LIV Golf MAYAKOBA Round 1 Feb 02, 2024

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DAY ONE OF THE 2024LIV GOLF LEAGUE IS FINALLY POST UPON US. THE OFF-SEASON WAS BUSY. WE HAVE SEEM SOUPER STAR RECRUITMENT AND BUMPER TRADES, SO THE COMPETITION WILL BE EVEN FIERCER THAN LAST YEAR AND IT ALL BEGINS ALONG SHORES OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA IN BEAUTIFUL MAYAKOBA, MEXICO.

THIS IS LIV GOLF 2024 AND IT ALL STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS A MASSIVE SWING. THERE IS A BIG CHANGE TONIGHT. >> JOHN, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF LIV GOLF. DISRUPTION. IT IS A DIRTY WORD TO SOME. BUT WITHOUT DISRUPTION, NOTHING WOULD EVER CHANGE. TO ME, IT IS CHALLENGING YOURSELF UNNEW WAYS.

THAT IS THE SECRET OF EVERY GREAT ATHLETE. >> AND FOR EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, YOU DON’T GET GREATNESS WITHOUT DISRUPTION. >> LIV GOLF TEAM CHAMPION. NO PATH TO THE PINNACLE IS SMOOTH. IT IS FILLED WITH THE UNKNOWN. WHAT IS OVER THAT HILL, AROUND THAT CORNER? HOW WILL IT ALL PLAY OUT?

TO WIN, YOU HAVE TO OVERCOME THAT FEAR. >> ICE-COLD ON 18. >> OH. YES. >> DISRUPTION DEMANDS DETERMINATION. REIMAGINING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE INTO WHAT CAN BECOME. >> DAY IN. DAY OUT. >> PUSHING FOR AN IMPROVEMENT ONLY CAN SEE. THE CAB TAIN DELIVERS. THERE IS ONE TO REMEMBER. THAT IS WHEN POSSIBILITIES

BECOME PROBABILITIES. WHAT WAS ONCE DISRUPTING IS NOW ERUPTING WITH ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT. >> WHAT AN ATMOSPHERE. OH. HUGE. THE CHAMPION. THE NEXT CHALLENGE KICKS OFF HERE IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO AGAINST A NEW FIELD OF GREATS. >> TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. >> YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

>> WHAT A WAY TO FINISH IT. >> 2020LIV GOLF SEASON. STARTS NOW. 2024LIV GOLF SEASON STARTS NOW. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ LIV GOLF IS BACK FOR SEASON THREE. THEFUL GOING WORLD COLLECTED STUNNED IN DECEMBER WHEN JOHN RAHM COMMITTED THE FUTURE TO LIV. THE MASTER’S CHAMPION WILL

LEAD HIS OWN TEAM AS WE WELCOME LEGIONXIII. THE FIELD IS THE MOST FORMIDABLE IN GOLF FEATURES FOUR TEAM MAJOR CHAMPIONS. TAYLOR GOSH AND BRYSON DECHAM BOW CRUSHERS ARE THE TEAM TO CATCH AFTER THE THRILLING VICTORY IN MIAMI AS SHOTGUN START IS JUST MOMENTS AWAY. >> HELLO, EBB. WELCOME INSIDE OF THE LIV

BROADCAST STUDIO WHEREVER YOU ARE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD. MY NAME IS ARLO WHITE ALONGSIDE OF DAVID FEHERTY AND SCARY LOOKING JOHN RAHM. S THAT THE LOOK YOU GET WHEN YOU LEAVE THE TOILET SEAT UP. >> IT HAPPENS A LOT, COME TO THINK OF IT. >> HOW BIG OF A DEAL, DAVID,

IS IT AMONGST THE STORY LINES WE HAVE IN THE OFF-SEASON THAT JOHN RAHM HAS JOINED LIV GOLF. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW HIM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IN NEW YORK CITY. IT WAS THE WORST KEPT SECRET IN GOLF FOR A LONG WHILE THAT HE WAS GOING TO COME AND JOIN US.

HE IS GENUINELY NER ROUSES ABOUT THIS. HE IS A HUGE STAR. NUMBER THREE IN THE WORLD AT THE MOMENT. HE WAS, HE WAS 60 WEEKS THE BEST AMATEUR IN THE WORLD. 50 WEEKS NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD. HE HAS WON 19 TIMES ON THE PLANET. YOU KNOW, IT IS AMAZING HIS

ADDITION ALONG WITH TYRELL HATTON. >> YOU MENTIONED TYRELL HATTON AS WELL. I KNOW YOU RECRUIT. ARE THEY READY TO CHALLENGE IMMEDIATELY INTO WELL, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE OTHER TWO PLAYERS. KIERAN IN VINCENT AND CALEB SURRATT. TEAM 13 IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR 2024. GOODNESS, WE GOT PLAYER

TRADES TO TALK ABOUT. STAR RECRUITMENT AS WELL AND MEET ENTIRE BROADCAST TEAM IN A FEW MOMENT’S TIME. THIS IS LIV GOLF, MIA KOBE ABOUT A AT THE START OF THE 2024 SEASON. MAYAKOBA AT THE 2024 SEASON. >> NOT A BAD VIEW. WE GOT OUTSIDE OF THE BROADCAST BOTH HERE AT THE

BEACH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA. TURKEY WITH, ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. JERRY FOLTZ HAS JOINED US IN THE BOOTH FRESH FROM CLUB 54 AND NEW PREGAME SHOW. >> THE 54. >> THE 54. >> IT IS PRETTY COOL, ACTUALLY. LOOK AT THE SHOT HERE. THE HAPPY POLICE ON EARTH. RIVIERA MY MIA. THE MOST TRANQUIL PLACE RY

BEEN. WE ARE BRINGING UNTRANQUIL ACTIVITY THIS WEEK WITH LIV GOLF. >> BUT LOUDER. >> YEAH. >> LIV GOLF ORIGINAL. THE FIRST MAN TO TEE IT OFF IN THE SHOTGUN START IN LONDON IN 2022. WE ONLY HAD 22 EVENTS. IT IS REMARKABLE TOLL SEE HOW FAR LIV GOLF HAS SEEN IN THAT TIME.

DUSTIN WAS TOP FIVE IN THE STANDINGS LAST SEASON. AND I AM SURE, THE LIFE OF DUSTIN JOHNSON, HE WILL GET INTO THIS IN A SHORT WHILE. MIGHT LOOK AT ACROSS THE ATTENTION JOHN RAHM IS GETTING AND THINK, HOLD ON A SECOND. A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. WE ARE THE BIG DOGS HERE.

WE ARE BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE. WE HAVE BEEN WINNING TITLES. IT UPS THE EF LEVEL OF COMPETITION AND RIVALRY BETWEEN THE GUYS. >> THREE ALPHA MALES, WHO WANT TO BE KING. ABSOLUTELY, YES. >> SORTED OUT A FEW PREROUND NERVES. KOEPKA HAS RECRUITED. HE HAS GOT LAST YEAR’S INDIVIDUAL WINNER TALOR

GOOCH AS PART OF TEAM SMASH FOR 2024. >> SO TERRELL HATTON IS HERE. THEY SAY ON X FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER, OF COURSE. TYRELL HATTON HAS HAD A WHILE WIND FEW WEEKS RYDER CUP STYLE AS WELL. JERRY FOLTZ WITH THE BACKDROP ABSOLUTELY SPECK TAKE CUE HATTON IS ANOTHER HUGE NAME THAT HAS JOINED

US, JERRY. WHAT WILL HE BRING TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE INTO WELL, A RYDER CUP PLAYER, A RYDER CUP WINNING MEMBER AND THE MOST RECENT RYDER CUP BUT WHAT HE BRINGS TO ME, DAVID, THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF HIS MOUTH ARE WHAT GO THROUGH MY MINE WHEN I AM PLAYING ABOVE.

>> YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT TERRELL HATTON IS FEELING. HE HAS BEEN CRITICIZED SOME FOR HIS TEMPER. HE LOVE THAT ABOUT A PLAY PLAYER THAT SHOWS WHAT HE THINKS. ALSO, HE BRINGS THE BEST BEARD TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE SURPASSING DEYEAH. HE HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS TRYING TO SWAL LE A CAT.

THE SQUARE JAYS GOING TO BE QUITE FULL, ISN’T IT? LET’S HEAR IT FROM THE MAN HIMSELF, TYRELL HATTON IS OUT THERE WITH OUR OWN SUNN HENG. >> NOW GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU MENTIONED IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL. YOU TRY TO GET THE FEET WET.

NOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP YOU FOCUS BETTER? IS THAT A CHALLENGE YOU MAY HAVE TO OVERCOME, PERHAPS? >> UM, OBVIOUSLY, IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I AM USED TO. IT IS ALL ABOUT A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, LIKE I SAID. TRYING TO WORK OUT WHEN WE

START OUR WARM-UP AND EVERYTHING, GETTING READY TO GOUGE THE GOLF COURSE AND BE ON TIME. SO YEAH, SEE HOW WE GO. I FEEL GOOD. I AM EXCITED TO GET STARTED. >> WELL, YOU AND RAHM HAVE A FANTASTIC FRIENDSHIP. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO BE ON THE TEAM? >> YEAH. VERY MUCH SO.

SO NICE TO FEEL WANTED AND, UM, YEAH. OBVIOUSLY, HE IS FANTASTIC PLAYER. HE IS A GOOD GUY, TOO. YEAH. PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM, AND, WE ALSO GOT TWO GREAT PLAYERS WITH US AS WELL. >> FINALLY, WE PLAYED 54 HOLES OUT HERE. IT IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE

THE WAY YOU APPROACH YOUR GAME AND YOUR TRAGEDY? >> UM, NOT REALLY. I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I AM FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE PLAYER ANYWAY. SO, YEAH. WE ARE JUST OUT THERE AND TRYING OUR BEST. I HEAN, YOU ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO SHOOT AS LOW AS YOU CAN, EVERY TIME YOU GO OUT.

SO, YEAH. THAT DOESN’T CHANNEL. AND, UM, YEAH. SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THANKS. >> GREAT DAY. >> TRY MY BEST. THANK YOU. >> TYRELL HATTON. A FEEL TO THAT NEW TEAM IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. TALOR GOOCH. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TRAINS IN THE OFF-SEASON WHICH WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

THAT WAS A BIG ONE, TALOR GOOCH BEING ALLOWED TO LEAVE AND BE RECRUITED BY BRUCE CO BROOKS KOEPKA. THAT WAS A BIG ONE OF THEM THAT RAISED A FEW EYEBROWS. >> YEAH. I THINK IT DID. IT IS A HUGE TRADE. THE GY THAT WON THE INDIVIDUAL LAST YEAR, YOU

KNOW, GOING TO ANOTHER TEAM. BUT MATTHEW WOLFF. HE IS GOING TO HAVE AMAZING YEAR. HE IS GOING TO BE MORE COME FORM. >> THEY ARE SAYING HE IS PLAYING GREAT RIGHT NOW, TOO. TAYLOR GOCH WORKED AS HARD AND TALKED ABOUT HIM OTHER THAN THE TRADE SINCE HE LEFT MIAMI LAST YEAR AND TALKING

ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE. TALOR GOOCH WANTS TO PROVE ONCE AGAIN. HE SPENT HIS WHOLE I LOVE AND WANTS TO PROOF ONCE AGAIN. HES NOT GOING ANYWAY. SEW PLAYED SUCH INCREDIBLE GOLF LAST YEAR AND WE HOLD UP ACROSS ANY COMPETITION AND THIS IS DAY IN, DAY OUT THE BEST COMPETITION IN THE WORLD.

>> AND HE LOOKS HAPPY INDEED, OF COURSE. OUR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AFTER 13 EVENTS LAST YEAR, HE WON THREE OF THEM. HE WAS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT ALL SEASON. HE SAW CAM SMITH TO TAKE THAT INDIVIDUAL TITLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. NOW, TALKING ABOUT STARS. DUSTIN JOHNSON. OUR CHAMPION OF 2022.

BROOKS KOEPKA GOT HIMSELF TO THE PODIUM IN THE THIRD PLACE IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS LAST YEAR AND THE PGA CHAMPION. WE GOT SO MANY BIG DOGS WHO SAY HOLD ON A SECOND. WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE HE STARTED. IS THAT GOING TO MOTIVATE THEM TO GREATER THINGS. SO YEAH. THINK SO.

DUSTIN DIDN’T HAVE THE YEAR HE WANTED. YOU KNOW, HE SHOWED SIGNS OF BRILLIANCE, YOU KNOW? HE WOULD SLIP BACK A LITTLE BIT. HE HAD DISAPPOINTING YEAR AND FOR SURE GOING TO BE ONE THOSE THAT WILL END UP ON TOP OF THE SEASON IF. >> YEAH. YOU KNOW, THOSE GUYS TOOK

MOST OF THE ARROWS IF YOU WILL DURING THE ORCHESTRATED PUSHBACK AGAINST WHAT IS DYING DOWN OBVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE FANS SO THEY LOOK OVER HIM AND SAY SHALL WHERE YOU BOTT THE EASY PATH IN HERE. YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET YOU STEAL ALL THE HEADLINES THEY WANT TO PROOF IT.

THEY ARE WORLD LAGS PLAYERS STILL FOR THE MOST PART IN THE PRIME OF THEIR I REARS. YEAH THEY WENT OUT IN 2022 AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT WE SEE OUT THERE TODAY. OF COURSE, ANALYSTS ARE STANDING BY AS WELL IN THE SUNSHINE, SO YOU SAW A FEW

MOMENTS AGO AND DOM, WHAT TO WATCH HERE. WHAT IS THE TOM OF YOUR AGENDA HERE. DOM BOULET. >> A LOT OF RUSTY GOLFERS ON THE GOLF COURSE IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE DRIVER, YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE GOLF BALLS. A LOT OF GUYS PLAYED A LOT TOWARD THE END OF LAST YEAR

AND THEY PLAYED WELL. I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING FOR THE OTHER PLAYERS, THINK I IT IS GOING BE A STRUGGLE THIS WEEK. WE ARE HERE AT THE INING GOLF COURSE, BUT THIS YEAR WITH A TWIST. SOMENG CHAS YOU WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR.

NEW GREENS ON HOLE 4 AND EIGHT ADDING SUBTLE CHALLENGES TO THE HOLES THEN ALSO ON 18 ADDED A BRAND-NEW TEE ADDING 30 EXTRA YARDS TO THAT ALREADY DIFFICULT 18 HOLE BUT MOST IMPORTANT RY, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS THEY HAVE TIGHTENED THE FAIRWAYS. LEAVING NO ROOM FOR ERROR OFF THE TEE.

THIS GOLFER IS GOING TO PLAY A LOT TOUGH THE REMEMBER, IN MY OPINION. >> SU-ANN THANK YOU. IT IS SPECTACULAR. A FEW TWEAKS TO HOW LIV GOLF WORKS, JERRY, IN 2024. JERRY: YEAH. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOBBYING FROM THAT TO GET THEIR WISH, THIS REMEMBER, AND THAT EXPOSES

ANY TEAM’S WEAKNESS. IF THE GUY DOESN’T HAVE THE A GAME THAT WEEK, HE HAS TO ROW DOUSE ON SUNDAY FOR HIM TO HAVE ANY CHANCE. YEAH. WITH THE EXPANSION TEAM COMING IN THISMENT THAT MADE THE FIELD 52 PLAYERS WITH TEAMS THEN WE GOT TWO WILDCARDS IN HUDSON. THEIR PERFORMANCE WILL COUNT

IN THE GOLF LEAGUE INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OF THE TEAMS SO THEY ARE THE WILDCARDS TO MAKE A FIELD OF 54 SO THE SHOTGUN START FEATURES ALL 18 HOLES AND WE ARE READY TO GO. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FIRST TO TEE OFF THIS

GROUP WITH TEAM SMASH, HE WAS THE RANGE GOAT LAST YEAR, TALOR GOOCH, INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION, HE HAS THE HONOR IN THE GROUP. HE TEED IT OFF FIRST AS WE GET UNDERWAY IN THE 2024 LIV GOLF LEAGUE. ♪ >> I AM SORRY. >> GO AHEAD. >> JUST 13 PACES WIDE FOR THE FAIRWAY.

>> FAMILIAR LITTLE STINGER. THAT IS LEFT, THOUGH. IT HAS BOTT TO FEEL A LIKE A HOME GAME. AWAY FROM TALOR GOOCH. HE IS AWITH A FROM AMERICA. HE USUALLY WINS. THAT IS TRUE. TYRELL HATTON FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL AGAIN. >> CERTAINLY. >> A FEW DAYS FOR TYRELL

HATTON AND THE LIV GOLF CAREER IS UNDERWAY. >> TOOK IT EASY. A WEDGE PAR 3 TO START OFF. >> BACK TO THE FIRST TEE AND JOHN RAHM. NEW RECRUIT AND THE CAPTAIN OF HIS OWN TEAM LEGON XIII. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ON THE LEFT THERE.

THAT IS PERFECT. >> CAM SMITH. WHAT A TRY WE ARE OF GOLFERS THIS IS FOR THE CROWD TO ENJOY. HE HAS HAD THREE LIV GOLF TITLES. DID HE HAVE A HEALTHY LEAD WITH TWO EVENTS REMAINING AND FINISHED 16th IN CHICAGO. 25th. NO POINTS ON THE FINAL TWO EVENTS THEN OVERTAKEN BY

TALOR GOOCH FOR THE SEASON TITLE. CAPTAIN OF RIPPER GC, THE OLD OZFULLY TEAM LUCAS HERBERT HAS BEEN RECRUITED TO RIPPER GC. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, CAPTAIN OF THE CRUSHERS, WHO TOOK OUT THE TEAM TITLE. BRYSON WAS PICKED BY THIRD OVERALL BY BROOKS KOEPKA. >> OFF TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE. OH. HITS THE PATH.

THAT IS GROVES IN THERE. >> AT TWO. SETTLES DOWN IN THE BERMUDA. THERE IS THE LOCAL FAVORITE ABRAHAM ANCER AT FOUR. HE SAYS HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES THIS GOLF COURSE, DAVID. >> YEAH. >> GOOD SHOT THERE. ED A DRE ANN MERONK, THE FIRST LIV GOLF SHOT. ADRIAN OH, UPRIGHT.

OH, THAT IS IN THE PENALTY AREA. >> 30-YEAR-OLD FROM POLAND IS PART OF MARTIN KAYMER’S CLEEKS GC GETTING TOUCH WITH THE BROADCAST HASHTAG LIV BROADCAST. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SO WE ARE UNDERWAY. ALL THE TALKING, ANTICIPATION CAN BE PUT TO

ONE SIDE FOR NOW. THREE DAYS OF GOLF ACTION HERE IN MIA KOBE ABOUT A. IT WAS CHARLES HOWELL III WHO WON HERE IN THE CRUSHERS AND SET OUT WITH A TEAM VICTORY. >> MARIJUANA TIN KAYMER DIDN’T HAVE THE YEAR, HE WAS INJURED EARLY IN THIS HE YEAR LAST YEAR, AND HE WILL

BE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. ADDITION STRENGTHENED THAT TEAM UNQUESTIONABLY TO A PLAYER OF THE YEAR. AT TEN AND PAT PEREZ. MOUSES UNDERRATED. >> YOU KNOW, PAT HAS WORKED REALLY HARD IN THE OFF-SEASON. HE HAS LOST A BUNCH OF WEIGHT IN THE BEST SHAPE HE HAS BEEN IN FOR A LONG TIME.

>> 16-YARDS WIDE IN PLACES. THAT IS TINY. TALOR GOOCH. >> YOU SEE WHO YOU WILL FOLLOW IN THE GROUP. >> THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE I TREAT. STAY INSIDE OF THE ROPES. HE WILL PUNCH IT OUT. >> BREAK. >> LOOK AT THAT LINE. THAT SAND IS USUALLY PRETTY CLEN. >> YEP.

CAM GOT MARRIED IN THE OFF-SEASON. >> HE DID. HIS WIFE IS HERE IN MEXICO. I SAW HER AT THE WELCOME PARTY. NEWLYWEDS, CONGRATULATIONS. THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE GREEN. HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO START THE LIFE ON THE LIV GOLF CIRCUIT WITH A BIRDIE. NOW ONRAMP MANAGED TO FIND THE FAIRWAY WEDGE.

A LOT OF ATTENTION ON HIM TODAY. CAMERAS ARE OUT. BROOKS AT TWO. DOM P.O. YEAH. JUST MISSING THE FAIRWAY IN THE FIRST CUT. I TELL YOU, YOU TAKE THE FIRST CUT ALL WEEK. INTO THE WIND. THE THIRD SHOT. THE FIRST CUT. CHARLES HOWELL III. BIRDIE AT 13.

PART OF A 63 IN THE FINAL ROUND HERE LAST YEAR TO TAKE THE TITLE. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE PARK FOR THIRD. HE WAS NOT OVERLY PLEASEDDED WITH THAT ONE, EITHER. A BIT OF A TUG. ABRAHAM ANCER FOR BIRDIE AT FOUR. THE GOLF HERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY A SHOT OVER SEBASTIAN MUNOZ.

WELCOME TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. 54 PLAYERS. 16 TEAMS. TWO WILDCARDS IN EVERY EVENT. [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] THEY WILL PLAY THREE ROUNDS WITH A SHOTGUN START. PLAYERS COMPETE FOR THEIR TEAM AND INDIVIDUALLY, INDIVIDUAL POINTS AROUND EACH WEEK AND OUT ACROSS THE SEASON. FINISHING AT OR NEAR THE BOTTOM MUCH THE STANDINGS

MEANS RELEGATION OUT OF THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. THIS IS WHERE THINGS REALLY HEAT UP. FOR THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS THE, THE TOP THREE SCORERS COUNT TOWARD THE TEAM SCORE. ALL FOUR SCORES COUNT IN THE FINAL ROUND. THE LOWEST TOTAL SCORE WINS THE TEAM’S SHOWDOWN. >> 4 ACE.

TEAM POINTS ALSO ADDP ACROSS THE SEASON. AND SEEDING FOR EPIC WINNER TAKES ALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY ARE THE LIV GOLF TEAM CHAMPIONS. THIS IS GOLF BUT LOUDER. THIS IS LIV GOLF. >> CAM SMITH, HIS THIRD AT FIRST. HIS SHORT GAME DIDN’T HAVE ANY RUST ON IT. [APPLAUSE] >> A GOOD 90-FOOTER BREAKING

TO THE LEFT AND AT THE IN IT IS GOING TO BREAK FROM THE RIGHT PRETTY QUICK. WHAT A GOOD PUTT. >> OH. >> THAT IS THE WAY TO START. >> HE MISSED HIS PAR PUTT AT ONE. THAT WAS THE FIRST OF THE SEASON TOWARD THE HOLE AFTER THE BIRDIE BUTT AND HERE IS

ONRAMP START HIS ACCOUNT WITH BIRDIE AT THE FIRST. >> HIS PUTT IS GOING TO MOVE TO HIS RIGHT. SLIGHT DOWNHILL. >> EASY GAME. STATEMENTS OF INTENT EARLY ON FROM DUSTIN JOHNSON AND THEN ONRAMP. >> HELLO, NIEMANN. WASTED NO TIME. >> TIED FOURTH A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT THE DUBAI

DESERT CLASSIC AS HE TRIES TO GET TO THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR. >> NOW THE BEST PUTTER FOR PAR. >> HOW ABOUT THIS STAT? TAYLOR HAD 161 MORE PUTTS THAN CAM. >> FOR THE SEASON? >> FOR THE SEASON. >> MORE THAN TEN. THAT IS A LOT OF STROKES

GUYS ONE OF THE BEST PUTTERS IN THE WORLD IF NOT THE BEST. >> GOOD UP AND DOWN TO START. AND THE FIRST SHOT AT 17. >> OH. >> THIS IS BROOKS AT TWO THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. HERE HE IS WITH THE THIRD SHOT OF 13 REALLY GOOD SHOT. THE BIRDIE AT 18.

TERRIFIC OFF-SEASON AS WELL FROM LIV GOLF AND IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE OPEN AS WELL. ON THE LINE, THE FIRST LOOK THIS SEASON. AT NUMBER THREE, DEAD CENTER. TO THE TEE AT TWO AND ONRAMP SAID AFTER THE RYDER CUP. THE WHOLE THING WAS APPEALING TO ME. LEGION ALWAYS FAITHFUL TO JULIUS CEASAR. YEAH.

EVEN WHEN HE GOT KICKED OUT. IS ONLY NINE PACES WIDE. IT IS NOT A LOT OF FAIRWAY. PREDICTABLE FEED. IT SUITS ONRAMP’S CUT SHOT OF THE TEE AROUND THE CORN EAR LITTLE BIT. THE GROWN RAISED UP A TOUCH. THE GREEN RAISED UP A TOUCH. >> CAM IS NEXT AND THIS WAS

HIS BUGABOO LAST YEAR. THIS CLUB RIGHT HERE. YEAH. IT IS DRIVING ACCURACY AND SUFFICE TO SAY, TIGHTENING THE FAIRWAYS DIDN’T MAKE HIM THAT HAPPY. HE IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF LIV GOLF MAYAKOBA. HIS WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO THE SECOND CHILD. CONGRATULATIONS. HE ALSO BOUGHT A PBR TEAM. HE DID, DIDN’T IF HE.

>> A PRO BULL RIDING TEAMING. THEY TRANSITIONED THEIR BUSINESS MODEL SIMILAR TO LIV AND HE IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. HE IS NOT PLAYER MAN BER, IS HE? >> WOW. OR TRAINER. TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST UNDERPAYED ATHLETES ON EARTH ARE THOSE BULL RIDERS FOR WHAT THEY DO.

MAN, THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH BONES IN YOUR BODY. HERE HE IS TEEING OFF TO THE SEA AT THE FOURTH. WELL YOU HAVE TO THINK THE PRESSURE IS ON THIS YEAR AFTER A POOR SHOWING IN YEAR ONE THIS IS IAN POULTER ALONG WITH THREE CAPTAINS WITH HENRIK STENSON. IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE,

YOU CAN WATCH THEIR STORY OF THE OFF-SEASON. CAMP CONFIDENTIAL. I THINK IT IS THREE EPISODES WELL WORTH A WATCH IN HOW THE GUYS HAVE PREPARED FOR THE 2024 SEASON AND THE OTHER MEMBER OF THEM A HERE IS TEEING OFF AT TEN. TEE AT FOUR. PITCHING WEDGE THERE. MAYBE A GAP WEDGE.

THIS IS THOUGH FOURTH KRIEN BROWSON DECHAMBEAU WITH WILL BE THE FIRST TO PUTT. >> WHAT WAS THAT? 58 FINAL ROUND TO TAKE THE TITLE. TEMPERING WITH THE CLUBS HERE IN THE WINTER AND DESIGNED AND HAD BUILT BOY THE WOOD MANUFACTURERRER NEW THREE WOOD WITH THE SMALL DRIVER HEAD ABOUT NINE

DEGREES A LOT OF. >> YEAH. >> GOTS THE ONE BACK HE DROPPED IN THE OPENING HOLE. IF HE CAN GET OUT OF HIS OWN WAY ON THE UNCHANGED CRUSHERS WITH ANIRBAN LA HURRY AND THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP. >> ENOUGH IN HERE. >> WAY. >> I THINK HE GOT 60.

