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>> THE LIV GOLF RETURNS TO THE SHORES OF THE ROYAL GREEN. REIGNING CHAMPION BROOKS KOEPKA WILL CHASE THE FIRST IN GOLF HISTORY AFTER WINNING IN BOTH VISITS SO FAR, BUT OUR 54-MAN FIELD INCLUDES THE ULTIMATE GOLFING WILD CARD.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, ANTHONY KIM IS BACK IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF. JON RAHM HOPES IT WILL BE HIS WEEK AFTER NEAR MISSES IN MEXICO AND VEGAS. WE’RE BACK IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND LIV GOLF JEDDAH STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> LIV GOLF’S 2024 SEASON HAS BEGUN.
♪ >> AND WITH IT COMES AN UNRELENTING PACE AND GRIND. IT’S THE MOST COMPETITIVE FIELD AND THE GAME IS BACK. GOLF’S GLOBAL TOUR HEADS TO SA SAUDI ARABIA WHERE BROOKS KOEPKA LOOKS TO CARRY THE MOMENTUM OF HIS TEAM TITLE IN VEGAS TO
ANOTHER PODIUM PERFORMANCE IN JEDDAH. TWO EVENTS INTO THE GREATEST SHOW IN GOLF. >> OH, YES! >> WHAT DRAMA WE HAVE HERE. >> NEW STARS ARE EMERGING. KNOWN CHAMPIONS ARE DELIVERING. >> WHAT A TIME TO PRODUCE. HE IS THE MAIN MAN IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE.
>> INCREDIBLE STORIES ARE ABOUT TO UNFOLD. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> IT’S BEEN A REMARKABLE TWO WEEKS SINCE DUSTIN JOHNSON WAS VICTORIOUS IN LAS VEGAS. LIV GOLF PLAYERS HAVE WON ACROSS THE GLOBE AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN RECEIVED A SPECIAL INVITATION. WHAT COULD BE MORE THAN THE
RETURN OF THE RENOWNED RECLUSE, ANTHONY KIM IS BACK AND MUCH TO PROVE. RAHM’S LEGION XIII AND THE CRUSHERS IN THE EARLY STANDINGS. WE’RE MOMENTS AWAY FROM OUR SHOTGUN START. GREETINGS, EVERYBODY WELCOME TO LIVE COVERAGE IN JEDDAH FROM THE ROYAL GREENS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.
WHEREVER YOU’RE WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE COVERAGE. NOW, DAVID, WE’LL GET STRAIGHT TO IT. THIS MAN HERE, 4,320 DAYS SINCE HE TEED OFF COMPETITIVELY AS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER. HE’S BACK. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS TOURNAMENT AND TOURNAMENTS BEYOND?
>> YEAH, HE’S BEEN GONE 11 YEARS AND FOR MOST OF THESE PLAYERS, 11 DAYS IS A LONG TIME NOT TO TOUCH THEIR CLUBS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE EXPERTS OR AT LEAST WE PLAY THEM ON TELEVISION, AND WHO KNOWS, IT’S ABSOLUTELY UP IN THE AIR.
WE’LL SEE, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE HITS HIS FIRST TEE SHOTS AND GETS INTO THE ROUND. DO THE NERVES GET TO THEM AND IT’S A HUGE RISK THAT HE’S TAKING. YOU KNOW, HE’S GOING IN AT THE DEEP END. >> CERTAINLY IS.
THERE HE WAS LIMBERING UP A FEW MOMENTS AGO, TEEING OFF AT 18 WITH GRAEME MCDOWELL AND SMITH, A PAR 5. NOW THEN, BROOKS KOEPKA LOOKING FOR A THREE-PEAT, THE FIRST MAN TO DO THAT IN LIV GOLF HISTORY AFTER HIS VICTORIES HERE IN 2022
AND 2023, AND HE CLEARLY, DAVID, HAS THE GAME TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. >> FOR SURE. THERE ISN’T A GOLF COURSE ON THE PLANET THAT DOESN’T SUIT BROOKS KOEPKA WHEN HE PLAYS WELL. THE ROUGH IS OVERSEOWN WITH RYE. YOU WOULD EXPECT BROOKS KOEPKA TO BE THERE.
>> 2022, A THREE-HOLE PLAYOFF AS THE LIGHT FADED HERE AND JUST THIS PAST OCTOBER, A TWO HOLE PLAYOFF AGAINST TALOR GOOCH, THIRD PLACE IN THE LEAGUE STANDINGS AND ANOTHER $4 MILLION. THAT’S THE SCENE HERE IN JEDDAH. SO MUCH MORE TO COME FROM ROYAL
GREENS AS OUR SHOTGUN START APPROACHES, ALL 54 PLAYERS OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE’LL BRING IN THE REST OF THE THIS. >> A NEW LIVE GOLF SEASON IS HERE, TEAMING UP THE MOST SENSATIONAL PLAYERS, TO SEE WHO
WILL WIN FOR THE GLORY AND THE FOLLOWING. LIV GOLF, GET INTO A NEW DIMENSION. . >> JERRY, YOU’VE BEEN OUT THERE. >> AND TOP OF THE DAY, ARLO. >> WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OUT THERE? >> IT’S GETTING WINDY AND THE WIND IS A DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
WE’RE USED TO IT, DAVID, IT WILL CHANNING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. RIGHT NOW, ANTHONY KIM’S FIRST TEE SHOT IS INTO THE BREEZE. RIGHT NOW IT’S CHANGING DIRECTIONS TO WHEN 18 WILL BE DOWN OUT OF THE LEFT. INTO THE WIND AND SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE LEFT.
AND IT’S WARM, NOT LIKE THE PREVIOUS TWO ITERATIONS, BUT IT’S STILL WARM. >> NINE MINUTES TO GO UNTIL OUR SHOTGUN START. SERGIO GARCIA, A NEAR MISS ONCE AGAIN IN OUR SEASON OPENER. >> A NEAR MISS HERE LAST YEAR. >> YES, EXACTLY. >> YEAH AND THE FIREBALLS WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE TEAM COMPETITION HERE. HE’S FIFTH IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS JUST STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE AND HE’S GOT THAT SWAGGER ABOUT HIM. HIS NATURAL WALK IS A SWAGGER, ANTHONY KIM, AND IT’S GOING TO BE FASCINATING TO SEE HOW HE FARES TODAY.
>> WE UNDERSTAND A CHILDHOOD FRIEND ON THE BAG WITH HIM AS WELL, THAT WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT, I THINK, TO HIM TO HAVE THAT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, DAVID, THAN NECESSARILY THE X’S AND O’S OF A FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL CADDY. >> I THINK THAT WILL HELP.
HE WAS ALWAYS AN EXTROVERT ON THE GOLF COURSE AND OFF IT. YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WAS AT HIS PEAK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT INTO THAT 11 YEAR– INTROVERTED, LIKE SEEING A YETI. >> HE FELL OFF THE FACE OF THE PLANET, ONLY RUMORED SIGHTINGS.
BUT HE’S BACK AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT’S A BIG RISK FOR HIM. >> WELCOME BACK TO ROYAL GREENS IN JEDDAH, WE’RE JOINED OF COURSE, BY THE BIRD MUSKETEER, JERRY, YOU SPENT TIME WITH ANTHONY KIM PREVIOUSLY AND YOU’VE MANAGED TO HAVE A WORD
WITH HIM HERE IN JEDDAH. WHAT DID YOU FIND HIM AND WHAT SORT OF MOOD AND FRAME OF MIND IS HE IN? >> AND I THINK HERE, THE ONLY OTHER OPERATION IS CHASING IT, AND DEMANDS ON HIS TIME. EVERYBODY IS SAYING HI AND
CATCHING UP BRIEFLY LIKE I DID WITH HIM YESTERDAY, BUT EVERYBODY IS KIND OF LETTING HIM BE TO FOCUS ON THE JOB AT HAND. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, HE’S GOING TO BE NOR MORE NERVOUS ON THIS TEE SHOT THAN ANYPLACE IN HIS CAREER.
AND LIFE IS IN PERSPECTIVE. AND HE’S A DAD NOW. HE SAYS THAT’S WHAT I AM, A DAD NOW. >> LITTLE TWO-YEAR-OLD GEORGIA MADE THE TRIP WITH THE FAMILY AS WELL AND THERE HE IS LIMBERING UP. HE’LL TEE OFF AT 18 WITH GRAEME
MCDOWELL AND WITH CAM SMITH AND JUST SHAKING OFF A LITTLE NERVOUS ENERGY, DAVID. IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE AFTER SO LONG OUT OF THE GAME. >> THERE’S GOT TO BE A LOT OF NERVOUS ENERGY, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE PLAYS
THESE FIRST FEW HOLES. THEY’RE GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO GET OFF TO A GOOD START. THE WIND IS INTO HIM AT 18. IT’S GOING TO BE DOWN WIND PROBABLY LATER IN THE DAY. HE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT A
REACHABLE PAR 5, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S GOING TO BE FASCINATING TO WATCH. >> ONE MAN WHO KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND THE LIV GOLF CIRCUIT IS DUSTIN JOHNSON, AM I RIGHT? VICTORIOUS IN LAS VEGAS. THE FIRST MAN TO WIN TOURNAMENTS
IN ALL THREE OF OUR LIV GOLF SEASONS. SUE ANN IS ON THE PRACTICE TEE TO TALK ABOUT DJ. >> I’M HERE TO WATCH THE PLAYERS WARM UP BEFORE ROUND ONE IN JEDDAH. AND DUSTIN JOHNSON 4ACES WARMING UNBEHIND ME. HE’S PLAYED FIVE EVENTS HERE,
THREE FOR SAUDI INTERNATIONAL AND TWO FOR LIV. HE HAS NOT FINISHED OUTSIDE OF THE TOP SIX THE OTHER TIMES. HE’S A PLAYER TO WATCH FOR, HE PLAYS GREAT OUT HERE. AND HE’S BEEN WORKING ON HIS PUTTING, MAKING SURE THAT THAT
BALL STARTS ONLINE, THE SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS THIS YEAR. >> 4ACES, WAYNE GRETZKY, BIG TROPHY GUY, FATHER-IN-LAW, OF COURSE, OF DUSTIN JOHNSON. FANTASTIC. IN WHAT WEREN’T THE EASIEST CONDITIONS IN LAS VEGAS, 1 UNDER PAR 69, 3 UNDER THE FINAL HOLES
AND WON BY A SHOT IN THE END. HOW IMPRESSIVE WAS THAT, DAVID? >> THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. THE GOLF COURSE WE THOUGHT THEY MAY TAKE IT APART, BUT IT STOOD UP AND STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND THESE GUYS HAD DIFFICULTY, ESPECIALLY THE CLOSING FEW HOLES
AND DUSTIN JOHNSON PLAYED TEXTBOOK STUFF. >> THAT ON 18 AND LANDING IT AND STOPPING JUST ON TOP. NOBODY ELSE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT ALL DAY LONG AT 18 AND HE DID IT AND EVEN SAID TO US AND HIS CADDY, LET’S JUST GET IT OVER RIGHT HERE.
THAT’S STUFF OF LEGEND AND THAT’S WHAT DJ’S CAREER HAS BEEN. >> WE’VE TALKED ABOUT BROOKS KOEPKA AND SEEKING A THREE-PEAT. WITH EVERY NEW PLAYER COMING IN, JON RAHM MADE SHOCKING WAVES AROUND THE WORLD, AND ANTHONY KIM FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. BUT BROOKS KOEPKA ENJOYED THIS
THE LAST TWO YEARS. FOR YOU, JERRY, IS HE IN THE SORT OF FORM THAT COULD SEE A THREE-PEAT? >> WHEN YOU GET ON A BALL STRIKERS GOLF COURSE, THAT’S WHAT THIS IS. THIS ISN’T DIFFICULT BY THEIR STANDARDS FROM A DESIGN STANDARD.
YOU’RE ALWAYS GOING TO GET WIND HERE BECAUSE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC WIND WE’RE IN. THE SCORES, YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE A SHARE OF PUTTS. YOU CAN’T FAKE IT TEE TO GREEN. HE’S ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT FROM TEE TO GREEN OF ANY PLAYER
CURRENTLY IN THE GAME AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THAT– IN THAT CONVERSATION FOR ALL TIME. >> TWO OF OUR 54 PLAYERS HAVE HAD TWO TOP 10 FINISHES SO FAR THIS SEASON. DUSTIN JOHNSON IS ONE AND THE OTHER IS JON RAHM, CAN HE GO ONE
BETTER AND TAKE THIS ONE, DAVID? >> YEAH, HE’S HUNGRY AND WANTS TO MAKE HIS MARK AT LIV AND HE WON’T BE WORRIED ABOUT ANTHONY KIM. >> DO YOU THINK HE FEELS OVERDUE? >> I THINK HE DOES. >> AND LET’S HEAD OUT TO THE
COURSE AND SPEAK TO OUR ANALYST IN THE SUNSHINE IN A SECOND. AND FIRST OF ALL,DOM. YOU’RE FOLLOWING THE KIM, AND HOW EXCITED ARE YOU. >> I’M EXCITED TO WATCH ANTHONY KIM, AND WATCHING HIS SWING, IT LOOKS GOOD ALMOST THE SAME AS BEFORE.
AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW LONG HE IS OFF THE TEE AND THE GAME IS ABOUT POWER. WE NEED TO LOWER OUR EXPECTATIONS, 12 YEARS OF RUSS RUST IS A LOT OF RUST TO SHAKE OFF. >> ONE OF THE MAIN STORIES THIS
WEEK IF BROOKS CAN THREE-PEAT. HE’S 0 FOR 3 IN THE THREE-PEAT RECORD AND HE WISHES TO CHANGE THAT RIGHT HERE. WHY DOES HE PLAY SO GOOD OUT HERE. I SPOKE TO HIS CADDY EARLIER, RICKY, THIS IS A BALL PLAYERS
GOLF COURSE AND IT’S IN THE WIND AND BROOKS IS PHENOMENAL AT. HE NOTED THAT BROOKS IS STRATEGIC WHERE HE MISSES HIS GOLF BALL AND GIVES HIMSELF AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, INDEED. AND WE ARE FAST APPROACHING OUR
SHOTGUN START HERE AT ROYAL GREENS IN JEDDAH ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. HOW ABOUT DUSTIN JOHNSON TEEING OFF AT 1 TODAY. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, ALL SMILES, HAD A GREAT CHANCE OF TAKING VICTORY IN LAS VEGAS AND JUST FADED ON THE FINAL DAY.
JON RAHM WILL TEE OFF AT 3. AND ANTHONY KIM, AKA, AK, RIGHT? >> AKA. >> AT HOLE 18, LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING FIRST AS WELL WHICH IS JUST FASCINATING, IT’S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE WATCHING HIM TODAY AND HOW HE FARES. HE’S GOT THE STARE AND HERE IS
THE INTRODUCTION. A HUGE MOMENT FOR HIM. 4,320 DAYS SINCE HE PLAYED COMPETITIVELY. AND THE KING HAS RETURNED. >> FOR VIEWERS THAT MAY BE– >> THERE’S ONLY ONE KING IN GOLF. >> THERE’S ONLY ONE KING IN GOLF AND HE’S NOT WITH US ANYMORE.
>> AND ANTHONY KIM IS BACK ON THE GOLF COURSE, I’M NOT MISSING IT. HE’LL BE TUNING IN. PHIL MICKELSON THERE AS WELL, ONE-TIME MENTOR TO ANTHONY KIM WHO PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY AT RYDER CUP 2008 AS WELL. >> THEY WERE TEAMMATES, WHAT,
THREE OF THEIR MATCHES AT THAT RYDER CUP, 1-1 AND 1, PLAYED ALONGSIDE FORMER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER CAM SMITH. AND OUR COMMISSIONER STANDING IN THE BACKGROUND KEEPING A GOOD EYE ON HIM. THREE, TWO, ONE. >> HERE WE GO. OUR THIRD VISIT TO JEDDAH AND TO
GET US UNDERWAY, OUR VICTOR LAST TIME OUT IN LAS VEGAS, IT’S DUSTIN JOHNSON, BECAME THE FOURTH MAN TO WIN THREE LIV GOLF TITLES, THE FIRST TO WIN IN EACH OF OUR FIRST THREE YEARS. THE BIG MAN IS BACK AND HE’S TEEING OFF AT THE FIRST.
FAMILIAR WITH THIS GOLF COURSE, TWO VICTORIES PREVIOUSLY IN THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL HERE. DJ GETS US UNDERWAY. A CONFIDENT LOOKING SWING, DAVID. >> YEAH, HE STRUGGLED WITH THE DRIVER FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF ROUND AT LAS VEGAS. ONE COULDN’T RELY ON THAT, BUT
THAT’S A GOOD ONE THERE. >> WE MUST NOW, OF COURSE, TAKE YOU TO THE 18TH TEE. 38 YEARS OF AGE NOW, ANTHONY KIM. HIS FIRST EVENT SINCE WITHDRAWING AFTER ROUND ONE OF THE WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP IN MAY, 2012. AND HERE HE IS BACK PLAYING
COMPETITIVE GOLF. WHAT A JOURNEY THIS IS GOING TO B BE. >> ANTHONY KIM IS BACK IN THE BIG TIME. >> A PRETTY START THERE. YOU COULD SEE THOSE DEEP BREATHS, DAVID. THAT HAD TO FEEL GOOD THERE FOR ANTHONY. >> TO THE TEE AT 8.
ABRAHAM ANCER WHO WAS HERE LAST YEAR. TEE AT 8 FIREBALLS SUCCESSFUL IN THE TEAM COMPETITION IN OCTOBER. THEY’RE LOOKING TO GO BACK-TO-BACK. BROOKS KOEPKA, ON THE TEE AT 1. HIS SMASH TEAM WON IN LAS VEGAS. THEIR FIRST VICTORY SINCE JEDDAH, 2022. >> TALOR GOOCH TO GRAEME
MCDOWELL TWO VERY GOOD SIGNINGS IN THE OFF SEASON. TO BROOKS. >> JON RAHM OFF THE THIRD TEE, PAR 3. >> SO ANTHONY KIM ANNOUNCED HIS RETURN THIS WEEK ON HIS PERSONAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT AND IT SET SOCIAL MEDIA ABUZZ. ♪ ANTHONY KIM. ♪ ♪
>> OH, MAN, FEELS SO SURREAL. ♪ ♪ >> THIS IS THE GROUP THAT TEED OFF AT 18, CAM SMITH, THE ONLY MEMBER OF RIPPER GC SO FAR TO ENJOY A TOP 10 FINISH IN OUR OPENING TWO EVENTS OF THE SEASON
IN MEXICO, AND IN LAS VEGAS AND ANTHONY KIM, THAT TEE SHOT WILL SETTLE ONE OF TWO NERVES. PLENTY OF WORK TO GO OF COURSE. >> IT’S NICE TO GET IT ON THE FAIRWAY AND HE HAS PLENTY OF CLUB HEAD SPEED. WE’RE HEARING 119 MILES PER
HOUR, AT 38 HE’S KEPT HIMSELF IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE. THAT’S SIX INCHES BETWEEN THE EARS, THAT’S THE IMPORTANT PART. >> TO THE 7TH HOLE AND HAROLD VA VARNER III WITH HIS SECOND SHOT. HE NOW PLAYS WITH THE 4ACES. A TERRIFIC DAY IN LAS VEGAS, A
67 — EXCUSE ME, IT WAS BETTER THAN THAT, IT WAS 63 AND BACK THAT UP, SADLY FOR HIM, 74 AND 70 TO TIE FOR 26TH PLACE, HV3. >> 119 MILES PER HOUR WE’RE HEARING? THAT’S IMPRESSIVE, 12 YEARS LAYING OFF, THAT’S IMPRESSIVE.
YOU KNOW, VEGAS HAS THE OVER/UNDER POSITION AT 47TH AND A HALF AND ALL OF US WANT TO BE MORE OPTIMISTIC BY THAT. THE GOLFER IN US, THE SO-CALLED EXPERTS HAVE TO SEE THAT AS REALISTIC NUMBERS BECAUSE 12 YEARS, OOH I AM–
I MEAN, THERE WAS A LONG SPELL WHERE HE DIDN’T OWN A SET OF GOLF CLUBS. >> WELCOME BACK. THAT’S THE SCENE HERE AT ROYAL GREENS COUNTRY CLUB IN JEDDAH, JUST OUTSIDE OF JEDDAH ABOUT AN HOUR’S DRIVE FROM THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA,
BEHIND THE CAPITAL RIAT, WE’RE ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. THE SUN IS SHINING, NOT AS HOT AS OCTOBER, BUT STILL, RATHER TOASTY OUT THERE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. LET’S GO TO THE 1ST AND BROOKS KOEPKA. >> BROOKS JUST DROVE INTO THE
RIGHT ROUGH. THE LIE IS ALL RIGHT. >> THE SPACE, WE DON’T KNOW HOW FIRM THAT IS. EVEN IF IT’S 10 FEET, IT’S NOT A BAD SHOT, OR– I THINK YOU FLIPPING JUST LAND ON LEFT OF IT, AND TRY AND LAND IT.
>> A BIT OF AN AWKWARD ANGLE FOR BROOKS, PINNED UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS GREEN. ANYTHING LEFT LIKE RICKY SAYS, A GOOD RESULT. >> WELL, THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT HE’S CHASED A THREE-PEAT, BOTH IN MAJORS, 2019 U.S. OPEN AT PEBBLE BEACH, FINISHED SOLO
SECOND, IT WAS AN EXCELLENT ATTEMPT, FINISHED IN BEHIND GARY WOODLAND. >> AND HE ALSO DID IT IN JAPAN AND DIDN’T GET A THREE-PEAT THERE NOW. AND NOW DJ, FANTASTIC DRIVE THE THERE. >> SO MUCH EASIER FROM THE FAIRWAY. >> AK, SECOND SHOT.
>> HE HIT THAT TEE SHOT INTO A 5 MILE PER HOUR WIND, AN AWKWARD SECOND SHOT, CAN’T SEE THE EDGE OF THE HAZARD. HE WALKED 50, 60 YARDS TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE HE NEEDS TO HIT THIS. >> JUST A LAY-UP, RIGHT, DOM.
>> YEAH, I THINK FOR PRETTY MUCH IF THIS WIND STAYS, NO ONE IS HITTING THIS GREEN IN TWO TODAY. >> ABE ANCER TO OPEN HIS ACCOUNT WITH A BIRDIE AT 8. THAT’S AN EXCELLENT START FOR ABRAHAM ANCER OF THE FIREBALLS. HE’S ONE UNDER PAR.
>> JON RAHM, THIS FOR BIRDIE IN HIS OPENING HOLE, NUMBER THREE. UP THE SLOPE. THAT’S GOING TO GET THERE. THE GREENS NOT OVERLY FAST, THEY CAN’T JUST GET IT TOO FAST HERE WITH THE CHANCE OF HUGE WIND BLOWING. >> YEAH. >> AND 2ND AT 17.
RIGHT NOW, THE STORY ALL EYES ARE AK. WHAT’S GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD? IT’S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, NEVER TRIED. >> NOT IN THIS GAME. >> BOXING COMES TO MIND, THAT’S ABOUT IT AND THAT’S A PUGILIST. >> AND BJORN BORG TRIED IT AND
CAME BACK WITH A WOODEN RACKET AND CAN’T HELP OUT. >> THAT DIDN’T HELP. WHAT HAPPENED HERE, DOM, WITH AK? THAT WAS A LAY-UP. YEAH, WE DEFINITELY MISSED SOMETHING ON THAT SECOND SHOT. >> HE TOPPED IT, APPARENTLY. HE TOPPED IT? .
YEAH, HE DID. I DIDN’T SEE IT, BUT THAT’S WHAT GRAEME MCDOWELL JUST TOLD ME. >> THAT WAS BROOKS KOEPKA’S BIRDIE PUTT AT 1. PAT PEREZ, HIS SECOND SHOT AT 13. AND NOW TO THE FIRST GREEN AND DUSTIN JOHNSON FOR BIRDIE.
>> TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW HE’S WORKED REALLY HARD WITH HIS CLUB. IT’S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE WITH HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST TWO EVENTS. AND HE DIDN’T PUTT AS WELL AS HE WANTED TO LAST SEASON. >> WELL, HE’S SET ON ROLLING THE PUTT REALLY NICELY.
HE’S WORKED HARD ON IT AND HE’S 1 FOR 1 HERE IN JEDDAH. DUSTIN JOHNSON 1 UNDER PAR AFTER ONE. >> AND THE DANGERS OUT OF THE ROU ROUGH. >> MEANWHILE, WE’LL TAKE YOU TO THE GREEN AT 5. >> HERBERT OVER AT 14, THE AUSTRALIAN. .
>> FINE START FOR THE RIPPER GC NEWCOMER WHO WAS TIED FOR 10TH PLACE IN OMAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES LAST WEEK. B BRANDEN GRACE POOREST START– >> AND THEY’RE LUCKY THERE’S 13. >> GOOD LAY-UP FOR THE SECOND SHOT, UNFORTUNATELY HE’S GOT IT WELL ABOVE HIS FEET.
>> WE’RE TRYING TO FLY, YEAH. >> OKAY. AND WHERE WE’RE LANDING IT. >> IT’S ONE OF THOSE SHOTS IF HIS RIGHT HAND IS ACTIVE IN IMPACT AND STARTS SPINNING RIGHT TO LEFT, THAT WATER IS VERY MUCH IN PLAY. EXPECT THIS TO BE OUT TO THE RIG RIGHT.
>> IT’S UP ON THE TOP LEVEL THERE, NOT GREAT. THIS IS PAT PEREZ OVER AT 13 AND HE HAS PUTTED BEAUTIFULLY SO FAR THIS SEASON. >> BACK TO 18, THE PAR 5 AND AK’S FOURTH. >> YOU KNOW, THIS GUY DOESN’T GIVE A RAT’S DERRIERE ABOUT
ANYTHING, BUT HE REALLY DID LOOK NERVOUS ON THAT FIRST TEE. THESE ARE THE SHOTS WHERE IT SHOWS, DAVID? >> YEAH, FROM 100 YARDS IN, ESPECIALLY THE FINE MOTOR SKILLS AROUND THE GREEN, IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED FOR A LONG TIME, IT’S DIFFICULT TO BE SHARP. >> LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
>> YEAH. >> SO ANTHONY KIM IS BACK. FOUR WORDS MANY GOLF FANS NEVER THOUGHT THEY’D HEAR. OUR CAMERAS WERE WITH HIM WHEN HE TOOK TO THE COURSE FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER THIS WEEK. ♪ >> FEEL GREAT, BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
RIGHT NOW, I’M FOCUSED ON PLAYING GOOD THIS WEEK. GOT A FEW WEEKS OF COMPETITIVE GOLF IN FRONT OF ME, SO I’LL TELL MY STORY WHEN IT’S THE RIGHT TIME, BUT RIGHT NOW FOCUS ON GOLF. I’M EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE WITH
MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY AND JUST ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE THAT LIV IS PROVIDING AND I THINK I MISS THE COMPETITIVE PART OF THE GAME. I WOULDN’T JUST SAY IT WAS GOLF, BUT JUST BEING IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT, HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING
SPECIAL AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY A AGAIN. YEAH, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. I CAN MAKE THAT ONE. 11 YEARS OFF IS A LONG TIME, BUT I FEEL LIKE I WAS BLESSED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TALENT AND A
LITTLE HARD WORK CAN GO A LONG WAY SO I’M EXPECTING GOOD RESULTS. I DON’T HAVE TOO MANY NERVES RIGHT NOW. I DON’T KNOW HOW I’M GOING TO FEEL ON THAT FIRST TEE. IT’S BEEN SO LONG, BUT YOU KNOW, GOLF IS JUST A GAME, RIGHT?
