There was drama until the very end, but one of LIV Golf’s foundation players, Henrik Stenson, was relegated from the league at LIV Golf Indianapolis along with Anthony Kim.
Niemann has two more individual LIV events to close out the season, for which all signs point towards him winning the season-long points race. He holds a huge lead over Jon Rahm.
At LIV Golf UK on Wednesday, two-time major winner Rahm looked inspired when discussing the news confirmed by the European team on Monday that the 2031 Ryder Cup will return to Spain.
All the proof one needs for what contending at Valderrama means to Rahm can be found in his answer when asked where the adrenaline levels are compared with big moments in his career.
In writing, it looks like Scottie Scheffler dunking on Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, which he’d have every right to coming off his PGA Championship win. But with video context, it was just Scottie being Scottie.
When the pressure crystallised by Sunday afternoon at the PGA Championship, only Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau remained—all former major winners, all luminaries of the sport.
At LIV Golf’s season opener in Saudi Arabia, Meronk became the winner of the first known men’s professional golf tournament held completely under lights when he dominated LIV Golf Riyadh in wire-to-wire fashion.
LIV Golf has signed Tom McKibbon, who is perhaps best known for his mentee relationship with Rory McIlroy, to the league, where he will play on Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII.
While Rahm hopes to be on the European team in September, he also made an impassioned plea for his countryman and fellow LIV golfer, Sergio Garcia, to be at Bethpage as well.