Kieran Vincent: 15 Things You Didn't Know About The LIV Golfer

Kieran Vincent is an up-and-coming Zimbabwean pro who plays on Jon Rahm's team in the LIV Golf League

Kieran Vincent plays an iron shot
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Get to know Zimbabwean pro Kieran Vincent better - with the Asian Tour winner joining Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team in 2024.

1. He is from Harare, Zimbabwe.

2. Kieran started playing golf at the age of 3.

3. His older brother, Scott Vincent, is a professional golfer, and he also plays in the LIV Golf League. Scott is five years Kieran's elder and has five pro wins including three on the Japan Golf Tour.

4. He won the Chapman Grand Slam in both 2018 and 2019, a high level amateur tournament hosted at Chapman Golf Club in Harare, Zimbabwe.

5. He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

6. While at college, he won the 2017 Big South Conference Rookie of the Year.

7. He turned professional in 2022.

8. He started out playing on the PGA Tour Canada and the Asian Tour.

9. He is sponsored by Srixon Golf and uses the Japanese brand's equipment.

10. He won his maiden pro title at the Asian Tour's International Series Vietnam.

11. He earned his LIV Golf spot via a playoff at the LIV Promotions event in December 2023, where he took one of the three spots available.

Kieran Vincent holds a medal after qualifying for the LIV Golf League

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12. He joined Jon Rahm's Legion XIII LIV Golf team alongside Tyrrell Hatton and Caleb Surratt.

13. His career-best world ranking is 396th.

14. He is a christian.

15. His older brother Scott paid for his Asian Tour membership in 2023 without Kieran's knowledge.

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV