John Rahm’s Legion XII sealed a thrilling playoff victory over Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC in the LIV Golf Team Championship at The Cardinal at St John’s.
The strokeplay round of the season finale in Michigan began with just three teams remaining in contention for victory, despite all 48 players and 12 teams being on the course.
That’s because, following Saturday’s semifinals, Crushers GC, Legion XIII and Louis Oosthuizen’s Stinger GC emerged as the winners of the Championship Bracket, leaving them jostling for the first, second and third places.
Crushers GC’s Anirban Lahiri, Stinger GC’s Branden Grace and Legion XIII’s Caleb Surratt got things underway, and by the time all four Crushers players had teed it up at the first, the team had four birdies.
Legion XIII fared well at the first, too, with only Tyrrell Hatton failing to make a birdie, while Stinger GC found themselves at one under.
That set the early tone for Crushers GC, who continued racking up the birdies, and by the time all four players had played the front nine, the team had made just two bogeys to move to 14-under.
At the same point, Stinger GC, buoyed by all four players making birdies at the par-5 fifth, was on 12-under after a bogey-free opening nine, while Legion XIII was in touch, too, four back of the lead.
On the back nine, Stinger GC’s challenge faded, although one big highlight was an eagle for Charl Schwartzel at the par-5 14th, but in truth, by that stage, it had become a two-horse race.
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With captains DeChambeau, Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen on the 16th, there were three shots between the top two, with Crushers GC at 19-under, Legion XIII at 16-under and Stinger GC 11 back of the lead.
However, with all the players still out on the course, DeChambeau would have been well aware how quickly that three-shot lead could disappear.
It very nearly had by the time the captains were on the 17th, with Legion XIII closing the gap to just one as Crushers GC slipped to 18-under. Step forward DeChambeau, who faced a long birdie putt and came up clutch to move him to seven-under for the day and offer breathing space.
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