The LIV Golf Series moves to Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago for the fifth tournament, and there’s only one change to the field from the previous event in Boston.
Adrian Otaegui returned to the field at The International while Spaniard David Puig missed out. However, Otaegui finished in a disappointing tie for 45th in that tournament, and makes way for Puig this week. That change marks the only difference in the teams, too, with Puig slotting into Otaegui’s place on Torque GC.
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A total of 22 Major wins are represented in Chicago as the Series continues to benefit from an influx of high-profile names who made their debuts in the previous event, including Open champion Cameron Smith. Meanwhile, Bubba Watson, who served as the non-playing captain of Niblicks GC in Boston continues the role, as well as providing on-air contributions. Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Tringale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri also appear after debuting in the previous tournament. Smith again leads the all-Australian Punch GC alongside Leishman, Matt Jones and Wade Ormsby.
Niemann and Lahiri almost got their LIV Golf careers off to a dream start in Boston, only for former World No.1 Dustin Johnson to claim a dramatic win on the first playoff hole by sinking a lengthy eagle putt as his 4 Aces GC team claimed their third successive victory. That made it a particularly lucrative tournament for the two-time Major winner who, as well as claiming $4m in individual prize money, also won a share of $3m distributed between him and his three teammates, Patrick Reed, Pat Perez and Talor Gooch.
For Johnson, the win was sweeter still as it helped him open up a 17-point lead over Branden Grace in the Individual Point Standings, a system that offers points ranging from 40 for finishing first to one for finishing between 21st and 24th. That’s significant, because the player with the most points after the seven regular season events will be crowned Individual Champion and win another $18m. Meanwhile, the runner-up will claim $8m, with the player in third winning…
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