The threesome making up the final group at the final day at LIV Golf Chicago were each seeking their first win of 2025. One of them, a rookie, was seeking his first professional win anywhere.
Dean Burmester began the final round with a two-shot lead over a pair of Spaniards, Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester.
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“Going to have to brush up on my Spanish,” Burmester quipped after learning who he’d be playing with Sunday.
Dean Burmester of the Stinger GC tees off on the 11th hole during the final round of the 2025 LIV Golf Chicago event at Bolingbrook Golf Club.
It would end up being those three in a playoff, after Burmester made a clutch par on the 18th hole, his last in the shotgun start format. He would only shoot even par on Sunday but his 9-under finish sent him to bonus golf and on the first playoff hole, Burmester would be the only one to make birdie, making quick work of the playoff.
Burmester banked the $4 million first-place prize.
Stinger GC would then win the team title in a playoff, ending a 31-event LIV drought.
This is the second-to-last regular-season event for LIV. Next week it’s the LIV Golf Indianapolis event, followed by the LIV Golf Team Championship in Michigan.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: LIV Golf Chicago: Dean Burmester wins three-way playoff
