The Shadow
WHITE SULPHUR SPGS, WVa- For the second consecutive year, the Greenbrier will host a LIV Golf tournament at the Old White Course from Friday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 18.
Last year, the community did not know what to expect in its inaugural appearance in Greenbrier County, but the reviews were all positive and some fans that attended called it “the best golf tournament they have ever been to.”
This year, the tournament is hoping to add even more excitement for the fans and for the sport as well. Many big-name golfers will grace the greens such as Bryson DeChambeau (last year’s LIV Greenbrier winner), Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, and many more.
In Dechambeau’s victory last September, it was his first individual victory where he shot a record-breaking score of 58 that still stands as the lowest round score in LIV history. He has since become one of the top golfers in the world and his popularity seems to grow daily. He is the captain of the team, Crushers GC.
Although he is fresh off a US Open championship, DeChambeau has yet to win a LIV Golf tourney this year.
““I’ve got to win one. I need to win one,” DeChambeau said.
“That’s my full goal.” he added.
There are just two regular-season tournaments remaining, including Greenbrier, before the teams compete in the Dallas Team Championship at season’s end.
The tournament consists of three rounds/54 holes of stroke play. There are 54 players competing with four players on 13 teams. Last year’s team winner was Torque GC led by captain Joaquin Niemann. Niemann is currently the Indvidual standings points leader coming into this week.
Jon Rahm of Legion XIII is the most recent individual winner of a LIV Golf event when he secured a title at LIV Golf UK and is ranked second currently right behind Niemann.
Fun Fact: Caleb Surratt is the youngest active LIV golf player at 20 years of age. Mickelson is the oldest at 54.
Liv Golf team names that are competing with the individual ranking beside each player:
Aces:
13- Dustin Johnson
20- Patrick Reed
47- Harold Varner III
48- Pat Perez
Cleeks:
15- Adrian Meronk
22- Richard Bland
38- Martin Kaymer
52- Kalle Samooja
Crushers:
8- Bryson DeChambeau
9- Paul Casey
17- Anirban Lahiri
27- Charles Howell III
Fireballs:
4- Sergio Garcia
14- Abraham Ancer
28- David Puig
37- Eugenio Chacarra
Hyflyers:
21- Brendan Steele
30- Cameron Tringale
31- Andy Ogletree
44- Phil Mickelson
Iron Heads:
29- Kevin Na
36- Danny Lee
46- Jinichiro Kozuma
49- Scott Vincent
Legion XIII:
2- Jon Rahm
3- Tyrrell Hatton
41- Caleb Surratt
54- Kieran Vincent
Majesticks:
24- Sam Horsfield
34- Lee Westwood
39- Henrik Stenson
45- Ian Poulter
Range Goats:
16- Matthew Wolff
26- Peter Uihlein
33- Thomas Pieters
51- Bubba Watson
Ripper:
6- Cameron Smith
18- Marc Leishman
35- Lucas Herbert
40- Matt Jones
Smash:
10- Brooks Koepka
11- Talor Gooch
23- Graeme McDowell (susp)
32- Jason Kokrak
42- John Catlin
Stinger:
5- Louis Oosthuzien
7- Dean Burmester
19- Charl Schwartzel
53- Branden Grace
Torque:
1- Joaquin Niemann
12- Carlos Ortiz
25- Sebastian Munoz
43- Mito Pereira
Wild Card Players:
55- Hudson Swafford
56- Anthony Kim