>> EARLY WEDGES IN HIS BAG. WINDS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. ONE OF THE BEST IRON PUTTERS OF THE GAME RIGHT HIRE. 71% OF THE GREEN LAST SEASON. >> SWING THERE. >> WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING, SERGIO OPEN WITH CONSECUTIVE BIRDIES AT THE FOURTH. >> THAT IS HUGE FOR SERGIO

GOING WITH DECENT SPEED. HE SAID GOOD-BYE AND HE HAS GONE TO CARLOS ORTIZ HAS JOINED FOR 2024 AND NOT SPEAKING A TRADE THEY WERE OUT OF CONTRACT AND FREE AGENTS. >> YEAH. CAM SMITH HIS BOSS HEADING DOWN AND GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO JUDGE HOW THIS IS GOING TO COME OUT.

HE HAS A GAP WEDGE. >> YEAH. DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE PACE COMING OUT OF THAT SHORT BERMUDA ROUGH. >> IS STILL AFTER THE NICE WILL WEDGE AT FOUR. >> EASY WORK OF THAT. >> NOW RAHM. >> THIS PART OF HIS GAME IS SO STRONG. WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH HIS CAREER, GREAT WEDGE SHOTS

FROM THIS LAYER. >> IT IS AN AMAZING SWING. DON’T KNOW WHO CAN DIVINE SUCH A GOLF SWING CAN DEVELOP SO MUCH POWER OTHER THAN THE STRENGTH. YEAH. IT IS SO CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE. SO TALOR GOOCH HAD A BREAKOUT YEAR IN 2024 WINNING THREE INDIVIDUAL TITLES AND THE SEASON LONG CHAMPIONSHIP.

HE KNOWS IT WITHS A SEASON OF WHICH TO BE VERY PROUD. TALOR GOOCH IS OUR CALMIAN GOLFER. THAT IS WHY YOU MAKE THE SACRIFICES TO HAVE MOMENTS LIKE THAT. I JUST GOT CHILLS THINKING ABOUT IT. >> BUT, I THINK YOU CAN’T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT FAILING. >> I HAD A LOT OF

OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN AND IT DIDN’T HAPPEN A WHOLE LOT. >> A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. >> YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE DETHE BROOKS AND THE BRYSONS. GIVE ME TIME, IN A WILL CATCH ALL OF THESE GUYS. >> SIMPLY MAJESTIC SO FAR. WHEN I DID BREAK THROUGH, WASSING ABOUT TO TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF IT AND NOT LET IT SLIP THROUGH MY HANDS. >> YOU CAN ADD. >> YOU CAN’T FAKE BEATING SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS MADE ALL OF THOSE TIMES, JUST WORTH IT. >> OH. >> HERE WE GO AGAIN. >> HIS 70th. >> KNOWING THE WHOLE TIME, I

WAS A CRAZY AND BELIEVING THAT I COULD DO THAT. VICTORY FOR TAYLOR GOOCH IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. WAS INCREDIBLE SEASON. AM READY EXCITED FOR THOSE WHO ARE BACK TO SAY IT IS A FLUKE AND I WILL GO PROOF THEM WRONG. >> HE GETS $18 MILLION FOR WINNING THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE

AND A SHINY CHAMPION RING AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL SEASON WITH TALOR GOOCH WITH THOSE THREE VICTORIES HOLDING TO TAKE THE SEASON LONG TITLE GREAT SHOT OUT OF PATRICK REED. >> CHARLES HOWELL III HAS TIED THE LEAD ON TWO UNDER PAR. IT IS ONE OF THE PLAYERS STRUGGLING WITH, HOW DO WE PUT IT.

SLIGHTLY DODGING BELLY. >> OH, YES. IT HAPPENS. >> THE SECOND SHOT AWAY AT THREE. THAT GIVES FITS OVER THE YEARS AND PRO GOLF HAS BEEN CONTESTED HERE AT MAYAKOBA. LIVE AT TWO AND HAS A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. >> YEAH. LONG IN RANGE ONE AND EXPECTED OUT OF HERE AND A

HUGE ADVANTAGE WE CAN FIND THE FAIRWAYS THIS WEEK AND BETTER WITH A SPIN AND JUST A DOUBLE BREAKER FOR CAM. WHAT IS HE WORKING ON. HE IS LIKE, IT IS NOT DIFFERENT. THAT IS WHAT HIS SUPERPOWER IS. HE STICKS TO WHAT WORKS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. HE STAYS WITH THE PROCESSES.

HE EMBRACES NERVES. THIS IS OUR FIRST LIV GOLF LEAGUE POLL OF 2024. SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. WHO WINS IN 2024. WE’LL GIVE YOU FOUR OPTIONS THE CRUSHERS DEPENDING CHAMPION LEGION XIII RED BY ONRAMP AND THE 4 ACES WHO LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK. THE GOT HAROLD VARNER III.

LEGION XIII WITH TWO BRAND-NEW PROS. BRAND-NEW RELATIVELY UNKNOWN PLAYERS. SAM HORSFIELD. MITO PEREIRA. SECOND AT THE GREEN LAST YEAR MITO PEREIRA. FIVE TOP FIVE. EIGHTH OVERALL OUT OF A REALLY GOOD FIRST SEASON ON THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> NOW, UPHILL LEFT TO RIGHT PUTT. >> OH. >> DIDN’T MISS MANY OF THOSE.

FIFTH GROWN, THEY ANSWERED FOR BIRDIE. GREEN THEY ANSWERED FOR BIRDIE. SERGIO I AMING THIS ONE OVER THE CORNER THERE AT FIVE. AIMING THIS ONE OVER THE CORNER THERE AT FIVE. CUTS IT BACK. >> EARLY DAYS IN THE TEAM COMPETITION, OF COURSE. THE FIREBALLS TIED FOR THE LEAGUE WITH STINGER GC THREE UNDER PAR.

ALL FOUR ON SUNDAY. >> BROOKS FOR BIRDIE AT 3 DEAD CENTER AGAIN. SAME WITH SERGIO EARLIER. >> KEVIN NA NOW HIT THE FLAGSTICK A FEW MOMENTS AGO ON THE PREVIOUS HOLE, THAT IS FOR BIRDIE AT 18. >> DEAN BURMESTER. THIS IS FOR THE BIRDIE AT AILING. A GREAT END TO 2023 WHEN

OPENED IN NOVEMBER. HE HAD A FINAL ROUND 60 AND THE SOUTH AFRICA IN DECEMBER. HE OVERCAME A STOMACH BUG TO SEE THAT ONE AND PRETTY SPECIAL TO WIN THE HOME NATION’S CHAMPIONSHIP. >> AND JON RAPE HERE ON THREE. ONRAMP I SPOKE TO HIM EARLIER THIS WOKE AND HERE

IN 2015 BEEN HE WAS AMATEUR AND HAD THE BEST FINISH HERE. HIS DAD ON THE BAD. >> NOT GOING TO HURT HIM THERE. THAT IS THREE IN A ROW. THAT IS NOT EASY. NOW ON THE TEE AT FOUR. >> WAY. HE MADE A BEAUTIFUL BEARD DY ON THE PREVIOUS HOLE HERE ON

THE WEDGE. 1016-YARDS OF NEW GREEN HERE THIS YEAR MUCH BIGGER HAN THE LAST ONE. A LOT SLOWER. PRETTY SLOW HERE ALL RIGHT. SANDWICHED IN. >> BLOW BACK THERE. WHEN HE OPENS, THEY LIKE THE RESULT. IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US ON THE BROADCASTING AROUND THE WORLD, ONRAMP NEW RECRUIT OF LEGION13 AND

STARTED WITH A BEAUTIFUL BIRDIE LIV GOLF LEAGUE CHAMPION HE STARTED AT THE SECOND WITH THE BIRDIE PUTT FROM DISTANCE AND THAT WAS PER EFFECT. THIS IS BROOKS AT FOUR. 116ARS INTO THE WIND. THAT IS BIG. HE LED THE YEAR LAST YEAR IN BIRDIES MADE. 195 AND 702 HOLES AND

BIRDIED THE FIRST HOLE THIS YEAR. DUSTIN JOHNSON LOOKING TO START 202 IN STYLE. CHARLES HOWELL III LEAD THE WAY. 36 YEARS OF AGE FROM FINLAND, AND HE WON THE LIV GOLF PROMOTIONS EVENT IN MOVE. YOU WERE THERE, JERRY. WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS MAN. OH MY GOODNESS.

JUST A LIFE CHANGER IN TERMS OF THE LIFESTYLE, CERTAINLY, HIS ABILITY TO BE A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER AND FATHER. HE WAS SO EMOTIONAL. IT IS AWESOME. NOW TO OUR VERSION I WOULD SAY OF TOM BRADY IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HE CAN STILL GET IT DONE LESS IN THIS A REMEMBER AGO

AND SECOND AT THE MASTERS, DAVID. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. YEAH. TREMENDOUS FLEXIBILITY STILL. >> CAPTAIN OF THE HYFLYERS WHO RECRUITED ANDY OGLETREE WHO WON SERIES IN 2024 SO THAT GUARANTEED HIM A SPOT IN THE LIV GOLF THIS YEAR. HE HAD TO EARN HIS WAY BACK AFTER BEING REG GATED AFTER LAST SEASON.

RELEGATED AFTER LAST SEASON. SERGIO, HIS SECOND OF FIVE. JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR HIM. ISN’T JUMP AT ALL OUT OF THAT ROUGH WHERE HE PLAYED. YOU LOOKING AT THE FOURTH GREEN AND BROOKS KOEPKA. EYEAH. HE BOUGHT A STEEPLECHASING HORSE IN NEW ENGLAND. I ASKED HIM DID YOU NAME IT? NO.

IT WAS CALLED THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. YEAH. RIGHT. >> SMASH RACING. THEY ACTUALLY GOT A STABLE. I THINK THEY DO. THEY WON A RACE, I THINK, TWO WEEKS AGO BY 18. >> WOE. GOING TO BE THE FAVORITES OF THE FESTIVAL. WHICH HE MAY ATTEND NOW. A LITTLE RIGHT TO LEFT HERE.

I CAN’T SEE BROOKS IN A TOP HAT. HIS APPROACH AT 17. HE DIDN’T GET IT DONE. HE LED IN REGULATION. THAT IS WHAT SEPARATES PLAYERS ON THIS GOLF COURSE. YOU CAN’T THINK IT AROUND HERE. >> OH. THIS IS HOW HE GETS TO WORK IN THE MORNING. >> YOU KNOW THE SEATS ARE ADJUSTABLE.

>> I TELL YOU IT IS EASY TO GET LOST IN THIS RESORT. >> OH, YEAH. YOU CAN WONDERFUL IN THE JUNGLE AND NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN. IS HOUR FROM OUR ROOMS WHICH ARE ABOUT A THREE MINUTE WALK. >> WELL, HE IS LOOKING A LOT AT THE START HE DID ALSO

YEAR AT THE BACK INJURY LAST YEAR. HE MEANS BUSINESS THIS YEAR. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLE FROM BROCKS SO THIS HAS GOT TO BE MOVING. REALLY FAST. NOW JON RAHM THE FIRST CUT, SUA-ANN. THE FIRST CUT IS NOT GOING TO HURT YOU THIS WEEK. DOWNHILL FOR JON.

THE RIGHT TIER OF THIS GREEN. PERFECT TO CUT ANGLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY. >> ON THE DAY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT, HOW DID YOU FIND JON RAHM. REALLY EX ARE REALLY EXCITED. REALLY JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. HE IS A GOOD KID. REALLY IS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN HE FIRST CAME OUT AND DESCRIBED HIM AS WE WATCHED CAM HERE AS A TEDDY BEAR WITH A TEMPER. HE HAD THAT SPARK AND THAT LATIN SPARK AND SAW WITH THE GREAT SPANISH GOLFERS BY HERBERT. SERGIO. NICE THERE. HE TIES THE LEAD ON TWO UNDER PAR. >> ADRIAN MERONK GETS THAT

ONE TO DROP AT SEVEN BIRDIE. SO JON RAHM ARRIVES ON THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE IN THE PRIME OF HIS CAREER. THE 2021 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION, THE REIGNING MASTER’S WINNER AND A MEMBER OF THE VICTORIOUS RYDER CUP TEAM FOR EUROPE. IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, HE IS HERE TO WIN. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> I WAS RELATED TO A TEAM MY ENTIRE LIFE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT RESONATED WITH ME. THEY ARE ALL FANTASTIC PLAYERS. LOOK AT THE YEAR CAM HAD AND HOW HE IS PLAYING IN LIV. CLASS FIELD.SIGNATED A WORLD- I SEE HOW CAM DOES IT ON THE GREEN. HE IS UNBELIEVABLE. SO GOOD.

YOU HAVE A MAN SHOOTING 58, I THINK. INCREDIBLE. YOU CAN’T SAY HE IS NOT ONE OF THE BEST GOLFERS IN THE WORLD. >> I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT AND KEEP PLAYING GOLF. >> HE IS HERE. HE IS HERE TO WIN. >> HOPEFULLY GET MORE THAN ONE WIN.

IF IT IS ONLY ONE, YEAH, IN MY MIND, YOU COMPETE TO WIN. YOU COMPETE TO WIN. COMPETE. LET’S GO. >> EASY SO KEEP IT UNDERWRAPS BUT HE SAYS HE FEELS GOOD EVERY TIME I TEE UP. MY GOAL IS TO WIN. CHARLES HOWELL III FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT BIRDIE AND

INS HIS FINE FORM FOR THE OPENING EVENT HERE WHICH WON LAST YEAR AND CHARLES HOWELL III IS UNDER PARND HE IS OUR LEADER. NOW CAM SMITH WITH THE THIRD SHOT ON THE THIRD. THIS ONE, HE IS LOOKING TO LAND THIS ON BANK. PICK UP SOME SPEED. OH. WHAT A SHOT. AROUND THE GREENS.

THE PAR FIVE AND THIS IS THE THIRD SHOT. WELL-PLAYED. OH, THIS IS LIVE ON FIFTH GREEN, FELL FOR EAGLE. 6EAGLE. >> I WONDER IF HE HAS GOT ONE OR TWO MORE VICTORIES LEFT IN HIM. HE CAME VERY CLOSE. AT LEAST TIED FOR THE LEAD GOING TO THE FINAL ROUND.

HEAD A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE ON THE EIGHTH WHEN THAT DID TAKE THE CHANCES THERE BUT IN CONTENTION ON SUNDAY. THE ANTICIPATION EXCITEMENT LEVEL AS AN EVENT IS INCREASED BY STILL BOEING NEAR THE TOP OF THE PYLON. >> RICHARD BLAND, WHAT AN EFFORT FROM HIM LAST YEAR. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 13

FOR BLAND. HIS FINISH IN 20th SPOT TO AROUND THE RIGHT BACK. >> HIS LAST DIAZ 50-YEAR-OLD. HIS LAST DAY AS A 50-YEAR-OLD. >> THE LINE AT THREE. WELL, IT HIT THREE FAIRWAYS. THREE GREENS. HE HAS NOT A HAD A BIRDIE PUTT OUTSIDE OF 25 FEET. HE IS DRIVING THE BILLION SO SOLID.

>> ABOUT A CUP AND A HALF OF THE HOLE. HE HIT IT. MAYBE TOO FIRM. SO NOPE. >> JON RAHM IS MA MUCHING IN THE EARLY STAGES WITH LEGION. HE IS TWO UNDER PAR. ONE OFF THE LEADERS. >> HE WAS PICKED UP PRETTY QUICKLY AT THE END OF THE

SEASON BY BROOKS KOEPKA SO GRAEME McDOWELL IS ON SMASH GC. HE IS ONE OVER PAR SO FAR. >> RE-ENERGIZED DON’T YOU? I YEAH. YEAH. HE SPENT THE OFF-SEASON GETTING HIMSELF IN SHAPE FOR THIS. SO IT WITHS A BUSY OFF-SEASON. PLENTY OF TRADES WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE CAPTAINS. A FEW EYEBROWS RAISED.

THAT WAS A SWAP PETER. ED A DRE ANN MERONK AND THE PRECIOUS SAME AS THEY WERE AND WHY NOT THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS. 21 YEARS OF AGE CAME FROM THE TEAM TO SERGIO’S FIREBALLS THE YOUNG SPANIARD AND OGLETREE, WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES PROMOTED TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

HE IS A HIGH FLY ER. THE MAJESTICS ARE THE SAME AS THEY WERE AND THERE IS MATTHEW WOLFF AND LUCAS HERBERT HAS BEEN PICKED UP. TALOR GOOCH OUR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION TRADED TO BROOKS KOEPKA SMASH GC AND NO CHANGES FOR STINGER. >> YES. EXCITING STUFF IN THE OFF-SEASON. THERE’S THE SKITTLES OUT AT

NUMBER FOUR. THE SHORT PAR FIVE. BIRDIE IS IN GREEN. PAR IS IN YELLOW. NO BOGEYS AS OF YET ON THIS TINY LITTLE HOLE. ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS HERE ON THE RIVIERA MAIA. >> PLAYING STRAIGHT INTO THE FAN. NEW GREEN HERE. MAYAKOBA. GOING TO LAND VERY SOFT. JUST A LITTLE SAND ON THIS

GREEN. >> JUST ENOUGH RAISE THERE TO BLOW THE SAND BACK IN THEIR FACES. >> THERE IS HB3 FOR BIRDIE AT 18. GET OCTOBER BACK. HE WAS TWO OVER PAR. >> COMING DOWN ON TWO TWO. >> CAM SMITH, PLAYING WITH SUNGLASSES ON YEAR. SOMEBODY THAT HAS GONE FEARLY VIRAL ON THE INTERNET.

HE HAS SOMETHING CALLED THE SURFER’S EYE. IT IS DUE TO TOO MUCH SUN EXPOSURE. SO HE NEEDS TO WEAR IT TO PROTECT HIS EYES. >> SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. A LOT OF TIME ON THE BOAT FISHING, I AM SURE. >> SURF EAR EYE. >> YEAH.

>> WE CAN TELL THOUGHT THEY WERE THE OTHER DAY. >> HE SPOKE TO HIM WITH THE WELCOME PARTY. >> THE OFF-SEASON WAS TOO LONG FOR HIM. HE UN-LIKE MOST PLAYERS SAID, IT WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH, A LOT HAPPENED FOR HIM SINCE THE WIN. HE DID SOMETHING TO HIS HOUSE.

HIS WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO THEIR SECOND. SOME STUFF ON THE BUSINESS SIDE AS WELL AS HIS FOUNDATION. >> PRETTY GOOD MISS QUE FOR 116-YARDS OUT RIGHT THERE. >> THOSE ARE THE THE ONES YOU-AMN WAS TALKING ABOUT ON THE NOSE OF CAMERON SMITH, THE GREATEST IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE RIPPER GC ON

INSTAGRAM. >> THOSE LOOK LIKE THE ONCE YOU HAVE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE OPTOMETRIST. YEAH. THEY PUT THE MACHINE ON YOU WITH THE DIFFERENT LENSES AND THAT IN COULD OF THING. THE FIRST TIME THEY DID TO IT ME AND ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT. I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE SMALLER.

>> THIS IS MERONK FOR BIRDIE. >> NUMBER EIGHT. >> A MAN WHO COULD COUNT HIMSELF UNLOOK LUCKY TO GET A WILDCARD IN THE RYDER CUP TEAM LAST YEAR. YEAH, I THINK SO. ELSEWHERE IN MY SEGMENT. A FEW MINUTES AGO, DANNY LEE, OFF-SEASON WRIST SURGERY FOR THE IRONHEAD. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 16.

SAME HOLES WHYON KOKRAK. HE IS ONE UNDER PAR AFTER HIS BIRDIE AT 16 AS WELL. >> KOKRAKT. HE IS LIKE TO THAT OFFENSIVE LINEMAN. HE DOESN’T GET A LOT OF CREDIT BUY IS ALWAYS THERE TO CONTRIBUTE. GOOD, SOLID TALENT. ONE STROKE LEAD EARLY IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. THEY WERE CONSISTENT LAST SEASON.

BUT THEY WERE KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOP FOUR BY THE RANGE GOATS IN THE FINAL EVENTS THEY HAD TO PLAY IN THE QUARTERFINAL AND EVENTUALLY THEY LOST THEIR SEMIFINAL 3-NULL. TALOR GOOCH HAS THIS FOR BIRDIE AT FOUR. >> IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD PUTT. SO YEAH THE TINIEST BIT TO

THE LEFT. PRETTY FLAT THROUGH THE MIDDLE THEN A LITTLE AT THE END. >> THAT STAT I GAVE YOU HE HAD 161 MORE PUTTS THAN CAM. TALOR IS NOT A BAD PUTTER. YOU DO NOT WIN THREE TIMES AND AN INDIVIDUAL TITLE BY BOEING A BAD PUTTER. >> A TON MORE GREENS.

>> ON THE LEFT EDGE. >> NOT A GOOD ONE FOR THE YEAR. THE LIP OUT THERE. THIS YEAR, THE RANGE GOAT AND CHIEF OF WATSON TEEING OFF AT THREE. RANGE GOAT FOR LIFE, DAVID. OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. BUB BAB LAST YEAR SHOWED THE SIGNS YOU WOULD EXPECT THE CLOSER HE GOT THE GREEN THE

WORSE HIS GAME GOT. STILL UP ALL NICE ITLY THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE. HE WILL SHARPEN THAT UP. BACK TO RAHM. >> HE SHOULD MOVE TO HIS LEFT. CONSIDERING WHAT A WHILE WIND IT HAS BEEN FOR HIM THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO. HE IS HERE TO PERFORM TO

TELL BY THE FOCUS IN HIS EYES AND HIS WALK. SO HE IS OUT HERE TO WIN. IT IS A SPECTACULAR START TO LIFE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR JON RAHM THE HEADLINING, THE CAPTAIN OF LEGION XIII. HE IS THREE UNDERPAR, THREE-WAY TIE. >> AN EIGHT IRON FOR BROOKS ON THIS PAR FIVE.

YEAH. EIGHT IRON. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. >> THAT IS NOT A LOT OF CLUB. >> MAYBE COULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT. BACK TO FOUR. >> NEEDS TO GET GOING. JUST KIND OF MOVE A LITTLE TO HIS RIGHT. SERGIO YO QAR SEE IS RUNNING HOT AND SEEKING AS LIV GOLF INDIVIDUAL TITLE.

HE LOST A LAYOFF IN SINGAPORE TO TALOR GOOCH LAST SEASON AND STARTED WITH A BIRDIE AT THREE AND THEN FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH BIRDIE AT FOUR THEN WHY NOT FOR BIRDIE AT FIVE. OR THIRD SHOT EXCUSE ME AT FIVE. AND THAT ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR HIM AND NOW THE SECOND SHOT AT THE SIXTH.

THIS OFF-SEASON, HE HAD ONE OF THE OLDER PUTTERS HE LOVED RECONDITION. AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS IN THE BAG THAT WEEK. IF SO, I THINK HE IS LIKE BEING REUNITED WITH A O OLD FRIEND. LOOK AT THAT. >> HOW DO YOU RECONSIDER A PUTTER MAYBE A STERN TALKING TO. >> PERHAPS.

>> LOUIS ON THE LEFT AT NUMBER THREE. COMING OUT AND SEMIBURIED IN A SHORT BERMUDA MIX. >> NO IDEA HOW HE GOT THE TROPHY FOR THE OPEN BACK HOME. IT WAS ENORMOUS. >> YEAH. >> WELL HE IS ON THE GREEN. THE VERYBACK OF IT. HE CAUGHT A SECOND SHOT WITH

THE SEVEN IRON ON THE ROUGH. I WAS SURPRISED. I THOUGHT HE WOULD USES A SANDWICH TO CHIP THIS BECAUSE HE IS PROBABLY GOING TO GO THROUGH AND MAYBE EVEN THE ROUGH. HE WILL BO THROUGH THE ROUGH. HE WILL CHIP IT. SO I THINK HE AND AY ARE GOING TO MAKE DECISION.

HE HAS PUTTER IN HIS HAND. IT DOES BREAK FROM THE RIGHT. THE LAST 15 FEET. SO THAT IS GOING TO HELP BUT HE IS CERTAINLY GOING TO STOP THE LEFT. WELL, IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHIP FROM THE PUTTING GREEN AND WOULD BE THE EASIEST IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.

IT IS HEARTY BRASS. ITS LOOK ALMOST LIKE, IF YOU WILL, THEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO TAKE A DIVOT FROM SHORT RANGE AND THE CLUB BOUNCE OFF A LOT MORE THAN BERMUDA OR BEND. HE WILL TRY TO HOOK IT DOWN. IT IS LONG ENOUGH. WITH WAIT TEAMMATE PATRICK REED WHOSE SECOND SHOT AT TWO.

YOU CAN ARGUE THE BEST PLAYER YET TO WIN A LIV GOLF TITLE AND THE PROPER COMPETITION FOR THAT COURSE. YEAH. YOU GOT TO PUT JON RAHM IN THAT MIX NOW. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS DANGEROUS. HAS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY. >> TOP FIVE FINISHERS FOR PATRICK REED THE LAST SEASON.

HE LOOKS TO GO ONE BETTER HERE. >> CHARLES HOWELL SETTLED FOR PAR THERE AND DY THIS WITH THIS EFFORT. HE DIDN’T GO, THE RIGHT TO LEFT. >> I THINK WE ARE BETTER. SIX AND BRYSON THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. STRAIGHTEN UP AGAIN. ONE BEAUTIFUL CRY OF. AND HERE 3:20 TO THEBERGER ON THE RIGHT.

WINDS DIED DOWN. >> REALLY INTERESTED AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY THIS TIME OF THE REAR, HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED THREE TO FOUR EVENTS, AND HERE HE HAS PLAY THE FIRST COMPETITIVE ROUND. TAKING IN SOME WORK IN THE OFF-SEASON TO GET READY FOR THIS. >> YOU BRING THE EMBLEM OF LEBIONXIIIPORTS IN THE

SOCCER WORLD IN THE SPAIN THEY ARE CALLED THE LIONS. YEAH. BUT ALSO, ALSO, LEGION13 THEIR MODEL I CANNOT REMEMBER IT LAUGHING. ABOUT IT WAS THE LION AGAIN. AND HENRIK STENSON WITH THE THREE MAJESTIC CAPTAINS THE SECOND SHOT AT NUMBER THREE. FIFTH GREEN. BROCKS KOEPKA FOR EAGLE. WATCHING BROOKS WARM UP.

AM PRETTY SURE HE HAS GETTING SOME SPEED WITH THE DRIVER. HE WILL QUICKER THAN HE DID LAST YEAR AND A GOOD 90-YARDS PAST KNEE MACHINE AND DUSTIN AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT WITH AI. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EAGLE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR. >> JUSTS A BIT HERE OVER AT

SIX FOR SERGIO. GIVE HIM THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. AFTER FOUR HOLE AND FOUR BIRDIES HE’S THE LEADER FOUR UNDER PAR, THE F EBALLS THREE UNDER, THEY ARE ONE BACK OF STINGER. CHARLES SCHWARTZEL OUT AT 16 FOR BYRD DY. AND HAVING HIT THE FIFTH GREEN IN TWO, THE PAR FIVE,

THIS TO AVOID A THREE PUTT PAR FOR DJ AND HE DOES IT NICELY. >> YES. BUT BETTER THAN A FOUR PUTT BOGEY. THAT IS TRUE. THAT IS TRUE. ACTION ON THE 13th GREEN. STILL FIREBALL AND SERGIO GARCIA FOR THE BIRDIE AT 13 AND LAURIE CANTER WHO IS WITH US AS A WILDCARD.

