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<\/p>\n\tBryson DeChambeau picked up his fourth LIV individual when he beat Richard Lee in a playoff in Singapore and will now head to South Africa this week as a warm favourite to win again.<\/p>\n
\tThe big-hitting American shot a final round of 67, the same as Lee, to finish the week on 14 under par and took the title at the second playoff hole, a five proving to be good enough.<\/p>\n
\tThey finished two ahead of English veteran Lee Westwood, with serial winner Joaquin Niemann a further shot adrift.<\/p>\n
\tHong Kong champion Jon Rahm was fifth, maintaining his remarkable LIV record of never finishing outside the top 10.<\/p>\n
\tYou may be wondering who on earth Lee is. He is a 35-year-old Canadian who has won three times on the Asian Tour. Earlier this year he shot rounds of 64, 66, 64 and 65 to win the LIV Golf promotion event in Florida and this is by far his biggest payday.<\/p>\n
\tLee birdied four of his final six holes. On the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th, DeChambeau put his ball in the lake but rescued his par. When they played the hole again, Lee missed a tiny putt to hand the $4m first prize to the American.<\/p>\n
\t“That was crazy,” said DeChambeau. “I feel so bad for Richard. I wanted to go and play an extra hole. You never want to see somebody miss a putt like that.”<\/p>\n
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\t(Image Credit:\u00a0Jon Ferrey\/LIV Golf)<\/p>\n
\tAnd now they all head to South Africa where Rahm and DeChambeau will once again be looking to grab the headlines.<\/p>\n
\tHaving seemingly closed the door on any possibility of a return to the DP World Tour, Rahm is currently enjoying a superb run of form<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \tLike many of his fellow LIV golfers, one of the reasons he cited for joining the breakaway circuit was a desire to spend more time with his family. But this will be his third tournament on the bounce after Hong Kong and Singapore.<\/p>\n \tWestwood has also shown that there remains plenty of life in the old dog still. He has always been a wonderful ball striker and a terrific iron player but in recent times it is fair to say that he has struggled somewhat on the greens.<\/p>\n \tWhen Tom McKibbin announced that he was joining LIV at the beginning of 2025 I was one of many who doubted the wisdom of his decision<\/a>. I was convinced that he would struggle. I was wrong.<\/p>\n \tIn November, he cruised to a wire-to-wire victory in the Hong Kong Open, securing spots in both The Masters and The Open in the process. His winning total of 27-under-par was the lowest in the tournament\u2019s history. And the seven-shot gap between McKibbin and Peter Uihlein, who was second, equalled the largest margin of victory.<\/p>\n \t“It was obviously amazing,” McKibbin said of his final round 63. “I played some of the best golf I\u2019ve ever played, so to have that sort of golf and shoot those scores around here is pretty special. It means a lot [to have the record], with a tournament with so much history behind it and the great players that have won this tournament, having the scoring record is pretty special and something that will definitely live with me forever.”<\/p>\n \tThe Course:\u00a0<\/p>\n \tSteyn City is a par 72 that can be stretched to 7,700 yards. Framed by rolling parkland and trees, it has several natural water features and glorious views.\u00a0<\/p>\n \tForm Guide:<\/p>\n \tJon Rahm went through 2025 without a victory but played superbly in Hong Kong and is back to his brilliant best.<\/p>\n \tPrize Money:<\/p>\n \tThe winner will collect a cheque for $4m.<\/p>\n \tHow to Watch:<\/p>\n \tThursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, Saturday, March 21, Sunday, March 22, TNT Sports, 9.30am<\/p>\n \tTo Win:<\/p>\n \tJon Rahm. Playing like a man possessed<\/p>\n \tEach Way:<\/p>\n \tBryson DeChambeau. Always the entertainer<\/p>\n \tEach Way:<\/p>\n \tTom McKibbin. Hugely talented<\/p>\n \tFive to Follow:<\/p>\n \tJon Rahm. Back to winning ways<\/p>\n \tBryson DeChambeau. Light the blue touch paper<\/p>\n \tTom McKibbin. Fabulous ball striker<\/p>\n \tJoaquin Niemann. A machine<\/p>\n \tTyrrell Hatton. Slow start to the year<\/p>\n Derek Clements<\/a> is a seasoned sports journalist and regular Golfshake contributor, specialising in tour coverage, opinion pieces, and feature writing. With a long career in national newspapers and golf media, he has reported on the game across Europe, the United States and Australia. A passionate golfer, he has played and reviewed numerous renowned courses, with personal favourites including Pebble Beach, Kingsbarns, Aldeburgh, Old Thorns and the K Club. His love of the game informs his thoughtful commentary on both professional golf and the wider golfing community.<\/p>\n Be part of the action with a selection of unique golf tournament experiences, from playing in a pro-am with the stars to watching the action at golf\u2019s most illustrious events. Whether it\u2019s the Masters or The Open, The Ryder Cup or WM Phoenix Open, build your own bespoke package with the experts at Golfbreaks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau picked up his fourth LIV individual when he beat Richard Lee in a playoff in Singapore…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-544022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}