three years later mito perera One step away from a major win, the 30-year-old Chilean player announced on social media on Monday that he is retiring from professional golf.
Pereira joined the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League in 2023 and earned more than $11.5 million over three seasons, but this year he finished 51st in the standings and was kicked out of the league.
When asked about Pereira’s plans three weeks ago, his manager said in a message to The Associated Press that Pereira had suffered a broken collarbone in a bicycle accident and was waiting to get fit before thinking about his next move.
“After being associated with this beautiful game for many years, priorities evolve naturally,” Perera said in an Instagram post Which included Spanish and English versions of the letter addressed to “everyone”. “Today, my main desire is to step away from constant travel, return to Chile and focus on my personal life.”
Pereira, who played one year at Texas Tech, is tipped to win the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He took a three-shot lead into the final round and was one shot ahead at the 18th when he aggressively grabbed a driver and put it into a bay.
He double bogeyed and lost one shot from the playoff he won. Justin ThomasThis was the first time since Phil Mickelson At the 2006 US Open at Winged Foot, a player took a one-shot lead on the last hole of a major and lost with a double bogey.
Perera, who was part of the playoff for the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, played for the international team at the Presidents Cup in 2022. He finished the year ranked number 44 when he decided to join fellow Chilean team LIV. joaquin neiman,
In his first year with LIV he had a pair of top threes and finished No. 8, but the following year he remained in the top 48 with only one top 10. His best performance in 2025 was a tie for 13th place.
Perera did not say what he would do next.
“I spent many years away from home in another country, spending countless weeks in hotels and airports,” he wrote. “Now, it’s time to stop. Chile is my place in the world, and my family is the reason I live. Golf taught me resilience, how to deal with both good and difficult moments, and how to make discipline and goals a way of life. I believe I am well prepared for what lies ahead.”