ONE TWO OF WILDCARDS WHO PLAYED FOR THEM SELF AS INVITATION POSITION AND SWAFFORD IS THE OTHER THAT IS THE THIRD SHOT AT 13. THERE IS CAM ON THE TEE. LAURIE JUST MISSED OFF IN THE PLAYOFF DIDN’T HE. WAS TWO FROM THREE IN THE PROMOTIONS IN ABU DHABI. AND AFTER BRILLIANT GOLFER

FOR THREE DAYS. >> VARNER ON THE FIRST GREEN. LOOKS LIKE HE CAME INTO THE SEASON WITH A BIT MORE SHAPE THAN MAYBE LAST YEAR. I THINK A LOT OF GOYS DID. YEAH. THE FIRST OFF-SEASON EVER, REALLY. THE LENGTHY ONE. >> NOW INFLATE YSELF BY SEVEN OR EIGHT. THAT IS JON RAHM’S GROUP

WORK WALKING UP THE FIFTH FAIRWAY THERE IS HENRIK STENSON OF THE MAJESTICKS EARLIER AT THREE. [APPLAUSE] THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE HAS BOOSTED THE EX PIERCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF YOU THE FANS CAN HELP DECIDE THAT WE PLAY TOGETHER IN ROUND ONE AND ALSO ENHANCING YOUR FAN EXPERIENCE WITH EXCLUSIVE

MOTE AND GREET PLAYERS FREE VIP UPGRADES IN THE BUCKET LIST CITIES TO SIGN UP TO LIV GOLF X. LIVX. IT IS EASY AND IT IS FREE. NOT TOO PAD, THOUGH. ORN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. EVERYTHING RUNS OFF TO THE RIGHT. BALANCED. A LITTLE TO THE LEFT. PIVOT. YEAH.

IT DIDN’T JUMP AS MUCH AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS AND AS YOU CAN HEAR. HENRIK STENSON ON THE TEE AT FOUR. LIKE A FULL WEDGE THERE. SOFT RIGHT. >> YEAH. I MADGE PHYSICIAN THE EIGHTH WHEN YOU HAVE SPEED ON IT. YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO GET THE FLY THAT YOU WANT

THEN EVEN IF IT LANDS AT THE FRONT OR JUST SHORT OF IT. 190. WE GET AT FLY. >> EXACTLY. IT IS LONG. YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE IN YOUR HAND. >> THANKS. ALL RIGHT. BUD. SEE YOU. >> EXPECTING IT TO JUMP. >> WAY. DIDN’T LOOK THE PLAY, TAKING A SHORTER CLUB COUNTING FOR

THE FLYER ANALYST WAY DOWN. A REAL ARC AND TAKING A LOOK AT THELY AND FIG IF YOU ARE IF IT WILL JUMP OUT OF THERE. >> WAY, IT IS EXPERIENCE. A LITTLE BIT OF INSTINCT AS WELL. NOW GOOCH. >> REALISTIC CHANCE OF E EGLE THERE FOR TALOR. SERGIO HAS STARTED HIS

CAMPAIGN HERE IN MAZE YA KOBE ABOUT A WITH FOUR O’KON HE EXECUTIVE BIRDIES. HERE HE IS AT ON THE TEE AT SEVEN. MOST PLAYERS HAVING TO TAKE LESS THAN DRIVER ON THIS. ER OTHERWISE THEY RUN THROUGH INTO A DOWNSLOPE OF JUNK. CALEB SURRATT. FIRST TOURNAMENT AS A POSITION IFLE A OUT OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. JUST A TEENAGER STILL. HANDPICKED BY JON RAHM TO BE A PART OF LEGION XIII AND SEEMS LOOK THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. THE HAZY FIRE THE FORMER TOP AMATEUR IN THE ORAL, THE WINNER OF THE 2023SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE ORANGE THERE AT TEN HE IN THE

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AND SET UP A PRESS CONFERENCES THIS WOKE AND ONCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE HE DROVE TO KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, HE HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE DORM ROOM. FROM CLEANING HIT TO DORM ROOM IN A MATTER OF DAYS? WHAT A WHIRL WIND. HE FELT A LITTLE OVERWHELMED

BUT REVERY EXCITED HERE WITH THE LEAGUE. >> K BROS JUST A LONG IRON OFF THE TEE AT SIX. >> YEAH. A FOUR IRON. HE HAD THREE THREE IRON OUT AT FIRST. THE STRONG THREE IRON. >> THE CRUSHERS ARE DEFENDING THEIR MAYAKOBA TITLE THE OVERALL CHAMPIONS AS WELL AFTER A FANTASTIC

PERFORMANCE IN MIAMI CHARLES HOWELL II THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 15 AND THE CRUSHERS ARE TWO UNDER PAR THEY ARE TWO PACK OF STINGERS AND THE FIREBALLS AT AND THIS WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO BOGEYS AS WELL AND CHARLES HOWELL II WHO WENT 63 IN THE THIRD FINAL ROUND LAST YEAR TO WIN THE

INDIVIDUAL TITLE HERE THE BIRDIE AT 16 HOW THEY ARE SHAPING UP SO FAR. ONE OVER PAR. LIKEWISE BROWSON DECHAMBEAU, TERRIFIC START AND PAR FOR THE PRIDE. COOP YOU UPDATED ON THE POLL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR LEGION XIII ARE SURGED INTO THE LEAD. WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO

WITHIN THE TITLE IN 2024? SCAN THE QR CODE AND YOU CAN VOTE. CRASHERS ARE AHEAD OF 27% AHEAD OF SMASH AND AS THIS MEN’S 4ACES. >> THE OTHER TEAMS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT, TOO, I AM SURE. AND THIS IS DJ ON THE LEFT ROUGH AT SIX.

I BELIEVE HE IS WAITING IN THE FAIRWAY. YEAH, HE IS. HE IS A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY BUT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT WITH THE HYBRID CLUB AND HE CAN GO IN THIS ONE. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A FINISHED GREEN. OH. I THINK BY THE ROW ACTION MAYBE THAT LONG BUT COMES UP HIGH. VERY NICE.

>> NOT IDEAL FOR DJ. THE SEVEN WOOD INTO THE ROUGH AND ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF JUMPERS TODAY. >> WELL, RIGHT BACK ON THE RIGHT FOOT TRY TOWING HOIST AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE. >> A GOOD ONE THERE. LOUIE USE THIGH ZEN WO UNDER PAR AND STINGER HAVE THE OUTLEAGUE OF THE TEAM

COMPETITION THE SHOT CLEAR OF THE FIREBALLS TWO CLEAR OF LEGION XIII. SERGIO BY GREG’S BROT THE AT SEVEN. YOU DON’T WANT TO GO IN THERE FOR ANY REASON. HE LEADS ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE CARIBBEAN. >> AND WHY DON’T YOU GO EXPLORE THAT FOR US, DAVID. WELL, NO.

NOT MUCH OF A SPLUNKER. FOR EAGLE. >> A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR JON. SIXTH IN PUTTING ON THE PGA TOUR. GREAT SPEED THERE. >> WELL 9024 PROMISES TO THE MOSTENTIAL EXITING YEAR YET. NEW PLAYERS NEW TEAMS AND GREAT NEW VENUES. LIV GOLF FANTASY IS BACK IN ACTION WITH EXCITING FORMAT

THAT OFFERS MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN. IT IS SIMPLE. PICK YOUR TEAM. THEN COMPETE AGAINST FRIENDS, FAUXES THEN FAMILY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WATCH YOUR TEAM CLIMB BY LISTEN AND WIN GREAT PRIZES MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRAGGING RIGHTS, IT IS FANTASY BUT LOUDER. ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO ENJOY THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

GO LEV GOLF LEAGUE SEASON. IT IS FINALLY OVER YES INDEED. GO BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. YOU WILL BE MY CAPTAIN OF MY FANTASY LEAGUE TEAM NO MATTER WHAT. >> THIS IS GOOCH FOR EAGLE AT FIVE. >> YEAH. RATING TO LEFT BOTH. RIGHT TO LEFT PUTT. THIS IS KIND OF COOL TO SEE

HOW STARVED THE FANS WERE TO KEEP GOING AGAIN IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE AND INFORMATION ANYTHING WE COULD TOLL THEM ABOUT WERE TRADES OR NEW PLAYERS, MY GOODNESS, THIS IS REALLY COOL WHAT THIS HAS TURNED INTO. NOW THIS IS BROOKS OUT AT SIX. >> I AM BEING VERY CAREFUL

WHEN I WALK UP THE BACK HERE LAST YEAR. >> OH, WE REMEMBER THAT, DOM. >> HOW DO YOU RECOVER AFTER THAT? >> YEAH. >> LOOKING BACK JUST HEROIC. >> HOW MANY STITCH IFS. >> OH, 33 AT THE END. >> I WILL SOLDIER ON. ONE LITTLE PLANT. DOM GOES DOWN.

>> STARTED ON A GOOD LINE. DIDN’T QUITE HAVE THE SPEED. >> OH. >> TO THE GREEN AT FIVE. SMITH FOR BYRD DY. THIS IS GOING TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. THE AIM IS ABOUT TWO RIGHT. GOOD READ. GOOD PUTT. GOOD BIRDIE. >> ANOTHER MAN, ON TYRELL HATTON ON THE TEE AT EIGHT.

LEVEL PAR SO FAR. >> ALMOST. ALMOST STONE DEAD. >> BACK. HIS BIRDIE PUTT. IT IS VERY SIMILAR ONE. BROOKS HAD HIS JUST MAYBE A FOOT AND A HALF TO THE RIGHT OF BROOKS, SO, THERE, IT HAS GOT TO COME IN SLIGHTLY FROM THE RIGHT. DON, DAVID, AS WE WATCH, JUST WATCHING SHOT AFTER

SHOT WITH THESE PLAYERS, JUST STRIKES ME, 16 INDIVIDUAL TITLES AT TAKE THIS YEAR. 39 DAYS OF COMPETITION. IT IS TOUGH TO WIN. I MEAN, REALLY TOUGH TO WIN. OH, YEAH. >> I TELL YOU, JERRY, IT IS TOUGH TO FINISH IN THE TOP 25. >> HANG ONLY TOUGH.

I MEAN, THAT IS A HECK OF A SEASON. >> EXACTLY. I MEAN, YOU GOT THREE NEW GUYS HERE, WHO ARE GOING TO BE HARD TO BEAT. >> THIS LOOKS GOOD. >> YEAH. >> MONEY. >> IT DOES HELP. HE GOT HELP. >> HE IS SHOWING OMINOUSLY GOOD FORM AT THE START OF

MAYAKOBA, 2024, HE IS FIVE UNDER PAR, HE LEADS JON RAHM BY A SHOT NOW. THE CRASHERS ARE ONE OF THREE TEAMS TOES HAVE THE SAME ROSTER THIS SEASON AS THEY DID LAST. THEIR BRAND REPRESENT TWOS PILLARS OF SUCCESS. THE STABILITY, OF COURSE, WINNING. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU’S CRUSHERS CLOSING IN ON A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY.

>> WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE. WE KNOW WHO WE ARE. WE KNOW OUR IDENTITY. I THINK WE HAVE A NICE BLEND AND A NICE MIX OF ALL KINDS OF PLAYERS NOW WE HAVE BRYSON, ONCE HE GETS GOING, HE REALLY GETS GOING. [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] AUTOS THERE IS NO END TO BRYSON’S BRILLIANCE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THEN YOU GOT THE LOW GROUND TEE SHOT. >> ANIRBAN LAHIRI. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. HE IS LEADING THE PACK THE MOMENT. I THINK WE TRUST EACH OTHER. I THINK WE CAN PLAY IN ANY CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW TO GET IT DONE. THE CHEMISTRY WE HAVE.

THE SKILL SET WE HAVE. WE ARE GOING TO BE A FORCE FOR A LONG TIME. [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] THEY ARE THE LIV GOLF TEAM CHAMPIONS. [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] PURE BOX OFFICE. >> HELP EACH OTHER. LEAD EACH OTHER. OTHER TEAMS CAN SEE IT. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THEIR FACES EVERY WEEK.

CRUSHERS COMING UP THE LEAGUE AGAIN. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> CHAMPIONS IN MIAMI, NOW IN THE EARLY STAGES HERE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TIE THE LEAD AND HE TAKES IT. [APPLAUSE] NIEMANN FIVE UNDER PAR. HE JOINS DUSTIN JOHNSON. >> THAT WAS FOUR STRAIGHT OUT OF NIEMANN, TOO. THIS IS JON RAHM.

>> THIS, THAT SWING IS ACTUALLY A SMALLER, MORE POWERFUL VERSION OF SERGIO GARCIA. TAKES IT BACK. JUST LAYS IT OFF. THE FOOTWORK IS SO PERFECT. THIS GAME BEGUNS FROM THE GROUND UP. >> SMALL HIT TURNED BIG SHOULDER TURN LIKE TIGHTENING UP A SPRING. CREATES THAT NARROW ANGLE AND JUST WHIPS IT THROUGH.

>> TO THE LEFT. >> BIG RIGHT TO LEFT. AT EIGHT. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. >> BIRDIE PUTT. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET OF SWING ON THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW CAM SMITH HERE ON THE TEE AT SIXTH. WITH THREE WOOD. NEED A CHANGING TO THE BAG THIS WEEK.

HE HAS ADDED A THREE IRON. TOOK OUT THE TRUSTY SEVEN WOOD. JUST TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS OFF THE TEE HERE AT EL CAMALEON. YOU REMEMBER DOING A SHOEY HERE WITH HIM LAST YEAR ON THIS VERY HOLE. TYRELL HATTON TO FINISH OFF FOR BIRDIE AT EIGHT AFTER THAT BEAUTIFUL SHOT.

>> GREAT MATES TYRELL HATTON AND JON RAHM. THEY WERE A FORCE IN THE RYDER CUP FOR THE FOURSOMES ON A FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN ROME. >> WITH THAT SAWED OFF FAIRWAY WOOD. THAT HE JUST WARES OUT. HE HAS TO CHANGE THE GRIP EVERY WEEK, I BELIEVE, BUT THAT NESTLES DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

>> SO SINGER LEADING THE WAY IN THE TEAM COMPETITION BY ONE. JON RAHM. SERGIO GARCIA LEAD THE INDIVIDUAL. >> YEAH. >> JUST A MOMENT AGO, PHIL OVER AT THE SEVEN FOR BIRDIE. >> THERE IT IS. [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] >> THERE HE IS. THERE HE IS. >> LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP

ELSEWHERE ON THE MAGNIFICENT GOLF COURSE RICHARD AT 14 HE WAS MAGNIFICENT LAST YEAR TO SECURE THE PACE FOR 9024. HE HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD FIRST YEAR AS WELL FOR STINGER GC THAT WAS THE SECOND SHOT INTO THE 11th DEAN FINISHED 14th IN THE LEAGUE’S STANDINGS 63 POINTS OUTSIDE

OF THIRD BUT THE END POINT IN 11 OF THE 16 EVENTS. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD START TO THE LIV GOLF CAREER. >> TOOK A LITTLE BOBBLE RIGHT AFTER HE HIT THIS THERE. DIDN’T QUITE MAKE THE CONTACT HE WANTED. >> SUCH A STRONG WAY TO GRASP. WHEN YOU DO HIT THOSE AR AREAS T

HAVE PREDOMINANT GREEN, IT CAN EAT UP THE GOLF BALL. >> LITTLE DRONAGE FOR YOU. CARVED THROUGH THE JUNGLE THIS GOLF COURSE HERE, CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATERWAYS. >> WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO THE 9th GREEN. VERY BITTER SWEET MOMENT FOR BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. RIGHT AT THE END, THAT WAS A BIRDIE PUTT FOR McDOWELL.

THEY ARE VERY TIGHT KNIT TEAM THE CRUSHERS. THEY WERE IN FIFTH PLACE 26 POINTS OUTSIDE OF THE TOP FOUR AFTER THE LONDON EVENT. THEN SECOND AT THE GREEN ENTIRE, SECOND AT THE BEDMINSTER. VICTORY CHICAGO GOT THEM INTO SECOND PLACE. THE SEMIFINALS THEY EDGED 2-1. MEMORABLE MOMENT WHEN DECHAMBEAU WENT OVER CLUB 54.

THEY WENT UP AND DOWN, BACK OVER THE CLUBHOUSE. HE’S PUT SEALED THE TITLE. THAT WAS PURE BOX OFFICE. >> RAHM WITH HIS SECOND SHOT. >> THAT BALL SITTING UP. TUCKED BEHIND THAT FRONT BUNKER ON THE LEFT SIDE. >> HARD TO DO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT TO BRING THAT FRONT BUNKER INTO PLAY.

CO-LEADER SERGIO GARCIA. THE WIND RIGHT HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE COURSE, IT SEEMS TO SWIRL. JUST ONE OF FEW TEES SURROUNDED ON PAR 3. >> SHOT DIDN’T GET ANY SPIN ON IT. VERY FEW PEOPLE MAKE THE GAME LOOK AS PRETTY AS THIS MAN. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN. ELEGANT FINISH. BEAUTIFUL SHOT.

>> SLIGHT HANGING LIGHT. WIND IS HELPING. MUCH EASIER TO CONTROL THE SPIN FROM THE FAIRWAY. ESPECIALLY WITH TODAY’S HOLE LOCATION. SEEN THROUGH LAST SEASON, GREAT WEDGES HE’S HIT. >> LITTLE JERK ON IT. MAKES IT BACK TO THE PUTTING SURFACE ON — OUT OF THE ROUGH. >> HE’S MISSING FEW FAIRWAYS TO

THE LEFT. 7-WOOD. HE’S PLAYING DOWNWIND. CAN’T GO FOR THE PIN. HE’S GOT TO CARRY THAT BUNKER. WILL IT CARRY THE BUNKER? NO. >> RIGHT AT THE FLAG STICK, FURTHER RIGHT THAN HE WANTED TO START IT. >> WELL, HE HAD ALL THE FANFARE COMING IN TO 2024 JOINING THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

JON RAHM IS HOT. BIRDIE AT 3 FOR THE LEGION 13 CAPTAIN. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 5th WHERE HE ONCE AGAIN MAKE BIRDIE. JON RAHM HAS HIS LEGION 13 TIED FOR SECOND PLACE IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. HE’S UP AT THE THE TOP OF THE PILE ON IN THE INDIVIDUAL

CONTEST AS WELL, TIED FOR THE LEAD WITH NEIMANN AND GARCIA. >> HE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. >> OH, YEAH. I’M SURE HE’S REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK TO BE COMPETING WITH BROOKS, D.J., BRYSON, CAM SMITH. HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING TAYLOR. >> HOW IS HE CARRYING HIMSELF

OUT THERE? >> HE’S CERTAINLY PLAYER THAT CARRIES A LOT OF SWAG AS A YOUNG PEOPLE SAY. GOT THAT EXTRA BOUNCE IN HIS STEP. >> THERE’S LOT OF PLAYERS OUT HERE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE DEPUTIES. >> EXCELLENT POINT AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, HUGE NEWS AROUND THE WORLD OF GOLF WHEN JON RAHM

SIGNED WILL LIV. HE WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT HE’S THE SAME PLAYER AND STRIVING TO BE BETTER EVERYDAY. DON’T YOU THINK? >> OH, YEAH. EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS ARE COMPETITORS. JON IS NO DIFFERENT. HE’S FEELING CONFIDENT COMING INTO THIS WEEK. GOT TO DO A LOT OF WORK IN THE OFF SEASON.

ON A GOLF COURSE LIKE THIS OFF THE TEE, CERTAINLY PLAYING WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL. RIGHT-TO-LEFT PUTT FOR JON. >> HOW MANY PLAYERS HAVE WON IN THEIR FIRST START ABSENT THE FIRST EVENT? I KNOW IT WAS HENRIK STENSON. >> SECOND EVENT IN 2023 IN CHICAGO.

STENSON IS THE ONE THAT STICKS IN THE MEMORY. >> I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER AS WELL. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU ON THE TEE AT 8. >> NICELY DONE. >> HERE ON THE 6th FOR BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS GOING TO MOVE TO HIS LEFT. I REMEMBER CAM LAST YEAR, THAT

ONE EVENT HE WAS LAST IN GREENS IN REGULATION. LEADING THE TOURNAMENT. THAT’S HOW GOOD HE IS ON THE GREENS AND AROUND THE GREENS. THIS CLUB WAS JUST SO GOOD ALL OF LAST YEAR. >> YOU SEEN THE PILE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREENS THAT SHOWS YOU THAT SERGIO GARCIA IS

OUR LEADER. HE IS AN ELECTRIC FORM TO START THE SEASON HERE IN MAYAKOBA. HE GETS TO 5 UNDER PAR. HE HAS BIRDIED 5 OF HIS OPENING 6 HOLES FOR THE LEAD. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SHORT SHOT AT 7. >> SHORT ONE FOR RAHM. >> SPOKE TO HIM EARLIER THIS WEEK.

HE SAYS HE’S THE TYPE OF PLAYER THAT DOESN’T LIKE TO OVERTHINK PUTTS. PICK A SPOT AND HIT IT WITH CONVICTION. [ APPLAUSE ] >> JON RAHM KEEPS IT 4 UNDER PAR. HE’S ONE BACK OF SERGIO GARCIA. LEGION 13 TIED FOR SECOND WITH THE FIREBALLS, A STROKE BEHIND STINGER GC.

JON RAHM MADE HIS PGA TOUR DEBUT HERO IN MAYAKOBA. IT’S GONG WELL SO FAR. >> LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SECOND SHOT IN THE PAR 5 5th. ALMOST TURNS IT INTO AN EAGLE THREE. D.J., BUNKER SHOT. >> PRETTY SIMPLE. GOOD LINE, LANDING ON A DOWN SLOPE. LITTLE CHUNK AND RUN.

>> LOOK AT THE PILEON. GARCIA, RAHM, NEIMANN, OOSTHUIZEN, HOWELL III, KEVIN NA, BROOKS KOEPKA AND IAN POULTER. >> EVERY WEEK, THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF LIV. >> YOU KNOW STATISTICALLY, ONE IN 24 LIV GOLFERS — SCOTT VINCENT AND KIERAN VINCENT. >> BROOKS ONLY HAD A 4-IRON FOR A SECOND SHOT INTO THE GREEN.

IF HE THINNED IT, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HAITI. HE HIT A PAR 4. IT WAS NOT ON THE BALL HIS THIRD SHOT. REALLY DIDN’T AFFECT HIM. THIS IS A GOOD CHANCE. >> POURED IT IN THE MIDDLE. >> TEE AT 7. KOKRAK HERE. NO, RAHM, SORRY. >> INTERESTINGLY, ENOUGH, HIS

RIGHT LEG IS THREE QUARTERS INCH SHORTER THAN THE LEFT FROM CONGENITAL CONDITION HE HAD AT BIRTH. HE HAD A CLUBFOOT AND IT WAS BROKEN IMMEDIATELY. IT HAD TO BE RECAST. HE’S GOT VERY LITTLE MOBILITY IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IT STAYS INSIDE OF THAT RIGHT FOOT. HE PUSHES OFF IT.

>> DOES THAT MEAN HE HAS 15 CLUBS IN THE BAG? [ LAUGHTER ] >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN WAS MANY PEOPLE FAVORITE HERE IN MAYAKOBA DURING THE LIV GOLF OFF SEASON. HE GETS TO 5 UNDER PAR. A TIE FOR THE LEAD FOR THE CAPTAIN WITH SERGIO GARCIA. >> NOW CAM SMITH.

THE DRIVER ON THE 7th. 320. BEAUTIFUL TEE SHOT. >> MEANWHILE, UP ON THE GREEN. D.J. HAS THIS TO TIE THE LEAD. >> PRETTY SIMPLE PUTT FOR D.J. THIS IS A BRAND NEW PUTT. HE’S GOT A NEW DRIVER. A NEW 3-WOOD AND A NEW PUTTER IN THE BAG.

VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE HE WAS USING LAST YEAR. ALMOST IDENTICAL BUT LIKES THE LOOK OF HIS LITTLE BIT BETTER. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON TIES THE LEAD. >> BUBBA WATSON IS ON THE TEE AT 6. RANGE GOATS HAVEN’T STARTED PARTICULARLY WELL. THEY WERE LANDING IN 13th

PLACE, FOUR BEHIND THE IRON HEADS WHO ARE IN 12th. >> THEY ARE CHEWING UP THIS PASTURE. THE GOATS AT THE MOMENT. >> NINE BACK OF THE LEADER STINGER ALREADY. BUBBA, ONE UNDER PAR. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THIS GOLF COURSE, CAMERON TRINGALE, THIS FOR HIS BIRDIE AT ONE. HE MADE THAT. HE IS ONE UNDER PAR.

SEBASTIAN MUNOZ WHO WON FOUR TIMES IN THE REGULAR SEASON LAST SEASON, THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 2. ONE BACK OF THE LEADER STINGER GC. JUST TO CONFIRM, DUSTIN JOHNSON, THERE WAS A SCORING ERROR. THAT BIRDIE FEW MOMENTS AGO GOT INTO 4 UNDER. HE’S ONE BACK OF NEIMANN AND GARCIA.

NICE MOMENT, LEE WESTWOOD THE MAJESTICKS. >> AS I WAS SAYING, THERE’S SOME RUSTY GOLFERS. HE WAS THE BUSIEST GOLFER OF EVERYBODY IN THIS LEAGUE. WON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. HAD COUPLE OTHER TOP FOUR FINISHES. IT’S SHOWING. HE’S SHARP. THERE’S MORE FAIR ON A CHIP. HE CAN RIP IT.

DOESN’T LOOK TOO BAD. >> NO, UP THE HILL. REALLY GOOD CHANCE FOR TWO. >> PRACTICE ON THE BEACH. WHY NOT. >> THAT’S OUR COMMENTARY PLAYING LONG BUNKER SHOTS 15th GREEN. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON ON THE TEE AT 8. HE’S 4 UNDER PAR. ONE BACK OF JOAQUIN NEIMANN AND SERGIO GARCIA.

LEVEL WITH JON RAHM, SHOT AHEAD OF BROOKS KOEPKA AND LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN. >> HE’S SO LAID PACK. >> WITH THE SIGNING OF RAHM AND HATTON, IT MOTIVATED D.J. HE’S GOING TO HAVE A BIG YEAR. 9-IRON. >> LOOKING FOR A LITTLE KICK TO THE RIGHT. JUST A TOUCH TOO MUCH CLUB.

>> DOESN’T WASTE MUCH TIME, BROOKS. NONE OF THESE PLAYERS DO. I IMAGINE SAME CLUB AS D.J., 9-IRON. >> JON RAHM AT THE 7th WITH THE SECOND SHOT INTO THE PAR 5. >> CAMERON TRINGALE. SECOND MEMBER OF PHIL MICKELSON’S TEAM HIGH FLYERS. >> KICKED THAT ONE IN. >> CAM AT 7. >> 3-IRON.

