Ancer was born in McAllen, Texas, raised in Reynosa , Mexico, and holds American and Mexican dual citizenship. He played college golf at Odessa College and the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with a degree in general studies in 2013 .
Ancer was a first-team All-American during his year at Odessa and finished second in the Junior College National Golf Championship. At Oklahoma, he had the sixth-lowest scoring average in Oklahoma history with 72.03, while winning twice, seeing his greatest success in his first year. For his entire career, he was second in all-time scoring average.
Ancer turned professional in 2013. In December 2014 Web.com he finished 35th in the Tour Qualifying School final stage. took place. In 2015 Web.com he played on the Tour and finished second at the Brazilian Championships in March and won the Nova Scotia Open in July .
He finished 11th on the regular season money list and earned a PGA Tour card for the 2016 season . Ancer in his rookie year, FedEx St. He failed to produce a consistent performance at the Jude Classic, finishing T-18 with a best finish of . 190 in FedEx Cup points. he finished and was unable to retain his card for the 2017 season, making him Web.com he sent it back to the Tour.
