JEDDAH: Abraham Ancer completed the first ever pillar to post victory in the $5 million PIF Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers on Sunday, closing with a 68 to card a record equaling 19 under par for the tournament, two ahead of American Cameron Young.
The 31-year-old Mexican conducted a masterclass in front running at the Asian Tour’s season-opening event, adding the title to his WGC-FedEx St.
Jude Invitational win in 2021. “That was my first ever wire-to-wire win,” said Ancer, whose steadiness at the helm was made possible by a solid, repeatable golf swing and sound putting stroke. “I just didn’t think about where I was on the leaderboard.
I just felt like I just want to do that again. I played really good the first round, and I just felt like I wanted to keep that going. “I kept telling myself, just imagine if I was in like 20th place and just got to go out there and shoot a low one.