Brooks Koepka claimed his second LIV Golf League win of the season after beating Jon Rahm in a play-off to assert a dramatic victory on the LIV Golf Greenbrier.
Koepka posted a bogey-free 63 on the ultimate day at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, together with three consecutive birdies, to complete on 19 beneath alongside in a single day chief Rahm.
Rahm birdied two of his final three holes to match Koepka’s clubhouse whole and drive the play-off, the place the Spaniard made a bogey to permit Koepka’s par to be sufficient for his fifth LIV Golf League title.
Brooks Koepka had already gained the LIV Golf occasion in Singapore this season
Jason Kokrak completed a shot again in third whereas Richard Bland, a two-time senior main champion this season, missed out on making it a three-way play-off when a final-hole bogey dropped him into fourth spot.
How Koepka beat Rahm to LIV Golf title
Rahm took a two-shot lead into the ultimate day and was in search of his second successive LIV Golf title, having gained in England final month, however he noticed Koepka pull degree inside six holes.
Jon Rahm carded a five-under 65 within the last spherical at The Greenbrier
The 2 exchanged the lead at varied factors throughout the last spherical, with Koepka making three consecutive birdies on the again 9 to maneuver two forward with three holes to play.
Rahm responded with birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth to maneuver again alongside Koepka, with each gamers then ending with a par on the par-three 18th earlier than having to play the opening once more within the play-off.
Koepka hit his tee shot inside 25 toes from the flag as Rahm’s completed within the again bunker, with the five-time main champion then two-putting for a successful par as Rahm did not rise up and down to increase the competition.
“We have gone head-to-head a couple of occasions, and it is all the time a enjoyable one for the spectators,” Rahm mentioned. “It is enjoyable for us and clearly extra enjoyable for whoever wins, but it surely all the time appears to come back down the stretch. Final time I had a putt to win it on 18, and this time he was the one which ended up successful.”
It was a double success for Koepka as his Smash GC claimed the workforce title, with him, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch and John Catlin – filling in for the suspended Graeme McDowell – combining to complete on a record-equalling 53 beneath.
Bland shared fourth spot with Australia’s Marc Leishman, whereas US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau completed in a share of fifteenth place and eight strokes behind.
“I believe this one simply meant a bit bit extra, for the previous few years taking part in Jon and clearly he bought the higher of me at Augusta,” Koepka mentioned. “I simply needed to beat him. He performed phenomenal at present. The way in which he completed down the stretch was fairly clutch, and it was enjoyable to observe him this week.”
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