DETRY’S GAME SUITS ANY COURSE: Last week, Thomas Detry finished runner-up at Hong Kong Golf Club, a short, positional track that neutralizes the power advantage a player like Detry may have. This week, Sentosa is asking players to hit the ball long and straight off the tee and dial in their long irons to score. Both courses are in Asia, but that’s where the similarities end. 

“This week and last week, it couldn’t be any different,” Detry said. “I love both type of golf courses, and I love hitting 4- and 5-irons into a par 4 and I love having tiny little greens where you have to hit a 7-iron and a wedge. I think it’s two different styles of golf course, but it’s really fun. I’m just embracing it. I think it’s a great little change.” 

Detry has an all-around game that works on any golf course, as he’s proven this season as well as last year when he finished tied for fourth at the PGA Championship. 

“I’ve already proved it in the past that I can play well anywhere, short courses, long courses,” he said. “I hit it far enough so I can compete in majors, as well.” 

LOUIS LOVES A CHALLENGE: Since 2024, Louis Oosthuizen has racked up top-10 LIV Golf finishes at Sentosa (2025 Singapore), Maridoe (2025 Dallas), Doral (2024 Miami) and Valderrama (2024 Andalucía). 

In contention once again at a difficult track, the former Open Champion continues to demonstrate his ability to thrive in some of the toughest tests in golf.

“I like playing a tough golf course because I feel like half the field sort of has got the mentality of it’s going to be very difficult and I’m going to struggle out there,” Oosthuizen explained. “I feel if you go out and really don’t worry when you make a bogey because you feel a lot of guys in the field are making bogeys anyway and just keep going.” 

For Oosthuizen, Sentosa fits the bill as one of the courses that suits his game. 

“This golf course is one of those where you obviously have to hit the ball pretty good, but if you make a bogey, it’s not the end of the world,” he said. “You’re not going to lose that many spots to the field. I’m not a big lover of a golf course where if you don’t shoot 6-under then you’re going backwards. I enjoy this type of golf course.” 

G-MAC’S ACE(S): Graeme McDowell aced the 156-yard par-3 second for the 15th hole-in-one in LIV Golf history. The Northern Irishman has now made aces in back-to-back weeks and becomes the first LIV Golf player to make two hole-in-ones in his LIV Golf career. 

“It cost me a very expensive bottle of wine last week in Hong Kong, and I guess it’s going to cost me another very expensive bottle of wine, which I look forward to,” McDowell said with a smile after his round.