Starting the day with a four-shot lead, Bryson DeChambeau cruised to victory at LIV Golf Korea, claiming his first individual title of the season and leading Crushers GC to the team victory in the process.
DeChambeau carded rounds of 65 and 66 heading into Sunday at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, and he didn’t let up in the final round, making six birdies on the back nine Sunday to fire a final-round 66 to finish at 19 under, two shots ahead of teammate Charles Howell III, who finished runner-up at 17 under after a final-round 63.
Smash GC’s Talor Gooch, the 2023 LIV Golf individual champion, rounded out the podium in third at 14 under overall after a final-round 66.
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen shared seventh position on seven under, with countryman and Stinger CG teammate Dean Burmester (T13) a further stroke behind.
“I felt like I was playing some great golf, I’ve been playing great golf just haven’t gotten the job done,” said DeChambeau. “That was a lot of tension and I’m glad I was able to step up to the plate and get it done.”
The Crushers captain’s game had been trending in the right direction recently, finishing fifth and tied-second in his last two events on the global golf circuit, and now DeChambeau has returned to the LIV Golf winner’s circle for the first time since 2023. It’s also the two-time Major winner’s first victory anywhere since the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst.
On the team side of the scoreboard, DeChambeau and Howell’s 1-2 finish led Crushers GC to a resounding final round comeback. Starting the day six shots off the lead, Crushers finished the day a collective 20 under par – a full 12 strokes better than any other team in the field.
“We played great today, Sunday Crushers is back,” said DeChambeau. “I’m super proud of them … I’m so proud of ‘Chucky’ the way he played, seeing that type of grit, that’s why I have him on the team, it’s why I have every one of them.”
Howell (63), DeChambeau (66), Paul Casey (67) and Anirban Lahiri (72) finished at 35 under overall, earning their first team victory of the season, with Brooks Koepka’s Smash GC taking second place at 26 under and Joaquin Niemann’s Torque GC finishing in third at 18 under.
Next stop on the LIV Golf League is LIV Golf DC from 6-8 June at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
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