GAINESVILLE, Va. — In a last spherical wherein a number of of LIV Golf’s most recognizable names challenged for his or her first particular person title since becoming a member of the league, the champion standing atop the rostrum Sunday evening at LIV Golf Virginia was a repeat and acquainted performer.
Torque GC captain Joaquin Niemann continued his domination of the 2025 season, successful for the fourth time within the first eight occasions after a scorching bogey-free 8-under 63. With the victory, the 26-year-old Niemann turns into the winningest particular person golfer in LIV Golf historical past with six wins, all in his final 21 regular-season begins.
“Fairly cool to be on this place, on this place proper now,” stated Niemann after ending at 15 beneath, one shot higher than Graeme McDowell and Anirban Lahiri. “I’m fairly grateful.”
Niemann, the present particular person factors chief, wasn’t alone in setting information at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership. Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC received their second consecutive crew title by two strokes over 4Aces GC, and within the course of turned the league’s all-time winningest crew with eight victories, together with the 2023 Workforce Championship.
“I didn’t know [we’d] received eight occasions, which is fairly cool,” stated DeChambeau, who shot 65 to go together with the 68s shot by Lahiri, Paul Casey and Charles Howell III. “It’s a testomony to those guys. The roster hasn’t modified.”
Sunday’s last spherical not solely included two separate rain delays however quite a few compelling storylines, with main winners equivalent to McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer every vying for his or her first LIV Golf particular person title. So was Lahiri, the 36-hole chief searching for his first worldwide win in 10 years.
It additionally included a few 9-under 62s by Lee Westwood and Ben Campbell, the latter setting a LIV Golf single-round report with seven consecutive birdies. There have been additionally loads of spectacular pictures, together with Mickelson’s side-facing 120-degree backward chip out of heavy greenside tough for a hole-out birdie late in his spherical.
“Classic Phil,” famous DeChambeau, who had a close-up view in the identical group. “Acquired to be one of many best pictures I’ve ever seen in my complete life.”
“One among my higher ones,” Mickelson stated with an understated grin.
In the meantime, throughout one 60-second stretch of motion, DeChambeau chipped in for birdie on the sixteenth gap for the second time this week, whereas Thomas Pieters of 4Aces GC buried a 62-1/2-foot birdie putt. Niemann, Watson and Lahiri had been additionally making birdies.
At that time, six gamers had been tied at 13 beneath with just some holes left within the spherical. However Niemann was to not be denied. He got here out of the second climate delay on fireplace, making 4 consecutive birdies from holes 14-17. None of his chasers might hold tempo.
It was a continuation of his final-round dominance in his 4 wins, wherein he has shot a 27 beneath on these Sundays. The one new factor this Sunday was the placement of his victory — it was Niemann’s first LIV Golf win within the U.S. His earlier wins this season had been in Adelaide, Singapore and Mexico Metropolis; final yr, he received in Mayakoba and Jeddah.
“He’s simply so good,” stated McDowell, who shot a second consecutive 66 for his first podium end. “He’s an absolute top-10 participant on the earth. You would argue high 5. Phenomenal, phenomenal participant.”
Likewise, the Crushers are an outstanding crew.
Though upset they weren’t capable of sweep each trophies on Sunday, DeChambeau’s present high kind (high 5 finishes in every of his final six worldwide begins, together with two majors) and his veteran teammates’ rotating help — it was Howell who pushed DeChambeau to his first win of the season final month at LIV Golf Korea — have them eyeing the highest seed for the second consecutive yr. They moved into second place behind Legion XIII.
Stated DeChambeau: “We’re a beast of a crew.”
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 entails all 4 scores now counting in each spherical within the crew competitors. Listed here are the outcomes and scores for every crew after Sunday’s Spherical 3 of LIV Golf Virginia.
1. CRUSHERS GC -36 (DeChambeau 65, Casey 68, Howell III 68, Lahiri 68: Rd. 3 rating: -15)
2. 4ACES GC -34 (Pieters 63, Johnson 66, Reed 66, Varner III 68: Rd. 3 rating: -21)
3. SMASH GC -31 (McDowell 66, Gooch 67, Koepka 69, Kokrak 71: Rd. 3 rating: -11)
4. TORQUE GC -25 (Niemann 63, Muñoz 66, Ortiz 68, Pereira 74: Rd. 3 rating: -13)
5. RANGEGOATS GC -24 (Campbell 62, Watson 67, Uihlein 68, Schniederjans 71: Rd. 3 rating: -16)
6. LEGION XIII -21 (Hatton 65, Surratt 67, McKibbin 68, Rahm 68: Rd. 3 rating: -16)
7. STINGER GC -20 (Burmester 66, Grace 68, Schwartzel 70, Oosthuizen 71: Rd. 3 rating: -9)
8. HYFLYERS GC -19 (Steele 64, Mickelson 65, Ogletree 68, Tringale 68: Rd. 3 rating: -19)
9. CLEEKS GOLF CLUB -14 (Bland 65, Kaymer 70, Meronk 70, Kjettrup 74: Rd. 3 rating: -5)
10. IRON HEADS GC -8 (Kozuma 64, Na 67, Jang 72, Lee 73: Rd. 3 rating: -8)
11. MAJESTICKS GC -6 (Westwood 62, Poulter 66, Stenson 68, Horsfield 70: Rd. 3 rating: -18)
12. RIPPER GC -4 (Leishman 66, Herbert 68, Smith 68, Jones 70: Rd. 3 rating: -12)
13. FIREBALLS GC -4 (Garcia 64, Ancer 68, Masaveu 71, Ballester 73: Rd. 3 rating: -8)
Wild Playing cards: Kim 70, C. Lee 73
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.
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