GAINESVILLE, Va. — Joaquin Niemann was as soon as once more the person to emerge from a crowded leaderboard to say victory at LIV Golf Virginia. The Chilean shot an 8-under-63 to earn his sixth LIV Golf win, which is essentially the most of any participant.
On the workforce leaderboard, Crushers GC earned its eighth LIV win, which is essentially the most of any workforce. Crushers GC has now gained back-to-back workforce trophies after ending first at LIV Golf Korea final month. Captain Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri and Charles Howell III have made up the Crushers for the reason that workforce’s inception.
The person leaderboard was jam-packed with superstars, together with HyFlyers GC captain Phil Mickelson and DeChambeau, but additionally featured previous main champions trying to win after lengthy droughts. Smash GC’s Graeme McDowell and RangeGoats GC captain Bubba Watson had been each in competition till the bitter finish. The veterans within the combine performed nicely sufficient, however Niemann confirmed as soon as once more that he’s almost unattainable to beat on Sundays when he’s within the combine.
Lahiri, who was the 36-hole chief, suffered one more heartbreak. He completed in a tie for 2nd after taking pictures a 3-under-68. The runner-up was the fifth in Lahiri’s LIV Golf profession.
Martin Kaymer, the 18-hole co-leader, shot a 1-under-70 to complete tied for eighth — his finest end ever on LIV Golf.
Ben Campbell of RangeGoats GC set a LIV Golf document for consecutive birdies made in a single spherical with seven. The Kiwi birdied the thirteenth gap by way of the primary gap and ended up taking pictures a 62.
Lee Westwood additionally shot 62 to match Campbell’s low spherical of the week. Westwood’s 62 tied his career-low spherical on LIV Golf. Thomas Pieters of 4Aces GC shot an 8-under-63. Jinichiro Kozuma and Brendan Steele additionally had spectacular Sunday performances and every shot 7-under 64’s.
Fourteen LIV gamers will now flip their consideration to the U.S. Open subsequent week at Oakmont Nation Membership earlier than LIV Golf Dallas takes place June 27-29.
TEAM SCORES
LIV Golf’s new scoring format this season now includes all 4 scores now counting in each spherical within the workforce competitors. Listed below are the outcomes and scores for every workforce after Sunday’s Spherical 3 of LIV Golf Virginia.
1. CRUSHERS GC -36
2. 4ACES GC -34
3. SMASH GC -31
4. TORQUE GC -25
5. RANGEGOATS GC -24
6. LEGION XIII -21
7. STINGER GC -20
8. HYFLYERS GC -19
9. CLEEKS GOLF CLUB -14
10. IRON HEADS GC -8
11. MAJESTICKS GC -6
T12. RIPPER GC -4
T12. FIREBALLS GC -4
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.
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