PLAYERS (FINAL POINTS RANKING)
Marc Leishman (13): Leishman had his best season to date on LIV Golf and has finished inside of the Lock Zone in three consecutive seasons. The veteran broke through for his first LIV Golf win in Miami, surviving an incredibly difficult golf course and a stacked leaderboard to celebrate both an individual and team victory. Leishman had only three top-10 finishes but the win certainly made up for his relative lack of consistency. The strong season was fueled by spectacular iron play as he ranked 5th in Strokes Gained: Approach. He played in both the U.S. Open and Open Championship and made the cut in both.
Lucas Herbert (15): Herbert’s season was a tale of two halves. In the first half of the season, he earned points by finishing in the top-24 in six of his seven starts, including a T2 in Mexico City and 4th-place finishes in both Riyadh and Hong Kong. In the second half of the season, Herbert finished outside of the top 24 in all six events. He won the International Series Japan in the middle of the season but missed the cut in his only major championship start at the Open Championship.
Cameron Smith (18): The Ripper GC captain finished inside of the Lock Zone but failed to match the form that made him one of the best players in the world. Smith had two LIV Golf wins in 2023 but hasn’t had a win since. 2025 marked his worst finish in the season-long standings and the first time he’s finished outside of the top 10 in his LIV Golf career (2nd in 2023, 7th in 2024). Smith had five top-10 finishes in 2025, which led Ripper GC, but had only one top 5, which was a T5 finish in Mexico City. With Smith’s first child being born in March it shouldn’t come as a major surprise that he wasn’t in peak form. Expect a bounce back campaign 2026.
Matt Jones (40): Jones showed some grit by beginning his move outside of the Drop Zone at Valderrama by storming the leaderboard on Sunday, shooting a round of 6-under 65 to finish 4-under overall and T4 on the leaderboard, his best result of the season. He wasn’t able to use the momentum to his advantage, however, as he failed to register another point for the rest of the season. The 45-year-old has now finished 37th or worse in the season-long standings in all four of his seasons on LIV Golf.