HOLE LOCATION IS TUCKED BEHIND, GREEN SIDE BUNKER. PROBABLY LOOKING TO START THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. HEADED LEFT. >> SERGIO, SECOND SHOT INTO THE 9th. >> TEED OFF 3, OPENED WITH FOUR BIRDIES AND PARRED THE 7th AND ANOTHER BIRDIE AT THE 8th TO GET IT 5 UNDER PAR.

>> GREAT PARTNERSHIP, ISN’T IT, MALCOLM AND TAYLOR GOOCH. HE TOOK A 10 STROKE LEAD INTO THE FINAL ROUND AND THE WHEELS WERE COMING OFF. THAT LEAD WENT DOWN TO TWO. HE WAS WOBBLING. HE MANAGED TO KEEP HIM ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW AND THEN ADDED SINGAPORE A WEEK LATER AND

HE’S OUR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION. THAT WAS MALCOLM BAKER EARNING HIS COIN. >> HE DID. DEAN BURMESTER AT THE 13th. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. BUBBA EVERY THE 6th. BETTER SWING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DUSTIN OVER AT 8. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AND TIE GARCIA, NEIMANN AT THE TOP. >> HE’S GOT THE HARDEST PART OF THE THREE.

>> BIG SWING. IT’S QUICK. STEEP SLOPE DOWN THE HILL. COULD GET AWAY FROM HIM. HE’S NOT GOING TO HIT THIS VERY HARD. JUST COINING TO TRICKLE THIS TO THE HOLE. OTHER TWO, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE VERY MAKEABLE PUTTS. >> IF YOU LIKE THE LOOK OF THAT SHIRT. YOU CAN OWN YOUR OWN.

GREAT LIV GOLF LEAGUE MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE TO YOU NOW. GO TO LIV GOLF.COM/SHOP AND CHOOSE FROM LEGION 13 CAP, DOZENS OF ITEMS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR DAY. NEW MERCHANDISE ARRIVING ALL THE TIME. >> BROOKS JUST GLANCES PAST THE RIGHT EVERYTHING THERE. HIT A NICE PUTT. >> ELSEWHERE. TEE SHOT AT THE 10th, PAR 3.

BEAUTIFULLY DONE BY LAHIRI. GRAHAM McDOWELL WHO SWITCHED FROM THE CLEATS. HE’S ONE OVER PAR. HE GOT IT BACK THERE WITH THAT BIRDIE AT 11. >> IT SHOULD BE LANDING AWAY. THIRD HERE ON THE 7th. CIRCLING BACK TO THE TOP. HE SAID IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE, THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL PORT, NOW

HE’S HAVING TO BE PART OF MANAGEMENT OF ANY KIND, REALLY UNUSUAL FOR HIM. PLUS THE PROS WAS — PROCESS WAS A LITTLE HARDER WHAT HE WOULD LIKED. THEY DIDN’T KNOW IF TYRRELL WILL BE HERE. >> DID WELL TO HOLD UP ON HIM THERE. NOT WHAT HE’S EXPECTING LANDING IT ON THE SLOPE.

>> ON THE EIGHTH GREEN, JOAQUIN NEIMANN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. >> HE HAD THE SAME PUTT AS BROOKS. >> DEAN BURMESTER MAKING MOVES. THE SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN CHAMPION, ON THE DP WORLD TOUR. HE’S GOT IT FOUR UNDER PAR WITH THAT BIRDIE AND STINGER ON 9 UNDER PAR.

SOUTH AFRICANS WITH A TWO STROKE LEAD AT THE TOP. >> LITTLE BIT OF WORK LEFT THERE FOR SERGIO OVER AT THE 9th FOR HIS PAR. >> NOT A LOT GOING ON THERE. BACK AT 7. GOOCH, TECHNICALLY AN EAGLE PUTT. >> YEAH, JERRY, LONG RANGE, THOUGH. >> DOG LEG. >> OH, YEAH.

IT’S ONE OF THOSE YOU HAVE WHEN YOU GO PLAY MINI-GOLF. >> MAKES THIS ONE, HE GETS A FREE GAME. [ LAUGHTER ] IT’S A DIFFICULT ONE TO JUDGE. IT’S LONG RANGE. DOUBLE BREAKER. JUST WANT TO GET THE SPEED RIGHT. YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL LITTLE RUST IN TALOR’S GAME TODAY.

>> MAGNIFICENT TRY FROM THERE. >> BUBBA. >> UNDER PAR AT THE MOMENT. >> RANGE GOATS ON THE TABLE. >> I KNOW. >> SERGIO MADE HIS PAR AT 9. WE ARE BACK AT THE 7th. >> SERGIO GARCIA MADE HIS PAR AT 9. HE’S 5 UNDER PAR. HERE’S JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 7

TO JOIN THOSE THREE PLAYERS. D.J. AND NEIMANN 5 UNDER. >> HE IS VERY FOCUSED ONCE HE’S GOT THE BALL. IN BETWEEN SHOTS HE’S BEEN HAVING A FEW SHOTS BETWEEN CAM AND TALOR. >> THOSE GUYS THEY CHAT ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL. >> ABSOLUTELY. HOW ABOUT THIS START. VERY LITTLE RUST THERE IN THAT

JON RAHM’S GAME. A SPECTACULAR SUPER STAR SIGNING GETS IT TO 5 UNDER PAR, A FOUR-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE. >> NO MORE PRESSURE ON ANYBODY IN THE FIELD THAT THERE WAS JON RAHM STARTING THE DAY. WHAT HE’S DOING IS JUST REMARKABLE. ARGUABLY THE BEST AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BEST ON THE SHORT

LIST IN THE ENTIRE GAME. CAM SMITH WANTS TO MAKE SURE HIS NAME DOESN’T GET LOST IN THAT CONVERSATION EITHER HERE AT 7. >> CAM HIT A BEAUTIFUL BUNKER SHOT. DOWNHILL, LOT OF SAND BEHIND IT. RIGHT HERE ABOUT 6 FIT — 6 FEET FOR CAM. DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST

BUNKER PLAYERS OF THE GAME. NOT GOING TO MOVE MUCH FOR CAM. >> A NEW SEASON BRINGS NEW CONTENT OFFERINGS FROM THE CREATIVE TEAM AT LIV STUDIOS INCLUDING PREMIUM GOLF MASTER CLASS TUTORIALS. IT’S CALLED LIV LESSONS. >> HI, I’M IAN POULTER. >> I’M BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. >> WELCOME TO MY LIV LESSON.

>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN LEARNING HOW TO ACCUMULATE POWER AND DISTANCE IS GOING TO BE THE — YOU GOT TO BE PSYCHO. YOU GOT TO SWING AS HARD AS YOU CAN. DON’T GIVE IT THE ENERGY LIKE FAST. YOU GOT TO APPLY FORCE TO THE GOLF CLUB.

>> SHE’S VERY MUCH EXPERIMENTAL. >> IAN POULTER FOR THE MAJESTICKS. >> I LIKE TO WATCH PEOPLE PLAY BUNKER SHOTS. >> THAT’S IN AN AWKWARD SHOT. WHAT A GOOD SHOT THAT IS. >> I WANT MY WEIGHT TO GO THROUGH THE BALLS OF MY FEET. >> POSSIBLY THE BEST PUTTER ALIVE.

>> I HAVEN’T MISSED ONE YET. >> HE PUT ON AN ABSOLUTE CLINIC. >> THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WINDS PLAY FROM MARC LEISHMAN. IRON PLAY FROM GRAEME McDOWELL. WORKOUTFROM TALOR GOOCH. THERE’S SO MUCH CONTENT FOR YOU TO ENJOY. >> STILL LOOK AT THE PAR 3 NUMBER 8. GREENS ARE BIRDIES AND YELLOWS ARE PARS.

ONLY ONE BOGEY NOT SHOWN THERE. IT’S WAY SHORT OF THE GREEN. THAT ONE SQUARE. THAT’S NOT A SKITTLE. THAT WILL BE A STARBURST. >> YEAH, PROBABLY A STARBURST. >> I LIKE STARBURST. STRAWBERRY ONES ARE MY FAVORITE. >> IT’S ILLEGAL NOT TO LIKE STARBURST. >> GRAND NEW GREEN HERE ON THE 8th.

>> THIS IS SOME EFFORT FROM JON RAHM. JOINED LIV GOLF IN EARLY DECEMBER. HE’S LEADING LEGION 13. HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN, THE BRANDING, THE TEAM NAME ITSELF. HE’S FACED ALL THE PRESSURE AND CRITICISM. HERE HE IS. HE’S OPENING EVENT IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO HAS A LIV GOLF LEAGUE MEMBER.

HE’S TIED FOR THE LEAD AFTER BLISTERING START ONE OF FOUR PLAYERS FIVE UNDER PAR. THAT’S THE PERFORMANCE OF A CHAMPION. >> NOW, CAM, HE’S GOT 9-IRON, HOLE LOCATION TODAY IS ON THE LEFT PORTION OF THE SCREEN. WITH EVERYTHING THAT JON HAS BEEN THROUGH, IT IS SO DIFFICULT

TO THEN COME OUT AND PLAY THIS TYPE OF GOLF THAT HE’S PLAYING TODAY. SO IMPRESSIVE. >> IT’S GOING TO DRIFT AWAY DOWN THE SLOPE. HERE’S SERGIO. ♪ ♪ NEXT PAR 3 AT THE 10th. BACK AT THE 8th. TALOR. >> WINDS PICKED UP IN THE LAST MINUTE. STRAIGHT INTO. >> STAY THERE. NICE SHOT.

>> TYRRELL HATTON HIS SECOND. SHORT LITTLE PAR 4. SOME GUYS WILL DRIVE THE GREEN WITH THE PROPER WIND. >> LOVELY SHOT THERE. >> NEIMANN, HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE 9th. >> WITH A 9-IRON. >> ANOTHER GREAT SWING. >> THE COMPETITION IS AS FIERCE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. WE’RE HAVING A WONDERFUL OPENING

WEEK OF THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE SEASON HERE IN MAYAKOBA. LOTS TO SEE AND DO HERE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD. IT’S A VERY CHALLENGING GOLF COURSE AS WELL. EL CAMALEON. AT THE MOMENT, IT’S JON RAHM WHO’S ONE OF THE BIG STORIES, TIED FOR THE LEAD AT THE TOP OF

OUR PILE-ON. >> YOU CAN SEE WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING. >> THIS IS STUNNING HERE. I KNOW WE GO TO LOT OF GREAT PLACES. I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN THE WORLD, BUT, THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE. >> NOT YOUR FIRST VISIT IS IT? >> NO.

IF I GO MISSING FOR LIKE A YEAR OR TWO, START LOOKING HERE FIRST IF YOU WANT TO FIND ME. >> D.J. IS UNLUCKY WITH HIS TEE SHOT. JUST CAUGHT THE BUNKER. GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE LONG. IT’S GOING TO SPIN A LOT.

>> COMING OFF THAT — IT’S FIRM. >> GREEN AND 8. RAHM JUST TRYING TO GET A READ HERE ON THIS NEW GREEN. I THINK IT WAS HOPING THAT WIND WOULD HIT THAT BALL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN IT DID. LONG RANGE FOR RAHM. DOWNHILL. >> 30 YARDS LONGER, HE GOT THAT

ON THE RIGHT THAT REALLY COMES IN PLAY. PLAYING SUCH IS SHORT IRON. >> I BEEN HERE FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE PREVIOUS EVENT THEY HAD HERE ON PGA TOUR. I’VE NEVER SEEN A BALL THERE. IT’S RIGHT THERE. >> IT’S RIGHT THERE. >> I DID PLAY GOLF LAST WEEK.

>> HOW DID IT GO? >> I PLAYED FOUR DAYS IN A ROW, NINE HOLES. WHEN I PLAYED, I USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE BALL FINISH. NOW I CAN HEAR IT FINISH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THE TOP OF OUR PILE-ON HERE IN MEXICO IS STACKED FULL OF GOLFING MEGA STARS.

SERGIO GARCIA, FIVE UNDER PAR. THAT WAS THE BIRDIE AT 8. HE BIRDIED HIS OPENING FOUR HOLES EARLIER THAN THAT, HE TEED OFF AT 3. JOAQUIN NEIMANN BIRDIE AT 6. OUR ORIGINAL DUSTIN JOHNSON, 2022 CHAMPION, FOR BIRDIE AT 8. HE’S TIED FOR THE LEAD TOO. JON RAHM HAS BROUGHT IT ON HIS

FIRST DAY AS A LIV GOLF LEAGUE PLAYER AFTER THAT HIGHLY PUBLICIZED SWITCH, HE IS FIVE UNDER PAR. THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE AT 7. >> DAVID, MUST BE HITTING IT SHORT. YOU’RE HEARING IS NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD. >> THAT’S A VERY GOOD POINT. PAR PUTT FOR D.J. FIRST TIME ANY OF THESE GUYS

HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED FOR PAR. >> PATRICK REED OVER AT THE 6th HOLE WITH THE SECOND SHOT. >> ONLY PLAYER IN LONG PANTS TODAY. >> BROOKS KOEPKA FOR BIRDIE AT 9. >> THEY LOOK STRAIGHT. THAT WASN’T. >> WE SAW TYRRELL HATTON HIS TEE SHOT AT 11. THIS IS FOR TWO.

SORRY, FOR THREE. >> FIND SOMEONE WHO LOOKS AT YOU LIKE TYRRELL HAT TOB LOOKS — HATTON LOOKS AT ME. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT’S UNSETTLING. >> LEAVE IT TO HIM. >> HE’S BEEN SO SHARP WITH HIS IRONS. HE GIVES HIMSELF SO MANY GOOD LOOKS FOR BIRDIE. I’M SURPRISED HE MISSED THE ONE

ON THE LAST SCREEN. THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR PUTT. I THINK IT’S INSIDE RIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> VERY NICE. >> AT 8, TALOR GOOCH JUST A MOMENT AGO. GOOD. REIGNING LIV GOLF LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION. STILL IN SHOUTING DISTANCE HALF WAY THROUGH THE FIRST NINE ALMOST. SERGIO GARCIA, TEED OFF AT 3.

HE BIRDIED HIS FIRST FOUR HOLES. HE BIRDIED THE 8 AND NOW HAS BIRDIED THE 10th AS WELL. 6 UNDER PAR AND SHARE OF THE LEAD FOR THE LEGENDARY SPANIARD WHO IS SEEKING A FIRST INDIVIDUAL VICTORY IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> BEAUTIFUL SHOT. >> TEE AT THE 9th, TALOR GOOCH WILL BE UP.

>> 296 BUNKER ON THE RIGHT. I SPOKE TO HIS COACH ON THE RANGE, SAID THIS CLUB IS THE ONE HE’S BEING WORKING ON THE MOST. TYPICALLY WITH GREAT IRON PLAYERS. , ETHEN TO STRUGGLE WITH THEIR DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE ATTACK ANGLES. >> STRUGGLE ON THAT ONE. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

THE 9th IS 471 YARDS. DOG LEG TO THE LEFT. ABOUT 285 TO REACH THAT FIRST BUNKER, 296 THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. LONG GREEN. >> NOW JON RAHM, SO IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS CLUB. HE WAS SIXTH ON STROKES GAINED IN DRIVING. HE’S BEEN DRIVING THE BALL SO CONSISTENTLY TODAY. LITTLE TWO YARD FADE.

HEARD THE VOICE OF HIS CADDIE. >> THERE’S SOME SERIOUS SUN GLASSES. >> THEY’VE GONE FAIRLY VIRAL ONLINE. HE’S LOOKING TO AIM THIS AT THAT TD TOWER. JUST LEFT CENTER OF THIS FAIRWAY. >> FINDS THE SAND. >> THIS IS THE SITUATION FOR JUST SOME OF OUR MAJOR STARS HERE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

TALOR GOOCH DEFENDING CHAMPION. SOLID START TO UNDER PAR. BROOKS KOEPKA PGA CHAMPION. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU JUST CRANKING IT UP, HE’S LEVELED PAR. JON RAHM WHAT A START TO HIS LIV GOLF CAREER. HE’S FIVE UNDER. THE RINGS, THE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS, LOOKING REALLY GOOD. TALOR GOOCH GOT ONE AS THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AS WELL.

THE CRUSHERS TOOK OUT THE TITLE IN MIAMI. LATE OCTOBER, THEY ARE DEFENDING THEIR TITLE HERE IN MAYAKOBA TOO. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN ON THE TEE AT 10. >> SLIGHTLY LENGTH IN 10 HOLE. STILL PLAYING 178 YARDS. HE’S GOT A 7. >> PLAYED EIGHT HOLES AND BIRDIED SIX OF THEM.

>> TELL YOU WHAT, NUMBER SEVEN COULD BE COMING UP SHORTLY. >> YEAH. CLINIC. CHECK BACK IN ON PATRICK REED FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 6th. JOAQUIN NEIMANN EVEN THOUGH HE WON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, COMING IN THE SEASON, THERE’S SO MANY STARS AND THE ADDITION OF THE BIGGEST ONE FOR NOW, JON RAHM.

HE GOT KIND OF LOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. THAT THEME IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANY TIME SOON. THERE’S TOO MANY GOOD PLAYERS. NOW BROOKS KOEPKA. >> MIGHT CATCH THE EDGE OF THE GREEN. SHOULD. >> JUST OFF THE EDGE. >> HE SEEM TO BE TALKING TO HIS CADDIE. THEY SEEM TO BE DISCUSSING

CERTAIN TEE SHOTS. EVEN ON PAR 4s. TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO HIT WITH THE DIFFERENT WOOD IN HIS BAG. >> HE CARRIED BUNCH OF THEM AT TIMES. HE’S GOT THE 9-WOOD? >> HE’S GOT THE 1, 3, 7 AND 9. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A 9-WOOD ON THIS SHOT.

I’M REALLY DISAPPOINTED, I SAW A BOGEY FROM THIS GROUP. ♪ ♪ >> WIND DIED A LITTLE. WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL. HE IS FANTASTIC WITH THERE IT IS. 7-IRON. D.J. LIKES THAT CLUB. THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. MAY BE SLIGHTLY LEFT. >> SOMEONE HAS RAKED THE BUNKER. NICE CLEAN IN THE LIE INSTEAD IN

THE FAIRWAY. >> 7-IRON FOR CAM. THAT LIFT IS FAIRLY HIGH. >> IT’S A HARD SHOT. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED LITTLE BIT. HE SEEM TO CATCH IT CLEANLY. HARD SHOT FROM THERE TOO. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ THIRD SHOT PAR 5 5th. LAYS THAT ONE UP STONE DEAD. >> NOW JON RAHM. IMPRESSIVE TEE SHOT AT 9.

IMPRESSIVE EVERYTHING. >> WALKING UP THE FAIRWAYS JUST AHEAD OF THESE GUYS. AS I SAID, BETWEEN SHOTS, HE SEEMS PRETTY RELAXED. HE WAS HAVING A GREAT CONVERSATION BETWEEN TALOR AND CAM. IT’S RIGHT WHEN WE GETS TO HIS BALLS, HE SWITCHES ON. TUNES EVERYTHING OUT. 9-IRON NOW FOR JON. BACK RIGHT HOLE LOCATION.

WINDS JUST OFF THE LEFT. >> WELL, CHARLES HOWELL III, VICTOR HERE LAST SEASON AFTER FINAL ROUND 63. HE’S GOT IT TO 5 UNDER PAR WITH THAT BIRDIE AT THE 5th LIV GOLF LAUNCHED FIRST PODCAST TO COME. FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. IT’S GENIUS. IT’S OUR OWN DELIVERING GOLF LIKE NO OTHER. >> HELLO, NEIMANN.

>> WELCOME TO FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. A LIV GOLF PODCAST. WITH ME MY PARTNER IN CRIME, MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, THE MOST ANNOYING HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET, JERRY FULTZ. WE HAVE MUSIC. WHY WOULD YOU LOVE US. >> PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT THERE. >> CROWDED HOUSE ARE MEN AT WORK.

>> CROWDED HOUSE. >> WE BOTH STRIP DOWN NAKED AND RAN ACROSS THE RIVER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I COULD HAVE SAID A FEW MORE WORDS. >> YOU HAD MORE SWING COACHES THAN GIRLFRIENDS? >> SU-ANN I’M A GOLF NERD. ♪ ♪ THE CROWD JUST WENT NUTS. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> THAT LOOK LIKES TOO MUCH FUN. >> ALL THAT FUP AND — FUN AND MORE. SU-ANN IS A TREAT. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. I DO, I DON’T THINK SU-ANN AGREES. >> PEOPLE CAN SCAN THE QR CODE ON THEIR SCREENS NOW. THERE’S A BACK CATALOG FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN PODCAST THERE TO LISTEN TO.

GREAT WAY FOR YOU GUYS AND US LISTENERS TO GET TO KNOW THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE PLAYERS LITTLE MORE. >> ABSOLUTELY. THESE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME. THEY USUALLY SPEND MORE TIME THAN THEY WERE ALLOCATED FOR US. THEY ALL HAVE SO MUCH FUN JOINING US ON THE PODCAST.

IT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW THEM. WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM THE PERSONAL LIVES, WEDDINGS, THEIR PROPOSALS. >> THE MOST DISGUSTING BACHELOR PARTY PRANK I EVER HEARD OF WHICH IS ONLY FOR A PODCAST. THAT WILL THE NOT BE REPEATED ON TV. DEAN BURMESTER. >> WE GOT JON AS OUR SECOND GUEST.

>> HUGE. >> THIS IS NOT AT ALL EASY. IT, LIKE HE’S GOING TO PLAY THIS LIKE A BUNKER SHOT? >> IT IS. HE WILL PUT HIS WEIGHT ON THAT LEFT SIDE. LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. >> NICE AND FIRM THERE. >> SIT. >> HE DIDN’T GET ANYTHING ON IT. REALLY TOUGH SHOT.

>> LET’S CATCH UP WITH THE VINCENT BROTHERS FROM ZIMBABWE. MIDDLE EAST ON JON RAHM’S LEGION 13. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 14. OLDER BROTHER SCOTT, AND HIS WIFE WELCOMED ANOTHER CHILD IN THE WORLD JUST THE OTHER DAY. HE WAS SLIGHTLY LATE ARRIVAL HERE. SCOTT VINCENT BIRDIE AT 18.

NOW JOAQUIN NEIMANN FOR THE LEAD TO GET IT 7 UNDER PAR AFTER QUITE SCINTILLATING FIRST UNEMPLOYMENT HOLES. >> COULDN’T HAVE PUT IT BETTER SPOT ON THIS GREEN. FOR HIS SEVENTH BIRDIE IN NINE HOLES. >> IT’S NOT GOING TO TAKE LONG FOR SOMEBODY START DOING THE MATH. SERGIO TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO

JOIN JOAQUIN 7 UNDER. >> SERGIO BUILDING A GOLF COURSE. THE GROUND IS BEING BROKEN ON A NEW FACILITY. LED BY THE FIREBALLS CAPTAIN. EXCITING TIMES FOR HIM. PLAYING REALLY WELL. >> THIS EL CAMALEON GOLF COURSE DESIGNED BY OUR C.E.O. AND COMMISSIONER. IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNS GREG HAS EVER DONE.

JUST SUBTLE IN ITS NATURE. STUNNING PIECE OF PROPERTY. THREE DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH WHICH HE CARVED THIS COURSE. IT’S AWESOME. ONE COURSE FOR GREG AND ONE FOR SERGIO, THAT’S NOT A BAD SPOT. >> RAHM TO GET IT TO 6 UNDER. >> I LOVE THIS PUTTING STROKE. IT’S VERY SIMPLE.

LOT OF ENERGY GOING TOWARDS THE BALL. NOT MUCH — SAME LENGTH THROUGH. >> EXPECT NOT TO BREAK RIGHT. >> WELL, WE HAVE NINE HOLES TO PLAY ON THE FIRST DAY OF LIV GOLF 2024. ♪ ♪ WHEREVER YOU’RE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD. WELCOME TO OPENING EVENT OF THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR 2024.

WE’VE SEEN SOME EXCELLENT ACTION SO FAR. THAT’S THE EL CAMALEON GOLF COURSE HERE IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO. YOUR ANNOUNCED TEAM. IT LOOKS SIMPLY GORGEOUS OUT THERE. THE WEATHER FEELS LIKE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, 27 CELSIUS. IT IS JUST PICTURE PERFECT OUT THERE. THE REMAINING NINE HOLES ARE GOING TO BE THRILL RIDE. I’M SURE.

THE LEADERBOARD IS ABSOLUTELY STACKED. JOAQUIN NEIMANN BIRDIED, 6-9 OF SERGIO GARCIA. WHAT ABOUT JON RAHM JOINING LIV GOLF, STARTING HIS OWN SPORTS TEAM. HE HAS BEEN BRILLIANT. FIVE UNDER PAR IN HIS OPENING AT NINE HOLES. NOW, LET’S BRING OUR ANALYSTS OUT THERE FOLLOWING THE ACTION. SU-ANN HENG, YOU TALKED ABOUT

THE CHANGES TO THE GOLF COURSE HERE IN MAYAKOBA. HOW IS THAT AFFECTED THINGS FOR YOU? >> I’M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO FOCUS ON JON RAHM. AS JERRY MENTIONED EARLIER, NO ONE IS UNDER AS MUCH PRESSURE AS HIM THIS WEEK WITH ALL THE SPOTLIGHT ON HIM, ALL THE MEDIA ATTENTION THAT HE’S BEEN

THROUGH. NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO MANAGE A TEAM OF BUSINESS. IT’S ALL BEEN VERY NEW TO HIM. HE’S BEEN ALREADY OPEN ABOUT THAT. TO PUT THAT ASIDE AND TO PLAY THE WAY HE’S BEEN PLAYING TODAY, CERTAINLY SHOWS DETERMINATION, GRIT AND CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND GAME. IT SHOWCASES THAT GLADIATOR SIDE

OF HIM THAT CERTAINLY BENEFITING HIS NEW TEAM. >> I TALKED ABOUT RUST TOP OF THE SHOW. THEY SEEM TO SHAKEN IT OFF PRETTY QUICKLY. JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS PLAYING WELL. IN FRONT NINE IS GETTABLE. JOAQUIN NEIMANN THE FACT THEY PLAYED AND WON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, HIS GAME IS REALLY SHARP.

SEVEN BIRDIES IN NINE HOLES IS SPECTACULAR GOLF. >> IT DOESN’T HURT. WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY JOAQUIN NEIMANN AND SERGIO GARCIA. JON RAHM, HEADLINES WAS ALL ABOUT THIS HAS BEEN. WHAT HAS IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST ABOUT WHAT HE’S DONE SO FAR? >> I THINK COMING OUT UNDER ALL THAT PRESSURE, BIRDIE AND BUNCH

OF THE FIST FEW HOLES, SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT HIM. HE’S HERE TO PLAY. >> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDABLE IF HE SHOWED LITTLE RUST. HE’S NEVER HAD AN OFF SEASON LIKE THAT. HE’S ONLY HAD 29 IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY. RESPONDING TO THE PRESSURE AND ALL OF THE PUBLICITY AROUND IT,

GOOD AND BAD. IT’S AWESOME. >> SEEMS TO BE REAL EQUILIBRIUM. LET LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHT. THEY ARE EXPANSION TEAM ACROSS LEGION 13 AS WELL. HE STARTED. HIS FIRST HOLE AS A LIV GOLF LEADER. HE MADE A BIRDIE AT THE FOURTH HOLE AS WELL. JON RAHM TEEING IT OFF IN THAT

SHOTGUN START AT THE FIRST HOLE. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT AT 5. HE’S PLAYING WITH OUR REIGNING CHAMPION TALOR GOOCH AND CAMERON SMITH AS WELL. THAT WILL BE A 2 PUTT BIRDIE. THEN FOR BIRDIE AT THE SEVENTH HOLE. LOOKING SPLENDID IN HIS LEGION 13 GEAR. JON RAHM IS 5 UNDER SO FAR.

