{"id":539372,"date":"2026-03-22T22:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539372\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:55:08","slug":"dechambeau-crushers-sweep-both-trophies-southern-guards-one-stroke-back-at-liv-golf-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539372\/","title":{"rendered":"DeChambeau, Crushers sweep both trophies; Southern Guards one stroke back at LIV Golf South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAHM IN PLAYOFFS: It\u2019s a credit to Jon Rahm<\/a> that he keeps finding his way into playoffs since joining the LIV Golf League, but the Legion XIII<\/a> captain remains in search of his first individual playoff win. Rahm is now 0-for-4 in playoffs after his loss to DeChambeau.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He did partner with Tyrrell Hatton<\/a> in last year\u2019s Team Championship to defeat the Crushers\u2019 duo of DeChambeau and Paul Casey<\/a> in a dramatic finish on the second playoff hole.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rahm, the two-time LIV Golf Individual Champion, remains the points leader through five tournaments this season with a lead of 102-plus points over DeChambeau.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DETRY CONTINUES TO IMPRESS: Thomas Detry<\/a> has had a strong start to the season and has proven to be an invaluable addition to 4Aces GC<\/a>. This week, he finished in a tie for third, continuing his strong play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Sunday’s final round, his final round 6-under 65 was the best fourth round of his LIV Golf career. It marked his third top-10 finish in five events, and he has reached the podium in every LIV Golf start so far (individually or with the 4Aces). Detry now ranks 5th in the season-long standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NOTES & NUGGETS<\/p>\n

The tournament produced a scoring average of 67.76, the sixth-lowest in LIV Golf history.<\/p>\n

The par 5s played exceptionally easy with only a 2.6% over-par rate \u2014 the lowest number of scores over par on par 5s in LIV Golf history.<\/p>\n

A record 47 bogey-free rounds were recorded this week, the most in a single LIV Golf tournament (previous highs: 41 in 2026 Riyadh and 35 in 2026 Hong Kong).<\/p>\n

Three teams \u2013 Crushers GC (-76), Southern Guards (-75) and Torque GC (-72) \u2013 shattered the previous LIV Golf team scoring record. All three beat the old mark of 69 under set by Ripper GC earlier this year in Riyadh. Fireballs GC (-69), Legion XIII (-64), and Cleeks GC (-61) also set new team scoring records for their clubs. Note that this season is the first for LIV Golf to play 72-hole tournaments.<\/p>\n

The Southern Guards posted 87 birdies this week \u2013 their highest total in any LIV Golf tournament and the 4th-most in league history. It marked their 6th runner-up team finish.<\/p>\n

Crushers GC went 40-under on the par 4s, their best performance on par 4s in a tournament and tying the LIV Golf record (set by Torque at Greenbrier 2023).<\/p>\n

Jon Rahm\u2019s final-round 8-under tied for his 3rd-best round in LIV Golf history. He has now finished runner-up seven times in LIV Golf, including three times this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rahm went 12-under on the par 4s, tying his career-best mark on par-4 holes.<\/p>\n

Thomas Detry\u2019s final-round 6-under 65 was the best of his LIV Golf career. It marked his third top-10 finish in five events, and he has reached the podium in every LIV Golf start so far (individually or with the 4Aces)<\/p>\n

Martin Kaymer\u2019s par-3 par or better streak extended to 41 consecutive holes, moving him into a tie for eighth in LIV Golf history<\/p>\n

Branden Grace\u2019s par-5 GIR streak reached 43 consecutive holes, moving him into sixth place in LIV Golf history<\/p>\n

Three-putt avoidance streaks: Anthony Kim extended his to 353 holes (2nd in LIV Golf history) while Josele Ballester extended his to 252 holes (7th in LIV Golf history)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RAHM IN PLAYOFFS: It\u2019s a credit to Jon Rahm that he keeps finding his way into playoffs since…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-539372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}