LIV Golf player John Catlin loses once again despite putting himself in contention at The Black Mountain Championship

LIV Golf reserve golfer John Catlin has missed out on a victory at the 2024 Black Mountain Championship. He was competing in the fifth event of the 10-tournament International Series and is looking to earn a card for the 2025 LIV Golf season.

Catlin got himself in contention to win but lost in the playoff to Michael Maguire. The LIV Golf reserve golfer scored a birdie on the first playoff hole while Maguire matched him by draining a 20-footer birdie. Maguire kept the momentum in the second playoff hole and scored a par, while Catlin missed his 15-footer par to finish second.

Unfortunately, this was Catlin's second playoff defeat, as he lost the International Series in Morroco earlier this year in the playoff. Hence, this defeat has left the American golfer disappointed as he feels he didn't do much wrong.

"I mean, it kind of feels like Morocco, like I really didn’t do that much wrong, and here I am standing on the wrong side of it, so it is what it is," Catlin was quoted as saying by livgolf.com.

John Catlin left disappointed after losing the Black Mountain Championship in the playoff. Source: Imagn.

"I kind of kept telling myself I was like, 'Michael’s kind of pushing me,' like I could feel that. Like, he kept holing good putts and hitting good shots in there, and I kind of used that. I was like, 'Okay, he’s gonna push me on, I gotta keep staying strong,'" the LIV Golf reserve said.

John Catlin has represented Crushers GC, Smash GC, and Legion XIII as a reserve in the 2024 LIV Golf season. He showcased some incredible skills with a best finish of T7 at LIV Golf Nashville.

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Can John Catlin qualify for 2025 LIV Golf?

John Catlin is leading the International Series rankings after his second-place finish at the 2024 Black Mountain Championship. The top-ranked golfer at the end of the 10 International series events will receive a LIV Golf card for the 2025 season, while the next seven golfers will earn an entry into the second round of the innovative season-ending LIV Golf Promotions event.

The Asian Tour winners and the next 31 ranked golfers from the International Series will play in the first round of the innovative tournament, which offers three spots for the upcoming LIV Golf season.

Here are the current top 40 ranked golfers in the International Series.

1. John Catlin – 810.88
2. Ben Campbell – 526.83
3. Peter Uihlein – 448.10
4. Carlos Ortiz – 393.98
5. Michael Maguire – 387.40
6. Caleb Surratt – 286.00
7. David Puig – 253.98
8. Louis Oosthuizen – 220.00
9. Lee Chieh-po – 173.04
10. Andy Sullivan – 173.00
11. Stefano Mazzoli – 166.37
12. Sadom Kaewkanjana – 166.05
13. Lucas Herbert – 159.98
14. Travis Smyth – 149.12
15. Richard T. Lee – 127.64
16. Joaquin Niemann – 126.00
17. Maverick Antcliff – 124.98
18. Suteepat Prateeptienchai – 117.73
19. Mito Pereira – 116.41
20. Eugenio Chacarra – 113.00
21. Patrick Reed – 100.00
22. Bjorn Hellgren – 95.47
23. David Boriboonsub – 90.56
24. Sampson Zheng – 82.87
25. Harold Varner III – 82.87
26. Scott Vincent – 80.74
27. Mingyu Cho – 79.48
28. Gaganjeet Bhullar – 78.64
29. Jeunghun Wang – 77.38
30. Kieran Vincent – 75.66
31. Sarit Suwannarut – 75.29
32. Jinichiro Kozuma – 73.56
33. Gunn Charoenkul – 71.23
34. Kristoffer Broberg – 69.60
35. Jonathan Wijono – 69.30
36. Jason Kokrak – 68.53
37. Martin Trainer – 68.53
38. Sihwan Kim – 68.10
39. Branden Grace – 62.25
40. Pavit Tangkamolprasert – 61.91