SU-ANN, YOU HAD SOME THINGS ABOUT JON RAHM. ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO ADD AT THIS STAGE ABOUT HOW IMPRESSIVE HE’S BEEN SO FAR? >> HE HANDLING HIMSELF, SO IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH. JUST WATCHING INSIDE THE ROBES IS SUCH A TREAT. JUST THE WAY HE’S CARRYING HIMSELF BETWEEN SHOTS, HOW RELAXED HE IS, TALKING TO TALOR

AND CAM. ONCE HE GET OVER THAT BALL, HE IS JUST LASER FOCUSED. THEY TIGHTENED THE FAIRWAYS. HE HAS MADE IT LOOK SO EASY ON THIS FRONT NINE. IT IS JUST SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE SO FAR BY JON RAHM. >> SU-ANN, DO YOU THINK EXUDING HE’S FEELING THE PRESSURE THAT

WE ALL KNOW HE’S UNDER? >> I THINK HE WAS VERY OPEN ABOUT IT IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE. HE TALKED ABOUT WHO HE’S BEEN THROUGH IN THE OFF SEASON. HE WAS IN DEEP WATERS. HE WASN’T QUITE USED TO. HE HASN’T BEEN UNDER SUCH CRITICAL EYES IN A LONG TIME.

HE’S ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF. HE HASN’T HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF CRITICISM IN A LONG TIME. FOR HIM TO COME OUT HERE AND TO PUT IT ALL ASIDE AND JUST PERFORM THE WAY HE’S PERFORMING, WE CAN’T JUST SAY, OH, YEAH, HE’S JON RAHM.

THAT’S SO DIFFICULT TO DO. FOR HIM TO DO WHAT HE’S DOING TODAY IS PHENOMENAL. >> THIS IS HIS TEE SHOT LIVE AT 10. >> GOING TO STEP BACK AND VISUALIZE THIS AGAIN. WE’VE SENILE G — WE’VE SEEN GOD ONES TODAY. 11 IS A GOOD HOLE, 12 IS NOT. >> NEVER GOT COMFORTABLE WITH

THAT ONE. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS OUR INDIVIDUAL LEADER AT THE HALFWAY STAGE ON THE OPENING DAY HERE IN MAYAKOBA. HE HAS BIRDIED, JOAQUIN NEIMANN, SEVEN OF HIS FIRST NINE HOLES. REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE SO FAR BY THE MAN FROM CHILE. HE IS OUT SHINY BOTH. THIS WAS AS BIRDIE AT 6 AND NOW

FOR BIRDIE AT 9. HE HAS FIVE CONSECUTIVE BIRDIES AT ONE STAGE. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 10. WHAT A SUPER EFFORT. I THINK LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WOULD GO WELL AFTER PLAYING SO WELL DURING OUR OFF SEASON. HE PLAYED IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. HE BECAME FOURTH IN DUBAI A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

HE’S CARRYING THAT FORM INTO MAYAKOBA. >> MOST CERTAINLY. SU-ANN SAID THAT JON RAHM IS RELAXED. JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS ALL BUSINESS. DOESN’T SEEM TO BE SPEAKING MUCH TO D.J. OR BROOKS. HE’S FOCUSED ON HIS GAME. HE WANTS TO MAKE BIRDIES. I DON’T BELIEVE HE’S GOING TO CONTINUE MAKING BIRDIE LIKE THIS.

12 IS THE MOST DIFFICULT HOLE ON THE GOLF COURSE. 14 IS TOUGH AND 16 IS TOUGH AND 18 IS TOUGH. I THINK HE’LL FINISH 8 OR 9 UNDER PAR. >> THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE RESPONDING FOR THE MOST PART, TO HAVING A POINT TO PROVE. >> NO, THEY DON’T.

WE’VE SAID IT A FEW TIME ON THE FIRST NINE HOLINGS. JON RAHM IS THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. THESE GUYS DON’T WANT TO BE DEPUTIES. BROOKS GOT FIVE MAJORS. THEY WANT THE ATTENTION. MAY BE BROOKS MORE THAN D.J. BOTH OF THEM, THEY WANT TO BE THE BEST PLAYER ON THIS LEAGUE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET’S GET OUT TO THE 11th AND JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, HE’S GOT SUCH TREMENDOUS HAND AND HIGH COORDINATION. WATCH HOW FAR HIS HEAD GOES DOWN. HE CATCHES THE BALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FACE! WHERE DID THAT GO. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> ISN’T NOW 9 UNDER THROUGH 10. >> THE BEAMING MILE FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. MEANWHILE, CHARLES HOWELL III FOR BIRDIE AT 6. OUR CHAMPION HERE TO START THE SEASON. LAST JEER HE GETS IT TO 6 UNDER PAR. JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS HAVING A DAY. HE IS 9 UNDER PAR, TORQUE

LEADING THE WAY IN THE TEAM COMPETITION BY THREE. THEY WERE FOUR TIMES TEAM COMPETITION LAST SEASON. THEY ARE YET TO TASTE INDIVIDUAL GLORY AS A TEAM. JOAQUIN NEIMANN HAS STARTED IN SENSATIONAL FASHION HERE IN MEXICO. >> YOU’RE NOT KIDDING. THAT HAND AND EYE COORDINATION, HE’S A SHOT MAKER. HE REALLY IS.

THEY ALL STRIKE THE BALL WELL. THIS IS LORI CANTER. >> PLAYING ONE OF TWO WILD CARDS. THIS WEEK. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION. ONLY BROOKS AT 11. HIS THIRD. >> THERE’S A BUNCH OF PLAYERS OUT THERE LOOKING AND AT THAT LEADERBOARD, WHAT. WHAT COURSE ARE YOU PLAYING? SU-ANN, YOU JOINED YOUR GROUP HERE.

FUELS OUT HALF WAY. YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PUTTING, CONNECT OUT LIV LESSONS. THIS GUY GAVE A CLINIC. ANYONE YOU WANT TO LEARN FROM, IT’S HIM. >> OH! THAT’S WHAT CAMERON SMITH DOES BEST. THE AUSTRALIAN, FORMER OPEN CHAMPION GETS IT TO 3 UNDER PAR ON THE OPENING DAY OF THIS 2024

LIV GOLF LEAGUE SEASON. >> TAKING RELIEF THERE. YEAH. >> CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER HERE IN THESE BAYOUS. >> LITTLE RAL — LITTLE RELIEF R JON RAHM. >> THE CROWD JUST WENT CRAZY AFTER CAM MADE THAT PUTT. TO THE CROWD. SUCH GREAT ATMOSPHERE OUT HERE. EVERYONE OUT TO SEE THIS GUY.

CERTAINLY, PLAYING LIKE HE WANTS TO PROVE WHO HE IS AND HOW GOOD HE IS. >> LIV GOLF HAS BEEN ADDING TOP PLAYERS IN THE WORLD SINCE ITS INCEPTION, BUILDING TEAMS WITH THE BEST IN THE SPORT. WITH AT RI — ARRIVAL OF THIS M, JON RAHM, MAY BE THE BIGGEST GET YET.

>> JON RAHM COMING TO PLAY. LEGION 13. >> SO EXCITING. >> IT’S HUGE. >> THAT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE. TO HAVE ANOTHER WORLD-CLASS ATHLETE STEP IN TO PLAY WITH US, IT’S AWESOME. >> JON RAHM COMING. THAT’S A BIG NEEDLE MOVER. >> WORK IS MASTER FOR JON. HE’S GOING TO HELP THE LEAGUE.

>> HE’S THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. HE TRANSCENDS THE GOLF MARKET. >> EVERYTHING STARTED BACK IN THE DAY WITH D.J. AND THEN CAMERON SMITH AND NOW ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, JON RAHM. IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WHOLE GAME OF GOLF. >> IT’S OBVIOUSLY MAKES IT

TOUGHER WITH HAVING A GUY OF HIS CALIBER. >> HE’S ONE OF THE BEST GOLFERS ON THE PLANET. I THINK WILL BE FOR A LONG TIME. >> OF COURSE, I’M EXCITED. IT’S GREAT FOR ME. IT’S GREAT FOR LIV. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BATTLING. >> HE’S SO GOOD. WHAT CAN YOU SAY?

YOU SAY HIS NAME, JON RAHM, MIC DROP. THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO SAY. >> WELL SAID BY KEMP NA. WHAT PHIL SAYS HE’S THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD, YOU LISTEN. PHIL IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE STUDENT OF THE GAME. DOESN’T THROW ACCOLADES LIKE THAT OUT LIGHTLY. HERE IS KEVIN NA, TEEING OFF AT

8. NICELY DONE. ENJOY FINE OPENING DAY 3 UNDER PAR. HERE’S D.J. ON THE TEE AT 12. >> WHAT I’VE NOTICED WITH D.J., ALL THE SHOTS START OUT LEFT. THEY ARE NOT CUTTING BACK. HE’S USING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TEE. YOU KNOW HE’S PLAYING FOR A CUT. THIS FAIRWAY IS A LOT NARROWER

THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR. SCARY TEE SHOT. REALLY NO TURN AT ALL. JUST GOING TO END UP IN THE LEFT ROUGH. >> IT SAT DOWN AT THE LAST MINUTE. >> NOT MUCH MOVEMENT IN BROOKS’ TEE SHOT. PRETTY DEAD STRAIGHT. HE LIKES TO SEE IT FALL TO THE RIGHT. OH, BOY.

THIS IS GOT TO GET DOWN. WHAT A BOUNCE. >> DO COMES OUT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> HOLD OUT FOR EAGLE. GET IT TO 9 UNDER PAR. THROUGH 11 HOLES. SOME EFFORT. >> ON THE 11th, CAM SMITH, BIT OF BAD CHANGE THIS WEEK. HAS PUT IN A 3-IRON IN EXCHANGE

FOR HIS TRUSTY 7-WOOD SO HE CAN PLAY THESE SHOTS ON THE 11th. MORE OPTIONS OFF THE TEE. TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW LOT OF THESE FAIRWAYS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED UP. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THIS IS HEADED WAY LEFT. >> THAT’S UGLY. >> WHAT’S IN THERE? YOU DON’T SEE LONG IRON VERY OFTEN.

>> NOW JON ALSO OPTING FOR THE IRON. 18 PACES BETWEEN THIS FAIRWAY. IT’S NOT A LOT OF IT. >> NOT ACTUALLY BEAMING WITH CONFIDENCE FOLLOWING THAT SHOT. THAT’S TOUGH. >> WINDS HELPING A TAD. VERY EXPLOSIVE ACTION AS DAVID MENTIONED. >> SO SOLID. SO STRONG. >> SERGIO, DROPS A SHOT FOR THE

FIRST TAME TODAY. 12. >> HE HIT GOOD PUTT. >> NOW TALOR GOOCH HERE ON THE 11th. IT’S DIFFICULT COMING OUT OF A TOUGH SEASON AFTER HAVING A NEWBORN BABY. >> HYBRID CLUB, CONSCIOUS OUT THERE. JUST FEIGN. HELLO. >> ELSEWHERE, THE FOUR ACES PAT PEREZ IS NOT HAVING THE BEST START TO THE SEASON.

THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE FIRST HOLE. THAT’S MUCH BETTER. DOUBLE P IS 8 OVER PAR FOR HIS ROUND. LIV GOLF AND STRUCTURE AND FORPAT, HE’LL BE PLAYING FOR HIS TEAM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ANDY OGLETREE WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES TO GET PROMOTED ON TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE FIRST. >> THIS IS TYRRELL HATTON FOR EAGLE AT 13. CURLS IT AROUND THE EDGE. LITTLE TROUBLE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. >> IN BETWEEN CLUBS. >> I DON’T THINK YOU WANT TO PITCH IT TOO MUCH. I THINK 10 IS, WHICH IS 180.

IF YOU SAY — LET’S JUST SAY THERE’S JUMP AND WIND, IT’S PLAYING NO MORE THAN 180. MY THING IS, DO NEED TO HIT IT TO GET IT UP. I THINK IT COULD BE TOO MUCH CLUB. >> 170. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> HE TRIED TO HIT A LOW STINGERS. JUST TURNED OVER.

HE’S FAR ENOUGH TO GET OVER THE TREES. TURTLE BACK GREEN. IT’S BETTER THAN BEING LITTLE LONG. >> SO DID GARY. HE PLAYED IT FOR THE FLYER. I GUESS HE GOT IT. >> KEVIN NA HAS LEAPT IN THE TOP FIVE ON THE PILE ON. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 8, IRON HEAD.

HE IS 4 UNDER PAR. >> JUST A WEDGE, BACK ON TO THE FAIRWAY. >> HE WAS TIGHT UP AGAINST THOSE TREES. HE WAS, HE COULDN’T GET THE DISTANCE. >> FAIRWAY DOESN’T LOOK MUCH WIDER THAN A WALKING PATH UP THERE. >> 10 OR 12 YARDS WIDE. >> TEE BALL HIT WAY LEFT INTO

THE TREES. STATEMENTS YOU NEED — SOMETIMES YOU NEED LITTLE LUCK IN THIS GAME. HOLE LOCATION TODAY, RIGHT PORTION OF THIS GREEN. >> JUST TRICKLED THROUGH. THAT’S A GOOD CHANCE. WELL JUDGED OUT OF THAT LIE. >> NO, I DID NOT. 17. >> THAT’S TALOR. AS I SAID BEFORE, IT’S NOT EASY

TO COME OUT HERE AFTER A NEWBON AS WELL AS A TODDLER. LOT GOING ON IN GOOCH HOUSEHOLD TO FOCUS AGAIN. GOOD LOOKING SHOT. >> GOOD CHANCE. >> I TELL YOU, THE WAY JON IS OFF THE TEE TODAY, HE’S MAKING THESE FAIRWAYS LOOK LIKE THEY’RE RUNWAYS. >> THEY’RE NOT. TAXI WAYS.

>> WEDGE FOR JON. WIND JUST PICKED UP A TAD. SLIGHTLY OFF THE RIGHT. >> FEET BEHIND THE HOLE. WELL DONE. NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN, CHARLES HOWELL III, OUT AT NUMBER 7 PLAYING HIS THIRD. >> WE HAD SOME FORM CHECKS. WE WANT YOU TO KEEP SENDING IN YOUR SWINGS.

THAT WILL BE NAMED — NA ANALYZD BY THE GAME GREAT. WITH THE POST ROUND SHOW LATER ON, THEY’LL BE CHECKING IN WITH A FEW GUESTS ON FORM CHECK. IF IT’S A FRIEND OR SOMEONE YOU CAN’T STAND, SEND US A VIDEO. SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT SAYS IAN POULTER. AT LIV GOLF UNDERSCORE LEAGUE.

>> I LOVE FOR YOU TO SEND YOUR SWING IN. >> I’LL SEND IT IN FOR HIM. >> FIRST HICCUP. BREEZED TO — SURPRISED TO SEE HIM PUTT THAT. >> KEVIN NA FOR BIRDIE. >> CAM SMITH, PUTTING FROM OFF THE GREEN. TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT GREAT BREAK HE GOT OFF THE TEE. UPHILL.

GOING TO BE SLOW THROUGH THE ROUGH IN THE FIRST CUT. >> WILD CARD, LAURIE CANTER, HE WAS THREE MAN PLAYOFF. HE WAS THE ODD MAN OUT. HE’S THE WILD CARD HERE BY I WAS FROM LIV GOLF. THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE SECOND HOLE. NEW RANGE GOAT, MATTHEW WOLF WHO

JOINED BUBBA WATSON’S TEAM OVER BROOKS KOEPKA SMASH. THE GOATS ARE DOWN IN 13th PLACE. 3 OVER PAR. THEY ARE 15 SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADERS, TORQUE ALREADY. >> CHARLES HOWELL III WITH HIS FOURTH SHOT AFTER LANDING SOLID OVER THE THIRD ONE. BEAUTY THERE. >> THIS ONE, FIRST SIGN OF ADVERSITY FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN.

>> GENERAL DEFINITELY, I THOUGHT IT WAS AT WRONG CHOICE OF CLUB WITH THAT THIRD SHOT. IF HE MISSES THIS, HE GOES TO 8 UNDER. >> GET OFF MY FOOT. >> WHAT A SAVE BY JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL. >> THE PAR IS 71.

>> JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS 9 UNDER THROUGH 11. >> MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE’S AIMING. THAT’S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. NOW RAHM FOR BIRDIE. >> I LIKE TO SAY, HE’S GOING TO MAKE THAT THE WAY HE’S BEEN PUTTING ALL DAY TODAY. UPHILL. TO HIS RIGHT. >> FTORQUE LEAD BY FIVE. JOAQUIN NEIMANN LEADS

BY THREE. >> MARC LEISHMAN FOR BIRDIE. UP THE HILL INTO THE HOLE. >> HAD A NASTY LIE FOR HIS THIRD. HE ONLY HAD ABOUT SEVEN YARDS TO THE PEN. PRETTY GOOD SHOT TO LEAVE IT HERE. >> GUESS WHO’S RUNNING HOT? >> GRAEME McDOWELL. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 13 FOR THE

NORTHERN IRISHMAN. NEWLY FOR TEAM SMASH AND BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY AT 14 IF YOU RUNNING HOT, IT MEANS YOU GOT THREE IN A ROW. THAT’S WHETHER HE DID AT THE PAR 3 13th. THREE BIRDIES IN THE ROW FOR GRAEME McDOWELL. >> BEGGING FOR THAT TO HIT THE FAIRWAY HERE ON THIS HOLE.

>> I’M SURE HE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO ERASE THE MEM MEM MEMORIES FT YEAR. HE HIT ONE WAY RIGHT. HAD TO CLIMB UP TO HIT A SHOT. NOW JON, THIS IS AN INTIMIDATING DRIVE. HARDEST HOLE LAST YEAR. >> TROUBLE ON BOTH SIDES. >> NOT A LOT OF FAIRWAY. >> EXACTLY.

YOU DON’T NEED MUCH WHEN YOU HIT LIKE THAT. MIGHT HANG UP IN THE LEFT. SO CLOSE. >> BETWEEN THE TWO BUNKERS ON THE FAIRWAY, THERE’S TEMPERATURS OF FAIRWAYS. >> IS THAT YOUR PACE, THAT’S LESS THAN 10 YARDS. >> IT’S HANGING ON. IT’S OUT TO THE RIGHT. >> SETTLES DOWN. >> CHARLES HOWELL.

LOOK TO GET IT UP AND DOWN FOR PAR. >> D.J., TEEING IT OFF AT 13. >> OH, BOY. THAT’S A LOST BALL I THINK. >> DEAD LEFT. THAT IS IN — THERE ARE ACTUALLY CROCODILES HERE. THEY’RE IN THE MANGROVES. YOU DON’T GO IN THERE TO LOOK FOR IT.

>> CROSSED THE PENALTY AREA VERY EARLY. SOME SCARY TEE SHOTS ON THE BACK 9. THAT’S GOING TO BE LEFT ROUGH. >> SITTING UP. >> SMASH GC ON X. THE MULLET RESPECT STAYS STRONG. I THOUGHT BROOKS ACTUALLY WAS DEVELOPING A MULLET UNTIL LAST WEEK. I SAW A VIDEO ONLINE.

>> I THINK IT WAS A FULL MULLET. >> THIS IS TYRRELL HATTON AT 14. FOR HIS BIRDIE. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU IS ON THE GREEN AT 13. CHARLES HOWELL III LEADS AND BRYSON 11 UNDER PAR. THAT’S A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE. >> OH, BOY. >> SERGIO, THIS IS HIS FOURTH

SHOT AT THE PAR 5 13th. VERY WELL PLAYED. [ APPLAUSE ] >> VINTAGE SERGIO GARCIA. >> HE’LL FISH THAT OUT IN A GUILTY FASHION. THAT’S FOUR THE HARD WAY. BEAUTIFUL WATCH WAYS HERE AT MAYAKOBA. NO REAL BODIES OF WATER. THESE ARE ALL MAN MADE. WATER SYSTEMS ARE UNDERGROUND. STUNNING PROPERTY. >> MARTIN KAYMER.

TAKING A LOOK. HE PREFERS TO HIMSELF AS LEHMAN. >> TOUGH TO JUDGE WIND ON THIS HOLE. IT’S THE FIRST TIME ALL DAY BASICALLY, YOU GET TO A SHOT THAT’S EXPOSED WHEN IT’S IN THE AIR. OBVIOUSLY ONE OF TWO HOLES RIGHT ON THE BEACH. >> D.J. WILL BE PLAYING HIS

THIRD SHOT FROM THE ROUGH HERE AT 13 AFTER A PENALTY DROP. >> PAR 5, HE ASK STILL RESCUE SOMETHING. IT LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY SHORT GRASS THAT HE’S DROPPING IN THERE. THAT’S A GOOD LIE. >> THERE HASN’T BEEN EXISTENT AT ALL TODAY. DAVID. THE BALL HAS NOT TURNED OVER TO

THE RIGHT WHATSOEVER OFF THE TEE. VERY UNUSUAL. >> CAN HE GET THIS ON? >> OH, YEAH. THAT’S THE SPOT. THIS IS HIGH. >> GOOD SHOT. >> JON, SIMILAR LIE TO CAM’S BALL. >> LITTLE PLUG LIES THAT GET THE JUDGE. >> HE’S GOT LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. GREENS BIT OF TURTLE BACK.

RUNOFFS. HE HAS ENOUGH SWING SPEED TO GET THROUGH THIS ROUGH, WEDGE FOR JON. HAS TO CARRY THAT FALSE FRONT. WINDS JUST PICKED UP SIGNIFICANTLY. >> FANTASTIC. JUST STAYS THERE. YES. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. >> JUST SECOND AGO, NEIMANN, HIS SECOND AT THE PAR 5. >> MUST BE PLAYING FOR A JUMPER.

>> IT JUMPED ALL RIGHT. THAT CAME SCREAMING OUT OF THERE. IT’S NOT A BAD LEAD. HERE’S HATTON AT 15. YES. VERY NICE. >> SUCH QUIET BODY MOVEMENT THROUGH IMPACT FOR THAT GOLF SWING. VERY EFFICIENT. EAGLE PUT AT 7 FOR CAMERON TRINGALE. HIGH FLYERS, HE’S ENJOYING A SUPER OPEN DAY HERE IN MAYAKOBA.

>> CHARLES HOWELL III. HANGS ONE OVER THE EDGE. >> LIV GOLF HAS A NEW TECH PARTNERSHIP SAYS JOSH WITH DOUGLE. THE ANY SHOT ANY TIME FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO ROLL OUT IN SUMMER. WONDERFUL THAT WE PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE AND THAT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY SPECTACULAR ANY SHOT ANY TIME. THAT’S OUR MANTRA.

HAVE YOU HAVEN’T DOWNLOADED LIV GOLF PLUS APP, I SUGGEST YOU DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> TALOR GOOCH LOOKING AT HIS THIRD SHOT AT 12. >> THIS IS HIS FOURTH. HE HAD TO PUNCH IT OUT IN THE LEFT TREES. LIE IS NOT GREAT. >> THAT CAME OUT SOFT ON HIM TOO.

>> THIS IS A HORRIBLE LINE. >> ALMOST A SILENT SHOT. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. HE’LL HAVE THAT TO GET TO 10 UNDER PAR. >> THAT WAS MATTHEW WOLFF TWO YEARS AGO, NOT A LIV GOLF LEAGUE EVENT. THREE YEARS AGO. >> NOW CAM, GREAT SHOT. 9-IRON LEFT SIDE ROUGH. HIS WIFE, CHANEL, OUT HERE

WALKING SUPPORTING HER NOW HUSBAND. >> FUN CAPTION TO THAT PICTURE WE SHOWED TO YOU THAT YOU COULDN’T SEE WITH BROOKS AND CAM. IT WAS KIND OF CAPTURING WHAT BROOKS WAS SAYING TO HIM. NOW THEY’RE MARRIED, YOUR WIFE IS GOING TO MAKE YOU CUT THAT MULLET OFF SOON. I DON’T THINK SO.

>> LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP WITH PHIL MICKELSON’S PROGRESS. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 13 FOR PHIL. SOLID OPENING DAY SO FAR. HE IS 2 UNDER PAR. THE CAPTAIN OF THE HIGH FLYERS. PATRICK REED, FOUR ACES. HE IS 3 UNDER PAR. HE ROLLED THAT IN FOR BIRDIE AT THE 5th.

THE FOUR ACES CURRENTLY IN A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE ON 7 UNDER PAR. RIPPER GC ARE EIGHT, LEAD THE WAY 11 UNDER. >> JERRY, TALKING ABOUT CAM’S MULLET, HE HAS A SUPERSTITION. HE DOESN’T CUT HIS HAIR OR SHAVE HIS BEARD THE WEEK OF THE COMPETITION. I CAN’T IMAGINE HE’S GOING TO

GET RID OF THAT MULLET ANY TIME SOON. >> THIS IS MAKEABLE HERE. >> UPHILL. >> LOOKS LIKE FIVE CONSECUTIVE PAR FOR JON RAHM. THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. NOW WE CAN JOIN THEM LIVE. BROOKS KOEPKA. >> HAD A NASTY LIE AND NOT MUCH ROOM TO WORK WITH. 18 TO 20-FOOTER.

>> HE’S GOING TO GIVE JOAQUIN A READ. >> WE JUST ELEVATED YOUR LIV X PRIVILEGES. YOU GET TO DECIDE WHICH CAPTAINS WILL PLAY TOGETHER ON THURSDAY. AS A LIV X MEMBER, YOU CAN CHOOSE THE PLAYERS YOU SEE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK OF DAY ONE OF LIV GOLF LAS VEGAS.

LIV X MEMBERS HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT. IF YOU’RE NOT A MEMBER, SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO SIGN UP. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE DETAILS HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHOICE. >> NOW JOAQUIN FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE TO GET IT TO 10 UNDER. >> ABSOLUTELY. HE’S CHANGED HIS PUTTING ROUTINE.

REMEMBER LAST YEAR, HE USED TO PUSH THAT RIGHT SHOULDER BACK WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE STOPPED THAT. >> HE WANTS TO KEEP STOPPING IT IF THIS WAS WHAT’S HAPPENING. >> WELL, IT’S AN INCREDIBLE DAY FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. 10 UNDER PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR. THIS HELPED ENORMOUSLY.

SECOND PAR AT THE PAR 4 11th INTO THE HOLE. DID IT GO IN? THERE IT IS. NICE SMILE FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HIS TEAM LEADING THE WAY. ALL THE TALK ABOUT THE DEBUT JON RAHM. RAHM IS FIVE UNDER PAR. JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS IN GOOD FORM. HE’S IN DOUBLE DIGITS UNDER PAR.

