At 21, Angel Ayora has only started his journey as a pro golfer. He became a full-time member of the DP World Tour in 2025. And the Spanish youngster worked hard by playing 31 events throughout the season, looking for his first win in Europe. That is probably what impressed Sergio Garcia & Co. as they were looking to add a fellow countryman to their roster. Unfortunately, playing for LIV Golf was never on Ayora’s checklist.

In an interview for Today’s Golfer with Ben Parsons, Ayora admitted, “I had the chance to go there. I told [Garcia] it was a pleasure for me to be a part of his team, but I told him my dream is to play on the PGA Tour, so I’m going to try to keep this path.”

“I want to be at the top 50 in the world, and I want to play the majors and everything, so I think the right path for me is to stay here on DP and trying to get a PGA Tour card and play there. That’s what I want to do, so I’m going to fight for that.”

It seems Ayora wants to follow the same path as Marco Penge, as he wants to earn his way into the PGA Tour. He got incredibly close to getting his card in 2025 itself as he finished 20th on the R2DR leaderboard.

Ayora also mentioned that he wants to be in the top-50 in the world. With LIV Golf’s OWGR status still unconfirmed, Scott O’Neil & Co. are continuing to lose out on great talents. They have already faced quite a few rejections from PGA Tour pros in the last couple of months.

That said, Ayora has gotten on the path to earning a PGA Tour membership early this year. Let’s look at how he has been performing.

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After rejecting Sergio Garcia, Angel Ayora sets his sights on PGA Tour membership in 2027

Angel Ayora was prolific on the European Tour last season. In the 31 events he played, he only missed the cut five times. Along the way, the Spaniard also secured ten top-10 finishes. He maintained an average finishing position of 34th position throughout the season and ended 20th on the Race To Dubai Rankings.

The 21-year-old has had a great start to the 2026 season as well. He has already played four events, with his best performance being a 8th place finish in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Playing against a strong field that included Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, & Co., he finished at T13 at Dubai Creek Resort. After his great finish in the 2026 Dubai Invitational, Ayora will be eager to put on a good show on his debut at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.