Get the latest on LIV Golf Chicago 2025 with a detailed recap of Round 2 at Bolingbrook Golf Club. South Africa’s Dean Burmester takes the lead after a stellar bogey-free 65, while Colombia’s Sebastián Muñoz posts a solid round with multiple birdies and bogeys. Mexican Carlos Ortiz shines with a 65, boosting Torque GC up the team leaderboard. Spanish stars Jon Rahm and Jose Luis Ballester chase Burmester closely with impressive rounds. Discover player highlights, team standings, key moments, and what to expect in the final round.
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Mixed results for Munoz and Torque GC fries in day two of LIIV Golf Chicago. The second round of LIV Golf Chicago brought a slight dip for Sebastian Munoz in the individual standings, but Torque GC saw an ascent in the team rankings. This Saturday, the Bogota native began his round on hole 17 at Bowling Brook Golf Club in Chicago, starting with a birdie, a feat he repeated on holes 11, 12, and 15. However, he also accumulated bogeies on 18 and later on 1, three, and 14, finishing with 71 strokes, e maintaining one stroke under par overall, now in the 18th slot. Two players achieved scores of 65 strokes, South African Dean Burmeister, Stinger GC, and Mexican Carlos Ortiz, Torque GC. For Burmeister, this meant reaching the solo lead with nine under par in total. For Ortiz, it meant sharing the fifth slot with Englishman Paul Casey, Crushers GC, and boosting his team in the parallel competition. Two Spaniards are hot on Burmester’s heels at the top and will join him in the final group. Fireballs rookie Josil Ballister and experienced captain of Legion 13, John Rom, both with seven strokes under par. I’m going to have to practice my Spanish, Burmeister said at the end of the day. Rome also has an eye on the individual season title, looking to capitalize on a poor weekend for the stats leader from 2015, Chilean Wim Neman, who lies in the 35th slot of the tournament. “It doesn’t matter if I win, I’m going to have a real chance to catch him and possibly surpass him next week,” Rahm said after signing a card of 67 strokes for underpar. Rahm recovered from a couple of bogeies in his first 10 holes to sign six underpar in the last eight. In terms of scoring, it’s almost a tale of two nines, he said. But in terms of feelings, I felt very good all day. Ballister, for his part, would be delighted to make his mark early in his career. He’s playing his fifth LIIV golf tournament and the seventh overall since turning professional after a brilliant amateur career that included victory in the 2024 US amateur. After a brief transition period, he found his form as a member of Fireballs GC. After a final round of 67 in Valddorama, he tied for seventh place in the UK tournament, allowing him to move into the open zone in 42nd place in the rankings. A win on Sunday would put him within reach of the lock zone. “These are the moments I trained so much for in my career, and being able to lift my first trophy tomorrow would be a lot of fun,” Ballister said after signing a card of 66 strokes. Burmeister seeking his second LIIV golf victory after winning last year in Miami is equally motivated. Just a month ago, the Stinger GC star finished 51st in LIIV golf and the worst result of his LIIV golf career and the lowest point of the season according to him. Since then, he has redoubled his efforts to lose some weight and avoid feeling fatigued at the end of rounds. His efforts have quickly paid off. The following week, he made the cut at the Open, finishing with a final round of 69. Then he tied for fifth place at the LIV Golf UK by JCB. And now he leads after 36 holes in Bowling Brook. His second round was an example of his improved fitness as he took the lead thanks to a bogey-free second round that included an eagle followed by three birdies. I feel better about my appearance and how I feel with the whole atmosphere around me when I walk the golf course, he said. Burmeister’s Stinger GC team is also in contention for their first team title in two years. The South Africans are tied with the Fireballs and Bryson Dashambo’s Crushers GC who won in Bowling Brook last year with 10 under par. Neman’s torque team is five strokes back alone in fourth. The last time the Stingers won a team title was at the 2023 LIIV Golf Tulsa. That week they all stayed in the same house and they haven’t done it again until this week in Chicago. It could be a good omen for us, Burmeister said.