A FOUR STROKE LEAD OVER HOWELL AN GARCIA. >> HERE IS THE PAR 5 13th OUT OF THE JUNGLE UP THE HILL LITTLE BIT. YOU CAN SEE HOW NARROW THOSE STAIRWAYS ARE. REAL CHANCE FOR BIRDIE, FLAG IN A GOOD POT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. >> TRYING TO STAY WIDE ON THAT BACK SWING.

OH, BOY. THIS IS HEADED RIGHT. >> NEIMANN HERE. >> HE’S GOT TO BE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING HIS NAME ON THE LIST OF GOLF’S HOLLOW GROUND. NO PAR 5s REMAINING. >> IT’S A TOUGH STRETCH COMING IN. GOOD START. RIGHT ON THE FAIRWAY. >> NOW JON RAHM HERE ON THE TEE ON 13th.

LIKES WORKING THE BALL LEFT-TO-RIGHT. THAT LEFT HAND BUNKER. TRUSTY FADE. MIGHT BE CUTTING A LITTLE TOO MUCH. >> SUN DEVIL MEN’S GOLF, HOW DO THE COLLEGE KIDS FEEL ABOUT LIV GOLF. PEOPLE OFTEN ASK. THIS CAN BE A CLUE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I WONDER WHERE THAT HANG OUT IS IN TEMPE.

THEY GOT THEIR GOLF CLUBS. THEY ARE PLAYING GOLF SOMEWHERE. PROBABLY THEIR HOME COURSE. >> ONE OF THE WIDER HOLES. THAT’S SPLITTING THE FAIRWAY. >> GOT THE LOCAL WILDLIFE. YOU HAD A FEW VISITS IN YOUR ROOM? >> COUPLE OF RACCOONS FROM THE BALCONY. THEY WANDERED INTO THE ROOM. >> HERE WE GO.

[ LAUGHTER ] ONCE I CAME DOWN OFF THE CEILING FAN, WHEN I SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, IT WAS OKAY. NICE LITTLE CHAT. >> DID HE TAKE ANYTHING? >> THERE WAS NOTHING THERE TO EAT. THEY LOOKED DISAPPOINTED AS THEY TRUDGED BACK DOWN ON THE BALCONY.

I PROVIDED WITH POTATO CHIPS. >> YOU FED THEM? >> YES. >> GREAT GUEST. I’M SURE THE STAFF LOVE THAT. >> THEY STARTED ON THE 16th HOLE. OPENING PAR 4 TO HIS ROUND. >> SERGIO. >> KALLE SAMOOJA. 2 UNDER PAR. GOOD START FROM THE 36-YEAR-OLD FROM FINLAND. SECURE HIS PLACE IN THE 2024 LIV

GOLF LEAGUE. >> SERGIO NOW ON THE TEE AT 15. >> SCORES MADE FROM THE VARIOUS SPOTS TEE SHOT LOCATION. ONLY ONE BOGEY SO FAR. PROBABLY ONE OF THE EASIER HOLE LOCATIONS ON THE GREEN. >> THAT’S NICE. >> THIS WAS CHARLES HOWELL III, PAR PUTT AT 9. YOU SAW HIM SLIPPING BACK TO 5

UNDER PAR. WON HERE BY FOUR STROKES LAST YEAR. TERRIFIC PERFORMANCE WHEN HE CARDED LOW SCORE OF OUR FIELD WITH A 63. THIS ONE CAME IN AT 14. >> YOU CAN PITCH THIS 72 LIKE YOU SAID. IF YOU HOLDING IT, NOT PLAYING MUCH MORE THAN 76. OKAY. >> PERFECT.

>> THIS IS A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. DECIDING WHETHER TO HOLD IT OR LET THE WIND DRIFT IT RIGHT-TO-LEFT. IT’S STILL RIGHT, MAY BE 20 FEET. >> JON RAHM HERE AT 13th. THAT WAS A BIG DRIVE BY JON. 6-IRON. HOLE LOCATION TODAY, TUCKED BEHIND THAT FRONT BUNKER. EVERYTHING RUNS OFF TO THE RIGHT.

GET THIS LEFT AT THE PEN. >> SAD NEWS TO REPORT. CARL WEATHERS PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 76. HE PLAY APOLLO CREED. HUGE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD IN THE ROCKY MOVIE. HE WAS IN THE MANDALORIAN. HE PLAYED OAKLAND RAIDERS AS LINEBACKER. REST IN PEACE. CARL WEATHERS OUR THOUGHTS WITH HIS FAMILY.

>> HERE’S PHIL ON THE TEE AT 15 OVER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. WELL DONE FOR THE OLD MAN. >> LET GET YOU CAUGHT UP WITH CHARL SCHWARTZEL. SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM WHO HAD EARLY LEAD. THEY ARE IN SECOND PLACE. THIRD SHOT TO THE SEVENTH HOLE. SCHWARTZEL. LAURIE CANTER HAVING A GOOD DAY.

EVERY OPPORTUNITY HE GETS, HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN POINTS AS A WILD CARD, NOT AFFILIATED WITH HE TEAM. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. HE’S FOUR UNDER. >> CAM, HIS SECOND AT THE 3rd. >> HIS THIRD ON THE 13th. MADE UP ON THE RIGHT FAIRWAY BUNKER. FOUND THE LEFT ROUGH.

GOOD A GOOD ANGLE IN THIS HOLE LOCATION. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO STOP THIS BALL. >> TOUGH TO GET IT CLOSER THAN THAT. >> STARS EVERYWHERE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. JOAQUIN NEIMANN, 10 UNDER PAR, LEADING THE AY. A FANTAST OPENING DAY HERE AT MAYAKOBA FOR THE CHILEAN.

BUBBA WATSON ONE UNDER PAR. PHIL MICKELSON CAPTAIN OF THE HIGH FLYERS ALSO ONE UNDER PAR. >> AT THE SAME POINT IN THE LEGENDARY ROUND OF 58 OUT OF BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, GREENBRIER, I WAS 8 UNDER. YOU KNOW WHAT THE MATH ADDS UP TO. THIS FOR ANOTHER ONE. >> CERTAINLY DO, NOT A THING I

NOTICED ABOUT NEIMANN TODAY. NO REACTION HE’S VERY FOCUSED. EVEN WHEN HE MADE THAT LONG PAR PUTT ON 12. JUST NO EMOTION. PICK THE BALL OUT THE HOLE. SAME WITH THE BIRDIE PUTT IN THE LAST HOLE. >> AT LEAST PLAYERS ARE GOOD AS THEY ARE, THEY KNOW DAYS LIKE THIS DON’T COME AROUND THAT

OFTEN. WHEN THEY DO, JUST WANT TO MAKE AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. >> NOT MUCH MOVEMENT TO THIS PUTT. >> HE’S GOT IT THERE. FABULOUS EFFORT. >> TEAM TORQUE LEAD THE WAY, 12 UNDER PAR, JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 10 OF THE MOVES. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ COUNTING.

>> JON RAHM, JUST OFF THE EDGE. THIS FOR EAGLE. >> LEFT-TO-RIGHT. IT’S ALL ABOUT SPEED HERE. YOU DON’T WANT TO BLAST IT TOO FAR PAST THE WALL. >> SERGIO PLATEAUED AND HE’S BACK UP AGAIN. 7 UNDER PAR. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. 15 AND NOW OUT TO DOM BUBLE. >> HE NEEDS IT.

THREE UNDER PAR WITH A BOGEY ON THAT PAR 5S. 13th. >> NOW BROOKS. >> D.J. FOUR UNDER. KOEPKA GOT IT TO 3 UNDER. HE LOOKS PRETTY ORDINARY. NEXT TO GUY THEY ARE PLAYING WITH. >> THESE ARE GOOD SCORES. >> THEY ARE, DAVID. >> NARROW FAIRWAYS, JUMPY ROUGH. >> BETTER COMMENTARY. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> THERE’S SOME THOSE LITTLE RACCOON LIKE CREATURES. KIND OF CUTE. >> ARE THEY FRIENDLY? >> WELL, I IMAGINE THOSE WILL BE. YOU CAN TAME THEM AND KEEP THEM AS PETS. >> HE’LL BE GLAD THAT ONE ACTUALLY MADE IT IN THE BUNKER. >> YOU CAN SEE RIPPER GC,S AUSSIES TIED WITH THE CLEEKS.

THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 13. JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. CAM IS IN CONTENTION AS ARE RIPPER GC. 8 UNDER PAR, FOUR BEHIND TORQUE. >> HATTON UP AHEAD AT 16. TURNING LITTLE LEFT. NOT ENOUGH. >> WELL, THERE’S A NEW TEAM TO CHOOSE. NEW PLAYERS FOR WHICH TO CHEER. SAME GREAT LIV GOLF LEAGUE

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>> NOW CAM, LAST FEW HOLES IN THE TIGHTNESS OF THE FAIRWAY. KIND OF FEEL LIKE ON THIS HOLE. 314 TO THE HAZARD. FROM CAM. >> JUST A MOMENT AGO, CHARLES HOWELL III. THIS FOR BIRDIE FROM OFF THE GREEN. NUMBER 10 AFTER TWO NARROW MISSES. EASY PAR. BACK TO 14 FOR RAHM.

THIS IS HIS FORMER TEAMMATES WATCH ON FROM PHOENIX WHERE THEIR HOME FACILITY IS, THE SUN DEVILS. >> RAHM WITH LESS THAN DRIVE. MAKING SURE THAT HE STAYS SHORT OF THE HAZARD UP HERE. >> HAD A GREAT SOUND TO IT. >> 140 YARDS. >> SIGNAL FROM HIM. I KNOW D.J. HIT A PITCHING WEDGE.

WE’LL KNOW BY THE SWING. >> NOT BAD. HE’S PUT ON A CLINIC. , JOAQUIN NEIMANN TODAY. HE TEED OFF AT 2 EARLIER HERE IN MAYAKOBA. HE IS 10 UNDER THROUGH 13 HOLES. THAT CAN BE 11 UNDER THROUGH 14 IF HE MAKES THAT. WHAT A ROUND OF GOLF HE’S PUTTING GETHER

ERE IN MEXICO. >> OVER AT THE 5th, LAURIE CANTER WITH HIS THIRD SHOT. >> TIME FOR A DON’T BLINK I THINK. MATT JONES FIRST LOOK AT THE RIPPER GC STALWART TODAY. HE’S ONE OVER PAR. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 8. RIPPER CLIMBED TO PYLON FOR TIE. TALOR GOOCH, OUR REIGNING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION.

HE BECAME SECOND IN THE TEAM COMPETITION WITH THE RANGE GOATS LAST YEAR. HE NOW PLAYS FOR SMASH. >> MARC LEISHMAN. OVER AT 11. THAT ONE RUNS OUT BEAUTIFULLY FOR HIM. >> UNCLE PHIL OVER AT 16. LONG WAY BACK HERE. >> SERGIO WILL BE UP NEXT. THIS IS SCOTT VINCENT FOR EAGLE AT 5.

[ APPLAUSE ] MADE THAT LOOK EASY. BRYSON AT 16. >> MASSIVE GREEN AT 16. PRETTY WIDE BUT REALLY LONG. NOT A BAD EFFORT. 16 ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE TO BE AN EASIER HOLE BECAUSE OF IT’S A SMALLER FAIRWAY. I KNOW THAT SOUND LIKE AND IDIOT STATEMENT. EVERYBODY ON THIS TIGHT DOG LEG

RIGHT HOLE AND WATER, ALWAYS FAVOR THE LEFT SIDE. CAN RUN OUT OF FAIRWAY AND BUNKER CAN CATCH BALLS NOW. IT CAN RUN OUT OF FAIRWAY SO EASY. WE SEE SO MANY BALLS END UP IN THE LEFT HAZARD AND PENALTY AREA. THERE WAS NOTHING TO STOP IT. >> BALL FLYING, GROOVES FROM THE

RIG EARLIER IN THE DAY. MOST IMPORTANT THING, IT’S IN LINE WITH THE HOLE. SUCH A BETTER CHANCE TO GET THIS CLEANLY. >> HE JUST OVER DID THAT ONE. BROOKS, 15. GAVE IT A CHANCE. LOVELY PUTT. >> BACK TO 14, JON RAHM’S APPROACH. >> HOLE LOCATION RIGHT BEHIND THAT LEFT GREEN SIDE BUNKER.

WINDS DIED DOWN. >> BACK UP TO 15, D.J. FOR BIRDIE. >> CAM FLIRTING WITH THE HAZARD. GUY IN PINK THAT’S BEHIND THE GREEN. IT’S ABOUT 10 FEET RIGHT. OF THE HOLE LOCATION. >> GREAT CHANCE HERE FOR NEIMANN TO GET THIS 11 UNDER PAR. >> ABSOLUTELY. LOOKS LIKE A G GIMME.

THIS IS NOT AN EASY PUTT. >> NO PROBLEM. NEIMANN. 11 UNDER PAR THROUGH 14 HOLES. A MASTER CLASS BEING PUT TOGETHER HERE BY THE MAN FROM SANTIAGO. EVERY TEAM HAS MAJOR CHAMPIONS AND TOP TEN PLAYERS. WHICH ONE IS THE FAVORITE. YOU’LL GET LOT OF ANSWERS ON THAT QUESTION. ♪ ♪

>> PROBABLY SIX OR SEVEN TEAMS SHOULD WIN AND YOU WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED. >> EVERYDAY 1 SHOOTING SIX OR SIX UNDER PAR. >> TORQUE IS SO DEEP. THEY GO ONE THROUGH FOUR JUST LIKE ANYBODY. >> EXTREMELY SOLID. >> CRUSHERS WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR, YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEM.

>> THEY ARE HOLDING THE TROPHY. >> THE FIREBALLS IS GOING TO BE A STRONG TEAM THIS YEAR. >> IT’S A REALLY GOOD TEAM. >> I’M ONLY FOCUSED ON OUR TEAM. THAT’S ONLY TEAM THAT I CARE ABOUT. >> WHAT BROOKS WAS DONE, IS SMASH. ANY TEAM THAT TALOR GOOCH ON, IS

A TEAM YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR. >> THEY’RE GOING TO BE SUPER STRONG. THEY’VE WON TOURNAMENTS. FOUR ACES ARE GOING TO BE THE FOUR ACES. THEY CREATED THAT NAME. THEY CREATED THAT ENVIRONMENT. 4 ACES IS GOING TO BE STRONG. >> DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ARE THE CRUSHERS. TRYING TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE.

THEY SAY ON X. WHICH WAS FORMALLY TWITTER. IT WAS A TERRIFIC PERFORMANCE BY THEM LAST YEAR. THEY GOT TOO THE TOP FOUR WITH A LATE SURGE. THEY EDGED THE CLEEKS 2-1 IN THE SEMIFINAL AND FINISHED UNDER PAR IN THE FINAL. TWO CLEAR OF THE RANGE GOATS. THEY ARE VICTORIOUS IN THE

OPENING EVENT RIGHT HER IN THE 2023. >> FROM THE BUNKER ON RAHM. >> SHORT SIGHTED HIMSELF. THAT WAS WELL EXECUTED. >> VICTIM FORWARD SHOT. HE ALMOST PLAYED IT BEAUTIFULLY. NEIMANN AT 16. THAT’S A BIG PART OF THIS HOLE HERE. GETTING THAT TEE IN YOUR POCKET BEFORE THE BALL LANDS.

IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. >> THE SEAS THE CARIBBEAN SEA, THE NEXT LAND OVER THERE IS CUBA. IT’S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT AND WORK IN AS WELL. PLENTY TO DO AND JUST GORGEOUS BEACHES. IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC SPEND SOME TIME HERE AHEAD OF AND DURING LIV GOLF MAYAKOBA 2024.

>> WELL, I AM THINKING, I’M THINKING 57 IS POSSIBLE. YOU GOT SOME TOUGH HOLES. WHEN YOU’RE ON RUN LIKE THIS, EVERYTHING SEEMS POSSIBLE. >> MARK THAT TIME CODE DOWN. IT’S FIRST TIME ANYBODY MENTIONED SOMETHING WITH 50 IN IT. >> THERE’S NO POINT IN BEATING ABOUT THIS PLAN. >> ENDS WITH FOUR PAR 4s.

THE CLEEKS, MARTIN KAYMER, THEIR CAPTAIN, GOT THEMSELVES IN THE SECOND PLACE IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. THEY FINALLY EARNED A SPOT ON THE PODIUM. McDOWELL DEPARTED. MARTIN KAYMER IS TWO UNDER PAR. CLEEKS ARE SIX BACK OF TORQUE. >> TO THE 16th GREEN. SERGIO GARCIA, CAPTAIN OF THE FIREBALLS. THIS IS FOR PAR.

>> HE MADE HIS SHARE OF PUTTS TODAY. THEY’RE NOT LIMPING. >> HERE’S BUBBA OVER AT 13 FOR BIRDIE. >> RANGE GOATS DOWN IN 13th PLACE ON TWO OVER THE PAR OF COMPETITION. THEY FINISHED TWO SHOTS BEHIND THE CRUSHERS. >> YOU DO NOT WANT TO FINISH 13th THIS YEAR GOING INTO OUR

PLAYOFF SYSTEM LAST YEAR AND YEAR BEFORE, ANY TEAM COULD TECHNICALLY WIN 13th PLACE. YOU DON’T GET TO PLAY. >> YOU DON’T GO TO THE PARTY IN MIAMI. POSSIBLY. IT HAS BEEN — >> THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE CONTINUES TO CHANGE THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED. IT’S CREATING AN AMAZING FAN

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SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREENS THERE WE’RE IN LAS VEGAS NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SAT. THERE’S A SMALL EVENT OCCURRING IN VEGAS NEXT SUNDAY, I BELIEVE. >> CAM, FIRST ON THE TEE AT 15. SEEM LIKE THE BREEZE DIED DOWN A LITTLE BIT. >> IT’S GOT A WEDGE.

NEEDS TO CARRY AT LEAST TWO OR THREE YARDS PAST THAT FRONT PART OF THE GREEN. THREE QUARTER WEDGE FOR JON RAHM. >> GOOD SHOT. NO RUST ON THAT GAME. >> HE CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE HE’S ALREADY PLAYED FOUR EVENTS. NOW TALOR, UNFORTUNATELY NOT QUITE THE SAME FOR HIM TODAY.

>> THIS OFF SEASON LIV GOLF LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF MANY PODCASTS TO COME FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. IT’S NOT A LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE, IT’S OUR OWN JERRY FULTZ AND SU-ANN HENG. >> WELCOME TO FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. A LIV GOLF PODCAST. WITH ME MY PARTNER IN CRIME, MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, THE

MOST ANNOYING HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET, JERRY FULTZ. WE HAVE MUSIC. WHY WOULD YOU LOVE US. >> PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT THERE. >> CROWDED HOUSE ARE MEN AT WORK. >> CROWDED HOUSE. >> WE BOTH STRIP DOWN NAKED AND RAN ACROSS THE RIVER. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> I COULD HAVE SAID A FEW MORE WORDS. >> YOU HAD MORE SWING COACHES THAN GIRLFRIENDS? >> SU-ANN I’M A GOLF NERD. ♪ ♪ THE CROWD JUST WENT NUTS. >> WHEN TALOR GOOCH SAID GOSH YOU’RE OLD, HE WAS TALKING TO YOU? WHO GETS TO DICTATE WHETHER WHO

STAYS UP LATE OR WHO GETS UP EARLY? >> SU-ANN. SHE’S THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. >> TO BE FAIR, THE ONE WITH THE 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD. >> THAT IS TRUE. AND 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD AS WELL. >> I’M GOING TO HAVE A CHAT WITH WHO HAVE CUT THAT TOGETHER AND PUTTING MY SINGING. >> THEY DIDN’T PUT ENOUGH.

THAT WAS MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE ENTIRE EPISODES WE’VE DONE. >> NO. >> YOU CAN SING. >> YOU’RE VERY KIND. STILL, I’M GOING TO HAVE A CHAT WHOEVER PUT THAT TOGETHER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I KNOW A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY. >> WHILE WE WAIT FOR CAM, SCOTT

VINCENT HAS THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 6. WHAT AN END TO THE SEASON HE HAD. HE WAS 17 POINTS OUTSIDE OF TOP 24. THIS OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN SAUDI ARABIA. HE TIED THIRD AFTER CARDING 62, 66 OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT GOT HIM IN THE TOP 24. WELCOME TO THE WORLD.

WHAT A WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU. SCOTT, GOT HERE AS SOON AS HE COULD. HE’S PAYING VERY WELL ON THE OPENING DAY. >> IF HE KEEPS DRIVING THE BALL LIKE THIS, HE’S GOING TO GIVE HIMSELF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT EXTRA BIRDIE. >> ONE UNDER THROUGH THE LAST FOUR HOLES. >> LEAKING RIGHT.

>> HE’S DONE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> 15 THE BEST CHANCE OF THIS 3 BALL IS WITH JON RAHM. >> THAT’S RIGHT. UPHILL PUTT. LEADERBOARD RIGHT BEHIND HIM. I’M PRETTY SURE EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IN THIS GROUP IS LOOKING AT JOAQUIN NEIMANN GOING, IS HE PLAYING THE SAME GOLF COURSE AS US.

WHAT ROUND HE’S HAD. WHAT ROUND THIS GUY IS HAVING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> JON RAHM GETS IT TO 7 UNDER PAR. HE’S 4 BEHIND THE MAN OF THE MOMENT, JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HE’S ALL SMILES THE CAPTAIN. LEGION 13 ON LIV GOLF DEBUT. >> 16th TEE. JON RAHM.

>> HAD A BIT OF CONVERSATION WITH HIS CADDIE. BETWEEN 3-WOOD AND DRIVER. 296 TO REACH THE BUNKER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS FAIRWAY. SHAPE THAT SUITS HIS GOLF SHOT. >> REALLY NICELY. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN, FROM DISTANCE. TO GET IT TO 12 UNDER PAR. >> IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PACE.

>> HE IS SEEING EVERYTHING. LOOK LIKE IT MIGHT GO IN. >> NOT FAR AWAY. HE’S GOT THREE HOLES REMAINING ONE UNDER. ALL PAR 4s TO CARD A REMARKABLE 59. MOST TALK ABOUT JON RAHM MAKING HIS DEBUT TO MAYAKOBA. JOAQUIN NEIMANN, HOW IMPRESSIVE YOU BEEN WITH HIM? >> HE’S BEEN INCREDIBLE.

HE’S JUST SEEING EVERYTHING AS MIGHT GO IN. THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE GUYS THAT DON’T FEEL THAT OUT OF TOUCH. I THINK HE’S GOING TO SHOOT 59 THE WAY HE’S PLAYING. HE’S GOT TO MAKE ONE MORE BIRDIE. >> 17 IS A TOUGH HOLE. PAT PEREZ MADE A NINE. 18 IS DIFFICULT HOLE.

HE’S PLAYING UNDER PAR. THAT’S A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. IT’S ALMOST FOREGONE CONCLUSION. YOU HAVE TO GET THERE. >> CLOSING STAGES OF ROUND ONE. YOU CAN SEE THE SUN SHINING OUT ON THE BEACH BEHIND US AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA LAPPING UP ON THAT. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO WORK.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION OUT THERE WITH ARRIVAL OF JON RAHM, HAVE YOU SEEN THE INTENSITY? >> 39 ROUNDS INDIVIDUAL GOLF. OUT TOUGH TO FINISH IN THE TOP 24. THERE’S PERSONALITY CLASHES THAT DEVELOPING. THESE GUYS WANT TO PLAY. WITH ONLY THREE ROUNDS THEY HAVE

TO GET OFF TO A GREAT START. THEY KNOW IT. >> THE STANDARD COMES UP. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. LET’S GET TO HIGHLIGHTS. JOAQUIN NEIMANN FIRST OF ALL, A MAN OF THE MOMENT. THIS IS HIS TEE SHOT AT 10. HE HAD FIVE CONSECUTIVE BIRDIES ON HIS FRONT 9.

HE TEED AT 2 IN SHOTGUN START. THIS IS SECOND SHOT AT 11. ONE HOT AND IT GOES FOR AN EAGLE. TORQUE, HE’S LEADING WAY. THEY LEAD THE TEAM COMPETITION BY FIVE SHOTS. THIS IS HIS TEE SHOT AT 15. IT WAS ANOTHER BIRDIE. WHAT ABOUT JON RAHM, HE BIRDIED

HIS FIRST EVER HOLE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HE WAS FIVE UNDER THROUGH HEST OPENING SEVEN HOLES. HE’S SEVEN UNDER NOW. HE’S PUTTING TOGETHER A TERRIFIC ROUND OF GOLF HERE ON HIS LIV GOLF DEBUT. THIS IS A BIRDIE AT 15. THE CAPTAIN OF LEGION 13. OUR NEWEST TEAM, 13th TEAM.

>> NEIMANN ON THE TEE AT 17. >> THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT CLUB TO HIT ON THIS TEE. LESS THAN DRIVER. I THINK HE MISSED THE FAIRWAY. NEED TO BE ON THE FAIRWAY FOR THIS SECOND SHOT. >> HIS CADDIE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 59 IS WELL IN PLAY. >> NOT HIS CADDIE.

>> MEANWHILE, SU-ANN OUT THERE WATCHING JON RAHM WHO’S SEVEN UNDER PAR. STILL FOUR BACK. >> YEAH. THAT’S WHAT I WAS SAYING. I’M SURE JON GOING, I’M PLAYING A PRETTY DARN GOOD ROUND TODAY. I’M FOUR BACK. WHAT GOLF COURSE IS THAT GUY PLAYING. WE SPOKE TO JOAQUIN ON THE PODCAST.

HE TALKED ABOUT THE WORK HE’S DONE OFF SEASON WITH HIS COACH ON THE PHYSICAL SIDE AND SWING SIDE. HE’S BEEN WORKING OUT REALLY WELL FOR HIM. ON THE AUSSIE OPEN AND PLAYED REALLY WELL IN DUBAI. BACK TO QUESTION — >> DO YOU THINK JON RAHM HAS TO BE FEELING A SENSE OF RELIEF?

>> YES. LOOK, ANY TIME YOU HAVE A PLAYER LIKE JON AND YOU’RE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT SO MUCH, EVERYONE SO READY TO JUMP ON YOU AND CRITICIZE YOU ALL THE TIME. IT REALLY TAKES SOME MENTAL STRENGTH TO COME OUT HERE AND PLAY THE WAY HE’S PLAYING. HE’S ABSOLUTELY JUST FLAWLESS GOLF SO FAR. IMPRESSIVE.

>> SOME OF THESE GUYS TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE OPEN TEES. IN THE WORD, DISRUPTION WAS MENTIONED. HIS DAD TOLD HIM IT’S BETTER TO BE DISRUPTER. IT’S NOT EASY. HERE’S THE THREE CLOSING HOLES. IT’S A SHORT HOLE. ONE WITH OVER PAR. THAT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. 18th ALREADY AVERAGE OVER PAR HERE BECAUSE OF SHEER LENGTH.

>> BUBBA FOR BIRDIE AT 14. THREE UNDER. >> EXCELLENT GOLF HAPPENING ALL OVER EL CAMALEON HERE IN MAYAKOBA. MATTHEW WOLFF THREE OVER PAR THIS. THIS WAS SECOND SHOT. HE’S A RANGE GOAT. LUCAS HERBERT HAS JOINED THE CIRCUS. RIPPER GC. AN AUSTRALIAN. THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE AT THE THIRD.

