Brooks Koepka defeated Jon Rahm in a playoff at LIV Golf Greenbrier to win for the fifth time on this league. It’s his second victory in 2024 after he gained LIV Singapore earlier this season.
He fired off a bogey-free 7-under 63 to get to 19-under total to drive a playoff with Jon Rahm.
It took only one additional gap to safe the win as he made par on the 18th.
Rahm hit his tee shot over the inexperienced and right into a bunker, which gave him a tricky shot to stand up and down. He had 25 ft for par and missed the putt because the ball grazed the sting of the cup.
“I feel that is most likely my favourite one [wins]. It’s at all times good while you battle good gamers,” Koepka mentioned after he gained on Sunday. “I battled Gooch for some time final yr. It felt like each match, however Jon is a hell of a participant. For no matter cause he’s at all times obtained the higher of me a little bit bit as of late. So it feels good to get one.”
Kopeka opened his spherical by making birdie on three of his first 4 holes. He added his fourth birdie on the par-4 seventh. Then the previous FSU golfer made three in a row at holes 12-14 to get to 7-under.
He got here house with 4 straight pars. As for Rahm, he birdied the primary and fourth holes. His third got here on the par-3 eighth. Rahm made an eagle on the par-5 twelfth and a birdie to shut the day.
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Koepka’s Smash GC helped sweep the LIV Greenbrier occasion, successful the staff portion by three strokes at 53-under.
Ripper GC got here in second at 50-under total. Rahm’s Legion XIII was third at 42-under, and Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC completed fourth at 40-under. To spherical out the highest 5 was Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC at 36-under.
Koepka’s teammate, Jason Kokark, additionally shot a 7-under 63 on Sunday to say solo third and one shot again.
Marc Leishman and Richard Bland tied for fourth at 17-under total.
Talor Gooch posted Smash GC’s third-best rating as he was T11 and 13-under. John Catlin rounded out the staff in T37 with a 5-under complete.
Smash GC additionally earned its second staff victory after successful LIV Las Vegas in February. Now, they sit in fourth place behind Ripper GC in third, Legion XIII in second and Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC in first.
Koepka is No. 7 within the particular person race heading into the final occasion of 2024, the Particular person Championship at LIV Chicago on Sept. 13-15. Rahm at the moment leads with Joaquin Niemann in second and fellow Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton in third.
After Chicago, LIV Golf will host the Group Championship occasion in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 20-22 to find out their 2024 season-long winner.
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