LIV Golf's Mito Pereira makes stunning decision to retire at 30

LIV Golf rival Mito Pereira announced helium was retiring from nonrecreational play connected Monday and volition caput backmost to Chile and absorption connected his idiosyncratic life.

Pereira is lone 30 years old. He joined LIV Golf successful 2023 and was connected Torque GC with chap Chilean play prima Joaquin Niemann.

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Mito Pereira plays his changeable from the ninth tee during the archetypal circular of the LIV Golf Bedminster play tourney astatine Trump National Bedminster connected Aug. 11, 2023. (Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)

"I’m penning these lines to stock that, aft a play of reflection, I person decided to bring my vocation arsenic a nonrecreational golfer to an end," helium said successful a connection posted to Instagram. "This was not a determination made overnight, but 1 I person been thoughtfully considering for immoderate time, waiting for the close infinitesimal to pass it.

"After galore years connected to this beauteous sport, priorities people evolve. Today, my main tendency is to measurement distant from changeless travel, instrumentality to Chile, and absorption connected my idiosyncratic life.

"Golf played a cardinal relation successful my life. It allowed maine to turn some personally and professionally, to conscionable unthinkable people, acquisition antithetic cultures, and acceptable goals—most of which I was fortunate capable to achieve—taking steps I ne'er imagined possible. I present statesman a caller section feeling happy, motivated, and astatine peace, without urgency astir what the aboriginal whitethorn bring. I simply privation you to cognize that I americium good and arrogant of what I accomplished successful this sport."

Mito Pereira connected the 17th spread astatine The Old White astatine the Greenbrier connected Aug. 18, 2024. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)

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Pereira had 3 Korn Ferry Tour wins earlier helium received his PGA Tour card. He had 8 wins connected the Chilean Tour arsenic well.

He played successful respective majors, tying for 3rd spot successful the 2022 PGA Championship. He besides finished tied for 3rd spot successful the Tokyo Olympics, but mislaid a playoff for the bronze medal.

Pereira recalled those moments successful his statement.

"I would similar to convey Anto, my family, and each my friends, some wrong and beyond golf," helium added. "I americium besides profoundly grateful to my manager, coach, team, sponsors who trusted the process, and the galore fans that ever made maine consciousness loved. Throughout this agelong journey, galore radical supported and contributed to my development, and I volition ever beryllium thankful to them.

Mito Pereira looks connected during a LIV Golf Miami signifier circular astatine Trump National Doral connected April 2, 2024.  (Sam Navarro/USA TODAY Sports)

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"I spent galore years surviving distant from home, successful different country, countless weeks successful hotels and airports. Now, the clip has travel to pause. Chile is my spot successful the world, and my household is my crushed for being. Golf taught maine resilience, however to navigate some bully and hard moments, and however to marque subject and goals a mode of life. I judge I americium good prepared for what lies ahead."

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