PAT PEREZ CLAWING BACK THE EARLY DAMAGE. HIS THIRD SHOT AT 6. PAT IS 6 OVER PAR. HE WILL AT SOME STAGE ST CONTRIE TO THE FOUR ACES HE ALWAYS DOES. >> TALOR GOOCH FROM RIGHT ROUGH AT 16. >> TRYING TO FINE TUNE HIS GAME BEFORE THE SEASON. >> DIDN’T MAKE THE CONTACT HE

WANTED. HIGH IN THE FACE. EASY TO DO FROM THIS ROUGH. >> HE’S BEEN SO INVOLVED. SO MUCH SUCCESS IN HIS CAREER. TALK ABOUT IT SO MUCH. IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE YOU TRUST ON THE BAG, SOMEONE YOU CAN COMMUNICATE EFFICIENTLY WITH. JON GOT A WEDGE. LITTLE WIND HELPING. >> GOOD SHOT.

>> UP TO 17, OUR LEADER, JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> HE MISSED THE FAIRWAY, HE’S DRAWING BEAUTIFUL LIE. BIRDIE BACK IN PLAY. WHAT HAPPENED WITH BROOKS’ BALL, JUST EARLIER, WAS EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDED TO SEE. BROOKS LANDED 6 FEET RIGHT. HE’S OFF THE GREEN IN THE ROUGH. >> THE CAMERAMAN IS BEHIND THE GREEN.

YOU CANNOT MESS WITH ANYTHING RIGHT. >> THERE’S NOT A TON OF ROOM LEFT. THERE’S SOME SLOPES. NOTHING BEHIND IT. >> 45 GUYS PLAYED 17 SO FAR TODAY. THERE’S BEEN ONE BIRDIE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> MIGHT THERE BE A SECOND. >> LIV GOLF LEAGUE RUDY WATCHING NEIMANN GO BIRDIE. >> D.J. FROM SLIGHTLY MORE

AWKWARD SPOT IN THE THICKER ROUGH. >> THIS IS THE 16th GREEN. CAM SMITH IS NEXT TO PUTT. >> CAM ON THE 16th TEE WAS THE FIRST TIME HE SLAMMED HIS DRIVER TODAY. HE WAS NOT HAPPY. MISSED IT LEFT. GOT LUCKY, STAYED UP. LONG RANGE. LIKE A LOT OF PLAYERS DID IT IN

DIFFERENT PARTS. TRYING TO FEEL THE BREAK EVERY 20 OR 25 FEET OR SO. THIS IS ALL ABOUT SPEED. ANYTHING PAST THE HOLE IS DOWNHILL, DOWN GRAIN. >> WHAT AN EFFORT. MAGNIFICENT PUTT. >> BROOKS SECOND SHOT. THAT’S THE PITCH MARKER WHERE HE LANDED IT. LOOK WHERE HIS BALL IS.

SITS RIGHT UP IN THE ROUGH UP AGAINST THE COLLAR. THIS IS A NASTY SHOT. LOOKS LIKES HE’S GOING TO GO WITH AERIAL. IF HE CATCHES TOP OF THE CLUB, IT’S BACK AT HIS FEET. >> RISKY SHOT HERE. HALF WAY EXPECT HIM BUMPER HYBRID FROM THERE. >> MAY BE HE’LL BUMP IT ON THE

GREEN. >> THAT’S A PROBLEM. >> NOW JON RAHM, BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY HERE T ON 16th. >> WITH ALL THE FUSS UP AHEAD, HE IS QUIETLY GOING ABOUT CREATING A VERY GOOD RUN OF GOLF HERE. >> GOOD TRY. >> NATIVE OF MEXICO, THERE WAS NO PLAYER MORE FITTING TO KICK

OFF ANOTHER SEASON OF HANG TIME WITH SU-ANN. >> WELCOME TO SEASON TWO OF HANG TIME. WE’RE KICKING OFF THE 2024 LIV GOLF LEAGUE SEASON RIGHT HERE IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO. WHO BETTER TO HAVE THIS WEEK THAN MEXICO’S VERY OWN, ABRAHAM ANCER FROM FIREBALLS GC. I HAVE TO ASK YOU, HOW BIG OF AN

IMPACT IS IT FOR GOLF HERE IN MEXICO TO HAVE LIV COME, TO HAVE THIS CALIBER OF PLAYERS? >> I THINK IT’S HUGE. WE ONLY SEEN IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG FIELD. LAST YEAR, WE HAD A LIV TIME TO GET READY FOR THIS EVENT.

I THINK WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. BUNCH OF KIDS OUT THERE. I NEVER SEEN THAT MANY KIDS BEING SO PUMPED ABOUT GOLF. >> YOU AND I HAVE THE SAME ROLE MODEL, I BELIEVE. TALK US THROUGH HER INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE AND HOW DID SHE INFLUENCE YOU TO PLAY GOLF?

>> SHE OPENED MY EYES TO REALIZE THAT WE CAN MAKE IT. THE TIME GROWING UP, IT LOOKED LIKE SUCH A DIFFICULT TASK TO MAKE IT TO A GAME LIKE THIS. SHE REALLY JUST SHOWED HOW TO DO IT. >> YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION ON OUR LIV GOLF

YOUTUBE PLACE ON NATIONAL BANK . ABRAHAM ANCER. 17th GREEN P DUSTIN JOHNSON WHO TEED OFF AT 2. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. >> SHOWS HOW GOOD A PLAYER DUSTIN IS. CERTAINLY NOT BEEN ON HIS GAME BUT STILL SHOOTING A GOOD SCORE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. JOAQUIN NEIMANN TO CONTINUE THIS

SCINTILLATING ROUND OF GOLF TO GET IT 12 UNDER PAR WITH TWO HOLES REMAINING. >> THERE IT IS. >> STAGGERING DISPLAY TODAY BY JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HE’S 12 UNDER PAR THROUGH 16. HE’S TWO PARS AWAY FROM A 59. TORQUE, 14 UNDER. FIVE CLEAR OF THE CLEEKS. TODAY IS ALL ABOUT THE MAN F M CHILE.

JOAQUIN NEIMANN. WHAT A PERFORMANCE. >> BACK ON THE TEE. JON RAHM. LONG IRON. NOT GREAT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH. JUST A MOMENT AGO, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, HIS SECOND AT 18. >> BRYSON TEED OFF AT THREE WITH PHIL MICKELSON AND SERGIO GARCIA. LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP ELSEWHERE. CALEB, THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT THE 7th.

THEN RICHARD BLAND HAVING ANOTHER TERRIFIC DAY. HE’S FIVE UNDER PAR. THE CLEEKS MAN. THIS IS HIS FINAL DAY AT A 50-YEAR-OLD. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 8. I DIDN’T GET MUCH SLEEP HE SAYING BEFORE THE ROUND BECAUSE OF TUMMY ISSUES. THAT HASN’T AFFECTED HIM TODAY. FIVE UNDER PAR.

HE’S HELP HADDING THE CLEEKS IN SECOND PLACE. >> IT’S STRAIGHT DOWNWIND. THIS HOLE WILL BE LENGTHENED BY 30 YARDS. >> IT MIGHT CATCH THE FAIRWAY. >> THAT IS JUST PERFECT. LONG. >> SERGIO UP AHEAD, PUTTING FROM OFF THE EDGE. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. >> PATRICK REED OUT AT 14. PLAYING HIS SECOND.

NOW FOUR UNDER FOR THE FOUR ACES. >> OCCUPIEN THE GREEN AT 18, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. THIS TO GET UNDER PAR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ONE MAN ATOP. >> COULDN’T HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER. IT ALL GOES FLAT. SEASON OUR JOURNEY. THEY ALWAYS ARE. YOU HAVE FRUSTRATIONS AND GUYS WILL PISSED OFF AT TIMES.

>> LONDON WEEK REALLY LOOKING NOW, IT’S GO TIME. >> THIS IS A CLUB THAT’S FINALLY STARTING TO WAKE UP. >> YOU START TO SEE IT MOMENTUM BUILD AND 58 AT GREENBRIER. >> BRYSON GAVE US THAT MOMENTUM. WE RODE IT. >> SECOND VICTORY OF THE SEASON. >> THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP COMES IN FOCUS AGAIN.

>> ROUNDS THEY PLAYED IN MIAMI WERE SOME OF THE BEST ROUNDS OF GOLF I’VE SEEN. >> TAKE A BOW. >> IT WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST MOMENTS I HAD IN MY GOLF CAREER. >> WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CHAMPIONS. WE MADE HISTORY, BABY. >> TWO WIN LAST YEAR. SIX PODIUM FINISHES AND THEN

THEY TOOK OUT THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN MIAMI. THIS IS HOW THEY ARE FAIRING TODAY. THEY ARE DOWN IN EIGHTH PLACE AS IT STANDS. PAUL CASEY OVER PAR. SAME TO THE LOW SCORER, CHARLES HOWELL III, 4 UNDER PAR. CHRIS PRAT THE ACTOR IS BIG CRUSHERS FAN. I REMEMBER HIM TWEETING HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO BRYSON

DECHAMBEAU. ABSOLUTELY LOVE WATCHING MY BROTHER BRYSON. WHAT A SEASON, 58 AND NOW A TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WAS, CONGRATULATIONS. FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. HERE’S JON RAHM. >> THESE LIES LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS LONG AND RIGHT. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT UP AND DOWN THAT ROUGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS NASTY.

WINDS HELPING. >> JUST NOT AN EASY PITCH FROM THERE EITHER. >> 2024 PROMISES TO BE THE MOST EXCITING YEAR YET FOR THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. NEW PLAYERS, NEW TEAMS AND GREAT NEW VENUE. LIV GOLF FANTASY IS BACK IN ACTION. MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN. PICK YOUR TEAM AND COMPETE AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS, FOES,

FAMILY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WATCH YOUR TEAM CLIMB THE PILE ON AND WIN GREAT PRIZES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRAGGING RIGHTS. IT’S FANTASY BUT LOUDER. IT’S ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO ENJOY THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. SCAN THE QR CODE AND GET INVOLVED. I WAS FIRED BY GINGER FOX GC IN THE OFF SEASON. POOR PERFORMANCE.

DIDN’T LAST INTO A SECOND YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY. >> WE’RE WORKING ON ANOTHER RELEGATION FOR YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] INCREDIBLE TOUGH. SIT HERE AND THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF COMPETITION, ABOUT WHAT THESE GUYS PLAY FOR AND THE PASSION WITH WHICH THEY PLAY. WE DID IT LAST YEAR GREENBRIER. BRYSON SHREDDED THE COURSE.

HE’S GOING TO SHRED THE COURSE RECORD TODAY. IT’S NOT TO BE DISCOUNTED, FOLKS. NOT TO BE DISCOUNTED. >> YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SHOT, CHANGE OF GREEN THERE TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLAG STICK. SLOPES DOWN AND AWAY. THAT’S WHAT CAUGHT JON RAHM. >> DAVID, THIS IS NOT AN EASY CHIP.

THAT ROUGH ON THAT RIGHT SIDE JUST A TAD THICKER THAN THE OTHER PART OF THE COURSE. TODAY’S HOLE LOCATION IS ON A PLATEAU, LIKE A TURTLE BACK. IT’S GOING TO REQUIRE REALLY GOOD TOUCH. TO GET IT CLOSE. >> THIS IS LITTLE EASIER THAN BROOKS WAS EARLIER. >> SO DELICATE.

>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU GIVING IT ENOUGH TO GET IT UP THERE. COME STRAIGHT BACK AT YOU. CLUMSY. >> GUYS. THAT TEE SHOT WAS MAGNIFICENT. ALHOW ABOUT THIS, I’M THINKING , MAY BE EVEN 57. >> 107 TO THE HOLE. >> THAT’S AN OUT WEDGE. SEEING EVERYTHING, BELIEVING EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

IT ONLY HAPPEN TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES. YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> YOU SAW THERE DUSTIN JOHNSON. HE DID THIS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> PATRICK REED MAKING A MOVE. HE GOT TO FIVE UNDER PAR. THAT WAS A BIRDIE AT 14. FOUR ACES TIED WITH THIRD PLACE

WITH RIPPER GC WITH 8 UNDER. HERE’S RIPPER GC CAPTAIN. CAM SMITH. >> SPEAKING OF RIPPER GC, HANGING OUT WITH THEM ON THE RANGE THE LAST FEW DAYS, THEY GOT A GREAT ENERGY ABOUT THEM. WITH NEW MEMBER, LUCAS HERBERT. USED TO PLAY AMATEUR GOLF WITH CAM BACK IN THE DAY. NOW UPHILL.

SHOULD MOVE TO HIS LEFT. >> THEY GOT THE FLAGS HERE AT 18, BROOKS WILL BE FIRST. >> JUST STOPPED AT THE LAST MOMENT. >> BIG PAR PUTT HERE FOR JON RAHM. STRUCK. >> BACK TO 18. I THINK IT’S FAIRLY EVIDENT THAT WE ARE WATCHING POTENTIAL HISTORY BEING MADE HERE BY JOAQUIN NEIMANN.

THERE’S BEEN ONE SUB-60 ROUND IN LIV GOLF HISTORY. THIS WAS BR BRYSON DECHAMBEAU’S8 AT THE GREENBRIER. >> WE GOT 66 ROUNDS OF GOLF IN LIV GOLF HISTORY. THAT’S IT. >> IT MAY HAVE PUT HIM AT 57. 58 AND 59 STILL VERY MUCH IN PLAY FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> SHOCKING HE WOULD GET THAT

FOOLED BY A PUTT OF THAT LENGTH. IT WAS DOWNHILL. >> IT WAS A BAD PUTT. >> SERGIO POSING. NOT BAD AT ALL. >> LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN FOR BIRDIE. IT’S 16. SEE IF DUH DUST — SEE IF DUSTIN CAN POP THIS ONE IN AT 18. >> JON RAHM, NEW TEE HERE AT 18.

MAKING THIS HOLE PLAY 30 YARDS LONGER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR. DOWNWIND JUST HIS FIRST DROP SHOT ON THE 17th. LET’S SEE HOW HE BOUNCES BACK. 295 TO THAT BUNKER ON THE LEFT. >> GET LUCKY. DID THAT POP OUT? >> FROM POELAND, JOINED THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR 2024 AS A MEMBER

OF MARTIN KAYMER’S CLEEKS GC. HE’S ONE OTHER PAR. HE’S BEEN SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS THIS WEEK. THOMAS PIETER HAVE CLAWED BACK. THAT WAS HIS TEE SHOT AT 8. >> UP THE FIRST GREEN. IT WILL BE BRYSON. >> FIRST HALF FLAT. >> 28. FIRST HALF SERVICE STRAIGHT. IT’S JUST DOWN THE HILL BREAKING

A COUPLE OF FEET RIGHT. NOTHING CRAZY. YOU GOT IT. >> NIEMAN HAS MADE HIS WAY TO THE LAST TEE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK, DAVID. >> YEAH. ALMOST STRAIGHTAWAY, PERHAPS A LITTLE DOGLEG TO THE LEFT. IT SQUEEZES JUST SHORT OF THE GREEN, AND IT KIND OF SITS

ABOUT A 45° ANGLE. >> THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOT ON THE HOLE. THERE’S TROUBLE ON BOTH SIDES. THE 59 IS ALMOST A GIVEN NOW, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. SERGIO UP AHEAD MISSES THAT FOR BIRDIE. >> CAM SMITH, JON RAHM BOTH AT 18.

>> THREE UP TO 55, SO IT MAKES IT 50, 55 WITH THE UPSLOPE. YEP. >> WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER [indiscernible]. >> A DRAWING ON ONE OF THESE. >> WE’LL GET THERE. IT HELPS OUT, BRO. I’D SAY IT’S JUST A GOOD FORWARD. STRAIGHT OUT, BRO. STRAIGHT DOWN.

>> WITH THE NINE IRON, AS YOU HEARD FROM SAM. WHAT A GREAT CONVERSATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO. EYES PERFECT FOR CAM. ALWAYS HELPING. >> WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWKWARD STANCE FOR JON. >> I LOVE THAT, TRYING TO LAY IT, YOU KNOW, 35, JUST SHORT OF

THE GREEN. >> I JUST NEED IT TO COME OUT RIGHT [indiscernible]. >> CORRECT. YEP, EXACTLY. >> YOU DON’T PURPOSE THESE VERY OFTEN. CAN GET QUITE CREATIVE. REQUIRES A GOOD FEEL. >> HE’S GOT A LOT OF HOOKY STANDS HERE, TRYING TO PUNCH IT IN. DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH ON IT.

>> NOW, TAYLOR JUST TO FINISH UP HIS DAY. HE ASKED ME WALKING UP THE 18 WHERE JUAQO IS AT, HOW MANY TEES TO PLAY. SUCH A GOOD GUY. [♪♪] >> PATRICK REED HAS GOT IT TO – 6. IT’S A SUPER OPENING DAY FOR REED OF THE FOUR ACES.

THAT WAS AT 15. HE’S GOT ONE HOLE TO PLAY. >> D.J. WITH THE PITCH AND WITCH. GOOD LIE. >> ALL THE GUYS ARE SPECTATORS IN THIS, AND THE CADDIES. >> I THINK JOAQO, HE’S NOT LOOKING BUT HE CAN LEARN SOMETHING HERE, SEE WHAT THE WIND’S DOING.

>> WELL, PEOPLE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD, AND WE WELCOME ALMOST A DOZEN NEW TELEVISION PARTNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. BRYSON SHOT 58. JOAQU SAYS, WATCH THIS. HAD AN AMAZING DAY AT MAYAKOBA. HERE WE GO. SECOND SHOT INTO THE FIRST, HIS FINAL HOLE. THAT SOUNDED HEAVY.

>> YEAH, MAYBE JUST A TOUCH THICK. >> I THINK HE’S GOING TO USE A PUTTER, THOUGH. >> YEAH, I WOULD THINK SO. >> YEAH, I THINK THAT LAST PART DID SHOW US THAT HE IS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT IT AND PERHAPS FEEL IT, TOO.

>> HE WOULDN’T BE HUMAN IF HE WASN’T. >> BACK TO 18 AND JON RAHM’S THIRD. >> HE WAS JUST TAKING A PRACTISE SHOT. HE’S GOING TO GO WITH THE CLUBFACE OPEN, BIG SWING AS SOON AS IT’S OPEN. >> REMEMBER BRYSON AND HIS 58,

HE RATTLED IN A PUTT FROM WAY OUT, DIDN’T HE, ON 18? JOAQO DOES THE SAME, IT’LL BE 58 FOR HIM. >> WELCOME TO LIV GOLF 2024. >> THIS WAS FOR A 58. >> AND IT WAS — >> — INCREDIBLE. >> THERE WE GO. [♪♪]

>> WHAT A SCENE WITH THE RAIN POURING DOWN, AS WELL. JUST A STAGGERING ROUND OF GOLF FROM BRIYSON. >> HE DIDN’T WASTE ANY TIME. >> YEAH, EVIDENTLY. >> HE WAS – 5, AND HE ENDS ON – 5, FIVE UNDER PAR, A 66. >> WELL, WE’RE ABOUT TO WITNESS

LIV GOLF HISTORY, BUT FIRST, DUSTIN JOHNSON FOR BIRDIE. BRYSO BIRDIE. 67 FOR D.J. RICHARD BLAND HAS FINISHED ON – 6. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 10. ANOTHER EXCELLENT ROUND FOR DICKIE B, AND BACK TO ONE WE GO. BROOKS TO GO FIRST. THIS FOR BIRDIE. .

>> THAT’S A ROUND OF GOLF THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET. THE COURSE RECORD – 12, AND HOW ABOUT TOUR DE K WITH A FOUR-STROKE LEAD, AS WELL. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A 58 >> OH, A 56 OR 57. HE WILL WONDER WHAT COULD HAVE

BEEN EVEN THOUGH THAT’S SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY SCORE. >> DOWN TO YOU. >> JON, CONGRATULATIONS TODAY. – 5. NOW, YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE LAST MONTH. YOU’VE GONE THROUGH A WHOLE LOT OF MEDIA, NOT TO MENTION YOU HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER A TEAM.

HOW DID YOU PUT THAT ALL ASIDE AND PERFORM THE WAY YOU DID TODAY? >> WELL, I THINK GOLF, IT WAS GOING TO BE IN THEORY THE SAFE HAVEN FROM EVERYTHING ELSE. THINGS COULD BE A BIT MESSY TRYING TO FIND A TEAM. THE GOLF COURSE IS WHERE I FEEL

COMFORTABLE EVEN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON, IT WAS EASY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME OUT HERE AND ASK WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS NO DIFFERENT TO ANY RESTARTS THAT WE’VE HAD IN THE PAST, AND IT WAS FUN.

THE ATMOSPHERE WAS DIFFERENT, AND IT’S FUN. IT SHOWED. IT’S SIMILAR TO HOW I PLAY WITH MY BUDDIES, WITH MUSIC ON THE CART. >> HOW GOOD IS IT TO BE BACK COMPETING WITH GUYS LIKE D.J., BRYSON, BROOKS, CAM, JUST TO NAME A FEW?

HOW GOOD IS IT TO BE BACK? >> WELL, BRYSON, HIS ABILITY TO GET UP AND DOWN IS GREAT, BUT THERE’S NO LACK OF ACTIVITY HERE. >> – 5 THROUGH SO FAR, SO A 66 TO START THINGS OFF IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.

THE MAN OF THE MOMENT IS, OF COURSE, JOAQO NIEMANN WITH HIS 59. >> YOU’RE ONE OF THE FEW PLAYERS TO SHOOT A 59. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO REALIZE THAT STATURE? >> YEAH, I JUST REALIZED I WANT TO DO THE SAME UNTIL PEOPLE

TOLD ME, OH, 59, AND I’M, LIKE, SHOOT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A 71. I THINK I GOT TO 12, I DIDN’T REALIZE IF IT WAS 72 OR 71, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO DO THE MATH. I WAS JUST ALL RIGHT, I DON’T GIVE A — I’M JUST GOING TO DO

WHAT I’M DOING. AND THEN, ON 18, PEOPLE START SAYING, GO FOR 58. YEAH, IT WAS A TRICKY ONE, AND THEN, I HIT A — NOT MY BEST SHOT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BE IN THE 50s. >> YOU USUALLY GIVE THE BALL

AWAY TO THE VOLUNTEER, BUT YOU SAID FOR THIS ONE, I’LL KEEP IT. >> YEAH, I’LL KEEP THIS ONE. >> WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR SECOND SHOT, I THOUGHT YOU KNEW YOU WERE SHOOTING A 59. YOU’RE PLAYING FANTASTIC GOLF. DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO A

STRONG OFF SEASON, THAT YOU WERE PLAYING A LOT OF GOLF? >> YEAH, IT WAS A DIFFERENT OFF SEASON. I DIDN’T PLAY MY BEST GOLF IN 2023. I HAD A SWITCH. I STARTED PLAYING BETTER, WORKING OUT HARDER. YEAH, IT WAS NICE TO SEE SOME RESULTS.

WAS ABLE TO GO OUT AND PLAY IN AUSTRALIA. HAD A GREAT TWO WEEKS THERE, ONE ON THE SECOND ONE, AND YEAH, SINCE THEN, DOING THE SAME THING, SAME STUFF, SO YEAH, IT’S JUST GREAT. >> YOU DID A CAPTAIN JOB TODAY.

I THINK THE SCORE IS GOING TO COUNT. >> FOR ONCE. >> IS THE GOAL NOW TO WIN YOUR FIRST INDIVIDUAL EVENT AND THE TEAM EVENT THIS WEEK? >> THAT’S ALWAYS IT. IT’S TWO DAYS AWAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO KEEP ENJOYING THE MOMENT. >> CONGRATULATIONS.

FANTASTIC ROUND. >> THANK YOU. >> I CAN CONFIRM THAT JOAQO’S ROUND DID QUALIFY. JON RAHM BEING MOBBED, AND JOAQO NIEMANN WITH AN INCREDIBLE ROUND. HE TEED OFF AT TWO. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE THIRD. FROM THE WORD GO, HE WAS DIALLED IN.

>> YEAH, IT WAS JUST PEDAL TO THE METAL. THEY NEVER STOPPED ACCELERATING. >> WHEN HE’S HITTING THESE IRON SHOTS, HE’S NOT LEANING EVER. >> NO. >> IT’S EXACTLY WHERE HE’S AIMING THE ENTIRE TIME. >> THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT

DIDN’T GO IN THE CENTRE OF THE HOLE. >> YEAH, THE ONE EAGLE IN HIS ROUND. RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD ON, WHAT WAS IT, 18? >> YEAH, 18. >> BY HIS STANDARDS TODAY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A 58 AND ANOTHER ROUND POTENTIALLY. A TEE SHOT AT TEN.

>> TOLD YOU HE HIT A SHOT WHERE HE’S AIMING. >> SECOND AND FINAL SHOT AT 11. >> EXACTLY. >> ONE HOP INTO THE HOLE FOR EAGLE. YEP, IT WENT IN, JOAQO, AND THEN, IT WAS BECOMING A REALITY THE FINAL TWO HOLES. HIS TEE SHOT AT 15.

HE GOES – 4 ON HIS FINAL HOLES. WE WILL BE BACK TO GET YOU TO THE POST ROUND SHOW, CLUB 54. STAY WITH US HERE, LIV GOLF MAYAKOBA. >> — AND WE SEE A 59 THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. >> YEAH. >> THAT’S AMAZING.

>> YEAH, THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH, NO QUESTION. >> LUCKY BY BIRTH IS JON. ONLY SEVEN LETTERS IN HIS NAME, WITH AS MANY AUTOGRAPHS HAS HE HAS TO SIGN. JOAQUIN NIEMANN, IT’S A LITTLE MORE TIME-CONSUMING. CURRENT WEATHER IS MOSTLY PERFECT. FORECAST WEATHER IS FOR CONTINUED PERFECTNESS, AND

THIS’LL BE A TOUGH PLACE TO LEAVE. >> WELL, JOAQO IS THE MAN TO CHASE OVER THE WEEKEND. NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE. SIX SHOT LEAD, BUT SOME BIG NAMES BEHIND HIM. >> A REMARKABLE OPENING DAY IN MAYAKOBA. WELCOME BACK. WE’RE JUST WRAPPING UP BEFORE

WE HAND THINGS OVER TO CLUB 54, THE POST GAME SHOW IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. A 59 FROM JOAQO NIEMANN, THE SECOND ROUND SUB-69 IN LIV GOLF HISTORY. >> AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES COMING INTO TODAY, BUT DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING. >> NO. GREAT PLAYERS.

ARLO AND DAVID, WE’VE GOT SOME GREAT PLAYERS. >> TOUR DE LEADS IN THE COMPETITION. IT’S TIME TO SWITCH OVER TO THE CLUB 54 POST GAME SHOW. JOIN US TOMORROW FOR OUR SECOND ROUND COVERAGE. WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. GOOD-BYE FOR NOW. >> AND WE ARE LIVE FROM THE

BEAUTIFUL MAYAKOBA RESORT JUST SOUTH OF CANCUN. JOAQO NIEMANN DOING HIS THING, ENDING UP UNDER 60. WELCOME TO THE LIV GOLF CLUB 54 POST SHOW. WE’RE GOING TO TALK GOLF. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAYAKOBA RESORT IS BEAUTIFUL, AND HERE IS THE LEADER BOARD FOR TODAY. MY GOODNESS.