SO, I’VE GONE THROUGH ENOUGH THINGS IN MY LIFE WHERE I’M GOING TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND TRY TO PLAY THE BEST I CAN. ABOUT TIME. ♪ I’VE BEEN PUTTING IN SOME WORK AND I’M READY TO GO. I’M 38 NOW, SO, I DON’T KNOW
QUITE A FEW OF THE GUYS, BUT I’M HERE TO BUST EVERYONE. >> WELL, SINCE ANTHONY TEED IT UP BACK IN 2012, LEE WESTWOOD, KAYMER AND PHIL WERE IN THE TOP 10. BROOKS WAS A SENIOR AT FLORIDA STATE. AND THERE WAS THE CHALLENGER TOUR.
BRYSON WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW ABOUT THIS, CALEB SURRATT WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. >> I WAS IN MY 40’S. >> JUST. [LAU [LAUGHTER] >> THERE WAS ONE QUOTE THAT SPRUNG OUT TO ME THAT I WAS READING ABOUT ANTHONY.
HE SAID I’D RATHER HAVE 50 PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND 50 PEOPLE WHO HATE ME THAN 100 PEOPLE WHO DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM. >> THAT WAS A NICE QUOTE. THAT WAS TALOR GOOCH OFF TO A GOOD START THERE.
CAM FROM THE TOP LEVEL AT 18, A QUICK ONE DOWN THE SLOPE. >> YOU CAN SEE, HE JUST STARTED THAT STILL RUN FOUR AND A HALF FEET PAST. >> BRYSON FOR BIRDIE AT 2. HE WAS TIED FOR THE LEAD GOING INTO ROUND THREE WITH DUSTIN
JOHNSON IN LAS VEGAS ON 11 UNDER PAR. 74 THOUGH ON THE FINAL DAY. >> AT THE 4TH. >> NICE. >> ANTHONY KIM THEN FOR PAR AT 18 18. . >> WELL, YOU DON’T WANT TO DROP A SHOT AT A PAR 5. ESPECIALLY IF IT’S YOUR FIRST.
>> AK, ONE OVER AFTER ONE. [APP [APPLAUSE] >> WE’LL TAKE YOU TO THE TEE AT 8 AND HAROLD VARNER III. >> HERE IS A MAN THAT CAN PLAY IN THE WIND. TALOR GOOCH OFF THE 5TH TEE. PERFECT. POULTER WITH HIS SECOND AT THE 17TH HOLE.
>> THE SECOND FAIRWAY AND PETER UIHLEIN ALMOST FORCING A PLAYOFF WITH DUSTIN JOHNSON, TIED 11 UNDER PAR WITH TALOR GOOCH. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT AT HOLE NUMBER 2. BACK OF THE COURSE WHERE HE TOOK BROOKS KOEPKA TO A THREE-HOLE PLAYOFF IN OUR INAUGURAL SEASON.
>> YEAH, HE GOT UNLUCKY, TOO, JUST CAUGHT A LITTLE STONE IN THE BUNKER. >> ALMOST A $6 MILLION STONE THAT DAY. >> YEAH, THERE ARE DIAMONDS WORTH LESS. >> CAM MADE HIS PAR AT 18. >> ONE PITCH 49 FROM RIGHT HERE. >> THIS IS PETER UIHLEIN.
>> YEAH, SO IT’S A FIELD SHOT THEN. >> THE WIND– >> YEAH, AND THE 9 IRON WOULD G GET, YEAH. SO 151. TARGETS 4 LEFT. >> THE CADDY, ZACK, ON THE DRIVING RANGE SAID, YOU KNOW, PETER’S GOLF REALLY STARTS ON
THE SECOND SHOT ONWARDS AND HE RECOGNIZES THAT. DRIVING SO FAR THIS SEASON, THIS IS GOING A LITTLE LEFT. >> BROOKS NEXT. >> YEAH. >> THE ONLY PLAYER IN THIS FIELD THAT HAS GAINED ON EVERY METRIC THAT WE MEASURE HERE ON LIV. PLAYING SOME GREAT GOLF.
GOING AT THE PIN HERE. >> NOW DUSTIN. THAT WIND HAS JUST PICKED UP THE LAST COUPLE MINUTES. >> THE FIRST TEE AND CAM SMITH, NOW, IF HE CAN DRIVE THE BALL HALFWAY DECENT THIS WEEK, HE IS DEFINITELY IN WITH A CHANCE. HE’S HAD TROUBLE WITH THE
DRIVER, THAT’S A 3 WOOD RIGHT THERE. >> YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN EASY START FOR THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE DOWN WIND, PAR 5 THEIR FIRST HOLE AND THEN THIS HOLE IS USUALLY A FAIRLY EASY START, BUT NOW THE WIND IS
SHIFTING A LITTLE BIT AND HURTING THEM AGAIN. SO IT NARROWS THIS FAIRWAY UP AND BRINGS THE SECOND BUNKER INTO PLAY FOR SURE. >> SO THE FIRST TWO HOLES PLAYING EXACT OPPOSITE DIRECTION, BOTH PLAYING INTO THE WIND. >> YEAH, WELL, MORE OFF THE LEFT
HERE, BUT IT’S CERTAINLY HURTING A LITTLE BIT. THAT LOOKS GOOD. I SPOKE TO GREG NORMAN WHO IS WATCHING THIS GROUP. AND WATCHED HIM HIT HIS FIRST SHOT. HE SAYS THERE WAS A DRONE ABOVE HIM ON THE SECOND SHOT AND HE’S
NEVER PLAYED WITH A DRONE ABOVE HIS HEAD AND MIGHT HAVE PUT HIM OFF, BUT HE SAYS HE HAS TO GET USED TO IT. >> HE HAD TO HAVE DUSTIN JOHNSON RUN A TRACK MAN THE OTHER DAY. >> YEAH, HE DID. HE’D NEVER SEEN — NEVER HEARD
OF IT BEFORE. >> NOW, THAT’S REALLY BIG. THE DRIVER’S WORKING. >> WELL, CHARL SCHWARTZEL HAS TAKEN THE EARLY LEAD INDIVIDUALLY AFTER THIS BIRDIE AT 9. THE BIRDIE TO START FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN, AND STING ER AFTR LAS VEGAS, AND THEY’RE IN FIRST PLACE.
>> AND A LONG PUTTER AT 2. >> IT’S AN INTERESTING PLAY, VERY SLOW UP THAT FIRST BIT. >> THAT’S VERY WELL-JUDGED. TOUGH TO GET THE PACE RIGHT. >> SEBASTIAN MUNOZ FOR BIRDIE AT 17. THAT’S NICELY DONE. IT WAS A ONE FOR THE 8TH GREEN.
JOAQUIN NIEMANN CAME IN THIRD AND PEREIRA WAS FOURTH, AND TORQUE AS A TEAM WENT TO A MAN AND FARED PRETTY WELL IN THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES LAST WEEK. >> TALOR GOOCH DOING WHAT TALOR GOOCH DOES. SO PRECISE WITH THOSE IRONS. >> PUIG, LINE FOR BIRDIE,
SPEAKING OF INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN OMAN, THIS GUY CAME IN SIXTH LAST WEEK, PLAYED SOME GOOD GOLF, MADE AN INCREDIBLE UP AND DOWN FROM THE BEACH. >> YEAH, WE SAW THAT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. [LAU [LAUGHTER] >> JUST OFF THE GREEN AT 4 AND
JON RAHM FOR EAGLE. >> BIG SWING OF THE PUTTER THERE. A LITTLE TOO BIG. >> WELL IF YOU’VE YET TO DOWNLOAD THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING QUITE SPECIAL TODAY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD WATCH EVERY SHOT OF CAM SMITH, ANTHONY
KIM AND GRAEME MCDOWELL, IN ADDITION TO COMMERCIAL-FREE LIV GOLF LEAGUE ACTION YOU CAN WATCH EVERY SINGLE ROUND OF LIV GOLF SINCE DAY ONE. DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY, IT’S FREE FOR MOST OF THE WORLD. WE’VE REACHED OUR QUARTER CENTURY, OUR 25TH EVENT HERE IN
JEDDAH AND HERE IS DUSTIN JOHNSON TO OPEN WITH BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES ON THE SECOND HOLE. >> HIS COACH CLAUDE, THEY’VE BEEN WORKING TO GET MORE WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT. HE ALMOST HAS 70% OF HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT MAKING SURE THE BALL
STARTS ON LINE, OTHERWISE HE TENDS TO FALL BACK A LITTLE BIT. >> HELLO, NIEMANN. ON THE GREEN AT 4. A NICE LITTLE BIRDIE FOR THE CHIL CHILEAN. >> SERGIO. SHORT IRON IN HIS HANDS. HIS SECOND AT NUMBER 5. BACK TO THE 1ST AND DOM, YOU’RE
WATCHING THE HERO FOR SMASH GC ON THE FINAL ROUND SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS. >> CERTAINLY WITH THAT 65 IN THE COLD AND THE HIGH WIND, HE SAID IT’S JUST LIKE IRISH WEATHER. THAT’S WHEN HE EXCELS. DISAPPOINTING BOGEY ON THE PAR 5 THERE FIRST HOLE, BUT A GOOD
CHANCE TO GET ONE BACK HERE. >> D. J AND BROOKS MADE THEIR PAR IN TW TWO. >> 4TH GREEN, JON RAHM TRYING TO TWO-PUTT FROM THE FRONT EDGE FOR BIR BIRDIE. >> YES. >> IT’S A GOOD PUTT. [APPLAUSE] >> CAM SMITH AT THE 1ST.
>> YEAH, FROM JUST A COUPLE OF YARDS CLOSER. AND IT’S LEAKING A TOUCH RIGHT? OR NO. OO OOH. >> ANTHONY KIM NEXT. >> YEAH, I JUST NOTICE HE MARKS HIS BALL WITH A BIG RED HEART WITH A B IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HEART.
>> HIS DAUGHTER BELLA. >> EXACTLY. >> VERY SIMILAR TO THE FOURTH SHOT HE HAD ON THE PREVIOUS HOLE. I THINK HE’S GOING TO COME IN LOW LIKE THE OTHER TWO, COME IN LOWER THAN THE OTHER TWO. YEAH, IT IS. IT NEEDS TO GET DOWN.
>> HE’S BACK ON THE BIG STAGE, ANTHONY KI AND WE’RE WELL UNDERWAY AT LIV GOLF JEDDAH. >> TO THE GREEN AT 4 AND PHIL MICKELSON FOR BIRDIE. >> OH, A NEW PUTTER. >> SAM HORSFIELD FROM THE MAJESTICKS. THAT’S AT 13 FOR SAM.
KNOCKS THAT ONE IN. >> ON THE TEE HERE AT 3. DUSTIN JOHNSON PLAYING 206 TODAY. HE’S GOT 6 IRON. THIS WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HOLE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, CERTAINLY THE HARDEST PAR 3. JUST A TRICKY GREEN TO HIT, BUT
WITH A DIFFERENT WIND TODAY, IT’S PLAYING VERY DIFFERENTLY. LAID DOWN AND OFF THE LEFT. OH, THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. >> AND A GOOD SWING. JUST A LITTLE LOW. >> TALOR GOOCH FOR BIRDIE AT 5. IT WAS JEDDAH IN 2023 WHERE HE
SECURED THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE TITLE AND $18 MILLION. HE’S OUR REIGNING CHAMPION, A SECOND PLACE FINISH, TIED WITH PETER UIHLEIN LAST TIME OUT IN LAS VEGAS. >> PETER UIHLEIN NEXT ON THE TEE. HE IS BEEN WORKING WITH HIS COACH, NICK BALE, THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, TRYING TO WORK ON THAT RELEASE HEADED THROUGH THE BALL. >> PRETTY SWING, TOO. >> WE’RE BACK ON THE 3RD TEE. BR BRO BROOKS. >> 7 IRON FOR BROOKS. A LITTLE STRONGER WIND THAN THE FIRST TWO TEE SHOTS. ALSO LOOKING GOOD.
SERGIO GARCIA IS HAVING HAD A FANTASTIC START TO THE LIV GOLF SEASON. HE’S TIED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD AFTER THAT BIRDIE AT 5. SO SERGIO HAS BIRDIED HIS OPENING TWO HOLES. HAVING TEED OFF AT 4. HE’S TWO UNDER PAR.
>> ANTHONY KIM TRYING TO GET THAT ONE BACK. HE DROPPED, AND HIT A GOOD PUTT. >> CALEB SURRATT, YOU HAD HIM ON THE PODCAST. >> MORE MATURE THAN YOU AND I COMBINED, HE’S 19. >> LET’S KEEP OUR STANDARDS LOW, SHALL WE? >> IT’S NOT A HIGH BAR.
>> NOW CAM SMITH FOR BIRDIE OFF THE GREEN. >> VERY SURPRISED TO SEE SO MUCH SPIN ON HIS SECOND SHOT. >> HE TOLD ME YESTERDAY HE HAS A REALLY HARD TIME READING THESE GREENS. >> THAT ONE BROKE AWAY FROM THE HOLE AT THE END.
>> WELL, THE CLEEKS MADE THEIR ONLY PODIUM APPEARANCE RIGHT HERE IN JEDDAH LAST YEAR WITH A NEW ROSTER, THEY’RE LOOKING FOR MORE THIS YEAR. >> THE CAPTAIN AND THE HEAD OF THE TITLE. >> AND LAST FEW YEARS WE DIDN’T REALLY PERFORM THE WAY WE WANTED.
>> THE CLEEKS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. >> MARTIN HAD A PRETTY SERIOUS WRIST INJURY BACK OF 2022. >> THE CLEEKS ARE STRUGGLING ON OPENING DAY. >> I THINK IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE CLEEKS. >> WE JUST WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE TEAM.
IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY, IT’S GOING TO BE FUN. >> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT FUN. >> WE’RE CAPABLE OF WINNING. >> LIVED OUT PROMOTIONS FOR THE 2023 WINNER, WHAT A PROMOTION IT IS. >> IT WAS JUST MY FIRST PHONE
CALL, YOU KNOW, I WATCHED THE PROMOTIONS EVENT AND HE LOOKS A REALLY STRONG PLAYER. >> JUST TRYING TO ENJOY THE RIDE. THAT’S WHAT EVERYBODY WAS TALKING TO ME. >> IT’S A GREAT SIGNING FOR US, AND WE ALL KNOW HE’S WORLDCLASS. >> RICHARD BLAND.
>> I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE A LOT MORE IN THE HUNT COME S SUNDAY. >> OH! >> OH ELEGEND. HE’S A LEGEND. >> YEAH, I THINK WE COULD BE THE DARK HORSES THIS YEAR. >> CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED. >> WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR. >> DEFINITELY.
>> GRAEME MCDOWELL SIGNED FOR SMASH GC, AND BRENT WENT BACK TO THE WORLD TOUR AND IN CAME IN KALLE SAMOOJA AND THE CLEEKS, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST PODIUM OF 2024. >> IT’S RIGHT THERE. THE 3RD GREEN. >> WELL, PETER AND DUSTIN BOTH HAVE BEEN WALKING ALONGSIDE EACH
OTHER THE FIRST FEW HOLES. OF COURSE, PETER PLAYED ON THE 4ACES, PLAYED FOR CAPTAIN DUSTIN JOHNSON LAST SEASON. AND JUST CATCHING UP. PETER HAS BEEN PUTTING SO WELL, HIS CADDY ZACK SAYS HE’S BACK TO HIS NORMAL SELF. LEADS IN PUTTING STATS.
>> HE’S LEADING IN PUTTING AND LAST IN DRIVING, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT’S RIGHT, DAVID. [LAU [LAUGHTER]. >> HERBERT IS ON THE TEE AT 16 C. OH, A BEAUTY. >> OH, THAT’S AN INTIMIDATING SHOT AS WELL. >> SPEAKING OF THE CLEEKS, HERE IS ADRIAN MERONK.
THE SECOND SHOT INTO 17. ONE OVER PAR FOR HIS ROUND EARLY ON SO FAR. THERE’S A CHANCE TO GET IT BACK TO LEVEL PAR. >> DJ GOT A GREAT TEE SHOT OFF OF UIHLEIN. >> HE HAS TIGHT IN PUTTING THIS SEASON.
PUT THAT PUTTER IN THE START OF MEXICO, COMBINED WITH THE EXTRA WORK ON THE PUTTING GREEN, CERTAINLY HAS PAID OFF. >> 2ND TEE, CAM SMITH WITH THE DRIVER. >> AND THEY CANNOT CATCH A BREAK THIS GROUP, PLAYING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO ONE AND NOW THIS IS
STRAIGHT INTO THE WIND AND IT’S PICKED UP. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE NOW. >> OH, THAT’S– >> THIS GET THROUGH? >> IT’S ALL RIGHT. >> THE THIRD GREEN AND BROOKS FOR BIRDIE. >> ANTHONY KIM IS ON THE TEE AT 2. >> I THINK HE’S GOING TO BE
AIMING AT THE FIRST LEFT BUNKER, 300 YARDS TO IT. I DON’T THINK HE CAN GET THERE. PRETTY SURE HE CAN’T GET THERE. HE’S LOOKING WAY LEFT. THAT’S THE RIGHT PLAY. TAKE THE WATER OUT OF PLAY COMPL COMPLETELY. >> THAT’S A LITTLE LEFT OF IT.
SHOULD BE OKAY. >> YEAH, DIDN’T GET MUCH OUT OF IT, BUT KICKED ONTO THE RIGHT INTO THE SEMI ROUGH. THAT’S FINE. >> WELL, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THE GOLFING WORLD TALKING ABOUT ANTHONY KIM, MORE CONTENT. WE’LL GO TO LIV PLUS, AND
ANTHONY KIM IS BACK, ANTHONY, YOU’LL DO GREAT SAYS JIM. KEEP THEM COMING IN, #LIV BROADCAST. ♪ >> WONDER IF WE MIGHT SEE A BEN BALLER BELT BUCKLE AT SOME TIME FOR AK. >> APPROACH AT NUMBER 5. >> WELL, THE FIREBALLS ARE THE
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS IN JEDDAH. SERGIO HAS STARTED WELL AND SO HAS DAVID PUIG. HE’S 2 UNDER AFTER 3. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT THE 11TH AND THAT’S VERY NICELY DONE BY THE YOUNG MAN. FIREBALLS HAVE THE LEAD 5 UNDER PAR, ONE CLEAR OF CHARL
SCHWARTZEL AND STINGER GC. >> THIS IS SCHWARTZEL TO TRY TO SAVE PAR A MOMENT AGO AT 10. HE DOES, STAYS AT TWO UNDER. >> AND HE WAS ON THE COUCH WITH YOURSELF AND SUEANN AS WELL FOR FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. >> FOR A PODCAST, NOT FOR A PSYCHIATRIST SESSION.
>> PSYCHIATRIST, YEAH. >> ALTHOUGH, A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE FROM WHAT I CAN HEAR. >> NOT FOR A GUY LIKE HIM WHO GOES ON RETREATS FOR 10 DAYS WHERE YOU DO NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY, BUT YOURSELF. FOR YOU, ARLO, IT WOULD BE ENTERTAINING. [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT’S JUST A NORMAL WEEK IN MY WORLD. >> YEAH. >> DJ ON THE TEE AT 4. >> WIND DOWN. THAT’S A GETTABLE GREEN. >> DEAN BURMESTER OR LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN’S FORTUNES HERE IN JEDDAH. PHIL MICKELSON, HIS SECOND SHOT
AT 5. HE TEED OFF AT 3. PLAYING WITH JON RAHM AND NIEMANN AND HE STARTED WELL. >> BROOKS NOW ON THE TEE AT 4. HE’S GOT A DIFFERENT DRIVER IN HIS BAG THIS WEEK. STILL TRYING TO FIND ONE THAT SUITS HIS GAME AND HE FEELS
COMFORTABLE WITH. THAT’S ALWAYS A PROCESS, ESPECIALLY AS HIS BODY CHANGES AND FEELS BETTER. THIS IS HEADED LEFT. >> ALWAYS OVER THERE. >> OVER ON THE 5TH, JON RAHM ON THE LIV LINE. WENT LOW EARLY, THAT WILL BE PAR. >> WELL, THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP
IS FILLED WITH GREAT CONTENT, INCLUDING AN INCREDIBLE AND INFORMATIVE SERIES OF LESSONS FROM THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. >> HEY, GUYS, THIS IS CAM SMITH. >> I’M BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. >> WELCOME TO MY LIV LESSON. IF YOU’RE LIKE ME AND YOU MISS
FAIRWAYS, THIS IS WHEN THE CREATIVITY COMES OUT. >> FOCUS ON THAT TARGET. >> THAT’S WHAT I’M FOCUSED ON. >> PAY THE MAN. >> FOR ME, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. >> ONE THING YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. >> CAM SMITH, HE HAS TAKEN
COMPLETE CONTROL HERE. >> I LIKE TO AIM THE PUTTER, MAKE SURE THAT’S PERFECT. THEN I TAKE MY STANCE, GIVE IT ONE GOOD LOOK AT THE HOLE AND HIT A GOOD PUTT. >> HOUDINI, WITH THE FLAT STICK. >> NEED A GOLF BALL. HERE WE GO. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU,
ELECTRIFIES THE CROWD. >> SO, GUYS, THERE’S A LOT OF MYSTERIES AROUND HITTING IT REALLY FAR. >> THAT’S WHERE PSYCHO MODE COMES IN. >> TRY TO GET PSYCHO WITH IT. >> THERE YOU GO. >> LET YOURSELF FREE UP, DON’T FEEL RESTRICTED. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU’RE ON
YOUR WAY TO BETTER GOLF. ♪ . >> WELL, YOU CAN WATCH UP WITH EVERYTHING AND GET THOSE GREAT LESSONS FROM THE MASTERS OF THE GAME ON THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP, IF YOU HAVEN’T DOWNLOADED IT ALREADY, GET TO AT THAT NOW,
SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. >> BACK WITH ANTHONY KIM, HIS SECOND SHOT OF THE SECOND. >> ALL THE WAY BACK, ANYTHING LEFT OF THE GREEN HERE IS OKAY >> SEE IF PHIL CAN POP THIS OFF THE LIV LINE, OVER AT 5 FOR BIR BIRDIE.
>> LOOKS LIKE THE LIV LINE HAS JUST ABOUT A LEFT EDGE. >> YEAH, EXACTLY WHAT IT DOES. THE GRAPHIC POPS UP TO TELL ME. UNDER FIVE FEET WITH A LITTLE BREAK, HE DOESN’T MISS THOSE VERY OFTEN. >> PAT PEREZ ON THE TEE AT 16.
DOESN’T LIKE IT AT ALL. >> WELL, IF YOU’RE GOING TO MISS IT, IT’S BETTER THERE THAN IN THE RED SEA. OH, SPRINKLER HEAD A GREEN REGULATION THERE, ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE. >> ELSEWHERE, CARLOS ORTIZ COMING OFF A VICTORY IN OMAN AT THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES LAST
WEEK. AND HE GETS IT TO TWO UNDER PAR, CARLOS NOW A MEMBER OF COURSE OF TORQUE. THAT WAS THE BIRDIE AT 6. CALEB SURRATT WHO PLAYS FOR JON RAHM’S LEGION XIII WHO WON THEIR INAUGURAL EVENT. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 10, CALEB 19 YEARS OF AGE.
HE’S 2 UNDER PAR. >> BRYSON ON THE 4TH GREEN FOR BIRDIE. THIS LEAKED ON HIM. >> ELSEWHERE, CHARLES HOWELL III OF THE CRUSHERS WHO WON THE FIRST TITLE OF THE SEASON DEFENDING IN MEXICO, THAT’S A WONDERFUL SHOT FROM CHARLES HOWELL III.
OF COURSE, HE WOULD MAKE BIRDIE THERE AND OGLETREE, LIKE ANTHONY KIM, A WILD CARD FOR THE ENTIRE GOLF SEASON AND– >> THAT’S A TOUGH SHOT THERE, ARLO, BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE’LL TAKE YOU TO THE 11TH AND ABRAHAM ANCER. >> ANCER, SUCCESS AROUND THIS
COURSE, WENG THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL LAST YEAR. >> DID I JUST CALL OGLETREE A WILD CARD. >> YOU MAY HAVE. >> MAY I BE THE FIRST TO RETRACT THAT? HE IS, OF COURSE, A HYFLYER. MY APOLOGIES TO THE ENTIRE OGLETREE FAMILY. >> FOR THE WHOLE TOWN.
A SMALL TOWN HE’S FROM. >> ALL 2000 PEOPLE, ARLO. >> ALL 2000 OF THEM. >> YES. >> I’LL APOLOGIZE INDIVIDUALLY >> EVEN THOUGH HE LANDED IN THE THICK STUFF, STILL HAD TOO MUCH ON IT. >> AK AT 2. >> YEAH, THAT’S NICELY PLAYED. >> WELL, THE FIREBALLS LOOKING
TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE HERE IN JEDDAH. THEY’VE GOT A ONE STROKE LEAD IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. >> HOW LONG, DAVID, AS WE CHECK IN ON PEREIRA ON THE TEE AT 8, HOW LONG UNTIL IT STARTS FEELING NORMAL AGAIN FOR ANTHONY KIM, ANY WAY TO PREDICT THAT?
>> NO, I DON’T THINK SO. BUT YOU KNOW, HE MAKES A FEW BIRDIES, THAT SURE AS HECK HELPS. >> I MEAN, I JUST — IN MY HEAD, NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING HIM RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, IT’S NEVER HAPPENED. I JUST CAN’T IMAGINE HAVING 12
YEARS AWAY, THAT THERE’S JUST NOT AN ELEMENT OF BEING IN A FOREIGN SPACE RIGHT NOW. >> I TELL YOU A FUNNY EXCHANGE I JUST HAD WITH THESE GUYS WALKING DOWN THE SECOND FAIRWAY, MAN, ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY EVERY HOLE INTO THE WIND TODAY?
CAM LOOKED AT ME, IF THE NEXT HOLE IS IN THE WIND I’M OUT OF HERE, I’M IN HONG KONG. AND ANTHONY SAYS, IF THE NEXT HOLE IS INTO THE WIND, I’LL SEE YOU IN ANOTHER 12 YEARS. [LAU [LAUGHTER] >> WELL, CHARL SCHWARTZEL HAS
HAD A FANTASTIC START IN JEDDAH. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 11. SO SCHWARTZEL LEADS THREE UNDER PAR, BIRDIED THREE OF OPENING FOUR HOLES, HAVING TEED OFF AT THE 8TH. >> ONLY 37 PLAYERS HAVE EARNED POINTS THUS FAR THROUGH TWO EVENTS. SCHWARTZEL IS NOT ONE OF THEM,
SO A WELCOMED GOOD START FOR HIM. HIM. >> THIS IS THE 4TH FAIRWAY AND DUSTIN JOHNSON WITH HIS SHOT. >> HAD NO CHANCE TO LAND, THAT BALL IS SITTING WAY DOWN. THIS IS WHERE HE SHINED THE LAST TWO EVENTS. >> NICE ONE THERE.
