex-LIV Golf star Byeong Hun An announces he has 'found a new job'
Ben An earned playing status on the DP World Tour for 2027

After finishing tied for eighth at the final stage of DP World Tour Q-School, Byeong Hun An has officially secured his next career move.

108 holes of golf concluded on Wednesday at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain, with 20 players earning full status to the DP World Tour. An was one of those, and he shared on X, “Found a new job. DP World Tour here I come.”

The 35-year-old two-time DP World Tour winner, who transitioned from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf earlier this year, was one of five former competitors from the now-defunct league to do so.

An, the former captain of Korea's LIV Golf team, joins Josele Ballester and John Catlin as one of three former rebel tour players to earn DP World Tour playing rights via Q-School.

At just 17 years old, An made history by becoming the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship. He achieved another landmark victory in 2015 as the first Asian golfer to capture the BMW PGA Championship, setting the lowest winning score in the tournament's history. An represented South Korea in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and played for the International Team in the Presidents Cup in both 2019 and 2024.

Ballester earned co-medalist honors after delivering a remarkable 32-under-par performance across six rounds on home soil. Both he and An stood among an elite group of just 14 competitors who consistently recorded sub-70 scores in every round.

An is a former LIV Golf star, and the rebel circuit is in route to liquidation
An is a former LIV Golf star and has now secured his future -Credit:Getty Images

Entering the event as one of Europe's top rising talents, the Spanish golfer continued his strong run after progressing through Q-School's opening stage in early September.

"It's super exciting and I am super proud of the job that myself and my caddie did throughout the week," said Ballester, a winner on the Asian Tour and a former US Amateur champion.

"I've been fortunate to compete on the DP World Tour before and have done all right. I know I can do much better than what I have already but I am excited to have that full year, that full calendar to again prove to myself what I am capable of."

Competition came down to the wire, as Thomas Schmidt and David Lundgren narrowly missed earning a card by just one stroke despite posting impressive 24-under-par totals.

Cameron John landed in third place, building on his momentum from Australia, where he racked up four PGA Tour of Australasia wins over two years.

All 20 players who earned their DP World Tour card received category 18 status. The conditional membership tier offers limited playing opportunities toward the bottom of the tour's priority list.

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