While Jon Rahm took the league’s individual championship and its $US18 million bonus over Chile’s Joaquin Niemann in second, the other end of LIV’s roster, they were fighting for playing rights.
Players have been unsuccessfully asking Rory for years since the PGA Tour’s annual stop in New Orleans became a team event in 2017. Including one fellow major winner in particular.
Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC had a Sunday to forget in Singapore as another face familiar to Aussies – American Talor Gooch – created LIV Golf history at Sentosa Golf Club.
Australia’s Anthony Quayle was waiting by the phone on Friday morning for an email to determine whether he and three other pros would be eligible for the PGA Tour’s secondary Korn Ferry Tour finals.
Judging the pace and line perfectly, Varner made what is surely the unlikeliest winning putt of his life to reach 13-under, claim the title and the $US1 million first prize.
Australian Golf Digest
