Jose Luis Ballester
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Ballester Gives Spain First US Amateur champion

How about celebrating your 21st birthday and hoisting the Havemeyer Trophy on the same day? That’s what Jose Luis Ballester, of Spain, experienced on a glorious Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club. But the 2-up win over Noah Kent in the 36-hole final of the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship nearly had his opponent blow out the candles before making his ultimate wish.

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Ballester Gives Spain First US Amateur champion
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Kent to face Ballester in America v Europe US Amateur Final

The Ryder Cup Matches are returning to Hazeltine National Golf Club in 2029, so perhaps it’s appropriate that Sunday’s 36-hole championship match of the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship on the Robert Trent Jones Sr. design will feature a United States vs. Europe showdown.

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Kent to face Ballester in America v Europe US Amateur Final