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Bryson DeChambeau produced a moment of brilliance in a playoff against Jon Rahm to win the inaugural LIV Golf South Africa at The Club at Steyn City and secure back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n
The LIV Golf<\/a> superstars finished tied at 26-under par after a thrilling final round. Rahm<\/a> surged into contention with a sensational 8-under 63, while DeChambeau<\/a> carded a composed 66 to force extra holes.<\/p>\n But the tournament was decided in stunning fashion on the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th. From the rough, DeChambeau struck a superb fairway wood to just 15 feet for eagle, putting immediate pressure on Rahm.\u00a0<\/p>\n When the Spaniard failed to convert his birdie opportunity, an emotional DeChambeau was left with the simple task of two-putting for a winning birdie \u2014 which he duly delivered to seal his fifth LIV Golf title.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Show X Embedded Content<\/p>\n Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n Show X Embedded Content<\/p>\n Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n The 32-year-old American has now won in consecutive weeks following his victory in Singapore and heads into The Masters as one of the form players in world golf.<\/p>\n The victory marks the first time DeChambeau has gone back to back since 2018 (The Northern Trust, Dell Technologies Championship – PGA Tour).\u00a0<\/p>\n Rahm, however, is not far behind as he gears up for the season’s first major from 9-12 April.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Spaniard claimed victory in Hong Kong just two weeks ago and will arrive at Augusta National in equally impressive form.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jon Rahm<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Rahm will be chasing a second Green Jacket having won The Masters in 2023, while DeChambeau continues his bid for a first.\u00a0<\/p>\n Both players boast two major titles.<\/p>\n Show X Embedded Content<\/p>\n Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n Behind the leading duo, Thomas Detry, Abraham Ancer and South African favourite Branden Grace shared third place on 23-under par. Dean Burmester and David Puig finished a shot further back in a tie for sixth.<\/p>\n In the team competition, it was double delight for DeChambeau as his Crushers GC \u2014 featuring himself, Charles Howell III, Paul Casey and Anirban Lahiri \u2014 claimed a narrow one-shot victory over the home side, Southern Guards GC, finishing at 76-under par. It marked the team\u2019s first win of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n The event itself proved a resounding success. More than 100,000 fans attended the debut tournament, making it the most attended professional golf event in South African history.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n LIV Golf has already confirmed the tournament will return to Steyn City from 22\u201325 April 2027, underlining its rapid emergence as a marquee stop on the global calendar.<\/p>\n LIV Golf South Africa proved a huge hit<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of the final round, LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil praised South Africa\u2019s \u201cvibrant golf culture\u201d and passionate fans, while Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie highlighted the tournament\u2019s wider economic and cultural impact.<\/p>\n The LIV Golf season now pauses for The Masters, with the next event scheduled for Mexico City from 16\u201319 April.<\/p>\n Subscribe to our Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf South Africa Final Leaderboard Bryson DeChambeau* -26 Jon Rahm -26 Thomas Detry -23 Abraham Ancer -23…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-557109","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\/557109","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=557109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Jon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-22t124027z_585017658_up1em3m0z7e8j_rtrmadp_3_golf-liv-safrica.JPG\")
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