LIV Golf Set to Tee Off Friday at the Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPGS- 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

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