Very similar to their counterparts on the PGA Tour, LIV Golf has hit its equal of the playoffs with three straight weeks of play beginning in Chicago earlier than going to Indianapolis after which Michigan for the workforce championship.
The subsequent two weeks will decide the person champion, because the participant standings are locked after the thirteenth occasion, shifting full focus to the groups for the ultimate week of the yr.
Together with his fifth win of the season at LIV Golf UK, Joaquin Niemann (206.8) moved again forward of Jon Rahm (169.16) within the particular person standings, with Bryson DeChambeau (136.24) again in third. He is now gained almost half of the occasions on the LIV schedule (5 out of 11) and Rahm will want some spectacular finishes within the subsequent two occasions to forestall Niemann from taking dwelling the season-long particular person title.
The excellent news for Rahm is he gained in Chicago final yr — edging out Niemann within the course of — so if he’s going to make a closing push to problem NIemann for the person title, he is headed to a cushty spot.
On the workforce aspect, Rahm’s Legion XIII added to its cushion over DeChambeau’s Crushers after profitable the workforce competitors within the UK. They now have a 46.66-point benefit over the Crushers heading into the stretch run. The battle is far tighter for second between the Crushers (172) and Fireballs (155), whereas the groups from 4 to 6 — 4Aces, Ripper and Torque — are all separated by lower than 9 factors.
The groups on the prime of the standings will get to decide on their opponents for the match play portion of the workforce championships in Michigan in three weeks. So for these groups battling for top-six place, the worth of being the upper seed is getting first choose of the weaker groups on the backside.
This is how one can watch the primary of three straight weeks of LIV Golf motion as the person championship race nears its shut and groups jockey for place heading into the workforce championship.
The place to observe LIV Golf Chicago
Occasion: LIV Golf Chicago | August 8-10
Purse: $25 million
Location: Bolingbrook Golf Membership — Bolingbrook, Illinois
Viewing data (All occasions Jap)
- Friday: 12-2 p.m. on FS1, 2-5 p.m. on Fox
- Saturday: 1-3 p.m. on Fox, 3-6 p.m. on FS2
- Sunday: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on FS2, 12-3 p.m. on Fox
Stream: Fubo (Begin watching, save $20!)
Crew standings for LIV Golf Chicago
Place | Identify | Captain(s) | Crew members | Factors |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Legion XIII |
Jon Rahm |
Tom McKibbin, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt |
218.66 |
2 |
Crushers |
Bryson DeChambeau |
Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri, Paul Casey |
172 |
3 |
Fireballs |
Sergio Garcia |
Abraham Ancer, David Puig, Josele Ballester |
155 |
4 |
4Aces |
Dustin Johnson |
Thomas Pieters, Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III |
112.66 |
5 |
Ripper |
Cameron Smith |
Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones |
104.16 |
6 |
Torque |
Joaquin Niemann |
Carlos Ortiz, Sebastian Munoz, Mito Pereira |
104 |
7 |
Stinger |
Louis Oosthuizen |
Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel |
70.16 |
8 |
Smash |
Brooks Koepka |
Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Graeme McDowell |
59 |
9 |
RangeGoats |
Bubba Watson |
Peter Uihlein, Ben Campbell, Matthew Wolff |
42 |
10 |
HyFlyers |
Phil Mickelson |
Cameron Tringale, Brendan Steele, Andy Ogletree |
34.16 |
11 |
Cleeks |
Martin Kaymer |
Adrian Meronk, Richard Bland, Frederik Kjettrup |
10.5 |
12 |
Majesticks |
Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood |
Sam Horsfield |
5.16 |
13 |
Iron Heads |
Kevin Na |
Danny Lee, Yubin Jang, Jinichiro Kozuma |
1 |
Wild Card |
n/a |
Anthony Kim, Chieh-Po Lee |