It was a mixed bag for Ripper GC’s four Australian stars as the LIV Golf season nears a close, with Marc Leishman the top Australian at LIV Golf Chicago in a share of 13th.
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[PHOTO: Quinn Harris] When Jon Rahm made his highly publicised move to LIV Golf last December, it is unlikely he pictured the following scenario – that he would claim the league’s season-long individual championship at LIV Golf Chicago on the same day that Rory McIlroy would be trying to win the DP World Tour’s Irish Read more…
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.
As LIV Golf draws the curtain on its individual season, the league’s top two players will press on with what they do best: blocking out the noise and focusing on the tournament at hand.
The LIV Golf League is set to crown an individual season-long winner, with Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann contending for the honour. It’s also set to send a handful of players packing when its individual season draws to a close this weekend.
Leishman, still seeking his maiden individual title on the LIV circuit, shared runner-up honours with India’s Anirban Lahiri as both men pocketed $US1.875 million. Yet all talk in Chicago centred on Brooks Koepka’s form ahead of the Ryder Cup.