>> THAT’S TYRELL HATTON ON THE 8TH GREEN FOR BIRDIE. HELLO. BIG PUTT HERE FOR ANTHONY. >> YEAH, YOU’RE RIGHT, DAVID. HE’S PLAYED THE HOLE SENSIBLY. UP THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE TEE SHOT ON THE 2ND, A PRETTY GOOD ONE. ANOTHER GOOD PAR.
A TOUGH HOLE THERE. >> CONFIDENTLY KNOCKED IN AT PACE. THAT’S A GOOD SIGN. >> THIS IS THE 4TH. WHAT’S THE SITUATION? >> WELL, BROOKS HIT INTO THE LEFT ROUGH AND HIT HIS BEST SECOND SHOT. THE LIE WAS PRETTY GOOD WHERE HE WAS.
>> NOW, THAT LINEUP LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AS WELL. HOLE LOCATIONS ALL THE WAY BACK LEFT TODAY. NOT AN EASY SHOT. IT HAS TO CARRY ABOUT AT LEAST 20 FEET ALL THE WAY UNTIL 20 FEET TO THE HOLE. EVERYTHING’S UPHILL. IT’S GOT TO GO.
>> A FABULOUS LONG BUNKER SHOT THERE. >> THIS IS MOMENTS AGO AND LUCAS HERBERT FOR BIRDIE AT 17. . >> PETER UIHLEIN NOW, HIS THIRD SHOT. IT’S INTO THAT POSITION, A DOWNHILL LIE, A LOT OF WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG HERE, TRYING TO CHUNK ONE UP THERE.
>> NICE. [APPLAUSE] >> OVER AT THE 12, DAVID PUIG FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE. THAT ONE WANDERED SIGNIFICANTLY PA PAST. >> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE PAR 3 3RD HOLE ALREADY AVERAGING OVER PAR TODAY. NINE PLAYERS THROUGH ONE BOGEY.
WE SEE BY THE SCORING GRAPHICS THERE. CALL IT THE SKITTLES. CAM’S FIRST, DOM. >> HE IS AND HE’S HITTING A 7 IRON AND FORTUNATELY, THE WIND HASN’T SWITCHED. IT’S SLIGHTLY DOWN WIND, BUT IT’S DIED DOWN. SO THESE GUYS WILL REMAIN HERE. [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT’S A TOUGH PIN. JUST OFF THE LEFT EDGE. O OH. >> A 59, IF YOU’LL RECALL IN MEXICO, AND HE WON THE OPENING OF THE SEASON AFTER A PLAYOFF IN VIRTUAL DARKNESS AGAINST SERGIO GARCIA. THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT AT 6.
HIS EXCELLENT EARLY SEASON FORM IS CONTINUING. MASTERS INVITE OF COURSE, LAST WEEK, FOR HIM. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHILEAN ON THAT. THERE’S HARDLY A BREATH OF WIND. I HEARD HIM SAY IT SHOULD BE DOWN AND IT SHOULD BE, BUT THERE’S HARDLY ANYTHING.
AND WATCHED ABOUT 30 IRON SHOTS ON THE RANGE YESTERDAY. HIS DISPERSION WAS GREAT, SOLID, HIS DIVOTS LOOKED GREAT. >> THAT’S ONE THING ON THE RANGE. >> YEAH, YOU’VE PLAYED THIS GAME LONG ENOUGH. >> WELL, THIS ALSO– THAT’S BETTER THAN CAMS. LEFT EDGE OF THE GREEN. IT STAYED UP.
>> WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING, HERE IS DUSTIN JOHNSON FOR BIRDIE AT 4. NOW LIVE WITH BROOKS KOEPKA. >> HE GOT A GOOD READ FROM DJ’S PUTT, JUST OUTSIDE LEFT. AND SPEAKING OF RICKY EARLIER, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IF BROOKS JUST DOESN’T OVERTHINK HIS PUTTING.
THAT’S WHY HE REALLY GOES ON A STREAK. VERY SIMPLE PUTTING STROKE. [APPLAUSE] >> BROOKS KOEPKA, CHASING A THREE-PEAT HERE IN JEDDAH, IS ONE UNDER PAR. >> OVER AT THE 6TH. GOOD SHOT, BILL. VERY NICE. >> TALOR GOOCH AT THE 7TH WITH
HIS SECOND SHOT. HE’LL COME BACK DOWN THE SLOPE A LITTLE. >> WELL, THERE ARE 13 LIV GOLF TEAMS WITH OUTSTANDING GOLF GEAR. SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE ONE, BROWSE THE STORE OR COME TO ANY LIV GOLF EVENT AND HIT THE MERCH TENT.
AND 13 TEAMS, 54 PLAYERS, AND DOZENS OF FUN AND FASHIONABLE ITE ITEMS. >> THAT WAS SERGIO TO GET IT TO 3 UNDER PAR, NOT TO BE. >> WELL, IF YOU’RE JUST WAKING UP AND JUST ENJOYING YOUR DINNER, JUST ABOUT TO GO TO BED.
LET’S REMIND YOU ACROSS THE WORLD OF THE RETURN SO FAR OF ANTHONY KIM AFTER ALMOST 12 YEARS OUT OF PROFESSIONAL GOLF. THAT WAS HIS FOURTH SHOT AT 18TH WHERE HE TEED UP THE PAR 5. HE WOULD BOGEY HIS FIRST HOLE.
THIS WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 1 AS THE NERVES STARTED TO SETTLE. THE PAR AT THE 1ST AND THIS WAS THE PAR AT THE 2ND AND THIS WAS CONFIDENTLY RATTLED IN. SO AK ON HIS RETURN, ONE OVER THROUGH THREE HOLES, A PRETTY
SOLID SHOWING SO FAR AND THAT’S THE GROUP THAT HE’S WITH. GRAEME MCDOWELL THE LOW SCORER OF THE DAY ON THE FINAL DAY IN LAS VEGAS TO HELP SMASH TO THEIR TEAM VICTORY 65. HE’S ONE OVER PAR AND CAM SMITH IS LEVEL SO FAR.
AND YOU CAN WATCH THIS GROUP, EVERY SHOT OF THIS GROUP ON THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP IF YOU HAVEN’T DOWNLOADED THAT ALREADY. GET TO THAT NOW. >> PETER UIHLEIN ON THE TEE AT 5. HE ACTUALLY WARMS UP WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS ON THE DRIVING RANGE.
>> IT RIGHT TO LEFT. STRAIGHT RIGHT TO LEFT. >> HE’S GOT A WARM-UP DRIVER THAT’S ABOUT TWO INCHES LONGER THAN HIS PLAYING DRIVER JUST TO TRY TO GET A BETTER FEEL. >> HIS MISS IS A LOW PULL. >> WHICH MEANS I’M IN TROUBLE WHERE I’M STANDING.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. >> YEAH, THAT WASN’T A MISS. >> 186 BALL SPEED, 288 CARRY DISTANCE. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 6. OH. [APPLAUSE]. >> LEGION XIII INTO A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE TEAM COMPETITION WITH STINGER ON THE 5 PAR.
>> 296 CARRY WITH 183 BALL SPEED OUT OF BROOKS. HERE ON THE TEE SHOT. THAT DIDN’T QUITE CATCH THE DOWN SLOPE ON THE EDGE OF THE GREEN TO THE PIN. BUT THIS REQUIRES TOUCH. HE NEEDS TO LAND THIS SHORT OF THE GREEN IN THE FRINGE. [APPLAUSE]
>> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. >> PHIL FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE BIRDIE. THIS IS AT 6. >> A SCOUTING REPORT, DAVID, ANTHONY KIM FROM THE PRO-AM. ONE OF THE GUYS GOT TO PLAY ALONGSIDE ANTHONY KIM AND I JOKED WITH HIM AND SAID, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF GOLFERS AROUND
THE WORLD WHO WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO BE IN YOUR SHOES TODAY. AND HE SAID ANTHONY KIM’S SHORT GAME WAS IN REMARKABLY GOOD SHAPE AND THAT SURPRISED BOTH YOU AND ME. >> YEAH, IT’S THE LAST THING YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
YOU KNOW, DRIVING THE BALL AND IT’S KIND OF LIKE RIDING A BIKE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, BUT– >> OOH. >> KNOCKS ONE IN. BUT THE LITTLE SHORT SHOTS WITH THE FINE MOTOR SKILLS, IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN DOING IT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME, BOY, THAT COULD BE
REALLY TOUGH. >> WELL, THERE’S ANTHONY KIM. HE WAS ONE OF GOLF’S BRIGHTEST STARTS WHEN HE BURST ONTO THE TEAM AND HIS TALENT LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON HIS FELLOW LIV COMPETITORS, WHO ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM BACK. ♪
>> I’M A BIG A GOLF FAN AS THEY COME. I’VE SEEN ANTHONY KIM PLAY. ♪ >> HE JUST HAS GREAT ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE GAME. HE’S GOT A CHARISMA THAT YOU CAN TELL THE WORLD OF GOLF IS DRAWN TO HIM.
TO HAVE HIS SWAGGER AND HIS GAME AND HIM BACK IS EXCITING. >> THE GOLF COURSE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF EYEBALLS. A GREAT STORY IF HE’S GETTING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL AFTER BEING SIDELINED THAT LONG. >> HE HAS THE ABILITY TO LIGHT IT UP.
>> HE WAS A VERY EXPLOSIVE, ELECTRIC PLAYER TO WATCH AND HE’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT HIS CAREER MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAD HE STAYED ON THE TOUR FOR THE LAST 10, 12 YEARS. >> A SUPER PLAYER AND HAD A
GREAT RUN FOR A FEW YEARS ON THE PGA TOUR. AND STRIKING NICELY. >> HE’S NOT YOUR CONVENTIONAL GUY. PEOPLE LOVED THAT, HE WAS A BIT DIFFERENT, HE WAS A BIT OUT THERE, BUT HE WAS INCREDIBLY TALENTED. >> WITHOUT A DOUBT.
I THINK THAT HIS JUICES ARE GOING TO BE FLOWING. >> THE WAY THAT WE’RE BUILDING HERE AT LIV, HE ADDS TO THE EXCITEMENT, HE ADDS TO THE X-FACTOR THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE AND SUPER EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE BRINGS. >> PEOPLE STILL WANT TO SEE
THIS, WITH ANTHONY KIM IN THERE. IF HE IS, HE COULD STILL BE ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. >> THE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING. ♪ >> AS ANTHONY AND WIFE EMILY, DAUGHTER BELLA IS HERE AS WELL,
A NICE RUB ON THE SHOULDER TO CALM THINGS DOWN AND HE’S SETTLED DOWN AFTER THAT OPENING BOGEY. WITHDREW AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2012 WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP DUE TO INJURY. HE HAD ACHILLES SURGERY A MONTH LATER, SO JUNE 2012.
HE WAS EXPECT TODAY MISS NINE TO 12 MONTHS. HE MISSED NINE TO 12 YEARS. [LAU [LAUGHTETER] >> TALOR GOOCH, HIS TEE AT 8. AND ANTHONY’S STORY WILL COME OUT IN DUE TIME. I KNOW HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO FILL PEOPLE IN ON
ALL THE CURIOSITY THAT SURROUNDS HIS DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE GAME. >> THERE’S DJ AT 5. >> NOW BROOKS. >> YEAH, 119, PLAY THEM ON 10, YEAH. >> HE SAID IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE THAT HE’S VERY, VERY STRATEGIC THE WAY HE PLAYS, TRIES TO KEEP IT BELOW THE HOLE.
SAND WEDGE, MAKE SURE HE CHIPS AND PUTTS INTO THE WIND. NOW, HE CAN USE THE BACK STOP HERE AND SPIN IT BACK. >> RIGHT ON CUE. >> OVER AT THE 1ST, SEBASTIAN MUNOZ FOR BIRDIE. NOW PETER. >> YEAH, JUST A LITTLE FLICK FROM 90 YARDS, BEAUTIFULLY
PLA PLAYED. >> THAT’S ADRIAN MERONK FOR BIRDIE AT 18. COMING OFF A TIED 9TH PLACE FINISH IN LAS VEGAS IN HIS FIRST LIV GOLF LEAGUE SEASON. >> OKAY, THE 4TH IS A PAR 5 AND ANTHONY KIM WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY AND SNEAK THAT ONE BACK
THAT HE DROPPED AT THE PAR 5 18TH. >> NOT SURE IF IT’S REACHABLE TODAY THOUGH. >> WELL, DAVID, YOU KNOW, THE WIND IS GOING TO BE A HUGE FACTOR FOR THE ENTIRE FIELD. WHEN I STEPPED ONTO THE TEE THE WIND WAS INTO THEM AND NOW IT’S
STRAIGHT OFF TO THE LEFT. IT’S GOING TO TAKE TWO GOOD ONES TO GET THERE TODAY. FIND THE FAIRWAY FIRST. >> OH, HE’S COME OVER THE– THAT’S QUICK LEFT, IT SHOULD CATCH THE FAIRWAY, THE ROUGH ON THE LEFT. >> WELL, A.K. IS BACK ON THE BIG GOLF STAGE.
AS YOU W LD EXPECT, HE’S TRENDING WORLDWIDE. >> BOY, I’D LIKE TO GET THE GOOGLE METRICS ON ANTHONY KIM SEARCHES THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. GOT TO BE THROUGH THE ROOF. >> CAN’T STOP SHORT. >> SCHWARTZEL IS OUR LEADER. ELSEWHERE ON THE GOLF COURSE.
JINICHIRO KOZUMA PROMOTED TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE AFTER A PLAYOFF ENDED IN NOVEMBER. AND HE PLAYS FOR THE IRONHEADS WHO HAVE YET TO REGISTER A POINT AND OGLETREE IS A HYFLYER, HIS SCORE NOT COUNTING. THE HYFLYERS ARE DOING WELL. FOURTH SPOT AND SEEKING A SPOT,
A SHOT BEHIND LEGION XIII. >> DJ FIRST TO PUT HERE ON THE GREEN. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR A BIRDIE. MISSED A SHORT ONE ON THE 4TH. YOU COULD TELL HE WAS HITTING IT A BIT MORE ON THE UP, WHICH IS WHAT HE’S TRYING NOT TO DO AND
WHY HE’S WORKING WITH CLAUDE ON THE PUTTING GREEN, GETTING MORE WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT. IT’S GOING TO BE CRUCIAL FOR THE SHORTER PUTTS, GOT TO START THEM ONLINE. SPENDING A LITTLE EXTRA TIME HERE WITH HIS BROTHER AJ ON THIS READ. READ.
>> OVER AT THE 10TH, DEAN BURMESTER IN LOW, LOOKING FOR THE CHECK. THERE IT IS. >> LUCAS HERBERT, THE AUSTRALIAN OF RIPPER GC. HIS SHOT AT 18. . >> USES THE SLOPE NICELY THERE. >> HE’S BIRDIE THREE AND OPENING ONE FOR HERBERT.
>> AT THE GREEN, OPENED OUT ON THAT ONE QUICKLY. ALWAYS A LITTLE LOW. SO JON RAHM HAS LEFT AT THE 7TH. >> NEXT TO THE GREEN AT 5 AND PETER UIHLEIN TO GET TO TWO UNDER. AND A.K. ON THE 4TH, DOM.
>> YES, HE’S IN THE ROUGH. THE LEFT ROUGH AND HE’S A LONG WAY BACK AND THAT BUNKER BLOCKS THE VIEW TO WHERE HE WANTS TO LAY UP. HE’S TAKING HIS TIME HERE, TRYING TO PICK OUT THE EXACT LINE.
EVEN IF HE HITS A 4 OR 5 IRON. HE DOESN’T CARRY A 3 IRON. A DRIVER 3 WOOD, A DRIVING IRON, 2 IRON AND 4 UP TO THE WEDGES. SO I’D IMAGINE THIS IS A 4 IRON. THIS SHOULD CATCH THE FAIRWAY. >> THAT’S FINE. >> WELL, PEOPLE WATCHING ACROSS
THE GLOBE, AND A.K. IS TRENDING ON X. THOUGHT I’D NEVER SEE HIM IN ACTION AGAIN, LOVE SEEING ANTHONY KIM TEEING IT UP AGAIN. >> SO PURE. >> LIV BROADCAST TODAY AT LIV JED JEDDAH. >> WE’LL SEE WHAT PHIL CAN DO WITH THIS.
HE’S USUALLY PRETTY DECENT FROM THE BUNKERS. IT’S GOING TO BE A FULL SWING, FACE WIDE OPEN. AND HE CHUNKED IT. >> OH, HE DID, TOO. JUST A LITTLE TOO FAR BEHIND THE BALL AND THAT’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T SEE VERY OFTEN FROM HIM.
>> BUT BEFORE THAT, PHIL WAS RUNNING HOT. HE TEED OFF AT 3 WITH A PAR AND THEN THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE PUTT AT 4. HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE PAR 4 5TH AND THAT WAS ANOTHER BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY WHICH HE
SNAFLED UP AS WELL AND THEN 3 UNDER AFTER FOUR HOLES AND BIRDIE AT 6. >> BAFFLED, SNAFFLED UP, THAT’S A NEW ONE. GOOCH SNAFFLEES ONE. >> HE’S SNAFFLED ONE. >> HE’S THE SNAFFLER IN CHIEF. >> AND LET HIS ARRIVAL KNOWN IN MEXICO, THE FINISH ON SUNDAY TO
BRING LEGION XIII THE VICTORY, THE BIRDIE IN HIS LAST SIX HOLES. HERE IS HIS CAPTAIN. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 7. >> JINICHIRO KOZUMA, HE BIRDIED 14 AND THIS TO REPEAT THAT AT 15 A FEW MOMENTS AGO AND HE DID SO. >> GET BACK.
>> KOZUMA IS 2 UNDER PAR PLAYING FOR THE IRONHEADS. >> THIS WAS LUCAS HERBERT AT 18 TO GET IT TO THREE UNDER. THE SCORE IS UPDATED ON THE LEFT AND YOU KNOW IT GOES IN. A GREAT BIRDIE THERE. >> WELL, AT 7, UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, PHIL HAS
LEFT HIMSELF THIS ONE COMING OUT OF PAR. ON THE GREEN SIDE BUNKER, KIND OF HAD A CHUNKY ONE. >> AND YOU SPOTTED IT A LITTLE EARLIER. >> YEAH, IT’S ONE OF THOSE, LOOKS LIKE HE COULD GET SOME KIND OF A RADIO SIGNAL ON THAT.
IF HE KEEPS DOING THAT, I’D STICK IT, I’D STICK WITH IT, YEAH. >> BEAUTIFULLY DONE BY PHIL AND HE STAYS AT 3 UNDER PAR THROUGH HIS OPENING FIVE HOLES. >> THERE’S A BIRDIE. >> AND ANTHONY KIM HERE SURVEYING HIS THIRD SHOT, GOT
HIS CLOSE FRIEND RYAN ON THE BAG THERE, CHILDHOOD FRIENDS. RYAN’S NOT HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE CADDYING NOW. NOT MUCH ROOM TO WORK WITH. HE’S GOING FOR THE PIN HERE. AND THAT’S SENSIBLE. >> TO THE GREEN AT 7 AND NIEMANN TO TIE THE LEAD. [APP [APPLAUSE]
>> ELSEWHERE, SCOTT VINCENT, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIS HEROICS HERE IN OCTOBER WHERE HE STARTED OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 24 AND CAME IN FOURTH PLACE TO ENSURE HIS PRESENCE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE THIS SEASON. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 14 FOR SCOTT.
CHARLES HOWELL III. HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 10TH FOR CHARLES HOWELL. AND HE WOULD MAKE BIRDIE THERE. THE CRUSHERS DOWN IN 12TH THOUGH ON LEVEL PAR. >> VINCE SENT WAS 17 POINTS OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 24 WHEN HE ARRIVED HERE FOR THE FINAL
REGULAR SEASON EVENT. HE CAME IN FOURTH, ROUND TWO 62, ROUND THREE, 63. EVENTUALLY FINISHED 22ND IN THE TOP 24 IN THE LOCK ZONE GUARANTEED A PLACE FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON. WHAT A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE BY HIM AND HE’S BEEN JOINED BY HIS BROTHER, KEIRAN VINCENT WHO
PLAYS FOR LEGION XIII PROMOTED IN ABU DHABI. >> JUST AN AWKWARD SPOT CAM SMITH LEFT HIMSELF IN THERE. COULDN’T GET ANYTHING ON THAT CHIP SHOT. >> NOW, ANDY OGLETREE FINISHED THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS. THAT EARNED HIM A PLACE IN THE
LIV GOLF LEAGUE AND A SPOT ON THE HYFLYERS. THIS WEEK HE’S HANGING WITH SUEANN. >> WELCOME TO HANG TIME. THIS WEEK WE’RE HERE IN JEDDAH AND JOINING ME IS ANDY OGLETREE FROM THE HYFLYERS, WE’RE GOING TO PLAY THE 9TH HOLE AND HAVE A
CHAT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. LET’S DO THIS. YOU’VE NOW WON THREE TIMES ON THREE DIFFERENT CONTINENTS. >> I HAVE, YES. >> WHEN YOU LEFT LITTLE ROCK WHEN WERE YOU A KID, DID YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING AT ALL? >> I NEVER REALLY ENVISIONED PLAYING A WORLDWIDE TOUR.
AND I WENT TO MY AGENT, I’LL GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, I WANT TO PLAY 40 EVENTS, I WANT TO PLAY TOURNAMENTS WITH GREAT COMPETITION, I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’M GETTING BETTER, I’M WAITING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL. AND A CALL A FEW WEEKS LATER I
COULD PLAY THE FIRST EVENT ON LIV GOLF AND THAT ALSO GAVE ME AGENT TOUR STATUS. NO-BRAINER FOR ME I GENUINELY WANT TODAY PLAY TOURNAMENTS THAT MATTERED, AND TOURNAMENTS TO PREPARE FOR, KNOW WHEN MY NEXT START WAS, AND I THINK FOR FIVE
YEARS NOW, SINCE I CAN KIND OF PICK AND CHOOSE THE COOL PLACES I WANT TO SEE. >> SINGAPORE, RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY, I’LL ALWAYS PLAY SINGAPORE AS LONG AS YOU TAKE US BACK TO THE MARKETS WHERE THEY HAVE THE FRESH COCONUTS, AMAZING. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
>> WELL, AS ANDY OGLETREE MENTIONED, THIS IS THE 8TH GREEN. HE PLAYED IN THE FIRST EVENT IN LONDON AND HE CAME IN 48TH. HE WENT AWAY TO THE ASIAN TOUR AND THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES AND EARNED HIS WAY BACK AND HE
PLAYED ONCE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE LAST MAY LAST SEASON AND HE TIED FOR FOURTH, ANDY OGLETREE, FIVE SHOTS BACK OF OUR WINNER, HAROLD VARNER III IN WASHINGTON DC, BUT NOW HE’S A WILD CARD FOR– EXCUSE ME, HYFLYER FOR THE ENTIRE 2024 SEASON.
HERE IS JOAQUIN ON THE TEE IN 8TH. HE’S ONE BACK OF CHARL SCHWARTZEL, OUR EARLY LEADER. >> OVER AT 4TH, AND THE — ANTHONY KIM WITH THE LONG ONE FOR BIRDIE. >> HE’S HAD THE PACE DOWN PRETTY GOOD. THIS IS GOING TO SWING OUT EARLY
AND THEN MOVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, ALL THE WAY ON THE LAST 20 FE FEET. >> A GOOD POSITIVE STROKE AT IT. >> PHIL WITH AN EXCELLENT PAR SAVE AT 7. HERE HE IS ON THE 8TH TEE, THREE UNDER PAR, ONE BACK OF THE LEAD.
>> NOT MUCH WRONG WITH THAT. ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE. >> WHATEVER YOU’RE — IF YOU WANT TO. >> THERE’S OUR SCORING GRAPHIC. BASED ON WHERE THE TEE SHOTS ENDED UP, THE RED SQUARE, DOES IT FIT IN THE SKITTLES BAG. THAT’S THE BOGEY, DON’T BELONG IN THERE.
FIVE BIRDIES THUS FAR. >> THAT’S IT, SAME THING ON THAT, JUST LEFT OF IT THERE. PERF PERFECT. >> WELL, COULD THIS BE JON RAHM’S WEEK? ONLY HE AND DUSTIN JOHNSON HAVE TWO TOP 10 FINISHES IN THE START OF THE SEASON. HE’S DOING WELL IN JEDDAH.
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT TOP 10 FINISHES. IT WILL BE A SHOCK IF JON RAHM FINISHES OUT OF THE TOP 10 IN AN EVENT. I KNOW THE COMPETITION IS AWESOME AND I KNOW IT’S DEEPER THAN MAYBE SOME PEOPLE WANT TO
BELIEVE, BUT HE IS ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT PLAYERS, DAVID, OF HIS GENERATION. >> YEAH. HE SURE IS. HE’S THERE WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT. JINICHIRO KOZUMA OVER ON THE PAR 3 16TH. HE KNOCKS THAT ONE IN. >> THAT’S THREE IN A ROW FOR HIM.
>> AND HATTON, BUNKER AT 10. >> A.K. MADE PAR 4. >> IT MIGHT CATCH THE SLOPE. THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. >> TALOR GOOCH IS UP THERE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT AT 9. >> RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HE HAS PURCHASED A PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING TEAM, PBR TEAM AND
THEY’VE CHANGED THEIR KIND OF COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE, AND IT’S VERY SIMILAR, AS IT TURNS OUT, LIV GOLF FROM A TEAM STANDPOINT. HE’S BRINGING THE TEAM TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND PEOPLE THERE, RODEO FANS ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED. >> THE WRANGLERS? >> I CAN’T REMEMBER EXACTLY.
>> I’LL HAVE TO LOOK THAT ONE UP. JUST TO CONFIRM, HE’S THE OWNER, HE ISN’T A COMPETITOR. >> NO, NO, NO, THERE’S INSURANCE LAWS AGAINST HIM GETTING ON THE BACK OF ONE. >> I THINK THAT WOULD RANK AS ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO FINISH OUR GOLF CAREER.
>> YEAH. >> FIRST HOLE AND HERE IS LEE WESTWOOD OF THE MAJESTICKS WITH HIS SECOND SHOT. THIS IS A TEAM WHO NEED A PODIUM FINISH. THEY HAVEN’T MANAGED THAT IN THEIR LAST 18 EVENTS IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> BROOKS KOEPKA NOW FOR BIRDIE
ON 6. HE DROVE IT WAY RIGHT INTO THE DESERT AND HAD A GREAT PITCHING WEDGE AT THIS POINT LEFT TO RIGHT. >> THAT WAS A QUICK ONE. >> THE OKLAHOMA WILD CATERS. >> WILD CATERS. YOU KNOW WHAT A WILD CATER IS. >> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> IT HAS TO DO WITH THE OIL FIELDS, GUYS WORKING THE OIL FIELDS, VERY COMMON ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA ARE KNOWN AS WILD CATERS. >> PETER UIHLEIN, THIS IS FOR PAR. DROVE IT INTO THE LEFT BUNKER. HIT HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE LEFT GREENSIDE BUNKER.
SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE DESERT ON THIS HOLE. NOT MUCH MOVEMENT FOR THIS ONE >> OVER ON 5, CAM UP ON THE TEE. >> YEAH, DIDN’T MANAGE TO MAKE BIRDIE ON THE 4TH. A BIT DISAPPOINTED. JUST STARTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE
AND LET THE WIND DRIFT IT BACK I IN. >> LET’S STAY FOR A.K. >> IT’S REMARKABLE HOW SIMILAR HIS SWING IS TO WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME. IT LOOKS ALMOST IDENTICAL. STILL GRIPS THE CLUB DOWN THE SHAFT. POSITIONED ON THE TOP OF THE
BACK SWING HASN’T CHANGED AT ALL, BUT HE’S COME OUT OF THAT ONE, IT LOOKS LIKE. HAS HE SAVED IT? >> PHIL TO TIE THE LEAD AT 8. >> WELL, LIV GOLF’S FIRST PODCAST, FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS HOSTED BY JERRY AND SUEANN AND
IT’S BOUND TO BE ENTERTAINING. WITH GUESTS LIKE BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, IT’S ENLIGHTENING. >> SPEAKING OF THE MAJOR, YOU’VE ALREADY WON THE U.S. OPEN. WHAT’S THE NEXT ONE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR EYES ON. >> I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO WIN THE MASTERS EVER SINCE I WAS AN
AMATEUR OR BEFORE THAT, WATCHING TIGER. CHIPPING ON 16, IT SOLD IT FOR ME. OKAY, THIS IS THE NEXT EVENT I WANT TO WIN AND THE PRESTIGE BEHIND IT AND THE AIR AROUND IT. AND WHEN I SAW AUGUSTA AND EXPERIENCED THE PEOPLE THERE AND
I CERTAINLY LOVED COMING BACK THERE EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND I BELIEVE I’M GOING TO GET IT DONE ONE OF THESE DAYS. IT’S A MATTER OF TIME AND CONTINUED HARD WORK AND LEARNING FROM MY FAILURES. >> I THINK YOU’D LOOK GOOD IN A GREEN JACKET.
>> I THINK IT MIGHT– >> THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FIT THE GUNS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE– ALL OF YOUR MUSCLES THERE. >> AND GOING TO BE THE MOST JACKED GREEN JACKET WINNER, THAT WOULD BE COOL. [LAUGHTER] >> THINK OF THE CONTENT– BECAUSE YOU GET TO KEEP IT FOR A
YEAR. THINK OF THE CONTENT. MY GOSH. REMEMBER TIGER AT THANKSGIVING HIM WEARING THE GREEN JACKET AT THANKSGIVING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND HAD THE TROPHY AND THAT SORT OF– THAT WOULD BE COOL JUST TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT WOULD BE FUN.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A GREEN JACKET FOR A YEAR, DAVID? WHAT WOULD YOU BE SEEN DOING WITH THE GREEN JACKET AS A CHAMPION? >> PROBABLY MOWING, OR RAKING A BUNKER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> HATTON NOT ABLE TO GET THAT
TO DROP OFF SPINNING THE APPROACH SHOT OVER THE HILL DOWN TO THE RIGHT LEVEL. CALEB SURRATT, 2ND AT 13. >> THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB, WAY TO COMMIT. >> THE PYLON ON THE LEFT AND YOU SAW HERBERT SLIP UP TO A TIE FOR
FIRST BECAUSE OF THIS BIRDIE AT NUMBER 1. 4 UNDER PAR IN THE EARLY GOING FOR THE PROUD AUSTRALIAN. >> JON RAHM OVER AT THE 8TH. GENUFLECTION, THAT ONE QUITE DIDN’T GO IN. >> THE MAJESTICKS MAKING A LITTLE NOISE ON THE GOLF COURSE AS WELL.
HENRIK STENSON HIS SECOND AT THE 14TH HOLE. ONE OF THE THREE PLAYING CAPTAINS FOR THE MAJESTICKS. SPINS THAT BACK NEAR TO GIMME RANGE IF THERE WERE SUCH A THING. IAN POULTER, HE’S MADE A FEW PUTTS OF THIS LENGTH IN HIS CAREER, TYPICALLY IN MATCH PLAY,
TYPICALLY AGAINST THE U.S., BUT THAT ONE WENT IN WITH CONVICTION. >> YEAH. OVER AT 5TH, GRAEME MCDOWELL IS THE FIRST TO GO, DOM. >> YES, HE IS. HAVING A BIT OF A CHAT WITH HIS LONG TIME CADDY, KENNY. WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION OVER THE YEARS.
>> THAT’S NOT A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM WHERE WE’RE LOOKING AT. >> IT’S A PIN YOU CAN ATTACK FROM THE FAIRWAY. NOT SO MUCH FROM THE ROUGH. THE WIND JUST PICKED UP REALLY HARD. IT’S STRAIGHT OFF BEHIND THEM OFF TO THE RIGHT. >> GET DOWN.
>> WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY DOING? [LAU [LAUGHTER] >> CHARLES HOWELL III WITH HIS SECOND SHOT AT NUMBER 12. >> HE LOVED THAT, TO GET IT TO TWO UNDER. >> NOW BACK TO CAM SMITH. >> THE WIND JUST DIED A LITTLE BIT.
HE’S GOT A CHALLENGE TO THE BUNKER TO THIS PIN. THERE’S A LITTLE BACK STOP. ALTHOUGH BEING DOWN WIND, I DON’T THINK HE’S GOING TO GET SPIN OFF OF THAT, SO– >> FEELING IT. >> THE SWING THAT WE’RE LOOKING. IT’S CORRECT. >> SOUNDS LIKE HE SWITCHED TO
ONE MORE CLUB, DOM. >> YEAH, I THINK IT’S THE PITCHING WEDGE. JUST GOT THE SIGNAL AND HE DID SAY THERE’S A BACK STOP THERE. SO, MIGHT SEE THIS LAND NEAR THE PIN AND MAYBE RELEASE A LITTLE BIT? IT SHOULD STOP. OH, THAT’S NOT GOOD.
>> CALEB SURRATT. THAT WAS AT 13 UNCHARACTERISTICALLY SHANKING LOOKING EFFORT. >> LET’S SEE HOW ANTHONY KIM’S GOLFING BRAIN IS WORKING, THERE’S NO CHANCE, A DOWNHILL LIE IN THE ROUGH THAT HE CAN GO FOR THE PIN. HE NEEDS TO MAYBE RUN IT UP EDGE
OF THE FRONT SIGH. OH, DID HE SHANK THAT. >> HE DID. >> AND HE HIT ONE SIMILAR ON THE VERY FIRST HOLE. NOT QUITE AS — YOU KNOW WHAT? I SAID SHANKY JUST BEFORE THAT ON CALEB SURRATT. >> YOU DID. >> IT COULD WELL HAVE BEEN MY
FAULT. >> I BELIEVE IT WAS. >> IT WAS DAVID. >> YEAH. >> PETER UIHLEIN OUT FOR THE FIRST CUT ON THE 7TH. POLE LOCATION IS TUCKED ON THE LEFT. THAT’S THE RESULT. BR BROOKS, IN THE RIGHT ROUGH. THAT BALL IS SITTING WAY DOWN
WITH THIS YEAR’S OVERSEED. DJ LAST TO GO IN THIS GROUP. EVERYTHING SLOPES RIGHT TO LEFT. ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THIS GRE GREEN. >> WELL, IT’S A TWO-WAY TIE THE TOP OF THE PYLON. HERBERT AND SCHWARTZEL BOTH FOUR UND UNDER.
>> KALLE SAMOOJA OVER AT 17 . A LOVELY SHOT FROM THE FINN. HIS THIRD SHOT NOW AND IT’S SUCH AN UNNERVING THING TO HAPPEN, THAT SHANK. BOY, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO HIT THE BALL OUT ON THE TOE FOR THE REST OF THE RUN.
>> AND THAT WASN’T A PARTIAL SHANK, THAT WENT A LONG WAYS, 90 DEGREES NEARLY. >> YEAH. >> ADRIAN MERONK, 112 ON THE STIMPSON METER TODAY. BROOKS JUST OFF THE FRONT EDGE OF THE 7TH. >> YEAH, IT’S INTERESTING, I SPOKE TO RICKY IN THE PLAYER’S
LOUNGE AND HE SAID I NEVER THOUGHT BROOKS PLAYED HIS BEST GOLF HERE, BUT WHAT HE DOES SO WELL IS THE WAY HE PLOTS AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HIS BALL STRIKING, BUT COURSE MANAGEMENT IS A BIG THING AND HE
REALLY PUTS HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT POSITION, ALWAYS STAYS BELOW THE HOLE AND ALWAYS PUTTS INTO THE WIND. WIND. >> WE’RE BACK AND THAT’S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE 7TH GREEN. >> PETER HIT A BEAUTIFUL WEDGE SHOT. WATCH THIS PUTTING STROKE. OPEN STANCE, VERY NARROW.
A LOT OF FORWARD PRESS. VERY SHORT STROKE AS WELL. A LOT OF ENERGY GOING INTO THE BA BALL. >> NOW, WE SAW CAM SMITH’S SECOND SHOT AT 5. NOT GREAT, THIS IS HIS THIRD JUST A MOMENT AGO. OH. >> YOU KNOW, THAT WILL AVOID THE
EMBARRASSMENT OF– >>. >> THIS IS THE 14TH GREEN AND CHARL SCHWARTZEL, THIS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. SOUTH AFRICAN IS PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY AT THE MOMENT. HE TEED OFF AT 8. HE’S BIRDIED FOUR OF HIS OPENING SIX TO GET HIM TO FIVE UNDER PAR.
>> HE’S SEEING IT TODAY. >> FAR AWAY. >> YEAH, HE’S SEEING IT. >> A TWO STROKE LEAD IN THE TEAM COMPETITION, STING. AND OVER TEAM TORQUE. THIS IS A FEW MOMENTS AGO. >> CHACARRA, A BIG ONE, THIS IS HIS THIRD A MOMENT AGO. O OH.
>> AND NIEMANN WITH HIS 2ND AT THE 9. THE WIND HAS NOW CHANGED 90 DEGREES. IT WAS A DOWN WIND AT THE LAST. ANTHONY KIM HAS THIS FOR BOGEY OUT AT 5 AND GIVEN THE EXPECTED RUST, I THINK HE’LL CONCEDE THE
FACT THAT HE’S GOING TO MAKE SOME BOGEYS, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE THE DOUBLE. >> YEAH, YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS QUITE AN IMPORTANT PUTT PSYCHOLOGICALLY. >> THAT PUTT. >> AND DUSTIN JOHNSON IS IN THE MIX, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, ONCE AGAIN.
DJ TWO UNDER PAR AFTER THAT BIRDIE 3 AT THE 7TH. >> PHIL UP AT THE 9TH. JUST HANGS UP IN THE SEMI ROUGH, BUT THAT’S– HE’LL BE LOOKING TO CHIP THAT ONE IN. >> WELL, THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE CONTINUES TO CHANGE THE WAY THE
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I CAN’T WAIT TO LAND AT THE DOMINIC AIRPORT IN HONG KONG. >> WELL, JUST ANY LANDING IN HONG KONG AIRPORT IS A GOOD ONE. IF YOU CAN MISS THE BUILDINGS ON THE WAY IN. [LAU [LAUGHTER] >> CAR ORTIZ, CARLOS ORTIZ, IT’S A GOOD ONE.
DRENCHED IN SUCCESS, THIS IS ON INSTAGRAM, THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. CARLOS CLINCHES VICTORY IN STYLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES OMAN. IT WAS A TORQUE DOMINATING LEAD AS WELL. THREE OF THE TOP FIVE WERE MEMBERS OF THE TORQUE TEAM AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CARLOS ON AN
EXCELLENT VICTORY. THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES STANDINGS AND REMEMBER, FIRST PLACE OVERALL AFTER 10 EVENTS IS GUARANTEED A SPOT. AND THAT’S HOW ANDY OGLETREE MADE HIS WAY BACK TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE AT THE MOMENT. WELL, LIV GOLFERS ARE DOMINATING.
AND THERE HE IS, OOSTHUIZEN IN SECOND PLACE. >> THERE’S ONLY BEEN ONE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. >> THAT’S WHAT I SAID. >> EIGHT OF THE 12 GUYS ON THE LIST WERE LIV GOLF GUYS AND THEY HAVE 20-SOMETHING GUYS GO PLAY IT. ASIAN TOUR, THAT IS UNDER THE
UMBRELLA OF THE ASIAN TOUR. THE ASIAN TOUR IS JUST GETTING SO STRONG, SO QUICKLY. AND A GREAT, A GREAT — IT’S GREAT FOR GLOBAL GOLF THAT THAT’S HAPPENING. >> AND AN ESTABLISHED PATHWAY INTO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE AS WELL. >> LUCAS HERBERT OVER AT THE
2ND. NOT BAD TO GET TO FIVE UNDER. >> HE’S HAVING A ROUND, DAVID. TEEING IS UP AT 14, BOGEYED AT 15 AND RATTLED OFF FOUR CONSECUTIVE BIRDIES SINCE THEN. >> PETER UIHLEIN NEXT TO HIT ON THE 8TH. 8 IRON.
THE WIND DOWN AND SLIGHTLY AT THE LEFT. TODAY’S HOLE LOCATIONS ON THE TOP LEFT PLATEAU OF THIS GREEN. HE CERTAINLY WANTS TO STAY LEFT OF IT. ANYTHING RIGHT, IT’S GOING TO TRICKLE DOWN TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT SECT SECTION. >> 6TH TEE. THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
>> HE’S DRIVING THE BALL WELL. >> HE IS, AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A NEW AIRPORT IN HONG KONG. WE DON’T HAVE TO FLY OVER THOSE BUILDINGS, GOOD FOR EVERYONE, PILOTS INCLUDED. >> I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE FLEW INTO HONG KONG, WE TOOK
PEOPLE’S LAUNDRY OFF, WITH THE JETSTREAM. >> AND BROOKS NOW ON THE 8TH. PLAYING 177. WELL, HE’S SECOND IN STROKES GAME, AND ANYWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 150 TO 250. SUCH A GREAT BALL STRIKER. THIS IS LOOKING GREAT. >> THAT WAS COVERING THE FLAG
STICK RIGHT THERE, ABOUT 12 FEET SHORT. >> JON RAHM, IT’S A LONG WAY AWAY, BUT IT IS FOR BIRDIE AT 9. OH. JUST HUNG OUT HIGH. IT LOOKED FOREVER LIKE IT MIGHT GO IN. >> THIS IS TALOR GOOCH TO SAVE PAR OUT– A SHORT PAR 4 10TH.
OH, HELLO. FELT LIKE SHOULD GO WITH A PUTTER AT 9. MADE ONE OFF THE GREEN NOT SO LONG AGO, SETTLE FOR PAR THERE. >> LIVE AT 9 AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN IS TO TRY THE — TIE THE LEAD. >> YES, BEAUTIFULLY JUDGED BY NIEMANN, A MAN IN
FORM. A VICTORY IN MEXICO TO START THE SEASON AND HE’S TIED FOR THE LEAD AT JEDDAH. >> CALEB SURRATT. THIS IS AT 14 FOR THE YOUNGSTER. ♪ >> CORN HOLE EXPERTS HERE, THAT’S RAHM AND CALEB SURRATT, PRETTY GOOD AT IT. >> IT’S ACTUALLY A TELEVISED
SPORT NOW. I GUESS YOU’D CALL IT A SPORT. >> I MEAN, ANYTHING IS A TELEVISED SPORT THESE DAYS. I SAW TELEVISED PILLOW FIGHTING. >> YES, YOU SHOWED US THAT. >> THAT’S ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. >> YEAH. >> ARE YOU SAYING THAT MAJOR LEAGUE PILLOW FIGHTING ISN’T A SPORT?
>> I’M SAYING THAT– YOU KNOW, MY JURY IS OUT ON THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU WIN IF YOUR OPPONENT GOES TO SLEEP. [LAUGHTER] >> FORGET WHERE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THEY HAD
DISC GOLF ON, FRISBEE GOLF I CALL IT. THE OLD VETERAN NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE. GUESS WHAT HIS NAME WAS? BOBBY JONES. >> NO. >> YES, IT WAS FANTASTIC. >> THERE’S A SPORT IN THE U.K., WELL, IT’S PRETTY GLOBAL, ACTUALLY, BUT PROFESSIONALLY,
IT’S ABSOLUTELY HUGE AND IT CA CAUSES BEFUDDLEMENT ACROSS THE GLOBE, YOUR VIEW ON IT, DARTS. >> DARTS, YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE FINEST ATHLETES ON THE PLANET AS LONG AS THERE ARE PINTS OF JOHN SMITH’S BITTER INVOLVED. >> SEE, THAT’S WHERE I KIND OF
DRAW THE LINE. IF A SPORT INVOLVES A WAITRESS OR WAITER, IT’S NOT REALLY A SPORT. [LAUGHTER] >> IT’S A GAME. >> THIS IS THE GREEN AT 8 AND DUSTIN JOHNSON WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO 3 UNDER PAR.
>> WELL, WITH COMMENT, YOU’RE CERTAINLY NOT GAINING MANY FANS IN THE U.K. WITH YOUR LOVE FOR SOCCER AND DARTS. [LAUGHTER] >> NOW DUSTIN JOHNSON, THIS IS A BIG BREAKING LEFT TO RIGHT PUTT. >> I ENJOYED SOCCER THE OTHER DAY AND SOMEHOW FOUND THE SOCCER
GAME ON TV AND TURNS OUT, I THOUGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE ARLO’S TEAM, LEICESTER CITY. >> LEICESTER CITY. >> IS THIS LIVE? EVIDENTLY A GOOD GAME AND IN THE NEXT THREE MINUTES THE TEAM THEY WERE PLAYING, WHICH WAS THE SECOND BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE,
SCORED THREE GOALS IN A MATTER OF LIKE THREE SECONDS AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THAT. >> YOU’RE HEREBY BANNED FROM WATCHING LEICESTER IN THE FUTURE. LUCAS, WHEN HE BIRDIED AND BOGEYED 15. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 17. HE’S FOUR UNDER PAR OVERALL.
HIS THIRD SHOT INTO 18 HERE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN, WHO HAS BEEN SIGNED BY CAM SMITH RIPPER GC. AND RELEGATED LAST SEASON. HE WOULD MAKE A BIRDIE THERE AND BIRDIED THE 1ST >> HE BIRDIED AT 2 TO MAKE HIM 6 OUT OF 7. THAT ONE SLIPPED BY.
SO, A PAR FINALLY, FOR LUCAS HERBERT 4 UNDER PAR. >> UIHLEIN SNEAKS ONE PAST THE HOLE THERE NUMBER 8. OKAY, WE’LL BE TRYING TO AVOID IT AT 6. THAT’S A BETTER SHOT >> LITTLE TAP-IN THERE FOR UIHLEIN. THAT’S PAR. >> COMPLETE JUST DONE AN COMPLETE 180. >> IT’S NOT AS STRONG.
THOSE FLAGS WE CAN SEE FROM OUR BOOTH POSITION. >> THAT’S RIGHT, JERRY. CERTAINLY PICKED UP IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES. IT HAS SWITCHED. NOW BROOKS, THIS IS FOR AN UPHILL PUTT. >> TALOR GOOCH IS ON THE TEE AT 11. >> THAT WILL COLLECT OFF THE SLOPE. BEAUTIFUL. >> THAT ONE TO 10.
JON RAHM. >> THIS HOLE WAS DRIVABLE LAST YEAR. LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE CLOSE TO IT AGAIN. >> LIV GOLF CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE MOST OUTSTANDING VIEWER EXPERIENCE IN GOLF. THIS WEEK, WE UNVEILED THE GROUNDBREAKING ANY SHOT ANY TIME INITIATIVE. IT’S AVAILABLE AT A BETA TEST ON THE WEB ONLY AT LIVGOLFPLUS.COM.
EVERY GROUP ON THE GOLF COURSE WILL BE COVERED LIVE WITH AI INFORMED GRAPHICS. JUST SWITCH FROM GROUP TO GROUP FOR AN AMAZING SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE. LATER THIS YEAR, WE’LL EXPAND FROM WEB ONLY ACCESS TO FULL DEPLOYMENT ACROSS ALL DEVICES. THERE WILL BE A TEAM VIEWING AND ANY SHOT CALLBACK FEATURING
REPLAYS WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON. HOW ABOUT THAT? >> THAT’S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. >> THERE’S A LOT HAPPENING ON LIV GOLF PLUS. IT’S LIVGOLFPLUS.COM TO EXPERIENCE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> JINICHIRO KOZUMA, WILL GET TO IT 4 UNDER PAR. SERGIO ON THE PAR 3 11. 173 YARDS.
THAT WAS NO MORE THAN 8-IRON FOR SERGIO. >> OH, WOW. WOULD HAVE COST HIM A COUPLE OF FEET. >> THOMAS PETERS THE RANGE GOAT, THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. THE BELGIUM IS 2 UNDER PAR. TO 6. >> REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE 3-PUTT BOGEY. THIS ONE IS GOING TO BREAK FROM THE RIGHT.
PROBABLY A FOOT AND A HALF TWO FEET DOWNHILL. >> LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN OVER AT THE 12 FOR BIRDIE. >> ON THE LIV LINE, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. BRYSON, ONE UNDER PAR. TO THE GREEN AT 6. WELCOME BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY HERE. >> THIS WOULD MEAN A LOT JUST TO CLAW ONE BACK. >> THAT WAS A DIFFICULT SECOND
SHOT TOO. STRAIGHT INTO THE WIND TO A PRETTY SMALL TARGET THERE. THIS ONE JUST OUTSIDE THE RIGHT. ONE OF THOSE ONES YOU LIKE IS A RIGHT-HANDED PUTTER. HE DOESN’T WASTE MUCH TIME ONCE HE STANDS OVER IT. OH YEAH. ANTHONY KIM HIS FIRST COMPETITIVE BIRDIE. ALMOST 12 YEARS.
HE GETS IT BACK ONE OVER PAR. THAT’S MORE LIKE IT. >> THAT IS GOING TO MAKE HIM FEEL A LOT BETTER. OVER AT THE 9th. BUBBA WATSON. HANGS ON THE LEFT EDGE FOR HIM. >> BEFORE BUBBA, IT WAS PATRICK REED FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 9. SOLID START FOR P. REED.
HE’S 2 UNDER PAR. ELSEWHERE. TALOR GOOCH HAS TIED FOR THE LEAD 4 UNDER PAR. THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE PUTT AT 11. HE TOOK BROOKS KOEPKA ALL THE WAY HERE IN OCTOBER TO A TWO HOLE PLAYOFF WHERE HE SEALED THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND ONCE AGAIN, TALOR GOOCH IS CHALLENGING.
>> THE FIN, THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. 18. >> JOAQUIN IN TERRIFIC FORM. BIRDIE AT 10. >> LITTLE LOW PUNCH AND CHECK. PULLED AND A TOUCH. >> TORQUE K LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK. SMASH GC WON THEIR FIRST TITLE SINCE JEDDAH 2022 IN VEGAS LAST TIME OUT. AND A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE.
JON RAHM WITH HIS SECOND SHOT AT 9. >> HE’S DRIVEN THIS FLAG HIGH. >> WE ARE AT ROYAL GREENS ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. AN HOUR SO OUTSIDE OF JEDDAH. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE. WHAT A GORGEOUS SIGHT FROM OUR DRONE ABOVE THE GOLF COURSE. IT’S A CHALLENGING GOLF COURSE.
THE WIND IS BUFFETING SOME OF THE PLAYERS ON MOST OF THE HOLES. THIS IS WHAT I SEE. THE WORLD HAS SEEN IN THE PAST AND NOW, IT IS AN HONOR HAS COMMISSIONER OF LIV GOLF TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS STAR TO BE REBORN. WELCOME BACK AND TO THE LIV GOLF FAMILY.
MAY THE GOLF WORLD HAVE MISSED YOU. WE LOOK AT A.K. WHO’S COMING OFF HIS FIRST BIRDIE. IN OVER A DECADE. GREG, TO HAVE YOU IN THE STUDIO. THIS IS A BIG DAY. WE’VE HAD MANY TALKING POINTS AND STORY LINES. BUT THE ANTHONY KIM SIGNING REALLY HAS SENT SHOCK WAVES AROUND THE GOLFING WORLD.
HE’S BEEN TRENDING ON X. HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT? >> IT REALLY STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. REACHED OUT TO A.K. EARLY ON. IT WASN’T THE RIGHT TIME FOR HIM. I WANTED HIM TO KNOW THAT WE HAD INTEREST IN REIGNITING HIM AND BRINGING HIS PASSION AND BELIEF
IN THE GAME OF GOLF BACK OUT. TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE’RE AT, IT WAS PROBABLY VERY EMOTIONAL, P PASSIONATE FOR ME O PULL HIM BACK IN THE GAME. VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE IN THE UPPER LEVEL. I OF WAD HIM. TO SEE HIM FALL IN THIS DARK
HOLE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, CLEAN HIMSELF UP AND GET HIMSELF BACK UP AND INJURIES WHATEVER IT IS. TO SEE WHERE HE IS TODAY AND TO WALK WITH HIM AND BE WITH HIM, HE DIDN’T WANT AN AGENT. HE WANTED TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF. HE WANTED TO SPEAK TO ME.
HE YOU WANT WHAT — HE WANTED TO DEAL WITH IT. HE HAS BEEN REINVIGORATED THROUGH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. IT BROUGHT SOMETHING BACK TO HIM. I WAS WALKING WITH EMILY DOWN THE FIRST HOLE, I SAID WHAT WAS IT THAT REALLY GOT HIM BACK? HE SAID THE GAME OF GOLF.
I SAID THE GAME OF GOLF IS ONE THING HITTING THE BALL. IT’S THE EMOTION THAT ALLOW HIM TO GO, I’M GOOD AT THIS. OH, GOLF IS A SAFE HAVEN. OH, GOLF IS GOING OGIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE. IT’S THE HAPPINESS HE HASN’T BEEN IN THE LAST 12 YEARS UNTIL HE MET EMILY.
>> HE HAS THAT ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY. PEOPLE GET ADDICTED TO APPLAUSE. THEY MISS IT. HE WAS LARGER THAN LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE. >> 100% HE WAS. HE HAD A MYSTIQUE ABOUT HIM AND HE HAS A CULT FOLLOWING. HE SAID TO ME YESTERDAY WHEN HE PLAYED IN THE PRO-AM.
HE SAID WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED MY NAME ON THE FIRST TEE, IT’S BECOME REAL. I SAID A.K. WHEN YOU WALK ON THE DRIVING RANGE, FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS, YOU’VE BEEN HITTING BALLS WITH AMATEURS. IT’S LIKE POP, POP, POP. GET ON THAT DRIVING RANGE LISTEN TO D.J. HIT AND LISTEN TO JON RAHM HIT.
THAT SOUND IS DIFFERENT. I SAID THAT WILL IGNITE YOUR SENSES AGAIN. GET YOUR SENSES OVERLOAD BACK IN EQUILIBRIUM. WHATEVER HAPPENS TODAY DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. I SAID TO HIM ON THE FIRST TEE. THE JOURNEY OF THOUSAND MILES STARTS WITH A SINGLE STEP. THAT FIRST STEP, HIS FIRST SWING TODAY.
