On this episode of This Week In Golf, we talk about Emiliano Grillo’s triumph at the Charles Schwab Challenge with his impressive 68 and second career win. We also talk about Harold Varner III’s big win at the Live DC event, where he took home $4 million in prize money. Finally we discuss the recent changes in LIV golf which includes the relegation process. Don’t miss out on this exciting episode of This Week In Golf!
Show Notes:
Charles Schwab Challenge
Harry Hall
2-stroke lead after 10
Scheffler Hole in One
posts 67 early and get to -7
Harris English Hole in One
Grillo
Still shot 68
Started at -6
Got to -10 with a birdie on 16
Ball flowing down a creek…
Double bogey on 18 to drop to -8
Schenk
Finished behind Grillo
Had a putt on 18 to win in reg
Grillo
Super lucky bounce on the final playoff hole
16th hole!
Ford Bronco
Memorial Tournament – Jack Nicklaus
Full Field
Elevated Event
Goat Hill and LIV
Jon Rahm’s Comments
USA vs Europe not PGA vs LIV
LIV
HVIII -12 & 4 million
Grace -11 & 2.5 million
Team competition won by Torque
Periera -10
Munoz -9
27 under: $3,000,000
Andy Olgeltree -7 tied for 7th and 613k
Relegation!
Top 24 Plus all the team captains
Players from 25th to 44th (The Open Zone) Free agents or leave LIV
45 and below
72 hole stroke play tournament
Late November after the final LIV event
Projected that 8 players from the open zone will not be re-signed
The top three finishers from the promotion tournament and the winner of the Order of Merit in the International Series will receive cards to play in LIV Golf events in 2024.
The promotion tournament will be open to the following players:
Those relegated from LIV Golf in 2023
The four bottom finishers in the 2023 LIV Golf League individual rankings
Second through 32nd finishers in the 2023 International Series Rankings
Winners of fully sanctioned events on the DP World Tour or PGA Tour in the previous season
Players ranked within the top 200 of the Official World Golf Rankings at close of entries
Those ranked within the top 20 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings at close of entries
Members of the last edition of the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup
Winners of the four major championships since 2018
U.S. Amateur
British Amateur
NCAA Division I individual stroke-play
Latin America Amateur
Asia-Pacific Amateur
European Amateur
Eisenhower Individual