KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia -- Abraham Ancer of Mexico closed with a 2-under 68 for a 2-shot victory over Cameron Young in the Saudi International on Sunday.
Ancer capped off a wire-to-wire victory, which featured a majority of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league. It was his third worldwide victory.
Young, the PGA Tour rookie of the year, received a release to compete in the Asian Tour event. It was his sixth runner-up finish in the past 16 months. He caught Ancer briefly on the front nine until a 2-shot swing on the eighth hole -- Ancer made birdie, Young made a bogey -- that restored Ancer's 2-shot lead.
Lucas Herbert of Australia had a 65 and finished third.
Young now heads to back-to-back elevated events on the PGA Tour in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Ancer, who joined LIV last summer, has two weeks off before LIV Golf begins its second season.