Bryson DeChambeau gained each the person and group titles at LIV Golf Korea, holing a 48-foot birdie putt on No. 17 en path to a 66 on Sunday to complete the match at 19-under 197.
The person win was DeChambeau’s third on the LIV circuit however his first on the season. He needed to maintain off Charles Howell III, his Crushers GC teammate, who shot a 9-under 63 to complete second, two photographs again.
“Charles and I had an amazing battle on the market,” mentioned DeChambeau, who gained $4 million. “He by no means wavered at the moment. It was enjoyable and we had a good time at the moment, but it surely was intense. Tremendous-intense.”
DeChambeau hadn’t had a lot luck in Sunday rounds recently. He held 36-hole leads on the previous two LIV Golf occasions — first in Miami, then in Mexico Metropolis — and was atop the leaderboard on the Masters with 16 holes left, however hadn’t been capable of seize a trophy.
Howell performed the primary 9 on Sunday at 4 below, lowering DeChambeau’s result in a single stroke on the flip.
However after muddling via the entrance 9 at even par, DeChambeau closed with six birdies. That was what he wanted to thwart the cost from Howell, who made birdie on 5 consecutive holes from Nos. 11 via 15 — leaving them tied at 17 below with three holes to go.
Howell bogeyed the par 5 No. 16 and completed with a birdie on the ultimate gap, however DeChambeau’s 48-foot birdie putt on No. 17, adopted by a birdie on the ultimate gap, gave him the win.
“I really feel like I have been taking part in some nice golf, however I simply have not gotten the job completed,” DeChambeau mentioned. “That was numerous rigidity. Simply glad I used to be capable of step as much as the plate and get it completed.”
Howell made his first look on the rostrum since he gained LIV Gold Mayakoba in 2023.
“I knew at the moment could be a tricky day to catch Bryson and even to attempt to beat him, however I gave it my finest,” Howell mentioned. “I positively would’ve thought 9-under would have completed it, and clearly it did not. … Any time you shoot 9-under par within the final group and you continue to do not win, it is a powerful day.”
The Crushers additionally have been aided by Paul Casey (67 on Sunday) and Anirban Lahiri, who recovered from a disastrous 79 on Saturday to shoot 72. The group was 20 below par on Sunday as a gaggle and defeated Smash GC by 9 photographs.
“Charles and Bryson gained this for us,” Casey mentioned. “Our job was to not mess it up, if I am being trustworthy.”
Again on the person facet, Talor Gooch shot a 6-under 66 to complete 14 below and in third place.
Thomas Pieters (68) and Patrick Reed (65) tied for fourth, 9 strokes off the tempo.
Matthew Wolff was alone in sixth place after a spherical of 67, sitting 10 strokes behind DeChambeau.
DeChambeau will be part of what’s more likely to be 13 different gamers from LIV Golf within the PGA Championship at Quail Hole Membership on Might 15-18. DeChambeau was runner-up to Xander Schauffele within the PGA Championship final yr.
The Related Press and Area Stage Media contributed to this report.