NIEMANN COMING IN HOT. BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU COMING IN LAST YEAR AT 58, AND HERE IS NIEMANN COMING IN AT 59. I’M YOUR HOST, CHRISTIAN CROSBY. WELCOME TO CLUB 54 POST SHOW. I CAN’T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. IT’S BEEN A PRETTY INCREDIBLE DAY.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY COHOST WHO’S BEEN ROCKING OUT ALL DAY LONG IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SUN, AND HERE SHE IS. HARDEST WORKING WOMAN IN SHOWBIZ. SUANN, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS QUITE AN WAS NOT EXP INTRODUCTION.

I LITERALLY GOT HERE A MINUTE BEFORE WE CAME ON. I GOT TO WITNESS SOME AMAZING PLAYERS. TALOR GOOCH AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR NEWCOMER AND SUPERSTAR JON RAHM. >> MY GOODNESS. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD YOURSELF A DAY. SHE’S ACTUALLY BEING MODEST, EVERYONE.

SHE LITERALLY TOOK OFF ONE HEADSET AND THREW ON ANOTHER. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF RAHM’S HIGHLIGHTS AND WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A LITTLE BIT. TAKE A LOOK. ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU’RE STARTING OFF WITH SO MUCH PRESSURE, HOW DO YOU START OFF LIKE THIS?

>> WELL, I WAS TALKING TO HIM AFTER THE SHOW, AND HE SAID THAT GOLF IS HIS SAFE HAVEN. IT’S WHAT HE CAN RELY ON AND HIBERNATE AND DO WHAT HE DOES BEST, WHICH IS WHAT WE SAW TODAY. WE TALK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BROADCAST.

IT’S DIFFICULT FROM A MENTAL STRENGTH PERSPECTIVE TO REALLY, THEN, TUNE ALL THAT OUT, COME OUT TODAY AND PLAY THE WAY HE PLAYED WITH ABSOLUTE CLASS. >> I WATCHED THE BROADCAST. I HEARD JERRY TELL YOU, HE ASKED YOU, DOES HE HAVE A NEW

SHERIFF IN TOWN, AND YOU SPOKE TO THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLY. I WANT YOU TO SPEAK TO THAT AS WE’RE WATCHING THESE HIGHLIGHTS. >> OH, YEAH. YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE IN THOSE EYES ON JON RAHM TODAY. LIKE I SAID TODAY IN OUR HALFTIME COVERAGE, IT’S THE WAY

HE’S SHOWING HIS CONFIDENCE, HIS GRIT, HIS DETERMINATION AND HOW MUCH HE IS A COMPETITOR. NO MATTER WHERE HE PLAYS, HE IS GOING TO BRING HIS BEST GOLF. >> DURING IT, I THINK YOU MENTIONED THE WORD “SWAG,” THE WAY HE CARRIES HIMSELF. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT

TRANSLATES INTO HIS GAME? >> OH, ABSOLUTELY. GOLF IS A MENTAL GAME AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND I THINK IN ANY PROFESSIONAL SPORT AT ANY LEVEL. HE’S ALWAYS HAD IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH IN THE LAST MONTH, NOT TO MENTION,

HE’S HAD TO PUT A TEAM TOGETHER. HE’S GOT TO LEARN HOW TO COACH PLAYERS, HE’S GOT TO LEARN HOW TO CAPTAIN PLAYERS. TO MEET PLAYERS THIS WEEK AND THEN TO MANAGE THEM, IT’S A LOT. >> I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT HE CAME TO WIN.

WE’RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS SPEECH OF JON RAHM. CHECK IT OUT. >> WHEN I GREW UP PLAYING GOLF, FIRST [indiscernible] UP UNTIL I TURNED PRO, I WAS RELATED TO A TEAM MY ENTIRE LIFE. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT’S ALWAYS RE RESONATED WITH ME.

LOOK AT THE YEAR THAT CAM HAD BEFORE HE WON LIV. >> I WANT TO SEE HOW CAM DOES IT ON THE PUTTING GREEN. IT’S JUST UNBELIEVABLE. >> HE IS SO GOOD. >> YOU HAVE A MAN SHOOTING 58. >> IT’S INCREDIBLE.

>> YOU CAN’T SAY HE’S NOT ONE OF THE BEST GOLFERS IN THE WORLD. >> I’M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT AND KEEP PLAYING GOOD GOLF AND HOPEFULLY MAKE MY MARK, AS WELL. >> HE IS HERE, AND HE IS HERE TO WIN.

>> WINNING, THAT’S PLURAL. HOPEFULLY GET MORE THAN ONE. YOU’RE HERE TO WIN. HERE TO WIN. IF NOT, YOU DON’T COMPETE. >> JON RAHM IS AN ABSOLUTE STUD. >> HE LOOKS LIKE HE WAS HAVING A BIT TOO MUCH FUN. >> I’VE GOT TO ASK YOU BEFORE

WE GET INTO THE NEXT PLAYER YOU SPENT TIME WITH, HOW DO YOU HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY THROUGH THE DAY DOING YOUR JOB? >> IT’S ADRENALINE. I’M A GOLF FAN FIRST, SO FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS THESE GUYS ON A WEEKLY BASIS OUT HERE IN LIV IS SUCH A TREAT.

I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF, AND I HAD TO PINCH MYSELF TODAY. I’VE GOT TALOR GOOCH, CAM SMITH, AND JON RAHM. >> YOU’RE CONSTANTLY DOING SOMETHING, INCLUDING YOUR PODCAST. DID TODAY, YOU FEEL VIBES? >> YEAH, TODAY, WE HAD SOME NEW PLAYERS JOIN US. — I THINK JUST GENERALLY, I

HAVEN’T DONE THIS IN SEVEN WEEKS, SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO AGAIN? DID I FORGET HOW TO DO MY JOB? >> LET’S TALK CAM SMITH TODAY. YOU DID GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU FOLLOWED HIM AROUND. WHAT’S YOUR FIRST TAKEAWAY FROM WATCHING HIM AND HIS TEAM UP CLOSE.

>> WELL, HE’S HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS. HE GOT MARRIED, AND HIS WIFE WAS OUT HERE, SUPPORTING HIM THE WHOLE WAY. I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HE HAD TO PREPARE COMING INTO THIS WEEK. HONEYMOON, WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS WIFE. YOU COULD TELL THERE WAS A

LITTLE RUST IN HIS GAME, BUT NOT MUCH. HE ADDED A THREE IRON INTO HIS BAG AND TOOK OUT A SEVEN CLUB, WHICH IS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES. OF COURSE, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM CAM SMITH, HE IS A PUTTING KING. >> AND WALKS AWAY LIKE IT’S NOTHING.

>>> I WANT TO GET INTO TALOR GOOCH AND HIS PERFORMANCE TODAY. AS I SAID, YOU GOT TO FOLLOW ALL TREES OF THESE GUYS, THE INDIVIDUAL SCORING CHAMP LAST YEAR. HOW DO YOU THINK HE DID TODAY? >> YEAH, I THINK TALOR WOULD

HAVE WALKED AWAY TODAY KIND OF DISAPPOINTED. HE’S PROBABLY ON THE RANGE, TRYING TO FINE-TUNE SOME STUFF. HE, TOO, HIM AND HIS WIFE, ALLIE, JUST WELCOMED THEIR SECOND CHILD. HE’S ALSO HAD TO GO THROUGH A HOUSE RENOVATION. HE’S GOT SOME SIDE JOBS HE’S

BEEN INVOLVED IN DURING THE OFF SEASON, AND ON TOP OF THAT, HE’S GOT SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON. HE SAID TO ME HE WISHES THE OFF SEASON WAS A LITTLE LONGER. HERE HE IS. YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS A LITTLE RUST ON THAT GAME, BUT I THINK

HE’S GOING TO COME OUT A PERFORM TOMORROW EVEN BETTER THAN HE D TODAY. >> HE CAME TO LIV, AND HE BECAME THE TALOR THAT WE KNOW NOW. WHAT IMPRESSED ME LAST YEAR WAS WATCHING HIM BE A HUSBAND, BE A DAD, AND THEN GRINDING ON THE GOLF COURSE.

HE WAS GRINDING BECAUSE HE KNEW WHERE HE WANTED TO GO. >> IT’S AN ABSOLUTE MASTER CLASS. >> HE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS TOMATIC. THE SHOTS THAWAS RI– THAT WERE RIGHT DOWN THE FAIRWAY. PLAYERS GET ONHIS RUN, THEY GET CONFIDENT, THEY GET

FEARLESS, AND THAT’S WHAT I SAW ON THIS RUN. AFR YOU GET THAT FIRST TASTE OF THE VICTORY, YOU WANT IT AGAIN. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT AOOD YOUNG PLAYER LIKE TALOR GOOCH, WHEN THEY WIN AN EVENT, YOU KNOW THEY WON AGAINST A WORLD CLASS PLAYER.

>>F YOU PUT HIM ON THE PGA, I THINK HE’D BE A TOP TEN, TOP 15 PLAYER. I THINK HE’S GOT THAT TYPE OF GAME. >> TALOR GOOCH IS THAT TYPE OF GOLFER. >> WINNING THREE TIMES IN A YEAR, THOUGH, IT’S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> BEAUTIFUL VIEW HERE OF MAYAKOBA RESORT, JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM CANCUN AIORT, AND LOOK AT THAT VIEW. IT DOESN’T SUCK,OES IT? >> IT DOESN’T SUCK. WHAT’S YOUR FAVRITE PART OF THISAREA? >> YOU’VE GOT TO SAY IT’S THE BEACH. BUT THE GOLF URSE, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

DESIGNED BY GRE NORMAN. IT REALLY TESTS THE GOLFERS AND EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR GAME. THIS YEAR, IN THE MAINSHOW, THEY’VE REALLY TIGHTENED T FAIRWAYS, MAKING IT SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN IWAS LAST YEAR, AND A FEW CHANGES TO A FEW GREENS AND A BRAND NEW TEE

ON 18 KING IT A TOUGHER HOLE. >>WELL, IT’S ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFU ICK AROUND. WE HAVE MORE TO TALK ABOUT HERE ON CLUB 54 POST SHOW. . >> A LOT OF GRE THINGS HAPPENEDOD. JOAQO NIEMANN CAME OUT HERE AND STUNNED EVERYBODWI A GREAT PERFORMANCE, BUTLET’S TAKE A

LOOK, BEFORE W TALKBOUT TH, THIS PIECE ABOUT MAYAKOBA. CHECK ITOUT, Y’ALL. >> MAKA IS A SPECIAL PLACE FO. ‘S WRE I FEEL ALLHE EMOTIONS. >> PERCT SCENARIO. YOU’RE GNG TOO PLAY GOLF. IF YOUE NOT PLAYING GF, YOU’RE AT THE BEACH. DOESN’T .

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HE’S, LIKE, , OKAY, E IT. IT’S, LIKE, NOTHING COULD GO WRONFOR HIM TODAY. >> NO. U ULD TELL BY HIS EYES, THE WAY HE WALKED. >> LOOK AT THIS HERE. I THINK TS IS OUR FAL HIGHLIGHT HERE THIS ISHE LAST SHOT, AND THERE IT IS. GOT TO LE THAT

I WAS GED TO MY SEAT JUST WATCHING HIM ALL DAY. >> IAS TRYING TO KEEP U WITH EVERHING I WAS FOOWING JON’S GROUP, I WA TRYING TO FOLLO THE BROAAST TO S WHAT JOAQO WAS DOING. >> THE QUEION IS, IS TORQUE G.C. THE GE TOEAT?

LET’S FIND OUT. >> TORQUE IS REALLY STRO. >> EVERY DAY, IT WASOMEONE SHOOTING, LIKE – 5 – 6. >> TORQ, THEY GO ONE DEEP AS GOOD AS ANYBODY. >> OBVIOUSLY, CRUSHERS WON LAST YEAR. REALLY SID. >> CRUSHS ARE THE ONES YOU

HAVE TO PAY ATTEION TO. TROP TROPHY. >> THEY’VE GOT THEIRANDS ON T. NO ONELSE DOES. >> FIREBALLSERE APPROACHING ZWL I’M ONLY FOCUSED ON OUR TEAM, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. TH’S THE ONLY TEAM I CARE >> WHAT BROOKS HAS DONE WITH

SMASH, THAS THE ONLY TM WE’RE GOING TO BE BATTLINTHIS YEAR. >> ANY TEAM THAT TALOR GOOCHS ON YOU’VE GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR. >> THEY’VE WON TRNAMENTS. >> 4ACES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE 4ACES. THEY’VE CREATED THAT NAME THEY’VE CREATED THAT ENVIRONMENT.

>> 4ACES WITH US AND THEM, THEY’RE GOING TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE ADDITION OF VARNER. >> ALL RIGHT. WE’RE JOINED BY A SPECIAL GUEST, MARK LEISHMAN. HOW IS YOUR DAY? >> YEAH, [indiscernible] – 3, AS FAR AS ROUNDS GO AROUND HERE FOR ME, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

NICE WAY TO START THE YEAR. >> NEW GREENS ON 4 AND 8, NEW TEE BOX ON 15, AND THE FAIRWAYS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTER. TALK US THROUGH HOW — WHAT WAS YOUR GAME PLAN TODAY AND HOW DID YOU ATTACK THE GOLF COURSE? >> YEAH, THEY WERE SIGNIFICANTLY NARROWER.

WE DID NOTICE THAT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, AND I GUESS JOAQO WAS HITTING HIS DRIVER PRETTY WELL, BECAUSE IT’S TOUGH TO COME AROUND HERE. THAT WAS THE KEY, TO DRIVING ON THE FAIRWAYS NOT ONLY HERE BUT ON THE GOLF COURT. >> YOU HAVE YOUR INDIVIDUAL

STRATEGY ON THE DAY BUT NOW THERE’S THE TEAM PLAY AND OBVIOUSLY. WHAT’S THE TEAM STRATEGY THAT YOU HAVE? >> WELL, I THINK AS YOU’RE PLAYING AS A TEAM IN GOLF, THE TEAM TAKES CARE OF ITSELF. >> SPEAKING OF TEAM, HOW ABOUT YOUR NEW TEAM MEMBER, LUCAS

HERBERT. YOU’VE KNOWN HIM FIVE DAYS. HOW IS IT WORKING OUT? >> WELL, IT’S GOOD TO GET TO KNOW HIM THIS WEEK. HE’S SITTING IN PRETTY WELL. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW HIM BETTER. >> WE’VE GOT SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE ON HIM. LET’S TAKE A LOOK.

>> YEAH, LET’S TAKE A LOOK. >> THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN, CAM. >> CAM SMITH, MAKING A 15-FOOTER, WHICH DOESN’T SURPRISE ME MUCH. >> DOESN’T SURPRISE ME, EITHER, AFTER WATCHING HIM FOR THE WHOLE SEASON LAST YEAR. >> YEAH. WITH AS NICE AS THESE GREENS

ARE [indiscernible] CERTAINLY NOT SURPRISED TO SEE CAM ROLL A FEW IN. >> I’M CURIOUS, HAVE YOU EVER ASKED CAM FOR ANY PUTTING ADVICE WHEN MAYBE YOU HAVEN’T BEEN PUTTING AS WELL AS YOU NEED TO? >> WELL, I DIDN’T NEED IT ON

EIGHT TODAY, BUT CAM IS SO GOOD WITH THE WEDGES AND PUTTERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT IT. HE’S UP FOR GIVING A BIT OF ADVICE HERE AND THERE. >> WELL, LOOK AT THIS. WE HAVE A TWEET COMING IN. WELCOME TO THE RIPPER G.C. FAMILY, LUCAS HERBERT.

CHECK THIS OUT, THE SWEET GRAPHIC. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, BE AS ACTIVE AS YOU CAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. >> YOU CAN FOLLOW MARK LEISHMAN ON HIS SOCIAL PAGE IF YOU’RE VERY KEEN ON GRASS CUTTING.

>> YEAH, A FAIR BIT OF BEER AND GRASS. A LITTLE BIT OF GOLF. >> I’VE GOT TO ASK YOU, FAVOURITE THING ABOUT THIS COURSE AND LEAST FAVOURITE THING? >> WELL, THERE’S A LOT OF TRAVEL OUT THERE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BUT IT ALSO PUNISHES SHOTS.

TODAY, THAT WASN’T A LOT OF THE STORY BECAUSE THERE WASN’T A LOT OF WIND, BUT NORMALLY, IF YOU MISS SHOTS, IT GETS BLOWN ALL OVER THE PLACE. EASIEST AND HARDEST, YOU COULD SAY, SO YEAH, IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO PLAY. >> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT HERE.

I THINK WE WANT TO DO THIS THING WITH YOU CALLED FORUM CHECK IN A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? >> YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BREAKDOWN A COUPLE OF SWINGS FOR US. FEEL FREE TO — >> OH, THERE’S SOME CARRY IN THAT ONE.

>> YOUR SON PLAYS GOLF. >> FUTURE LONG DRIVER. THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD FORM, ACTUALLY. GOOD SET UP, DOING ALL THE FUNDAMENTALS WELL. CERTAINLY THE CLUBS T– CLUB’S THE RIGHT LENGTH FOR HIM. >> ALL RIGHT. LET’S CHECK OUT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

MAYBE YOU GIVE US A SCALE FROM ONE TO TEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THAT’S GOOD. I THINK YOU COULD SLOW IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE ON THE WAY BACK, BUT THAT’S A — THAT’S A GOOD — I THINK ON HIS GOOD

DAYS, HE’D BE A REALLY GOOD PLAYER, AND I’D SAY [indiscernible] I DON’T WANT TO BE TOO HARSH, BUT I’D SAY — MY ADVICE WOULD BE SLOW IT ON THE BACK A LITTLE BIT. >> I LIKE THAT. >> HE’S GIVING CAM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY.

>> THAT’S AN UNBELIEVABLE MULLET. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? >> I’M GLAD WE DIDN’T SEE THE BALL FLIGHT THERE. >> I WISH THERE WAS A TOP TRACER ON THAT. >> THAT DOES LOOK LIKE, WHEREVER THAT IS. >> IN DALLAS. >> DALLAS.

>> THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE HURT A LITTLE BIT. NO, THAT’S A COLD SWING. THAT’S A COLD WEATHER. WE’LL GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT HE WAS A LITTLE COLD HERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING IN. CHECK OUT THE BOA,

AND THERE IT IS, THE LEADER BOARD. WE’RE OUT HERE, RECAPPING ROUND ONE IN MAYAKOBA. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. STICK AROUND. WE ARE GOING TO TALK MORE GOLF, SUANN HANG. >> EVERYONE’S FEELING THE HEAT, EVERYONE’S EXCITED FOR JON TO BE OUT HERE COMPETING. ABSOLUTELY, IT’S CERTAINLY BEEN ELEVATOR.

>> ABSOLUTELY, AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN EXCITED FOR NIEMANN’S PERFORMANCE. THAT’S ALL WE’RE SEEING ON THE TIMELINE. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE’RE ASKING YOU GUYS, FEEL FREE TO TWEET, AND WE ARE BACK HERE, PUTTING THESE UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE. DON’T BE SHY.

YOU CAN POST RIGHT NOW. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE EXCITEMENT FOR TODAY. >> YEAH. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TWEET, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY READ IT. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. WE’VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT SOME OF THESE TWEETS. >> A LOT OF CHAT ABOUT JOAQO

AND HIS ROUND TODAY. 59 IS ALWAYS A FUN ONE TO WATCH. >> I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT TOMORROW. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE TOMORROW? >> WELL, I THINK JON IS GOING TO GO OUT AND DO HIS THING. JOAQO —

>> WE JUST GOT WORD THAT RIACHL IS OVER THERE WITH ANDY OGLETREE. >> ANDY, YOU HAD FOUR BIRDIES ON THE BACK FRONT. >> YEAH, I FELT LIKE I COULDN’T DO ANYTHING. ANY TIME I DID SOMETHING GOOD, I’D HIT A PAR FIVE, OR JUST THE EDGE OF A BUNKER.

I’M JUST OUT HERE, TRYING TO KNOCK SOME OF THE RUST OFF. >> IS IT MORE MENTAL OR ARE YOU TRYING TECHNIQUE? >> A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT WORK ARE I’M SEEING WORK WELL ON THE RANGE HERE THIS AFTERNOON, SO HOPEFULLY I’LL APPLY THAT STUFF

TOMORROW MORNING AND KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO APPLY IN THE GYM TOMORROW MORNING TO GET MY BODY GOING. >> LISTEN TO YOU CLIP A FEW MORE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THEY JUST SOUND DIFFERENT OUT HERE, ANDY. NOW, I SEE THE BALL POSITION IS

FORWARD IN YOUR STANCE. IS THAT TO HELP ACHIEVE YOUR FATE? >> YEAH. I LIKE TO — FADE? >> YEAH. I LIKE TO PLAY THE BALL A LITTLE BIT FORWARD WHICH PLAYS INTO THE FADE. >> NOW, THERE’S THE TEAM ELEMENT. WILL YOU HAVE CHATS WITH CAPTAIN PHIL?

>> YEAH, FOR SURE. WE ALL TALK A LOT, AND I KNOW OUR TEAM DIDN’T HAVE THE BEST DAY TODAY, BUT WITH THE NEW FORMALITY AND ALL FOUR SCORES COUNTING ON SUNDAY, WE’LL STILL HAVE A GOOD SHOT ON SUNDAY. I THINK THAT’S THE HOPE AND

EVERYONE IS TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST. WITH THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHERE THEIR GAME IS AT AND YOU’RE NOT STRIKING ON ALL CYLINDERS. IT’S TOUGH, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. >> YOUR BACK NINE —

>> WE’RE NOT GOING TO MENTION THE BIRDIE THAT I HAD AND THE BOGEY ON THE BACK FIVE. >> HOW CLOSE IS THIS [indiscernible] FADE? >> YOU’VE GOT TO WORK IT BOTH WAYS AROUND HERE. IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER WHICH WAY YOU WORK IT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO HIT IT ON THE FAIRWAY. IT’S HARD TO KEEP THE BALL ON THE GREEN IF YOU MISS THE FAIRWAY. I UNFORTUNATELY HIT A LOT OF BUNKERS TODAY. >> HOW MAD IS YOUR CADDY AT YOU? >> WELL, HE’S PROBABLY TOO MAD.

I TOOK HIM OFF HIS GROOVE. I TOOK A GUY OFF HIS GROOVE, MY CADDY THOUGHT I WAS TALKING TO HIM. MY BAD. I’LL LOSE SLEEP OVER THAT. >> GREAT JOB, RACHEL, AND ANOTHER TWEET COMING IN HERE. GOT TO LOVE THIS. >> LIV GOLF MAYAKOBA WHIILD CA PLAYERS.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, WE DO HAVE ONE OF THEM HERE WITH US, LA LA LAURIE CANTER. >> IT’S ABOUT TRYING TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE RIGHT AREAS. I DON’T KNOW WHAT JOAQUIN NIEMANN HAS DONE TO SHOOT THAT. I THINK A SCORE IN THE 60s IS

GOOD WORK, SO YEAH, I MEAN IF YOU TAKE HIM OUT, I FEEL LIKE HE PLAYED PRETTY GOOD GOLF TODAY. >> COMING OUT OF TODAY, WHAT IS YOUR GAME PLAN GOING INTO TOMORROW? ARE YOU FEELING MORE CONFIDENT FOR TOMORROW? >> I THINK THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION.

I DON’T THINK I’D MAKE A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS FROM TODAY. I THINK REALLY IF YOU GET YOUR BALL IN PLAYOFF THE TEE, YOU CAN GO OUT AND GET ON THE FLAGS. AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED, IT’S — THE COURSE IS SET UP

WELL, IT’S ABOUT — IT’S ABOUT GOING OUT AND EXECUTING GOOD SHOTS TEE TO GREEN, HOPEFULLY HOLDING A FEW PUTTS, BUT I’D SAY PROBABLY AS MUCH AS ANY COURSE THAT I’VE PLAYED ON, IT’S A BIT OF A PATIENCE TEST IS PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE

RIGHT SPOTS. >> WELL, YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW SHOOTING IN THE 60s WAS GOOD, SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR SHOTS AND YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT THEM. >> THAT WAS A GREAT PUTT DOWN THE HILL. >> HERE’S THE SECOND ONE.

>> JUST ONE SECOND. >> TALK TO US. HOW DOES THAT FEEL? >> YEAH, I HAD A GOOD NUMBER THERE. WAS THAT FOUR? >> YEAH, THAT’S ON FOUR. THAT’S A GOOD BIRDIE THERE. >> YEAH, A GREAT SECOND INTO THE PAR FIVE. >> SO I’VE GOT TO ASK YOU, WHAT

ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY? >> I LIKE FADING THE BALL, PROBABLY THE TEE SHOTS I HIT ON THE BACK NINE. WISH I HAD SOME CHANCES TO MAKE BIRDIES. >> YOU’RE COMING IN HERE AS A WILD CARD LIKE WE SAID EARLIER. DOES THAT PUT PRESSURE ON YOU?

>> WELL, I THINK I’VE GOT PROBABLY A BIT OF A CHIP ON MY SHOULDER. I DIDN’T GET THROUGH THE PROMOTIONS, I DIDN’T GET PICKED BY A TEAM, SO I’VE GOT MOTIVATION TO GO AND PLAY WELL AND SHOW THE CAPTAINS THAT I’M A DECENT PLAYER.

THAT’S PROBABLY MY MOTIVATION. THAT’S ALL I NEED, REALLY. I THINK I KNOW I’M A GOOD ENOUGH PLAYER TO BE OUT HERE AND PLAY, AND HOPEFULLY THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I CAN GET OUT HERE AND GET SOME POINTS ON THE BOARD AND THAT HELPS ME,

DEPENDING ON THE YEAR AND THE ZONES AND STUFF. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF JON, YOUR THOUGHTS ON THEIR TEAM, AND JON HERE BEING ON LIV? >> WELL, I LOVE THE LOGO, AND I THINK THE LOGO, I THINK THE TEAM NAME, I THINK THE CONCEPT

OF THE TEAM’S REALLY, REALLY COOL. OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THOUGHT’S GONE INTO THAT, THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT HE WANTS TO REPRESENT AND REPRESENT THE PEOPLE ON THIS TEAM. I DON’T KNOW HIM ACTUALLY TERRIBLY WELL AS A PERSON YET, BUT HE’S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE

GOLFERS TO WATCH. HE’S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS TO WATCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. APPRECIATE YOU. GOOD LUCK TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> CHEERS. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THERE YOU GO. ROUND ONE, LOOKING AT THAT

BOARD RIGHT THERE, THE TEAM LEADER BOARD. SUANN, I’VE BEEN ROCKING OUT WITH YOU. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS TEAM LEADER BOARD. THIS IS GREAT. >> I’M NOT SURPRISED THAT TORQUE IS UP THERE, BUT THE CLEEKS, HOW ABOUT THE CLEEKS IN SECOND PLACE AS WELL AS THE

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