THERE WILL BE A PROCESS FOR HIM TO GO THROUGH. I’M JUST SO HAPPY FOR LIV. I’M HAPPY FOR GOLF AND A.K. AND THE FAMILY. HIS JOURNEY IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC GOOD W.. >> THAT FIRST SWING WAS A GOOD DRIVE OFF 18. THIS WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 1.
THAT WASN’T TOO FAR AWAY. AFTER BOGEYING HIS FIRST HOLE, THERE WAS A STRING OF PARS. THIS IS HIS SECOND AT 3rd. JUST SHOWING SUCH A BALL AROUND THE GREENS. SECOND SHOT TO FOLLOW AT 5. A.K. IS A WILD CARD FOR THE 2024 SEASON. THAT WAS THE DREADED SHANK.
HE DROPPED A SHOT THERE TO GO TO 2 OVER PAR. THIS IS A SIGN OF THE CHARACTER OF THE MAN. HE BOUNCES BACK WITH A BIRDIE AT 6. >> ABSOLUTELY. THAT’S A QUALITY OF THE PLAYER. WE KNOW HE IS. THERE’S A LOT OF CHANGES HE HAS TO GET READJUSTED TO.
LIKE ON THE SECOND SHOT ON THE FIRST HOLE HE PLAYED TODAY. GREAT TO SEE THE SHOT. IT WAS THE DRONE. THE DRONE CAME OVERHEAD. HE HAVEN’T HEARD IT BEFORE. OH MY GOD, HE TOPPED THEM. I WENT UP TO EMILY, JUST TELL HIM THE DRONES, HE DIDN’T HEAR THEM.
NOW HE’S GOT TO GET USED TO THAT. IT’S A DIFFERENT ENERGY OUT THERE. >> THE GAME HAS CHANGED, TOO IN 12 YEARS. IT’S EVOLVED. IT WILL TAKE HIM A FEW ROUNDS UNDER HIS BELT, GREG, TO GET INTO ANY KIND OF COMFORT ZONE TO EXPECT HIM TO GO OUT HERE AND
SHOOT 66 OR SOMETHING REALLY LOW, I THINK IT’S JUST UNREASONABLE. >> HE WANTS TO DO IT. LIKE YOU SAID, IT’S A STEPPINGSTONE TO GET TO THAT POINT. I THINK COMING TO JEDDAH, HE DIDN’T WANT TO START HURL. HE WANTED TO GET REPS UNDERNEATH HIS BELT. WHICH IS GREAT. JEDDAH WAS A GOOD ONE.
WE GO TO HONG KONG, DIDN’T GOLF COURSE. THEN BOOM, HE’S GOT TO BE MIAMI. >> PHIL WITH ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR THE HIGH FLYERS. HE’S HAVING A SUPER OPENING DAY. JON RAHM HERE. ROLLS THAT IN. JON IS 3 UNDER PAR. JOAQUIN NEIMANN, PUTS A FLY IN FOR BIRDIES ACROSS ROYAL GREENS
AND JOAQUIN’S EXCELLENT FORM CONTINUES. GREG, WE SEE IN SOME OTHER SPORTS, NOTABLY BOXING, PERHAPS AND ALL-TIME GREAT TENNIS PLAYERS RETIRED PREMATURELY AND CAME BACK. THE GAME HAD MOVED ON. WHERE DID A.K. START TO PREPARE TO COME BACK TO THE TOP LEVEL OF WORLD GOLF? >> IT WAS IN PALM SPRINGS.
HE EVEN ADMITTED — HE MENTIONED THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS PLAYING WITH IN THE DAY. THE EQUIPMENT HE’S GOT TODAY IS FAR SUPERIOR. ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE’S NOTICED A DIFFERENCE. ALL THOSE THINGS THAT A GREAT PLAYER PICKS UP ON. EMILY, HIS WIFE, WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY GOLF.
THE TWO OF THEM WENT OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE. EMILY SAID HE’S A VERY GOOD TEACHER. SHE’S FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE GAME. THEY STARTED PLAYING GOLF TWO OR THREE, FOUR TIMES A WEEK TOGETHER. THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN A JOURNEY OF TWO NOT ONE. NOW IT’S THREE BECAUSE OF HIS BELLA, HIS DAUGHTER.
A.K. WILL FIND HIMSELF IN A BETTER PLACE. IT’S NOT THE FIRST ROUND, NOT THE SECOND TOURNAMENT. WHEN HE STARTS FEELING COMFORTABLE, THE TALENT WILL START FLOWING THROUGH. >> WITH YOUR COMMISSIONER HAT ON, GREG, YOU KEEP PULLING OFF THESE BIG SIGNINGS. JON RAHM WAS HUGE. HE’S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE FOR
LIV GOLF. IN TERMS OF PUSHING THE NEEDING AND GETTING EYE BALLS ON THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE, HOW IMPORTANT CAN ANTHONY KIM SIGNING BE? >> THAT’S A POSITIVE. THE INTEREST NOW KOREA, WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING DOWN FROM KOREA TO MEET WITH ME. OBVIOUSLY A.K. GETTING BACK TO KOREA. HIS MOTHER STILL LIVES IN KOREA.
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, STIMULATED NEW INTEREST. IS THAT GREAT FOR LIV? 100% IT’S GREAT FOR LIV. EVEN A.K. SAID HE’S NEVER BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NOW IN 24 HOURS, 36 HOURS IT’S JUST LIKE EXPLODED. I SAID WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. >> HE’S PRETTY GOOD AT THAT TOO. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT’S THE REACTION OF THE OTHER PLAYERS, ALL OF SUDDEN, HE POPS UP. WE WERE SAYING EARLIER. IT’S NOT LIKE — WE THOUGHT HE WAS EXTINCT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE’S BACK. HOW THE OTHER PLAYERS REACTED? >> IT’S A MIXTURE. JUST TOUGH GUYS SAY BRING IT ON. THAT’S THE WAY TOP PLAYERS THINK.
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO COME AND KNOCK ME OFF MY PEDESTAL. IF YOU DO IT, GREAT, YOU DONE IT ON YOUR OWN TERMS. I’M NOT BACKING OFF YOU A.K. I LOVE THAT. LOVE THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT WITHIN. WITH THE OTHER PLAYERS, THEY’RE LIKE, A.K., GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
PAUL CASEY HAD WONDERFUL INTERACTION. IT’S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THOSE TWO. OKAY, THEY PLAYED TOGETHER. THEY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER. TO SEE THAT, YOU GO, THERE IT IS AGAIN. ONE HAND YOU GOT THIS, THE COMPETITIVE SIDE. OTHER HAND YOU GOT THIS. WELCOME BACK TO THE LIV FAMILY. >> GREG IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR THE
LIV GOLF LEAGUE. IT’S ONLY OUR 25th EVENT IN HISTORY. JUST STORY LINES CONTINUE TO POUR OUT. IMPREG, T — GREG, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ GOT WITHIN ONE. THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 5. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ IS 4 UNDER PAR. TORQUE, THEY ARE GOING WELL IN THE EARLY STAGES.
THEY HAVE TO LEAD BY THREE ON 11 UNDER PAR OVER STINGER WITH SMASH IN THIRD PLACE. THAT’S G-MAC FINISHING UP AT 7. A.K. WILL PLAY NEXT. >> THAT WAS LOVELY TO HEAR WHAT GREG HAD TO SAY. VERY GOOD POINTS TOO. A.K., HE’S HAD A FEW BAD BREAKS. HE HAD NO CHANCE DOWNWIND
SITTING DOWN, ROCK HARD. JUST OVER THE BACK. HAD A TOUGH THIRD SHOT TOO. THIS LONG ONE FOR A PAR. GOING TO SLOW DOWN. >> NEXT TO THE GREEN AT 11, JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE. >> HE’S HIT A NUMBER OF GOOD AGGRESSIVE PUTTS. LOOKING DANGEROUS. >> CAM SMITH FOR BIRDIE AT 7.
>> CHARL SCHWARTZEL HAS TIED FOR THE LEAD PFEIFE 5ED UNDER PAR. HE TEED OFF AT 8. SCHWARTZEL 5 UNDER. JOAQUIN NEIMANN WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECLAIM THE LEAD TO GET TO 6 UNDER. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 11. JOAQUIN TEED OFF AT 3. OH, YES. HE COULDN’T DO IT AGAIN COULD HE?
HE’S ROLLING ALONG. FIVE BIRDIES IN SIX FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HE’S 6 UNDER PAR. THREE PLAYERS EARNED THEIR WAY ON TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE LAST DECEMBER AT THE ABU DHABI GOLF CLUB. FINAL TWO SPOTS CAME DOWN TO A PLAYOFF. >> LIV GOLF LEAGUE WELCOMING THREE NEW MEMBERS AFTER AN
EXCITING SUNDAY IN ABU DHABI. >> THE ONLY OTHER OPTION TO MAKE IT ON LIV WAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROMOTION EVENT. WE’RE GOING TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING WE GOT. >> EVERYONE FELT THE PRESSURE. THERE’S A LOT OF HAPPENING IN THE PLAYOFF, I THINK. IT WAS TOUGH TO TELL WHO WILL TAKE THE SPOT.
>> HE HAD THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 17. JARS LENGTHY ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLE. >> FIRST EMOTIONS WENT THROUGH A GRUELING SPLASH. >> LOOK AT THE CONTROL OF THIS BRILLIANT SHOT. KIND OF CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE. LOOKED LITTLE EDGY THERE AT TIMES. WE ENJOYED THE MOMENT.
>> KIERAN VINCENT MAGNIFICENT SECOND INTO THE GREEN ON 18. THAT WAS HIS SECOND LIV GOLF 24. >> HE DID MAKE THIS. JAPAN HAS REPRESENTATION FULL-TIME ON LIV GOLF. >> TWO PUTTS THERE. HE GETS PROMOTED AS THE WINNER. >> IT WAS MASSIVE. IT WILL CHANGE MY CAREER. THAT MAKES EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
>> HERE IS KIERAN VINCENT WHO YOU JUST SAW WAS PROMOTED IN ABU DHABI. HE HAS THE TWO LONGEST DRIVES OF THE SEASON SO FAR AFTER TWO EVENTS. HE ROLLS THAT IN TO GET 1 UNDER PAR. NOW TEE AT 8, CAMERON SMITH. >> 6-IRON STRAIGHT INTO THE TEETH OF THE WIND. 177 YARDS.
GOT TON CAREFUL. YOU DON’T WANT TO BE LONG. KEER >> PATRICK REED OVER AT THE FIRST FOR BIRDIE. BEG YOUR PARDON, THIS IS THE 10th. >> DOES A LOT OF VISUALIZATION WORK. DOES NOT HIT UNTIL HE SEES THE SHOT IN HIS MIND. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FAIRLY LOW ONE.
NEEDS TO SIT, I THINK. >> THIS IS A NICE DRAW FOR A.K. >> COULDN’T PLAY WITH TWO NICER GUYS. >> THEY’RE LAID BACK AS ANYBODY. AND ENCOURAGING TOO. YOU CAN TELL THEY WANT A.K. TO PLAY WELL OUT HERE. THIS IS HEADING LEFT. >> STOPPED SHORT OF THE DESERT. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON.
ROUGH HERE ON THE 10th. HOLE LOCATION TODAY FROM LEFT. >> STAND STILL. >> WIND OFF HIS LEFT CAN USE THAT BACKSTOP. ABOUT 6 OR 7 FEET PAST THIS PIN. >> JUST NOT QUITE FIRM ENOUGH TO GET IT UP THAT SLOPE AND GET IT TO RETURN. PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH. >> BROOKS NEXT TO GO.
FIRST CUT NOT TOO BAD. THAT LIE, PERFECT ANGLE TO THIS PIN. >> UIHLEIN, THIRD TO PLAY. >> LITTLE MORE AWKWARD OF AN ANGLE FOR PETER. COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS ROUGH. BALL SITTING NICELY THOUGH. GOING TO OPEN UP THE CLUB FACE. TAKE A BIG SWING AT IT.
JUST GOT TO BE LITTLE MORE CAREFUL. HE HAS TO CARRY THAT BUNKER. YOU DON’T WANT TO GET TOO CUTE. >> IF YOU YET TO DOWNLOAD THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP, YOU MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING QUITE SPECIAL. TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN WATCH EVERY SHOT OF CAM SMITH, ANTHONY KIM AND GRAEME
McDOWELL IN ADDITION TO COMMERCIAL FREE LIV GOLF LEAGUE ACTION, YOU CAN REWATCH EVERY SINGLE ROUND OF LIV GOLF SINCE DAY ONE IN LONDON. DOWNLOAD THE APP TODAY FOR LIV GOLF, JEDDAH AND THE U.S.A. TUNE INTO THE CW FROM 1:00 TO 6:00 P.M. EASTERN ON SATURDAY AND ON SUNDAY.
THIS IS THE GREEN AT 8. A.K. IS FIRST. [ LAUGHTER ] THIS IS A HOLE THAT WILL GET YOU CAUGHT UP IN THE 54 AFTER PLAY. IF YOU JOIN A TEAM, A.K. IS THE WILD CARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024. WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? WOULD HE GET HIS OWN TEAM?
21%, IT APPEARS FAVOR AMONGST THE FANS IS TO JOIN BROOKS KOEPKA AND SMASH, 32%. SMASH IN A.K.’S FUTURE. >> TOUGH SHOT THERE. THROW IT UP AND LAND ON THE DOWN SLOPE. >> PETER UIHLEIN ON THE GREEN AT 10 FOR BIRDIE. >> LEE WESTWOOD FOR EAGLE AT 4. BIRDIE FOR WESTWOOD GETS HIM TO
2 UNDER PAR. MAJESTICS 10th. >> HE’S HAD SO MANY TODAY. PROBABLY FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD BE PLAYING A LOT BETTER. HE MISSED A FEW PUTTS INCLUDING THE LAST ONE ON THE 9th. HE’S HAD SOME GOOD MEMORIES HERE TO DRAW FROM. REALLY LIKES THIS GOLF COURSE. >> NOT SURE HE LIKE THAT ONE HE
HEADED. HE LIKES IT NOW. >> GOOD WIND. BAD PUTT EQUALS, AT THE SAME TIME AS A BAD READ. >> PHIL AT THE 12th. THAT’S GOING TO COME OVER THAT HUMP. >> BACK TO THE GREEN AT 10. BROOKS FOR BIRDIE. >> IT WAS RICKY ELLIOTT’S BIRTHDAY, BROOKS’ CADDIE ON MONDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICKY.
I BELIEVE HE TURNED 43. GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO. FIRST GIG HE DID. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANTHONY KIM FOR HIS PAR. THAT IS ANOTHER DROP SHOT FOR A.K. WHO IS 3 OVER PAR. WE ARE A SMIDGING OVER HALF WAY THROUGH DAY ONE HERE IN JEDDAH. ♪ ♪
>> WE ARE AT ROYAL GREENS HERE. IT’S LIV GOLF JEDDAH ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. IT IS A GORGEOUS PROPERTY HERE. THE SUN IS SHINING. 90 FAHRENHEIT, 35 CELSIUS. NOT QUITE AS HOT AS OUR LAST VISIT HERE IN OCTOBER. YOUR ANNOUNCE TEAM. BOY, WE HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING
THIS AS MUCH AS WE ARE. WELCOME INSIDE THE LIV BROADCAST BOOTH. ANTHONY KIM IS THE TALK OF THE GOLFING WORLD. HE TEED IT UP FIRST TIME IN 4320 DAYS. HE HAS ONE BIRDIE. SADLY FOR HIM, 4 BOGEYS AS HE SEARCHES FOR FORM IN HIS RETURN TO GOLF. YOU’RE FOLLOWING A MAN WHO’S
FACING THREEPEAT, THAT’S DUSTIN JOHNSON. >> D.J. IS OFF TO HAVE A STRONG START. HE’S COMPETED HERE ROYAL GREENS FIVE TIMES. HE HAS FINISHED OUTSIDE THE TOP SIX. THIS PLACE SUITS HIM. IT SUITS HIS EYE AND GAME. A LOT OF MEMORIES HE CAN DRAW FROM. HE’S ALSO, AS LONG AS HE PUTTS
IT THE WAY THAT HE’S BEEN THE LAST TWO EVENTS AND FIND THAT CONSISTENCY WITH THAT DRIVER, HE’S GOING TO REALLY GO LOW. THE PLAYERS CHASING HIM ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH OUT. >> WELL, AS I SAID AT THE DOP OF THE SHOW, ANTHONY KIM, WE HAVE TO LOWER OUR EXPECTATIONS.
I KNOW EVERYTHING WANTS HIM TO SHOOT 66 OR 67. THIS IS A TOUGH GOLF COURSE. I LIKE THE DRIVER PRETTY GOOD. HIS DEMEANOR IS TERRIFIC. EVEN AFTER THOSE BAD SHOTS. HIS MOOD DIDN’T CHANGE. THERE WAS NO EMOTION. LONG PUTTING, HE’S HAD FOU ] [NO AUDIO] >> SU-ANN HENG, HOW DIFFICULT IS
THE COURSE PLAY? >> THE START OF TODAY. THEY STARTED THE PLAY AT DIFFERENT WIND. THEY ARE USED TO THAT. TYPICALLY HERE IN JEDDAH. THE GREEN IS A LITTLE BIT SOFTER COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW TIMES. PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SAYING IT IS PLAYING LITTLE SOFTER ON THE FAIRWAYS AND THE ROUGH IS LITTLE
MORE PUNISHING. >> YOU MENTIONED AT THE START OF THE SHOW, BROOKS IS 0 FOR 3. HOW DO YOU HANDICAP HIS ODDS FROM WHAT YOU SEE THROUGH NINE HOLES? >> HE HASN’T BEEN DRIVING THE BALL AS WELL AS WE’RE USED TO SEEING HIM. HIS STROKING ISN’T QUITE AS SHARP FROM WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY
SEEN HIM AS WELL. JUST A LITTLE SLOPPY, LITTLE — NOT SO SOLID PLAY FROM HIM TODAY. HE JOKED WITH ME IN THE LOCKER ROOM TODAY, HE SAID I’M THREEPEAT ON MY THREEPEAT. HE WISHES TO CHANGE THAT THIS WEEKEND. LOOK, THERE’S A LOT MORE GOLF LEFT TO BE PLAYED.
WE HAVE SEEN BROOKS COME OUT REALLY LOW ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAY. I WOULDN’T COUNT HIM OUT YET. >> LET’S BE FAIR TO BROOKS KOEPKA, LAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THREEPEAT WERE IN MAJORS. LOOKING AT SOME OF THE BIG DOGS AS WELL. JON RAHM, PERHAPS IS HAVING A
LITTLE BIT OF THUNDER STOLEN BY ANTHONY KIM’S RETURN TODAY. ONE OF TWO PLAYERS WITH DUSTIN TO HAVE TWO TOP 10 FINISHES. HE STARTED VERY WELL HERE TODAY. >> WHEN YOU GET JON RAHM, DUSTIN JOHNSON, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, BROOKS KOEPKA, CAM SMITH. ON AND ON. YOU’RE GOING TO GET — YOU’RE
GOING TO FIGHT REALLY HARD FOR THOSE HEADLINES AND ONLY 13 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS PER SEASON. THAT’S A COMMON THING WITH LIV GOLF. WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT GROW IN THE YEARS TO COME. IT IS TOUGH TO BECOME THE MAN OUT HERE. >> IT’S QUITE EASY AT THE MINUTE YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THESE
GUYS SCORING. I THINK IT’S VERY LOW CONSIDERING THE WIND IS BLOWING. IT’S STARTING TO BLOW A LITTLE HARDER. WE CAN SEE THAT. DON’T FORGET ABOUT THESE GUYS BECAUSE ANTHONY KIM IS ON THE GOLF COURSE. >> RAHM JUST CUT IT TO 5 UNDER PAR. JUST BEFORE WE GET BACK TO THE
LIVE ACTION, CHARL SCHWARTZEL 5 UNDER PAR. HOW ABOUT JOAQUIN NEIMANN, 6 UNDER PAR SO FAR THROUGH HIS OPENING NINE HOLES HE HAS A ONE STROKE LEAD. >> THIS IS BROOKS OUT AT NUMBER 11. >> NOT EASY TO CLUB THIS ONE. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL EFFORT. >> CARLOS ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE OVER AT 13.
>> BIG BELGIUM THOMAS PIETERS PAR 5 18th HOLE. LOOKING FOR A BOUNCE AND A CHECK. OH. DIDN’T GET THE SPIN. BUT THE FLAG NEARLY HELPED. >> D.J. FOR BIRDIE AT 11. >> THIS IS A.K. HIS SECOND AT 9. >> MISHIT. MARTY KAYMER OVER AT 8. AT 11, PETER UIHLEIN WILL BE
NEXT FOR BIRDIE. >> GET IN THE HOLE. >> DID WHAT IT WAS TOLD. THE KIT CAN FLAT OUT PUTT. I STILL CALL HIM KID. THEY’RE ALL KIDS. ESPECIALLY THIS ONE. CALEB SURR SURRAT. >> THESE A 35-YEAR-OLD IN A 19-YEAR-OLD BODY. >> IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO REALLY WATCH, EVEN OVERALL THE SUPER STARS.
IT’S BEEN AN HOUR LISTENING TO THAT YOUNG GUY. IT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. >> HE LOOKS COMFORTABLE ON THE GOLF COURSE. >> HE’S A SPECIAL YOUNG MAN. BRYSON, 12. >> LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN HIS SECOND AT 15. PLAYED SOME GREAT GOLF IN THE OFF SEASON. WINNING BACK-TO-BACK WORLD TOUR EVENTS. ANTHONY KIM.
PRETTY HANDY LITTLE BUNKER SHOT. >> ELSEWHERE. MATT JONES, TWO OVER PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR. THAT’S COURTESY OF A BIRDIE AT THE FIRST. I THINK, THE CLINCH FIST IN CELEBRATION TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED IT KNOW ABOUT HIS ROUND SO FAR. HIS TEAMMATE IS MARC LEISHMAN, TEE SHOT AT 16.
THAT’S A BEAUTY. BIRDIE THERE FOR LEISHMAN TO GET IT BACK TO 2 OVER PAR. >> PHIL AT 13. THAT WAS ABSOLUTE QUACK OUT OF PHIL THERE. TRIED TO HIT A LITTLE DRAW. ABSOLUTELY SNIPED IT. >> JOAQUIN NEXT. >> JOAQUIN CARDED 59 DAY ONE IN MAYAKOBA. 6 UNDER THROUGH HOST OPENING 10 HOLES HERE.
HE TEED OFF AT 3 AND BIRDIED SIX OF HIS LAST NINE. >> ANTHONY KIM FOR PAR. GAVE UP ON THAT ONE EARLY. THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. HE’S A PLUS 4 NOW. BACK TO 13 AND JON RAHM. 120 YARDS SECOND SHOT. BALL SLIGHTLY BELOW HIS FEET. LITTLE BIT OF DOWNHILL LIE AS WELL.
TOUGH TO GET MAXIMUM SPIN. THAT CLUB HEAD SPEED HELP GET SOME SPIN. HE DOESN’T LIKE IT. DISAPPOINTING EFFORT BUT A CHANCE AT BIRDIE NONETHELESS FOR JON R M. THREE BACK, JOAQUIN NEIMANN, LEADING THE WAY. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL, HIS THIRD AT 18. HE’S 5 UNDER PAR SO FAR OPENING TEN HOLES.
>> CARLOS ORTIZ SECOND AT 14. TINY. AND FOLLOW THROUGH. JUST STUFFS IT. >> JINICHIRO KOZUMA FOR BIRDIE AT 3. HE’S HAVING AN EXCELLENT OPENING ROUND HERE IN JEDDAH. HERE’S IAN POULTER. LAST PERFORMER FOR THE MAJESTICS LAST TIME OUT. HE’S ONE UNDER PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR HERE ON DAY ONE IN JEDDAH.
THE MAJESTICKS THEY NEED SOMETHING. THEY NEED A SPARK FROM SOMEWHERE. 18 EVENTS WITHOUT A PODIUM FINISH. >> ARE THERE ANY TEAM YET TO GET A PODIUM? >> THE CLEEKS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST ONE. THE HIGH FLYERS GOT ONE IN CHICAGO. IRON HEADS WERE ON HE PODIUM IN TUCSON.
>> DRIBBLE FOR PHIL AT 13. THIS IS HIS FOURTH SHOT. >> THE BALL WELL ABOVE HIS FEET THERE. HE WAS TELLING HIS BROTHER, TIM, THE CADDIE FOR HIM. HE’S TRYING TO MAKE IT. HE’S WORRIED ABOUT IT SPINNING DOWN IN THE WATER. HE’S GOING TO PLAY IT LITTLE LEFT.
AS YOU ONCE SAID, HE’S WATCHING A MOVIE ONLY HE CAN SEE. HE’S TRYING TO HOOK A LITTLE WEDGE SHOT. >> THIS WAS A MOMENT AGO, LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AT 15. >> CARLOS ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE. >> HE’S NOW THREE BACK. >> BACK TO 13 FOR PHIL, JOAQUIN AND JON RAHM. >> PANINI AMERICA, FIRST EVER
OFFICIAL TRADING CARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEAM GOLF ARE HERE. EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE PANINI AMERICA THE OFFICIAL TRADING CARD PARTNER OF THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. IF YOU’RE OF A CERTAIN VINTAGE, ACTUALLY, STILL THE CASE NOW. PANINI WERE THE SOCCER STICKER PROVIDERS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG LAB. YOU USED TO HAVE YOUR SWATS IN
YOUR HAND AND YOU TRADE THEM IN THE YARD BEFORE SCHOOL. >> SOUNDS LIKE THE EARLY DAYS OF STOCK MARKET TRADING. BROOKS WITH THE KNEE HIGH SECOND SHOT AT 12. >> JERRY, GOOD NEWS IS WIND OFF THE LEFT. THAT WILL HELP WITH THE BALL FLIGHT. D.J. NEXT TO PLAY. JUST CAUGHT THE ROUGH THERE.
BALL ALSO ABOVE HIS FEET. HOLE LOCATION IS ALL THE WAY BACK THERE. >> TO 13 AND PHIL FOR BOGEY. DOESN’T WANT TO UN DO ALL THAT FINE WORK SO FAR TODAY. THAT’S DOUBLE FOR PHIL TO SLIP BACK TO 2 UNDER PAR. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL TO TIE THE LEAD.
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 18. >> PETER UIHLEIN SECOND AT 12. DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT ONE. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 13. >> IT WAS FOUR WEEKS AGO TODAY, HE HIT FIRST GOLF SHOT. >> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOWN IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO. >> TRIMMING DOWN A BIT. BUCKET. IT IS WORKING.
JON RAHM, LOOK OUT . HE’S TWO BACK OF OUR LEADER, JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> HIS TEAMMATE, CALEB SURRAT. SECOND SHOT AT 18. LEGION 13 TIED FOR THIRD PLACE WITH THE FOUR ACES. THREE BACK OF STINGER IN SECOND. THEY ARE FOUR BACK OF TORQUE WHO LEAD THE WAY. >> RIGHT-HAND BUNKERS WILL BE A
POPULAR SPOT. >> ELSEWHERE FOR THE HIGH FLYERS TODAY. CAMERON TRINGALE IS GOING WELL. HE IS TWO UNDER PAR. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 5. SLIPPED BACK A LITTLE WITH THE DOUBLE BOGEY FOR PHIL MICKELSON. PEREIRA TWO OVER PAR AT THE MOMENT. TORQUE LEAD THE WAY. HIS TEAMMATE, CARLOS ORTIZ TEEING OFF AT 15.
