SINGAPORE (AP) \u2014 Bryson DeChambeau hit his drive into the water and still won the playoff with a par Sunday at LIV Golf Singapore when Richard T. Lee of Canada missed a 2-foot putt.<\/p>\n
DeChambeau birdied the par-5 18th for a 5-under 66. Lee birdied four of his last six holes for a 66. They finished on 14-under 274 at Sentosa Golf Club.<\/p>\n
Lee Westwood closed with a 70 and finished third, his best finish in LIV.<\/p>\n
Lee was trying to become the first wild card \u2014 players not affiliated with a team \u2014 to win in the LIV Golf League. It looked certain the playoff would go another hole when Lee had a 2-footer for par. He jabbed at it with a quick stroke and it spun out hard off the left lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a short putt and I wanted to just hit it hard, and I hit it a little too hard,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI think the adrenaline was pumping a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old Lee picked up $2,250,000 for his runner-up finish, the largest check of his career. He earned his spot in the Saudi-funded league by winning the LIV Promotions event.<\/p>\n
DeChambeau put his hands over his head in disbelief when Lee missed the playoff putt. He said it reminded him of John Daly having a 15-foot birdie putt to beat Tiger Woods in a World Golf Championships playoff in 2005, only to three-putt by missing a 3-foot par putt.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo actually see that happen in front of you, for you to be the positive receiving side of it, it\u2019s just a weird feeling,\u201d DeChambeau said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a win and something I\u2019ll appreciate for the rest of my life. Even if I lost today, I was still looking pretty good at my game. I was excited the way I was striking it coming in the last couple days.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was DeChambeau\u2019s first victory over 72 holes since he won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2024, and it was his fourth title on LIV Golf.<\/p>\n
Jon Rahm finished fifth, ending a stretch of five tournaments he won or was runner-up.<\/p>\n
The 4 Aces captained by Dustin Johnson won the team competition for the second straight week.<\/p>\n
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