[Photo: Jonathan Bachman]
Michael La Sasso, the reigning NCAA individual champion currently in his senior year at the University of Mississippi, has made an enormous career decision, it was announced overnight (Australian time).
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La Sasso, 21, has joined LIV Golf, signing with Phil Mickelson’s HyFlyers GC ahead of LIV’s season-opener next month in Riyadh. This decision means La Sasso must now forfeit his remaining college eligibility, bringing an end to a decorated college career that included the NCAA individual title, two other individual wins and being named a Haskins Award finalist for the 2024-2025 season.
Even more stunning, though, is that La Sasso will now forfeit his Masters exemption, which he earned via his victory at La Costa last May. Augusta National invites the current NCAA Division I Men’s Individual Champion, provided they remain amateur. La Sasso’s move to LIV means he is turning professional.
Welcome to the team, 2025 NCAA Individual Champion, Michael La Sasso!#HyFlyersGC #LIVGolf #michaellasasso pic.twitter.com/VzhNXFB6FU
— HyFlyers GC (@HyFlyers_GC) January 20, 2026
La Sasso joins Mickelson, Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale on the HyFlyers roster, a squad that is still in search of their first team victory on the Saudi-backed circuit.