FREE FOR ALL ON SUNDAY, DAY THREE WHERE ALL FOUR SCORES COUNT TOWARDS THE TEAM TITLE. >> AUSTRALIAN, LUCAS HERBERT, THIRD SHOT OVER AT 6. WHAT A BEAUTY. >> PETER UIHLEIN SURVEYING THINGS FROM LONG R GE. >> THIS IS THE 12th GREEN. PETER UIHLEIN FORM CONTINUES AFTER A TIED SECOND IN LAS VEGAS
TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS IS FOR HIRS BIRDIE AND TO CLOSE THE GAP TO JOAQUIN NEIMANN TO TWO. >> THAT WAS A GREAT SECOND SHOT CONSIDERING THAT LIE ALL THE WAY ABOVE HIS FEET. >> JON RAHM IS ON THE TEE AT 14. TEED OFF AT 3 EARLIER. >> ANTHONY KIM TRYING TO HIT
SOMETHING CUTE HERE AT 10. BASICALLY WHAT YOU CONSIDER SHORT SIGHTED PITCH SHOT, DOWNWIND 60 YARDS TO THE HOLE. >> BACK TO THE 12, DUSTIN JOHNSON FOR BIRDIE. >> THIS SHOULD MOVE JUST LIGHTLY TO HIS RIGHT. YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LAST REACTION ON THE 11th GREEN. BIT OF FRUSTRATION.
WITH THE PUTTER, THAT IS. LITTLE MORE WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG. HELPS KEEP THE PUTTER MORE IN LINE WITH THE BALL. >> NORMAL MISS IS A LITTLE RIGHT. TENDS TO BY NOT KEEPING THE WEIGHT ON, TENDS TO ROCK OUT OF LITTLE BIT. THAT WAS A GOOD STROKE. DIDN’T GO IN.
SMITH TRYING TO SPIN ONE. >> THERE’S A SAYING IN GOLF, HORSES FOR COURSES. WORLD GREEN IS THE COURSE, THEN BROOKS KOEPKA IS THE HORSE. >> BROOKS KOEPKA TAKES THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE IN JEDDAH FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. HE IS OUR CHAMPION AT THE ROYAL GREENS COUNTRY CLUB.
>> I THINK IT’S A BALL STRIKER’S GOLF COURSE. I REALLY DO. ♪ ♪ >> THE WIND GETS UP IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU GOT TO CONTROL YOUR BALL FLIGHT, CONTROL YOUR SPIN. I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO THAT PRETTY WELL. >> REALLY GOOD. IT’S THE RIGHT DISTANCE. >> OH, WHAT A PEACH.
>> IT’S STINKING HOT. 93 FAHRENHEIT. >> THERE’S OUR LEADER. BROOKS KOEPKA. >> I LIKE THIS PLACE. I LIKE THE GOLF COURSE. I HAD SOME SUCCESS. HOPING TO BUILD ON THAT. >> OH, YEAH. ♪ ♪ >> WE’VE GOT GOOD GROUP OF GUYS. PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE HOW WE FINISH.
>> BROOKS KOEPKA FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT HERE. HE IS OUR CHAMPION IN JEDDAH. >> HERE’S HOW HE DID AROUND HERE LAST YEAR. YOU HEARD HIM SAY IT’S A BALL STRICKER’S GOLF COURSE. TWO BEST BY FAR OF THE DIFFERENT METRICS WE’VE USED. THE METRICS AGAINST THIS SAME FIELD EVERY YEAR. SECOND IN MEDIUM APPROACH.
THAT’S UP TO 225 YARDS FOURTH OFF THE TEE. THAT’S DISTANCE AND FAIRWAYS COMBINED. THE REST MEDIOCRE. IT’S A BALL STRIKER’S GOLF COURSE. EXACTLY WHY HE’S WON SO MANY MAJORS COMPARED TO REGULAR EVENTS WHETHER IT’S PLAYING THE PGA TOUR OR OUT HERE. THEY SEPARATE THE BALL STRIKES. GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE HOLE GAME.
THEY REALLY SEPARATE THE BALL STRIKERS. >> EAGLE AT 18. SPEAKING OF HORSES FOR COURSES. BROOKS HAS BEEN PERSUADED BY GRAEME McDOWELL TO CO-OWN A HORSE. TALOR GOOCH OWNER OF A PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING TEAM AS WELL. HORSES FOR McDOWELL AND KOEPKA. HE SAYS HE’S GOT A FEW IDEAS IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
>> THE HORSE NAME, GIVE ME 5. WHAT’S THE HORSE RUN? IT’S STEEPLECHASE. >> OVER AT THE FENCES. >> GOOD HORSE AS WELL. >> CAN’T WAIT. >> RAHM IS NEXT. DOM HAS JOINED THIS GROUP. >> SEEING GOOD GOLF HERE. I ASKED BROOKS ABOUT THE HORSE. HE SAID DID YOU NAME IT GIVE ME 5.
HE SAID NO, IT WAS ALREADY NAMED THAT. HE MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE THE NAME IN OR BUY ANOTHER HORSE. >> CAME SECOND LAST WEEKEND BY A NOSE. WHAT A SHOT HE HIT OUT OF THE ROUGH. I DON’T KNOW WHAT DISTURBED HIM THERE. >> WATCHED HIM WARM UP WITH WEDGES.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE HOW THE CLUB JUST SL SL SLIDES ON THE BALL OE PRACTICE RANGE. >> PRETTY GOOD. >> NOW THE TEE AT 13th. REACHED THE WINDIEST PART OF THE GOLF COURSE. STARTS GETTING PRETTY BREEZY THIS SECTION. TOUGHEST HOLE LAST YEAR. GOT TO FIND THE FAIRWAY. BROOKS HAS DONE THAT.
>> THIS TEE SHOT GAVE HIM FITS DURING OUR EVENT TOWARDS END OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR. THAT’S A GOOD SHAPE. >> NEIMANN JUST BACKED OFF TOO. THE DRONE IS A NOISY ONE. IT’S QUITE A LONG WAY UP. THIS LOOKS GOOD. >> DID WELL OUT OF THE ROUGH. BEAUTIFUL SHOT.
>> WELL, CLUB 54, THE POST LIV GOLF POST ROUND SHOW. FORM CHECK IS BACK. SEND YOUR SWINGS IN. TORQUE GC, LIV GOLF LEAGUE, HOW CAN I GET 30 EXTRA YARD WITH HE DRIVER? [ LAUGHTER ] >> JUST WALK 30 YARDS BACKWARDS AFTER YOU HIT IT. THE EASIEST WAY.
>> JOAQUIN COULD ADD QUITE BIT OF YARDAGE TO HIS TEE SHOT IF HE WANTED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE APPROACH THE WAY HE STRIKES THE BALL. HE HAS ENOUGH CLUB HEAD SPEED TO TRY TO SWING UP ON IT LITTLE MORE, GET LITTLE HIGHER LAUNCH ANGLE. VERY LOW BALL WITH A PRETTY HIGH SPIN RATE.
>> PATRICK REED TEED OFF AT 2 EARLIER TODAY. NOW SHOTGUN START. CONSECUTIVE BIRDIES ON 8 AND 9. THAT HELPED HIM TO 3 UNDER THROUGH HIS OPENING 11 HOLES. >> G-MAC AT 11. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. >> A.K. >> JON RAHM ON THE LIV LINE 14. OUTSIDE THE RIGHT EDGE. FEW INCHES. THAT’S THE INITIAL LIE.
WON’T LOOK LIKE IT. IF HE DOES HIT THE PROPER LINE. IT WON’T LOOK LIKE IT BREAKS 4.5, 5 INCHES. IT DOES. THAT DOES LOOK LIKE IT BROKE 4.5, 5 INCHES. THE POINT BEING, INVARIABLY, WE UNDERREAD PUTTS WHAT WE THINK IT WILL DO. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN.
THIS IS IN THE FIRST HOLE. CHARL SCHWARTZEL COMING OFF AN 80 IN ROUND THREE IN LAS VEGAS. STINGER FINISHING THEIR WORST EVER POSITION, 12th. 6 UNDER PAR SO FAR TODAY THROUGH HIS OPENING 12 HOLES. THEY MUST HAVE HAD FOUR DUNCES HATS IN VEGAS. THAT INSPIRED THEM TO SUCCESS HERE.
TIED FOR THE LEAD, WITH TORQUE 12 UNDER. HERE’S TORQUE CAPTAIN JOAQUIN NEIMANN TO REGAIN THE LEAD. >> HE’S BEEN IN SOME FORM OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THIRD LAST WEEKEND IN THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. HE HIT A LOT OF GOOD PUTTS ON THE LAST DAY. VERY MUCH LIKE THE PUTT ON THE 13th GREEN.
SEEMS A LITTLE TOO SOFT. >> OVER AT 13, BRYSON DOWNHILL FOR BIRDIE. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. PHIL COMING OFF DOUBLE BOGEY. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. WOW, DIDN’T TOUCH AT ALL. >> PETER UIHLEIN IN THE FAIRWAY AT 13. >> I BELIEVE D.J. IS GOING TO GO FIRST. NOW HE LEADS IN THE PAR 4
SCORING THIS YEAR IN A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THIS RANGE THAT HE’S AT NOW. HE BEEN SO SHARP. FRONT RIGHT HOLE LOCATION. THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. >> TARGET IS TWO LEFT. >> PETER HAS HAD SOME VERY NICE CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE TWO PLAYERS. BROOKS AND D.J. BOTH HIS EX-CAPTAINS.
HE PLAYED FOR SMASH LAST YEAR. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION. LIV GOLF WINNER IN MEXICO. HE’S GOT A MASTERS INVITE AND HE’S THE CO-LEADER HERE IN JEDDAH, 6 UNDER PAR. >> 17, MITO PEREIRA. >> A.K. FOR BIRDIE AT 11. >> ALL THOSE LONG PUTTS HAVEN’T GONE IN. GOOD SPEED.
THEY’VE ALL BEEN ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE HOLE. TRYING TO GET IT HOME AT 18. HE DOES. THAT WAS AGGRESSIVE. NOW, THE REWARD. 6 FEET FOR EAGLE. >> JASON KOKRAK WAS PART OF THE WINNING SMASH TEAM LAST TIME OUT IN LAS VEGAS. THESE 3 UNDER. HE WAS IN THE CONTENTION
INDIVIDUALLY IN VEGAS. THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. HIS SECOND INTO HOLE NUMBER 6 WHERE HE WOULD HAVE MADE BIRDIE. THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AT 8 FOR THE CRUSHERS. BROOKS KOEPKA FOR BIRDIE AT 13. >> LEFT-TO-RIGHT DOWNHILL PUTT FOR BROOKS. >> LUCAS HERBERT IS HAVING A FABULOUS DAY SO FAR.
THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 7 TO GET IT TO 5 UNDER PAR. DELIGHTFUL PUTT FROM LUCAS HERBERT. >> JON RAHM HERE ON THE TEE AT 15. BACK TO THE WIND THAT WE’RE USED TO. STRAIGHT OFF THE RED SEA. STRAIGHT INTO THE PLAYER’S FACES. >> WELL, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE
HOLE 15, 427 YARDS. IT’S JUST A SHARP DOG LEG RIGHT AT THE END. THE PLAYERS CAN’T DRIVE IT UP INTO THIS AREA. THE DESERT ON THE LEFT IS NOT CARRYABLE. >> NEIMANN IS NEXT. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN I JUST WALKED FROM THE 14th GREEN TO 15, HE SAID JOAQUIN NEIMANN IS PUTTING
ON AN ABSOLUTE CLINIC. SHOULD BE 8 OR 9 UNDER PAR. >> OVER THE CORNER OF THAT DOG LEG. >> DUSTIN NOW WITH ANOTHER GOOD LOOK AT A BIRDIE. THIS TOO, WILL MOVE TO HIS RIGHT. NOT AS MUCH AS BROOKS’ PUTT. >> JUST LITTLE FIRM TO TAKE THAT BREAK. TO THE 16th, SERGIO. YEAH.
COURAGEOUS SHOT. RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RED SEA. >> JINICHIRO KOZUMA, HOLE NUMBER 5. YEAH. GOOD SHOT INDEED. >> PATRICK REED. PUNCHING ONE IN, SECOND AT 14. DOESN’T LIKE IT AT ALL. NOT SURE WHY HE DOESN’T LIKE IT. DID HE HURT HIS FOREARM? >> HE CAUGHT IT STEEPLY.
>> I HOPE THAT ISN’T AN INJURY. >> THIS IS DEAN BURMEISTER EAGLE PUTT AT 18. DEAN, 3 UNDER PAR. >> LITTLE MORE THAN A TAP-IN HERE FOR D.J. OH. GOODNESS. >> FRUSTRATION FOR D.J. LIV GOLF HAS SEEN FOUR HOLES IN ONE. THE REACTION IS AWESOME. WHEN RICHARD BLAND HOLDS OUT,
ONLY THEN CAN WE REACH PEAK. IN IT WAS THE EIGHTH HOLE AT MAYAKOBA. IT WAS IN BETWEEN YARDAGE FOR ME. I KIND OF WENT TO THE SOFTEST SHOT. I THINK I HAD A 8-IRON. >> RICHARD BLAND, HIS BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY, HE’S 51. >> THIS SATURDAY WAS MY 51st BIRTHDAY.
>> NOT SEEING ANY SIGN OF IT RIGHT HERE. YES! >> YEAH. JUST CAME OUT PERFECTLY. >> THE FIFTH ACE IN LIV GOLF LEAGUE HISTORY. >> I THINK MY CADDIE SAID, YOU WON A CAR. WE LOOKED AROUND. >> WE ALL LOOKED AROUND AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR A CAR.
>> ECALL — I CALLED MY CADDIE A FEW NAMES AFTER THAT. HE M MADE US LOOK SILLY. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD BLAND. >> IT’S TIME FOR SOME BL BLANDIMONIUM T-SHIRTS. >> CALEB SURRAT FOR BIRDIE AT 1. HE IS 4 UNDER PAR. HE TEED OFF AT THE 7th. HE’S UP THERE WITH THE LEADERS.
>> 150, THAT’S 9 SHOT. 20 IS 151. >> I DO HAVE THAT. >> BRYSON ON THE LIV LINE 14. HIT IT FIRMLY ON THE LIV LINE. STILL CATCHES ENOUGH OF THE HOLE. >> MUCH BETTER LIE FOR JON RAHM. STILL SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL. HE CAN BE LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH HIS LINE.
>> I WOULD TRUST THAT IT’S GOING TO JUMP OUT OF THERE. >> I KEEP LOOKING IT’S IN THE BUNKER. >> IT’S DEFINITELY THERE. >> 145 THEN? >> LOVE IT. >> YOU’RE RIGHT. YOU LOOK AT THE PIN. THE FLAG IS NOT MOVING AT ALL. THERE’S A DECENT WIND OUT HERE. TRUST IT.
THERE’S WIND THERE. >> VERY HIGH. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL JUST KEEPS MOTORING HERE IN JEDDAH. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 2. A PAR 4 AND CHARL SCHWARTZEL SAW BACK TO 2022 FORM. HE WON OUR INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT IN LONDON IN JUNE ’22. HE’S 7 UNDER PAR THROUGH HIS OPENING 13 HOLES TODAY. >> SERGIO AT 16.
JUST GRAZED THE LEFT EDGE. PAT PEREZ HAS THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 7. CHARL SCHWARTZEL IS ONE SHOT AWAY. THAT’S BEATING HIS LAST ROUND BY A SHOT A HOLE. >> SECOND SHOT AT THE 9th FOR ADRIAN MERONK. BEAUTY. >> PATRICK REED. THAT’S AT 14. IT WILL STAY UP. OH.
THAT WAS MOVING LOW AND THEN KICKED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THAT WAS JUST A MOMENT AGO TO GET HIM TO 4 UNDER NOW. 5 BACK NEAR THE FAIRWAY IN THE BUNKER BROOKS. >> HE WAS DOING SOME SWING PRACTICE SWINGS ON THE PRACTICE TEE ON THE TEE BOX. LOOKS LIKE HE’S NOT SUPER
COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT HE’S TRYING TO WORK ON AT THE MOMENT. >> GOOD SHOT THERE. >> D.J. NEXT. >> BIT OF UNFORCED ERROR FOR HIM ON THE 14th, SORRY ON THE 13th. SEE HOW HE BOUNCES BACK. BALL SLIGHTLY ABOVE HIS FEET. PITCHING WEDGE. >> VERY NICE. >> MOMENTS AGO.
CAM SMITH, HIS SECOND AT 12. >> GREAT SHOT FROM THE DESERT. >> JOAQUIN NEIMANN MISSED THIS GREEN. IT WAS A JUMPER. LIE IS PRETTY GOOD. SLIGHTLY UPHILL LIE. LOOKS LIKE HE’S OPENING THE CLUB FACE A LITTLE BIT. EVERYTHING RUNS AWAY FROM HIM ONCE IT HITS THE GREEN. PACE LOOKS EXCELLENT.
>> THE TEE AT 3, CHARL SCHWARTZEL WHO TEED OFF AT 8. HE BIRDIED 4 OF THE FIRST 5 HOLES. HE SITS 16, 1 AND 2. HE’S BOGEY FREE. HE’S 7 UNDER PAR THROUGH HIS OPENING 13 HOLES. >> RAHM NEXT. >> MUCH EASIER SHOT THAN JOAQUIN’S. >> WELL JUDGED.
FROM MILES AWAY ON 12, A.K. WITH A BIRDIE CHANCE. LITTLE WORK THERE. >> ADRIAN MERONK, A POLAND IS CLIMBING. THIS IS TO GET TO 5 UNDER PAR. HE PLAYS FOR THE CLEEKS. THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE AT THE 9th HOLE. THE PAR 4. COMING OFF A TIE FOR 9th IN LAS VEGAS.
HERE’S PETER UIHLEIN AT 14. >> 15th AND PHIL FOR BIRDIE. CLAWS ONE BACK. TERRELL HATTON TAKING A SWIPE AT THE 18th GREEN AND 2. THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT MAY GATHER OFF THE SLOPE HERE. >> ON THE 14 FOR A BIRDIE. HE’S PUT SOME GOOD STROKES ON THE PUTTER TODAY.
JUST HASN’T REALLY MADE ONE. >> THE CLEEKS ARE TIE FOR THIRD PLACE IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. THEY MADE THE PODIUM HERE IN OCTOBER. THE FIRST TIME THEY DID SO. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR REPEAT HERE. KALLE — NOT CONFUSE TIME. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 1. RICHARD BLAND GOING AROUND. HE’S 2 UNDER PAR.
CAPTAIN MARTIN KAYMER, MUCH BETTER FOR HIM TODAY. THESE 2 UNDER 4 FOR THE COMPETITION. THE CLEEKS ARE 9 UNDER PAR. THEY’RE IN A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THIRD PLACE 9 UNDER PAR. THAT IS THREE STROKES OF TORQUE IN SECOND. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON NOW FOR A BIRDIE. MISSED A SIMILAR LENGTH ON THE
13th WITH HIS SECOND PUTT. LET’S SEE IF HE CAN PUTT A BETTER STROKE ON THIS. LEFT-TO-RIGHT. >> SERGIO AT SECOND. MITO PEREIRA FOR EAGLE. BROOKS JUST MADE HIS PAR 14. MITO AT THE MOMENT NOT COUNTING TORQUE. ONE OFF STINGER GC IN SECOND PLACE. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ IS 3 UNDER. CARLOS ORTIZ IS 3 UNDER.
AND JOAQUIN NEIMANN THE CAPTAIN IS 6 UNDER PAR FOR TORQUE. >> PHIL WILL BE FIRST AT 16 COMING OFF THE BIRDIE AT 15. >> I RATHER BE A LEFT HANDER ON THIS HOLE. >> YES, YOU LOVE TO START MIDDLE OF THE GREEN, JUST CUT IT A LITTLE. >> ANOTHER THING, SHAVE THE
ROUGH JUST OFF THE RUN AVERY AREA ON THE LEFT. LAST YEAR THEY LEFT LITTLE BIT OF ROUGH. HE MISSED IT LEFT JUST A FOOT, IT’S IN THE BEACH. IT’S COMING OFF THE WATER. >> LOOKS LIKE HE HIT IT. OVER THE RED SEA. >> OH, STAY THERE. OH NO. NO.
>> THAT’S A BUNKER SHOT. HE’LL MANAGE IT. >> THAT WAS TWO FEET FROM BEING ABOUT 5 OR 6 FEET FROM THE HOLE OR EVEN CLOSER. >> HE SAYS HE’S NOT GOING TO FADE IT. DOES THAT MEAN HE’S GOING TO TRY TO DRAW IT AND HOLD IT IN THE WIND?
THAT TAKES CONFIDENCE TO HIT A SHOT LIKE THAT WHEN YOU GOT THE RED SEA JUST A FEW YARDS LEFT ON THIS PITCH. THAT’S WHAT HE’S DOING. JUST SLIGHTLY RIGHT. MAY BE TOUCH LONG. >> CALEB SURRAT, THE 19-YEAR-OLD. WHO’S ONLY JUST TURNED PRO. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 2. HE IS 5 UNDER PAR.
HE’S GOING GREAT. HE WAS TIED THIRD FOR TOTAL BIRDIES IN THE OPENING SIX ROUNDS OF THE SEASON WITH 29. HE’S CARRYING ON THAT FORM. TEAMMATE, TYRRELL HATTON JUST HISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR BIRDIE. AT THE 16th TEE, JOAQUIN NEIMANN. >> TO TOLD ME FEW WEEKS AGO, HE’S NOW VERY COMFORTABLE HITTING THE DRAW.
CAN’T BE ANYTHING WITH MORE CONFIDENCE IN HIS GAME THAN THIS MAN RIGHT NOW. >> FINE SHOT. >> ANOTHER BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HE’S ONE SHOT BEHIND A SURGING CHARL SCHWARTZEL ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. >> LET’S SEND YOU TO THE TEE AT 15. DUSTIN JOHNSON.
>> HE HASN’T BEEN DRIVING THE BALL AS GOOD AS HE LIKE TO THIS SEASON. 38th IN FAIRWAYS HIT. STARTED OFF THE DAY LITTLE SHAKY WITH THE DRIVER. CERTAINLY DONE WELL FOR THE LAST FEW HOLES. HAS BEEN DRIVING THE BALL REALLY GREAT WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. STRAIGHT INTO THE WIND HERE.
OH, THIS IS HEADED RIGHT. ZACK, HIS CADDIE, JUST REFERRING TO LEFT OF THE TV TOWER. >> BUNCH OF PEOPLE TRY THROUGH THE FAIRWAY. >> LET’S TAKE YOU TO THE 16th GREEN AND PHIL FOR STRAIGHT AFTER THAT NEAR MISS OFF THE TEE. >> OH, REALLY CLOSE TO THAT ROCK.
>> YOU SAID EWE’RE ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA. CALL FOR A RULING HERE. >> ACTUALLY, MAY BE LUCKY IT GOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THERE RATHER THAN STICKING IN THOSE ROCKS. IT JUST TOPPLE OFF THE EDGE. >> WHY WERE WE CALLING FOR RULING HERE?
>> WELL, JERRY, I THINK PHIL IS PROBABLY LOOKING TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE SMALLER ROCKS. IF THEY ARE MOVEABLE, THEY CAN BE. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY ARE LOOSE, THEY CAN BE MOVED. WE’LL SEE WHAT THE RULES OFFICIAL SAYS. HE DOESN’T GET RELIEF FROM IT. THAT’S FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU, TONY.
>> RAHM IS GOING TO GO, MEANWHILE. >> TONY JUST TOLD US, IT’S ONE OF THE RULES CHANGES THAT HAPPENED IN THE MOST RECENT REVISION TO MAKE THEM MORE USER FRIENDLY. RULES CHANGED DRAMATICALLY SINCE ANTHONY KIM LAST PLAYED. >> YEAH. >> WHAT A GOOD PUTT. >> GORGEOUS FROM JON RAHM.
LEGION 13 CAPTAIN IS 5 UNDER PAR. HE MIGHT ONLY BE ONE OFF THE LEAD IF CHARL SCHWARTZEL DOESN’T MAKE THIS. THIS IS FROM PAR. HE DOES. HE’S BEEN VIRTUALLY AUTOMATIC TODAY. CHARL SCHWARTZEL. HE KEEPS AT 7 UNDER. STINGER HAVE A TWO STROKE LEAD OVER LEGION 13 AND TORQUE. >> ELSEWHERE, LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN
OF THE LEADERS. 4 UNDER FOR HIS ROUND. THAT WAS HIS THIRD SHOT AT THE PAR 5 18. BIRDIE THERE. SCOTT VINCENT OF THE IRON HEADS. TO SECURE HIS CARD FOR 2024. THAT WAS HIS SECOND AT THE 5th. SCOTT VINCENT IS ONE UNDER. JOAQUIN NEIMANN FOR BIRDIE AND A SHARE OF THE LEAD.
>> PHIL IS CONSIDERING TAKING A PENALTY DROP. HE’S PHIL MICKELSON. >> GOT TO BE SOMETHING THERE THAT WE DON’T SEE. KIND OF LIKE THAT READ FOR JOAQUIN NEIMANN. NOT SEE THAT TURNING LEFT. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, THE CAPTAIN OF THE CRUSHERS, REIGNING LIV GOLF CHAMPIONS. HE’S OPENING 13 EHOLES OF THE DAY.
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 15. >> HE IS TAKING A DROP. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THAT BALL. >> I JUST SPOKE TO THE REFEREE, DAVID BLANK. IT WAS CLEAR BEHIND THE BALL WHERE HIS CLUB WAS GOING TO ENTER THE SAND. >> ADRIAN MERONK, MEANWHILE, WITH A SECOND SHOT AT 10.
THAT’S WHY WE BROKE INTO PHIL MICKELSON’S SITUATION. HE’S NOW 7 UNDER PAR. AN EAGLE FOR ADRIAN MERONK. HE’S TIED FOR THE LEAD. >> DOM, YOU SAID IT WAS CLEAR BEHIND THE BALL BUT SOMETHING UNDER IT? >> THERE WAS SIZEABLE ROCK TWO OR THREE INCHES IN FRONT OF THE BALL.
HE TRIED TO MOVE IT. IT WAS EMBEDDED. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS A SHOT. HE COULD HAVE HIT THE ROCK ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH. THE CLUB WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THE BALL COULD HAVE HIT IT TOO. I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT PLAY. >> REALLY? >> YEAH, I REALLY DO.
