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PGA Tour Most Underrated: No. 12 Abraham Ancer

By Tim Letcher

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 15: Abraham Ancer of Mexico reacts after holing out from the 14th fairway for a double eagle during the second round of THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT at The Summit Club on October 15, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 15: Abraham Ancer of Mexico reacts after holing out from the 14th fairway for a double eagle during the second round of THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT at The Summit Club on October 15, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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On the PGA Tour, there are players who are underrated and those who are overrated. In our latest series here at Pro Golf Now, we will take a look at which players fit best into those categories. Coming in at No. 12 on the underrated list is Abraham Ancer. For some reason, people do not seem to appreciate just how good Ancer is.

For our criteria, we are keeping it pretty simple. It’s all about winning, so the players will be ranked on how often they win in relation to how many starts they have made, with major championships taken into consideration. FedEx Cup finishes are also among the criteria.

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After taking those things into consideration, the perception of a particular player will be considered. Finally, the opinion of yours truly will be the deciding factor.

The numbers on Ancer don’t lie.

He has a win and has moved himself into 14th place in the Official World Golf Rankings. He finished ninth in the FedEx Cup standings last year.

And Ancer seemingly finds himself in the mix a lot. Over the past three seasons, he has made 74 starts and has been in the Top 25 in exactly half of those starts (37 times). He has 13 Top 10s, four runner-ups and a win under his belt.

That win happened to be a big one. While it wasn’t a major, it was a World Golf Championship. Ancer took home the title at the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, beating a very strong field in Memphis.

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He’s still just 30 years old and his best golf is still ahead of him. Yet when people talk about Ancer, they don’t give him the respect he deserves.

If you want to know how good this guy is, take a look at the OWGR. He’s just behind Brooks Koepka in the standings. He’s ahead of Harris English, Daniel Berger, Viktork Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Sam Burns. To put it bluntly, this guy is good.

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