LITERALLY, TWO INCHES IN FRONT OF THE BALL. I THINK HE’S GOT A GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE A THREE HERE. >> OH, YES! >> IT WAS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT DECISION. [ APPLAUSE ] >> PHIL KNOWS BEST. >> SHOULD BUY A LOTTERY TICKET, DOM. >> I BOUGHT PLENTY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> HE STILL FINDS JOY IN THOSE MOMENTS, PHIL MICKELSON. OF COURSE, HE DOES. HE STAYS AT 3 UNDER. >> BROOKS AT THE SECOND ON 15th. HAD A GOOD DRIVE. LOOK BETTER OFF THE TEE. HOLE LOCATION TODAY TUCK BEHIND. OH, BOY. >> ALMOST LEFT. >> WELL, DUSTIN JOHNSON WASTED
NO TIME AT ALL IN PICKING UP HIS FIRST LIV GOLF LEAGUE WIN OF 2024. IT WAS FITTING THAT THE 4 ACES CAPTAIN WON IN VEGAS. >> THE LAS VEGAS COUNTRY CLUB PLAYED HOST TWO DAYS OF WORLD-CLASS GOLF. WE SAVED THE BEST FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY. >> OF COURSE, FROM THE START,
OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN FEEL IT. I’M PLAYING WITH JON AND BRYSON. >> JON RAHM’S ARRIVAL IN LIV GOLF LEAGUE HAS UPPED THE ANTE. D.J. STRIKES FIRST. >> I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE A SOLID ROUND OF GOLF TO WIN. CONDITIONS WERE DIFFICULT. >> WINDS LITTLE CONFUSING ON THIS HOLE. IT’S HURTING COMING OFF THE RIGHT.
I MADE A COUPLE OF BAD BOGEYS. >> D.J. WILL DROP BACK 10 UNDER. >> I WASN’T FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS. >> FIVE-WAY TIE. [ BLEEP ] >> YOU LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARD. THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PLAYER. >> HE HAS A CHANCE. >> I KNEW 17 WAS MY BEST CHANCE
TO MAKE A BIRDIE. >> INCREDIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY SO FAR. DUSTIN JOHNSON HAS RESPONDED LIKE THE CHAMPION HE IS. LIV GOLF’S BIG DOG IS IN THE BOX SEAT WITH ONE TO PLAY IN LAS VEGAS. >> I PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT I GOT TO DO. I GET IT DONE. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON HAS REMINDED
THE WORLD THAT HE IS THE MAIN MAN IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HIS WIFE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE HIM. >> I HAD A PRETTY GOOD CAREER SO FAR. FELT LIKE I’M HITTING MY PRIME NOW. HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP IT GOING. >> AND, DUSTIN JOHNSON TRADING CARD, COURTESY OF PANINI AMERICA. THERE IT IS. COLLECTIBLE.
IT WAS A VICTORY BUILT ON HIS 8 UNDER SECOND ROUND OF 62. TOUGH CONDITIONS ON DAY 3. 69 GOT THE JOB DONE. THOSE KEY BIRDIES ON 15 AND 17. TO BREAK AS I MENTIONED, FIVE-WAY TIE. D.J.S THIRD LIV GOLF VICTORY. THE FOURTH MAN TO DO SO. >> HE’S GOT THE DRIVER.
HE’S GOING TO TRY TO GET THIS CLOSE. >> THREE QUARTERS OF OF SHOT WORSE THAN LEFT. >> RAHM IS OVER THERE TOO. >> BRYSON ON THE TEE AT 16. OH. THAT IS A BRAVE SHOT. RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SEA. >> TO THE FIRST GREEN. TYRRELL HATTON FOR BIRDIE. >> AT 11.
CO-LEADER, ADRIAN MERONK FROM POLAND. DP WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM HIM. HAVE EACH COURSE NAMED AFTER A LETTER IN THE ALPHABET. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON. SURVEYING LONG RANGE BIRDIE EFFORT AT 15. SU-ANN HENG FOLLOWING THE ACTION WITH THIS THREE-BALL ALL DAY LONG. >> THAT’S RIGHT, JERRY. HE HAD A 6-IRON.
THAT WIND CAUGHT THAT BALL IN THE AIR. LITTLE FRUSTRATION FROM D.J. ON THE PUTTING SURFACE. THIS ONE SHOULD MOVE TO HIS LEFT. ALL ABOUT SPEED HERE. >> WELL, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY WEEK IS THE FACT THAT I GET TO SEE SU-ANN HENG EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. THAT’S OUR NEW PODCAST FAIRWAY
TO HEAVEN. WE HAD BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, IT WAS ENLIGHTENING AND ENTERTAINING. >> SELF-BELIEF IS THE ONE THING YOU CANNOT TEACH IN THE GAME. YOU CAN TEACH ALL THE TECHNIQUE IN THE WORLD, YOU CAN’T TEACH SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES? WHERE DID THAT CONVICTION COME FROM? THAT IS WHAT BEEN PART OF YOUR DNA?
>> IT’S FUNNY. IT CAME FROM ME FAILING A A LOT AND BEING COMFORTABLE FAILING. >> UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING. >> FOR MOST, IT’S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. FOR ME, IT SUCKS I GET MAD AND FRUSTRATED. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I FAIL, I SAY HOW CAN I IMPROVE. HOW CAN I MAKE THAT NEVER HAPPEN
AGAIN. >> FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING OR WATCHING THIS ON YOUTUBE OR LIV GOLF PLUS APP, WOULD THAT BE THE ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE? >> THERE’S FAILURE THAT YOU CAN’T OBVIOUSLY COME BACK FROM. MAKING SURE YOU DON’T FAIL THAT HARD BUT FAILING ENOUGH TO BE
LIKE MAN, THIS REALLY SUCKS. I DON’T LIKE THIS. HAVING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM. I THINK THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I CAN TELL ANY JUNIOR OUT THERE. ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT’S LISTENING TO THIS. IF YOU CAN ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION INWITH YOU — QUESTIONS WHEN YOU FAIL, YOU ARE 50% AWAY FROM WINNING.
OTHER 50% IS JUST DOING IT. >> SCAN THE QR CODE NOW IF YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ARCHIVE OF THE PAST ONES AS WE CHECK BACK IN WITH BROOKS. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE HAD TO SAY THERE? >> YEAH. YOU DEFINITELY — IF YOU’RE PLAYING GOLF FOR A LIVING, YOU’RE GOING TO FAIL.
BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD LOSES MOST OF THE TIME. IT’S LIKE TENNIS WHERE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD WILL WIN EVERY MATCH HE OR SHE PLAYS. HE’S DEAD RIGHT. YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. NEXT TIME YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THAT SITUATION, REMEMBER IT. DON’T DO IT AGAIN.
>> YOU WANT TO BE GRACIOUS IN FAILURE. YOU DON’T WANT TO BE GOOD AT IT. >> YEAH. GREATEST WINNER IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME, THE GREATEST CHAMPION WAS JACK NICKLAUS. 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE WAS THE BEST LOSER. WITH SUCH GRACE AND HUMBLENESS. >> 17 WITH DOM? >> LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN HERE.
HE DIDN’T FIND HIS BALL FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE. HE’S FOUND IT. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE LIE. DOESN’T LOOK GREAT. >> I’M GUESSING IF HE COULDN’T FIND IT ABOUT A MINUTE IT’S NOT A GOOD LIE. >> NO, I’M SURE. NO SURE BUT TO BUMP THIS THROUGH
THE FRINGE. MAY BE LAND IT 6 OR 7 YARDS. IN A WAY, HE GOT A GOOD BREAK. HE’S GOT A CLEAR PATH TO THE HOLE. JOAQUIN GOT THAT BUNKER TO DEAL WITH. >> THAT ONE CAME OUT CHEWY. >> MOMENTS AGO, TALOR GOOCH, HIS SECOND AT 18. SHOT HE HIT.
SUCH A GOOD CHANCE BEING CLOSER TO GO IN THE WATER. SIMILAR LINE. BEAUTIFUL SWING THERE. SUCH A DANGEROUS SHOT. >> BROOKS KOEPKA HAS BIRDIED THAT 18 TIMES INCLUDING PLAYOFFS. TALOR GOOCH ON THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE KNEW THAT A BIRDIE WASN’T GOING TO GET IT DONE. HE KNEW HE PROBABLY NEEDED EAGLE
TO TAKE OUT THE PLAYER TO BEAT BROOKS KOEPKA. THAT’S WHAT WE CAME ACROSS AND BROOKS TOOK THE TITLE HERE. BUT TALOR GOOCH SEALED THE LIV GOLF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP. >> 8-IRON FOR DUSTIN. >> FINE SHOT. >> NOW ADRIAN MERONK HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE LEAD. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 11.
CLEEKS MANATEED OFF AT 15. HE’S 8 UNDER PAR. WHAT A ROUND HE IS PUTTING TOGETHER. THREE HOLES REMAINING FOR THE POLE. >> BIT OF SLOW DAY FOR BROOKS. STILL, PLUGGING ALONG. THIS IS HEADED RIGHT. >> HE’S HAD TO PLAY IT NINE TIMES IN LIV GOLF. >> HAD THREE HOLE PLAYOFF THIS
YEAR AND ONE HOLE PLAYOFF LAST YEAR. TODAY WILL BE 11. >> OR 12. >> JOAQUIN PLAYS A NICE FLOP SHOT THERE. >> I JUST TOOK OFF MY SHOES TO COUNT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT’S BRANDON STEELE. HE SLIPS ONE IN THE RIGHT I BE–EDGE AT 4.
>> YOU DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A BOGEY AT 17. IT’S DEFINITELY A BIRDIE HOLE. >> NOW LIE AT 17. PHIL FOR BIRDIE. >> FIRTH TIME USE — FIRST TIME USING THIS PUTTER IN COMPETITION. HE LOVES THE STABILITY AND THE CLUB FACE. >> JUST LITTLE SPEEDY ON THAT LINE.
AFTER A FANTASTIC SECOND SHOT. GOOD FOR EAGLE AT 18. AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, KNOCKS THAT RIGHT IN. >> SCHWARTZEL FOR BIRDIE AT 4 TO TIE THE LEAD 8 UNDER. THAT’S RARE MISS TODAY FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN. STINGERS STILL LEAD THE WAY IN THE TEAM COMPETITION BY TWO OVER LEGION 13 AND JOAQUIN NEIMANN’S
TORQUE. NEIMANN TO GET TO WITHIN ONE OF THE LEADER. TO GET HIS TEAM WITHIN ONE, STINGER. [ APPLAUSE ] >> VERY ASSURED FROM JOAQUIN NEIMANN WHO’S ENJOYING A MAGNIFICENT RUN OF FORM. HE’S 7 UNDER PAR. ONE BEHIND ADRIAN MERONK. >> THAT’S UNUSUAL FOR THESE GUYS TO HIT TWO POOR SHOTS CONSECUTIVELY.
>> HE WILL NOT BE PLEASED SHOULD HE MISS THIS. >> LET’S HOPE HE DOESN’T MISS IT. >> WELL DONE. CRISIS AVERTED. >> PETER UIHLEIN. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. >> CARLOS ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE. JUST SLIPS OFF THE LIV LINE. LUCAS HERBERT, THAT’S HIS THIRD SHOT AT 10. TENTH ALMOST DRIVE ABLE. THAT’S NOT GREAT.
>> THIS IS BROOKS, 16. ALSO DOWN THE SLOPE. SPEED GOOD. LINE WAS GOOD BUT NOT PERFECT. >> TEE AT 18. WHY DON’T WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOLE. >> TERRIFIC FINISHING HOLE. 18, AUDUBON IS THE DRIVING RANGE. PLAYERS NOT REACHING THE WATER HERE WITH THEIR TEE SHOTS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW DIFFICULT THAT SECOND SHOT IS. TALOR GOOCH JUST PLAYED A GLORIOUS SHOT INTO THE BACK LEFT LINE. WATER ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LEFT. PLENTY OF DANGER. >> IT’S DOWNWIND NOW, DAVID. IT WAS INTO THE WIND. >> IT WAS. >> IT’S SUCH A DIFFERENT HOLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.
UNREACHABLE IN TWO. IT WAS NOT A REALLY STRONG WIND. ONLY 5 OR 6 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS A 10, 12 MILES PER HOUR WIND, STRAIGHT DOWNWIND. THIS LOOKS GOOD. >> HE HAS SMOKED IT. GET UP OFF THAT EASILY. >> NARROWEST PART OF THE FAIRWAY. >> LOOKING LEFT.
LIKE HE’S GOING TO START IT OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE FAIRWAY AND HIT IT HIGH. IT WILL CUT BACK JUST A BIT. THAT’S HIS FAVORITE SHOT. HE CAN DRAW IT WHEN HE WANTS TO. IT’S NOT CUTTING ENOUGH. >> ELSEWHERE HERE ROYAL GREENS. JUST OUTSIDE OF JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA.
ANIRBAN LAHIRI WITH A BIRDIE. MATTHEW WOLF, LEVEL PAR FOR HIS ROUND. HE WOULD ALMOST TOOK THE TITLE IN LAS VEGAS. THAT WAS FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 11. >> ANTHONY KIM. THIS IS FOR PAR 4 14. GOOD SAVE. BACK TO 18 TEE AND PHIL WHO’S BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE BOYS.
>> THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. >> I THINK IT’S GOOD. >> TO THE GREEN AT 14. CAM SMITH FOR BIRDIE. >> WE HEARD EARLIER, CAM STRUGGLES READING THESE GREENS. WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING. HE READS BETTER THAN ANYBODY. >> YES, HE DOES. >> HERE’S OUR LEADER. ADRIAN MERONK, 8 UNDER PAR.
REIGNING WORLD TOUR, PLAYER OF THE YEAR. RANKED IN THE 30s IN THE WORLD WHEN HE SIGNED FOR LIV GOLF. EXCELLENT SIGNING FOR MARTY KAYMER’S CLEEKS. >> YEAH. REIGNING PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN EUROPE. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE PLAYER, OBVIOUSLY. >> ANOTHER GOOD SWING. WOULD HAVE BEATEN THAT SLOPE. >> MAN OF STEEL. SECOND AT 5.
CAPTAIN PHIL MICKELSON CALLS HIM. SNEAKY LONG. VERY FLAT SWING. FROM IDLEWILD, CALIFORNIA. >> GOTTEN BETTER. >> FOURTH GREEN, 19-YEAR-OLD CALEB SURRAT. AFTER — OFF TO A FINE START. THIS FOR BIRDIE. >> I DON’T THINK I’VE SEEN CALEB SURRAT LEAVE A PUTT SHORT. >> NO. >> LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN CLIMBING AGAIN.
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 2. HE ROLLS THAT ONE IN. SUPERBLY. LOUIS IS 5 UNDER PAR. >> PLAYING THE KIND OF GOLF HE DID THE YEAR BEFORE LIV STARTED. 2021, LOUIS HAD THREE TOP FINISHES IN THE THREE OR FOUR MAJORS. TWO-TIME MASTERS CHAMPION, BUBBA WATSON. STILL TRYING TO FIND THE FORM
THAT GOT HIM TO THE TOP OF THE HEAP AT AUGUSTA. COMING BACK FROM A YEAR OFF. THAT’S HARD. IMAGINE 12. >> STILL GREATEST RECOVERY SHOT I EVER SEEN FROM THE WOODS TO THE RIGHT OF THE 10th IN THE PLAYOFF AT AUGUSTA. >> 40 YARDS? >> 40 OR 50-YARD WITH A SHORT IRON.
>> GAP OR SAND WEDGE. >> BUBBA GOT A TRADING CARD. COURTESY OF PANINI U.S.A. THESE COLLECTIBLES AVAILABLE NOW. >> OH, BOY, THIS IS A BRAVE SHOT. PHIL IS GOING TO ATTEMPT IT. 6-IRON ON 13. PHIL MICKELSON, HE MISSED A PUTT. >> NAFFS A GOOD LOOK WHAT HE GOT LEFT THERE.
IT’S SUCH A DANGEROUS SHOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LAST TIME AND IN FRONT. >> ABSOLUTELY. HE’S SUCH A GOOD BUNKER PLAYER. HE HITS IT RIGHT INTO THE GREEN HIGH BUNKERS. ALMOST AN AUTOMATIC BIRDIE. >> RIGHT-HAND BUNKERS ARE STRONG FAVORITE. >> HE’S TRYING TO SLICE IT. >> IS IT IN THE BUNKER?
>> I BELIEVE SO. >> JON RAHM CAN’T SEE ANY OF THE HOLE. HE’S QUITE FORTUNATE. FEW YARDS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PENALTY AREA. A LOT OF ROCKS IN THAT PENALTY AREA. GOT A CLEAR SHOT. HE’S GOT TO CARRY THE MAIN PART OF THE WATER. >> THAT’S 78.
>> 17, BIRDIE CHANCE FOR PATRICK REED. >> TO THE FIRST. SERGIO. SECOND SHOT. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, 17. >> BRYSON GETS IT TO 5 UNDER PAR. ALONGSIDE JON RAHM WHO’S READY TO PLAY. >> PRETTY MUCH A BLIND SHOT. NOTHING BUT WATER BETWEEN HIM AND THE HOLE. >> JOAQUIN HIT IT MILES UP THERE.
>> COULDN’T HAVE PLACED IT BETTER. STILL VERY DANGEROUS EVEN FROM HERE. RIGHT BUNKER IS NOT A BAD PLAY. THAT’S HEADING TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN. GOOD SHOT. >> GET UP THE SLOPE. >> WELCOME BACK INSIDE THE BOOTH. ADRIAN MERONK, SURPRISE LEADER 8 UNDER PAR.
HE COME IN LIV GOLF WITH A GREAT PEDIGREE. I WANT TO START WITH JOAQUIN NEIMANN. HERE’S A CHAMP AUSTRALIA OPEN CHAMP. HE OPENED THE SEASON WITH A 59 AND WON IN MAYAKOBA, MEXICO. HE GOT HIS INVITE TO THE MASTERS. HE GOT THE INVITE LAST WEEK. HE’S PLAYING BRILLIANT GOLF.
>> HE’S PLAYING LIKE A MAN POSSESSED. HE’S GOT THE WIND BEHIND. HE SEES EVERYTHING. YOU CAN VISUALIZE THE GREAT SHOTS THAT HE’S HITTING. THESE ARE THE TIMES IN YOUR CAREER YOU GOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. >> HE WAS A GREAT PLAYER BEFORE HE JOINED LIV. HE’S A GREAT PLAYER PLAYING GREAT GOLF.
>> LET’S LOOK AT JOAQUIN’S HIGHLIGHTS. HE’S GOT AN EAGLE OPPORTUNITY AT 18. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO HOLE NUMBER 6. JOAQUIN TEED OFF AT 3 WITH JON RAHM AND PHIL MICKELSON. THIS IS HIS BIRDIE PUTT AT 9. YOU JUST SENSED THAT THAT JOAQUIN WAS ROLLING. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 10.
HE’S BOGEY FREE SO FAR IN HIS OPENING ROUND. THEN TO MAKE IT THREE IN A ROW. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 11. DOM, YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING HIM FOR THE LAST FEW HOLES. WHAT ARE YOUR OBSERVATIONS? >> YEAH, FANTASTIC GOLF FROM ALL THREE PLAYERS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. JOAQUIN, PARTICULARLY.
THE DRIVING, HE’S GOT SO MUCH CONFIDENCE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE’S REALLY COMFORTABLE HITTING A BIG HIGH DRAW WITH HIS DRIVER. WHICH GIVES HIM AN EXTRA 15 OR 20 YARDS. JON RAHM IS JON RAHM, HE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE HEST PLAYING BRILLIANTLY. HE’S DEEP UNDER PAR ALMOST EVER ROUND HE PLAYS.
>> WHAT ELSE CAUGHT YOUR EYE SO FAR AS WE ENTER THE FINAL STAGES OF DAY ONE? >> THAT SHIRT. I THINK THE STORY OF THE DAY COMING IN ANTHONY KIM, THE WAY HE’S PLAYING NOW. SHOULDN’T COME AS A SURPRISE ANYBODY. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THE GUY HASN’T PLAYED COMPETITIVELY
IN 12 YEARS. BY HIS OWN WORDS, TOOK A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT AWAY FROM THE GAME. NOT EVEN OWNING A SET OF CLUBS. >> WHEN YOU GET THAT BIG OF GAP, I WAS INVOLVED IN BICYCLE TRUCK INCIDENT 16 YEARS AGO WHICH I CAME OFF A DISTANT SECOND.
IT TOOK ME OUT OF THE GAME. I PLAYED LAST YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 16 YEARS. I LOOKED AT MY SWING ON VIDEO. I LOOKED JUST THE SAME IT DID. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE BOTTOM OF IT WAS. IT WAS ONLY 11 MILES AN HOUR. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JUST PAST 7:00 A.M. ON THE EAST COAST IF YOU JUST WAKING UP. >> THAT WAS A.K.’S SHOT SECOND AT 5. THIS WAS HIS BIRDIE SO FAR AT 6. IT WAS GOOD RESPONSE BY A.K. IT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME. HIS THIRD SHOT AT THE 7th. THAT ONE GOT AWAY FROM HIM A TAD.
NOW A BIRDIE PUTT AT 10. REMEMBER, ANTHONY KIM IS A WILD CARD FOR THE HOLE OF — REMAINDER OF THE 2024 SEASON. THAT ONE SLIPPED BY FOR A.K. ADRIAN MERONK IS OUR LEADER. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 12 TO GET TO 9 UNDER. >> IF YOU ADD UP NUMBER OF
COMPETITIVE ROUNDS OF GOLF IN THE LAST 12 YEARS COMBINED BY THE OTHER 53 PLAYERS IN THE FIELD, IT WILL BE IN THE THOUSANDS. ANTHONY KIM, ZERO. IT’S NOT A SURPRISE THE WAY HE’S PERFORMING TODAY. I DON’T THINK IT MATTERS ONE BIT. WHAT MATTERS IS HOW HE HANDLES
IT AND HOW MUCH IT LIGHTS THE FIRE WITHIN THAT HAS BURNED SO BRIGHTLY WHEN HE WAS AT HIS PEAK. >> HE JUST NEEDS TO GET SOME GOLF UNDER HIS BELT. TYRRELL HATTON SLIPS ONE IN THERE. >> BACK ON THE GROWN AT 18. JOAQUIN, WHO WE JUST CHATTED ABOUT, FOR EAGLE AND THE LEAD.
>> DIFFICULT ONE HERE. JUST UP ON THE SLOPE THERE. TOP EDGE GOING TO HANG THIS WELL OUT TO THE RIGHT. >> HE’S GOT A PLAY FOR THE WIND HERE TOO. EASY TO HIT THIS A TOUCH TOO HARD AND GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE DUST. GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
THE WAY HE’S PLAYING, HE IS MY FAVORITE ENTERING THE MASTERS AT THE MOMENT. IT’S REMARKABLE GOLF. I’VE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. >> BIT TOO MUCH RESPECT. >> IT GOT CAUGHT HALF WAY DOWN THE SLOPE. MAN. THAT’S A TOUGH PUTT FROM THERE. >> D.J. FOR BIRDIE AT 17.
>> PACK WITH PETER UIHLEIN. >> I’M A LITTLE SURPRISED WITH BROOKS AND THE WAY HE’S BEEN STRIKING THE BALL TODAY. STEAM LIKE LITTLE BIT A STRUGGLE. I CAUGHT UP WITH RICKY ON THE PREVIOUS HOLE. HE SAID ON THE RANGE HERE THE WAY IT’S SET UP, THE WINDS IS COMING OFF THEIR BACKS.
JUST MAKES HIM GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A BAD HABIT GETTING UP AND OUT OF IT. HE’S BEEN STRUGGLING FROM THE BALL STRIKING FRONT TRYING TO GET HIS ARMS MORE AROUND HIM THROUGH THE BALL. JUST NOT QUITE FINDING IT TODAY. STILL DECENT ROUND. HE’S STILL UNDER PAR.
HE’S 10 ROUNDS UNDER PAR SO FAR. HE’S GOING TO KEEP THAT STREAK ALIVE. >> PHIL ROLLS ANOTHER ONE IN. HE’S 4 UNDER PAR. >> SU-ANN HENG MENTIONS THAT WIND. WHEN THE PLAYERS DON’T HIT THEIR BEST, THEY WANT TO GO TO PRACTICE TEE AFTERWARDERS. THE PRACTICE TEE IS JUST DEAD LEFT-TO-RIGHT.
THERE’S NO FUN PRACTICING IN THAT. >> ANTHONY FOR BIRDIE AT 15. >> BACK TO 18, JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE. >> THIS IS A VERY SLOW PUTT. YES. CLUTCH FIST FROM JON RAHM. HE KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT. HE GETS TO 6 UNDER WITHIN TWO OF OUR LEADER, MERONK. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL SECOND SHOT
AT 6. HE’S JUST A SHOT BACK. LITTLE SHY. >> JUST SCARY LOOKING PUTT THAT FIRST ONE. ESPECIALLY STRAIGHT DOWNWIND. JUST MAY BE LITTLE TENTATIVE ON IT. THREE BIRDIES FOR THIS GROUP ON THIS HOLE? OH, YES. HE’S THE MAN IN MAGNIFICENT FORM. JOAQUIN NEIMANN FROM CHILE IS 8 UNDER PAR.
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FROM. >> THIS IS A.K. FOR PAR. HE’S HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE LOOKING STROKES. THIS IS STILL A MISS. PATRICK REED. HIT LITTLE DRAW HERE IN THE LAST GRAIN. >> THIS IS THE GREEN AT 9. KIERAN VINCENT OF LEGION 13. HE’S 1 UNDER PAR IN HIS OPENING ROUND. SCORE ISN’T COUNTING FOR HIS
TEAM. THREE SCORES COUNT ON THE OPENING TWO DAYS. ALL FOUR COUNT ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. LEGION 13 ARE 14 UNDER. ONE BACK OF STINGER FOR THE LEAD. >> WIND IS HARD OFF THE RIGHT. I THINK JON RAHM CAN SET THIS OUT AND WRITE THE WIND. MAY BE 20 YARDS SHORT OF THE GREEN.
NOW HE’S TRYING TO CUT IT INTO THE WIND. THAT’S GOING TO BE GOOD. >> HE GOT A BUNCH OUT OF THAT. ROUND OF GOOD 50, 60 YARDS. >> STILL HITS IT SO HIGH WITH HIS DRIVER. >> HE’S NOT SHORT. >> HE’S NOT HE CAN STILL GET IT OUT THERE. >> YEAH.
>> THIS IS THE TEE AT 16. TALOR GOOCH. EXCUSE ME, HIS TEAMMATE, GRAEME McDOWELL WHO WAS MVP FOR SMASH GC ON CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AS IT WAS ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND IN VEGAS WITH 65 AND THE FINAL ROUND. MSMASH GC WON THE TITLE. >> THAT’S A GOOD SHOT. >> HE SAID AFTERWARDS, HIS
TEAMMATE JUST KEPT HANDING HIM THE TROPHY BECAUSE IT WAS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE AT THE PODIUM IN HIS LIV GOLF CAREER. CO-LEADER JOAQUIN NEIMANN, TEEING OFF AT ONE. >> THAT ONE WENT WELL RIGHT OF THE WIND. FINDS THE LEFT. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE. THIS TIME AT 6. >> WHAT A GOOD TRY.
5 OR 6 FEET SHORT OF THE GREEN THERE. >> SCOTT VINCENT LIKES THIS COURSE. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 8 TO GET TO 4 UNDER. HE MAKES IT. THAT’S WHERE HE SECURED HIS POSITION IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR 2024. AFTER THAT SCINTILLATING PERFORMANCE LAST OCTOBER. >> PATRICK REED GREEN SIDE
BUNKER AT 18. DIFFICULT ONE TO GET THE PACE RIGHT HERE. YOU GOT TO FLOP IT OUT AND LET IT RUN TO THE TOP OF THE SLOPE AND COLLAPSE OVER. THE SLOPE WILL TAKE IT ALMOST DOWN TO THE HOLE. >> IF IT’S HEADED TO THE LEFT EDGE HERE —
>> YOU HAVE TO GET IT IN THE SECOND BUNKER MUCH EASIER SHOT WITH TODAY’S HOLE LOCATION. >> WHILE WE WAIT, ADRIAN MERONK SECOND SHOT AT 13. HE’S OUR CO-LEADER. >> HE HASN’T MADE A BIRDIE IN A WHILE. THE GUY IS JUST FLAT OUT GOOD. HE CAN PLAY. >> REALLY CAN.
>> JINICHIRO KOZUMA FOR PAR AT THE 9th. WELL DONE. SEE THIS BUNKER SHOT FROM PATRICK REED. JUST WALKED TO THE TOP OF THE SLOPE THERE TO TRY AND READ WHAT THE BALL IS GOING TO DO ON THE WAY DOWN. >> HE WAS BEST IN SHOW WITH GOLF LEAGUE OUT OF THE SAND.
NUMBER ONE. ♪ ♪ >> DOWN IT GOES. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> YOU GUYS AGREE WITH THAT. >> JUST FIGURING OUT WHICH SIDE IS NEAREST POINT OF RELIEF. LOOKS LIKE IT’S ON THE LEFT. >> NO, BECAUSE HE’S A LEFT HANDER. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> THAT’S THE ONLY REASON, GUYS.
IF HE’S RIGHT-HANDED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE DESERT. GOOD BREAK. >> WHEN YOU TAKING RELIEF FROM AN OBSTRUCTION, TO BE TECHNICAL FROM A CAR PATH, YOU HAVE TO TAKE RELIEF THAT INCLUDES YOUR STANCE. WHERE THE BALL WOULD BE AFTER YOU TAKE COMPLETE RELIEF, MEANING YOUR STANCE IT IS WELL.
BEING A LEFT HANDER, RIGHT SIDE WAS CLOSER FOR PHIL. >> BRYSON FOR EAGLE AT 18. THIS WILL GET HIM TO WITHIN ONE OF THE LEAD. >> I WONDER IF YOU A SWITCH HITTER, COULD YOU CHOOSE EITHER SIDE? >> IN OTHER SPORTS. >> WELL NO, — >> I THINK, YEAH.
IT WILL BE A TOUGH SELL IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE A RIGHT-HANDED CLUB IN YOUR CLUB. >> PHIL DROPPED IT CLOSER. HE DROPPED TWICE AND HE GOT TO PLACE IT. >> HERE IS PHIL. >> WATCH THIS SPIN. OH. TAKE THAT. >> 13th GREEN. ADRIAN MERONK FOR THE OUT-RIGHT LEAD. HE TEED AT 15.
HE BOGEY 16. SINCE THEN HE’S 9 UNDER OVER THE LAST 14 HOLES. MAKE THAT 15 HOLES. INCLUDING THAT EAGLE AT 10 AND IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC OPENING DAY FOR THE REIGNING DP WORLD TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR. >> GOOCH HAVE THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 2. JOAQUIN. >> LOOK AT THAT LEADERBOARD.
STACKED WITH GREAT PLAYERS. >> TYRRELL HATTON FOR EAGLE AT 4 TO END HIS DAY. SPECTACULARLY. WHICH HE DOES. >> TYRRELL, 5 UNDER PAR. THAT’S AN OPENING ROUND OF 65. >> BEAUTIFUL TEE SHOT FROM JON RAHM. YOU HAVE A FEELING IT WILL BE INSIDE. JOAQUIN AT LEAST. >> IS THIS SKIP AND RELEASE?
THAT’S A SKIP AND CHECK. >> CHECK. OH, HE WON’T BE HAPPY WITH THAT. >> PATRICK REED MADE HIS BIRDIE AT 18. PATRICK IS 5 UNDER PAR WITH A HOLE TO PLAY. >> ANTHONY KIM FOR BIRDIE AT 16. HE’LL HAVE ONE MORE TO PLAY. STARTED ON THE 18th HOLE TODAY.
>> D.J. TAKING A SWIPE AT THE LAST GREEN. >> YEAH, JUST A 9-WOOD FOR D.J. >> HE STARTED OUT ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE WATER. CUT IT AND IT’S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. IT WON’T CATCH THE SLOPE. >> BACK TO THE GREEN AT ONE. WHICH IS THE PIN ULTIMATE HOLE FOR THIS GROUPING.
>> WELL, JUDGING WHAT HE SAID IN MEXICO, EVEN THOUGH HE CAN’T SHOOT A 59, HE PROBABLY HAS NO IDEA WHAT SCORE HE’S SHOOTING. >> YOU PROBABLY RIGHT. HE’S STILL GOOD. LITTLE HOLE OUT. >> YEAH. THAT’S TRUE. BIRDIE HERE. HE’S JUST GIVING HIMSELF SO MANY CHANCES. THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD LOOK..
>>> OH, THAT LOOKS LIKE A MISREAD. >> YOU ARE WATCHING PETER UIHLEIN. >> 2 RIGHT. >> LIKE BROOKS, HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE HOLE. I HAVE SEEN IT A FEW TIMES. >> IS THAT A LAYUP? >> HE DROVE IT LEFT. >> BACK TO THE FIRST GREEN, DOM, AND GRAEME TO GET WITHIN
ONE OF THE LEADERS. >> JUST HIT IT ON THE WRONG SIDE, THIS IS A QUICK, STRAIGHT DOWN WIND AND DOWN HILL. HE NEEDS TO GET THIS MOVE. >> JON RAHM IS ENJOYING HIMSELF OUT THERE. BOGEY FREE. ONE TO PLAY. HE IS 7 UNDER PAR. HE TRAILS THE LEADERS BY ONE SHOT.
>> 14th TEE FOR ADRIAN MERONK. IT IS A LITTLE LEFT. >> THAT’S JUST FINE. >> PHIL WITH A TAP IN AT 1. >> THAT’S EXCELLENT STUFF AND WITH A BOGEY. >> WELL LIV GOLF FANTASY IS BECOME WITH A FORMAT THAT HAS MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN. PICK YOUR TEAM AND COMPETE
AGAINST FRIENDS, FOES AND PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WIN GREAT PRIZEs AND BRAGGING RIGHTS. FANTASY BUT LOUDER AND ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO ENJOY THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> DUSTIN ON HIS FINAL HOLE. PUTT FOR AN EAGLE. JUST A ONE DROP-SHOT THANKS TO A 3 PUTT. THAT WAS ON THE 14th HOLE.
JUST BEEN PRETTY SOLID ALL DAY. PROBABLY A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH THE PUTTER, MISSED A FEW OPPORTUNITIES, COULD HAVE GONE LOWER TODAY. AND I HAVE SEEN THIS A FEW TIMES AS WELL. IN ALL THE EXPERIENCE AT THE COURSE. IT WILL BREAK RIGHT TO LEFT. >>> SIX FEET AWAY FROM THE BREAKING POINT THAT’S
HUMMING. NOT TOO BAD. EASY BIRDIE. >>> TEE AT 2 AND JON RAHM. (COURSE CHATTER). >> THIS JUST A 3 WOOD? >> DJ THE BIRDIE FOR A 66. >> DON’T SEE, DOM. >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE IT IS DOWN WIND AND OFF THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. IT LOOKS LIKE A DRIVER.
>> NOT A DRIVER. >> A 3, THAT’S THE RIGHT. AIM IT UP THE FIRST BUNKER AND WIND BRING IT BACK TO THE FAIRWAY. >> EASILY DISTRACTED. >> CATCH THINGS OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE, DOES NOT EFFECT HIM MUCH IN THE END. >> WHO HAD THE WORSE RABBIT EARS?
I KNOW WHAT YOU WILL TELL ME. >> COLLIN MONTGOMERY. YEAH, COHEAR A BUTTERFLY FART FROM 200-YARDS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT’S A DRIVER NOW. >> CHECKING. >> IT DOES NARROW UP WITH THE DRIVER. >> HE IS PRETTY GOOD WITH IT. >> HE HAS THOSE FEET WAY LEFT. THE SHOULDERS NOT AS FAR AS
THE FEET. >> THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. >> PROBABLY CAUGHT IT AROUND THE HEEL BUT THAT’S FINE. >> IT WAS NOT OFF TOE. >> AND CAN HE END THE DAY WITH A BIRDIE. THIS IS AT 7. >> NOT THIS TIME BUT LOOKS LIKE A VERY SOLID OPENING ROUND FOR CHARL SCHWARTZEL.
AND HAD AN 18 THE LAST TIME OUT IN VEGAS. >> I HAVE TO GET IT TURNING WITH THE WIND. I DON’T NEED. >> PHIL CHANGES FROM FAIRWAY WOOD TO THE DRIVER. >> A DIFFERENT SHOT FOR PHIL. HE IS CUTTING INTO THE WIND. >>> RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. >> AND SU-ANN DOWN TO YOU
WITH DOUG DUSTIN JOHNSON. >> YOU HAVE WON TWICE AND OUT OF THE OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE NOT ISSUED OUTSIDE OF THE TOP SIX. WHY DO YOU PLAY SO WELL OUT HERE? >> I LIKE THE COURSE, IT SETS UP GOOD. IT IS WINDY, WHICH I LIKE. YOU HAVE TO HIT YOU WANT
TO PLAY YOU HAVE TO HIT QUALITY SHOTS. I ENJOY THIS SINCE THE FIRST TIME. AND I JUST LIKE THE COURSE, IT HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME. TODAY WAS ANOTHER — IT WAS A SOLID DAY. I PLAYED BETTER THAN MY SCORE. I MISSED A LOT OF SHORT PUTTS BUT, YOU KNOW, I’M
SWINGING AND HAPPY WITH WHERE IT IS AND I’LL WORK ON THE PUTT. >> THE WIN IN VEGAS, HOW IMPORTANT WAS THAT FOR THE YOUR CONFIDENCE, CLINCHING A TITLE THAT EARLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ONLY HAVE 13 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS? >> ANY TIME YOU GET A WIN THAT’S GOOD, TO GET OFF
TO A GOOD START LIKE I DID, THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE GOING IN AND, OBVIOUSLY, INCLUDING THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ANOTHER TOURNAMENT AND A COUPLE OF BIG ONES IN APRIL SO, YEAH, I MEAN THE GAME IS IN GOOD FORM, WE LIKE TO GET SHARPER BUT I’M HAPPY WITH WHERE IT IS NOW.
>> THE 4ACES, YOU ADDED A NEW MEMBER, HAROLD VARNER. WHAT HAS THE DYNAMIC BEEN LIKE? >> HAROLD, WE WERE FRIENDS BEFORE, HE FIT IN WITH THE CREW. WE ENJOY HAVING HIM ON THE TEAM. AND WE CAN START PLAYING BETTER AS A TEAM AS A WHOLE. >> I’LL LET YOU GO.
>> 66, 4 UNDER PAR FOR DUSTIN JOHNSON AND TIED FOR FIFTH. AND SOME OF DJ’S HIGHLIGHTS. VICTORIOUS LAST TIME OUT AS WE MENTIONED IN VEGAS. THE FIRST MAN TO WIN TITLES IN ALL THREE SEASONs. THE BIRDIE AT 1 TO GET OFF TO A HOT START. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 7.
AND ONE OR TWO GOT AWAY BUT HE IS WELL IN THE MIX HEADING INTO SUPER SATURDAY. NOW FOR BIRDIE AT 10. DROPS THAT ONE IN VERY NICELY AND THEN THE SECOND SHOT, DJ INTO 14. THE PAR 4. ANOTHER BIRDIE THERE FOR DUSTIN JOHNSON. FIVE BIRDIES JUST THE SINGLE BOGEY AND HE IS 4
UNDER, 4 BACK OF THE LEADERS. >> AND CALEB SURRATT FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE. SLIDES IT BY. >> AND THRONE KIM, SECOND AT 17. THE FINAL HOLE OF HIS OPENING ROUND. HE IS THE FIRST COMPETITIVE ROUND IN ALMOST 12 YEARS. AN EXCELLENT SHOT. >> AND AT GREEN AT 1. PATRICK REED JUST MISSES.
>> ADRIAN MERONK, A FEW MOMENTS AGO, AT 14. THIS WAS FOR A 61. OH. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? >> HE ROLLS A DIMPLE OR TWO BACKWARDS. >> HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE DO WITH A 62. >> CAM SMITH FOR BIRDIE. AND HOPEFULLY HIS FINAL SHOT OF THE DAY. SURPRISING TO SEE WITH
THE LEADE LEADERBOARD. >> THAT’S MORE LIKE IT, CAMERON SMITH. 1 UNDER PAR OPENING ROUND OF 69. WHILST THAT WAS HAPPENING BRYSON WITH A BIRDIE AT 1. A 63 FROM BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU. HE IS 7 UNDER PAR AND CHALLENGING ONCE AGAIN. NOW BIRDIE AT 17 TO END ON A HIGH NOTE.
WHAT IS THE BEST THING FOR AK SPEND A LONG TIME ON THE DRIVING RANGE OR PUT THIS ONE TO BED AND START TOMORROW. >> YOU CANNOT GIVE YOURSELF A HARD TIME SO I DON’T THINK YOU GO OUT THERE AND BEAT YOURSELF TO DEATH ON THE PRACTICE BUT YOU GO AND TRY AND
WORK OUT A COUPLE OF KINKS. >> LIKELY AN OPENING ROUND AT 76 FOR THRONE KIM — TONY KIM. >> TRYING TO HIT THAT, CAUGHT THE BUNKER. HE IS BACK, THAT WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM. JUST NEEDS TET TO THE FRONT EDG GREEN, THAT’S THE YARDAGE HE’S LOOKING FOR.
>> DIDN’T GETS A MUCH AS HE WANTED. TRYING TO CUT THAT IN THERE. >> 17th GREEN. GMAC FOR PAR. 72 FOR GRAEME MCDOWELL ON THE OPENING DAY. THE SCORE NOT COUNTING FOR SMASH WHO ARE INTO NINTH POLICE AT 8 UNDER. >>> HANDSHAKES ALL AROUND. AND TONY KIM HAS 18 ON
HIS RETURN TO COMPETITIVE GOLF. >> NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE IT. >> HE WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. THERE ARE EXPERTS WHO SAID THAT DOINGWAY DID YOU CANNOT BREAK 80. I’M NOT MAKING 76 SOUND LIKE HE PLAYED GREAT, HE DIDN’T BUT HE SHOWED SIGNS OF LIFE AND I THINK HE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON THAT
AS MUCH AS ANYTHING. TAKE A FEW WEEKS AND THEN WE’LL SEE WHAT HE HAS LEFT IN THE TANK. >> JON RAHM IS AWARE HE CAN END AND THE TIE FOR THE LEAD LIV GOLF PROVIDES THE OUTSTANDING VIEWER EXPERIENCE IN GOLF. THIS WEEK WE UNVEIL THE FIRST ITERATION OF OUR GROUND-BREAKING ANY SHOT
ANY TIME INITIATIVE T IS AVAILABLE AS A BETA TEST ON THE WEB ONLY AT LIV GOLF PLUS.COM. AND EVERY MEMBER WILL BE COVERED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GRAPHICS. SWITCH FROM GROUP TO GROUP OR A SECOND SCREEN AND WEB ONLY. AND FULL EMPLOYMENT ON THE APP AND THERE WILL BE TEAM VIEWING WITH A BOX
AND ANY SHOT CALL BACK WITH REPLAYS A CLICK OF A BUTTON. >> PEOPLE LOVE IT. THE ABILITY TO WATCH ANY GOLFER LIVE, ANY GOLFER, HE SHOUTS. AND LIV GOLFPLUS.COM. THE AI COMMENTARY, WE’RE ALL IN TROUBLE. >> THAT’S WHAT I’M THINKING. ARTIFICIAL ANNOUNCERS, WE’RE ALL IN DEEP YOU KNOW WHAT.
, WE ALL WORKED WITH A FEW. [ LAUGHTER ] >> YES, YES, WE HAVE. >> THAT IS EASY TO DO OUT OF THE ROUGH, SLIGHTLY ON THE FACE, TAKES THE ENERGY OUT OF THE IMPACT AND ADD AS SPIN TO IT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. >>> 16 GREEN KEVIN NA FOR
BIRDIE TO ROUND OUT THE DAY. A 66 FOR THE IRON HEADS CAPTAIN. BACK TO JON RAHM AT 2 FOR A SHARE OF THE LEAD. DIDN’T SEEM LIKE HE DID ANYTHING SPECIAL. KIND OF LIKE DJ THE ROUND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WAY OFF. >> OH, YES. ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL FROM JON RAHM.
AN OPENING ROUND OF 62 FOR THE LEGION 13 CAPTAIN. THAT’S A SHARE OF THE LEAD HERE IN JEDDAH. THAT WAS GLORIOUS. >> LEGION XIII HAVE A ONE-STROKE LEAD IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. >> FINDING SOME FORM JUST OVER A MONTH SHY OF ONE OF HIS FAVORITE WEEKS OF THE YEAR. AND CLASSIC PHIL RIGHT
NOW. THE CLASSIC PART, I CAN’T GIVE YOU BECAUSE CLASSIC PHIL HAD A BLADE PUTTER, HE HAS A BRANDING IRON BUT HE LOVES IT. WELL A 65 FOR PHIL AND THAT, REMEMBER, AS DAVID MENTIONED A DOUBLE BOGEY AT 13. HIGHLY RESPECTABLE. AND HE HAS A TEST FOR THE PAR ON THE FINAL HOLE TO
KEEP IT AT 8 UNDER PAR AND A TIE FOR THE LEAD GOING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY. >> NOT MUCH CLOSER THAN THAT. >> THE NEXT ROUND WITH A FRUSTRATING END BUT A 63 NONETHELESS, 7 UNDER PAR A SHOT BACK OF ADRIAN MERONK AND JON RAHM. >>> WE’LL SEND IT OUT TO YOU, DOM.
THE START OF THE DAY THE SHOOT AND SCORES, YOU MUST HAVE HAD GREAT CONTROL OF THE BALL. YOU FIRST. >> IT WAS GOOD. AND I MEAN IT WAS I’M GLAD WE PLAYED NUMBER THREE AND BUT, QUESTION A FUN ROUND AND THE NUMBER 9. NUMBER 1 WAS IMPRESSIVE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND THE GUY IS PLAYING GREAT GOLF. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THEY GOT AN INVITE TO THE MASTER’S? >> EXCITED FOR HIM. HAPPY FOR HIM. >> WHAT A GREAT WIN IN MEXICO AND ON THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES A BUNCH OF EVENTS HE IS DESERVING YOU WATCH HIM
PLAY, IT IS IMPRESSIVE. >> SAME THING I WAS VERY HAPPY, RIGHT, IT’S A MAN THAT DESERVES IT NOT ONLY THAT HE WANTS IT, HE PLAYED AND THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES AND WORKED HIS WAY INTO OTHER MAJORS. GRADE THEY DID THAT AND GIVING HIM AN INVITE. >> THAT’S A DIFFERENT LOOKING PUTTER.
WHY DID YOU SWITCH? >> I’M ALWAYS OPEN. I’M TRYING TO COMPETE WITH THEM. IT’S NOT EASY I THOUGHT THE FIRST DAY WENT WELL. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE I WILL TRY ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME BETTER. >> YOU MUST BE PROUD HOW THEY ARE PLAYING FOR YOU?
>> TWO OF US, ME AND TYRRELL HATTON PLAYED A LOT AND EVEN THOUGH WE IS TWO GUYS THAT DON’T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, THE TALENT IS THERE. AND CALEB SURRATT. HE HAS THE TALENT AND THE MIND SET TO BACK IT UP. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED HIM TO MAYBE NOT PLAY HIS
BEST AND SETTLE IN AND DO SOME GOOD THINGS. WELL. IT SHOWS TODAY WAS THE START OF A LONG RUN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE IS TALENTED. SAME WITH KIERAN VINCENT. AND INCREDIBLE POWER FOR HIS SIZE AND ABILITY. ONCE THEY ARE WE USED TO IT AND GET THE NERVES INTO A ROUTINE.
HE WILL SHOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HOW IT CAN BE. >> EIGHT BIRDIES. WE’LL REMAIN THE SAME. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WINNING SCORE WILL BE HERE? >> HARD TO SAY. IT WILL BE FIRMER FOR WHAT THE COURSE IS AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD A LOW WIND DAY. YOU NEVER KNOW, RIGHT.
IF IT STAYS LIKE THIS AND IT IS TRICKIER AND FIRMER THE COURSE CAN GET HIGHER QUICK SO. HARD TO SAY. >> GREAT PLAYING, GUYS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> WHAT A GREAT GROUP. 65 AND 63 FOR JOAQUIN NIEMANN. AN OPENING ROUND OF 62 FOR JON RAHM. HE IS OUR COLEADER WITH
ADRIAN MERONK AFTER 18 HOLES OF 54 HERE AT LIV GOLF JEDDAH. >> THREE PLAYERS AT 20 UNDER PAR. >> A GOOD GROUP TO WATCH. ENTERTAINING STUFF. >> CAN YOU WATCH ANY LIV GO GOLFPLUS.COM. >> YOU CERTAINLY CAN. >> WE’RE ALL BUT DONE HERE AT ROYAL GREENS. >> I THINK WE ARE DONE.
>> WE ARE DONE. >> THAT’S OFFICIAL. >> THE BEAUTY OF THE SHOTGUN START. AND SHOCKINGLY THE WIND IS STARTING TO DIE A BIT. IT HAS NOT DIED THIS EARLY. >> NORMALLY IT WOULD JUST FRESHEN AS THE DAY GOES ALONG BUT TODAY THEY GOT A BREAK. >> AND CHARL SCHWARTZEL,
63 TODAY, 7 UNDER PAR. HE PARRED HIS FINAL 5 OF THE DAY. HE IS WELL POSITIONED. >>> JON RAHM SIGNING. AS INTRODUCES CAP HE HAS. LOOKS LIKE A SUPPORTER OF HIS FAVORITE SOCCER TEAM IN THE RED AND WHITE STRIPES IN FRONT OF HIM. JON STICKING AROUND AFTER A FABULOUS OPENING ROUND
OF 62. 8 BIRDIES BOGEY FREE. AND TIED WITH ADRIAN MERONK FOR THE OVERNIGHT LEAD. HE TEED OFF AT 15. HE BOGEYED 60. HE WAS 1 OVER AFTER 2 AND A SENSE OF HOW GOOD HE WAS THEREAFTER. HE EAGLED 10. THIS IS THE BIRDIE AT 2. HE FOLLOWED THAT WITH A BIRDIE AT 5.
THIS WAS FOR EAGLE FROM OFF THE GREEN AT 10. AND ADRIAN MERONK IS 8 UNDER PAR, ALONGSIDE JON RAHM AFTER OPENING ROUNDS OF 62. DAVID, THAT’S IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE BY ADRIAN MERONK WHO IS GOING UNDER THE RADAR BUT HE IS THE REIGNING DP TOUR PLAYER. IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE.
>> NO, I DON’T THINK SO ON THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC WE HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH OF HIM. BUT HE BARELY PUT A FOOT WRONG TODAY. AN EARLY BOGEY. AFTER THAT JUST ONE GOOD SWING AFTER ANOTHER AND PHENOMENAL ON THE GREENS. >> HOW ABOUT JON RAHM, WHO DIDN’T SEEM TO
PRODUCE ANY MOMENTS OF PURE MAGIC BUT THERE WAS A 62 OUT INTEREST FOR HIM. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 6:00. BOGEY FREE ALL DAY. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 13. AND LEGION XIII LEADS STINGER BY A SHOT. GOOD ROUNDS FOR TYRRELL HATTON AND CALEB SURRATT, THE YOUNG TER, THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 16.
AND FINALLY FOR BIRDIE AT 2. THIS WAS A GREAT PUTT. THIS IS A GREAT VIEW OF IT. >> NEVER ANYWHERE ELSE. >> JON RAHM. >> RIGHT THERE AND A BUNCH EVER GREAT PLAYERS. WHAT A GOOD LOOKING LEADERBOARD IT IS AGAIN. >> YOU JUST GOT THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD THAT
SEEM TO FLOAT TO THE TOP AS THE WEEK GOES ON. >> JOAQUIN NIEMANN WITH A 63. HE IS RIGHT UP THERE AS WELL AS BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU ON 7 UNDER PAR. NOW FOR THOSE AROUND THE WORLD LIVING US TIME TO SWITCH OVER TO CLUB 54 THE POST ROUND SHOW THAT
IS FOUND ON LIV GOLF PLUS. JOIN US TOMORROW. THE SECOND ROUND COVERAGE FROM JEDDAH. IN THE U.S.A. WATCH US FROM 1 EASTERN ON THE CW. [ MUSIC ] , WE ARE LIVE FROM THE JEDDAH JUST AWAY FROM THE BEAUTIFUL RED SEA AND DAY ONE HAS JUST ENDED. JON RAHM AND LEGION XIII
LEADING JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME AT THE END OF THE DAY COMING THROUGH IN A CLUTCH. WHAT A DAY WE WATCHED TONY KIM. FUN TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THIS IS THE AMAZING CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. HERE WE GO, I’M YOUR HOST, CHRISTIAN CROSS BY. AND SU-ANN HENG.
YOU HAD A DAY TODAY,. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE HAVE SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT IT. WELCOME TO CLUB 54 AND TO THE FANS. WHAT’S UP? >> YES. I MEAN LOOK IT IS COOLER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD BE PLAYING ON THIS COURSE.
IT IS LIKE 95 TO 100. TODAY NOT AS BAD BUT THE WIND IS UP AND THE COURSE IS ALWAYS TRICKY. >> YOU GOT TO FOLLOW THREE. DUSTIN JOHNSON. HE HAD A DAY. AND YOU FOLLOWED HIM AROUND ALL DAY. MAYBE DIDN’T DO WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. WHAT DID YOU PICK UP?
>> HE WAS REALLY SOLID ALL DAY FROM TEE TO GREEN. HE MISSED A FEW PUTTS. I THINK HE COULD SENSE A BIT OF FRUSTRATION FROM HIM CON THE STRETCH. HE SAID THAT IN THE POST ROUND. HE LEFT A FEW OUT THERE. HE COULD HAVE SHOT EIGHT OR NINE UNDER BUT SOLID START.
HE HAD A GREAT TRACK RECORD HERE. HE PLAYS REALLY WELL. HIS GAME. HE LOVES PLAYING GOLF IN THE WIND. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. >> YES. >> STARTED OFF THE FIRST HOLE A HOT START. PITCHED TO 6 FEET. ON THE 7th. AND FOR A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. STARTED OUT REALLY SOLID
WITH A FLAT STICK AND JUST SORT OF STEADED OUT AT THE END. HERE ON THE 10th. GREAT PITCH AS WELL. DOWN HILL RIGHT TO LEFT PUTT. WORKING A LOT ON HIS PUTTING. GETTING MORE WEIGHT TO THE LEFT LEG. >> A COUPLE MORE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. >> HE HE’S BEEN SOLID.
THAT’S A MAIN STRENGTH OUT HERE. HE IS SO GOOD. IF HE HITS IT IN THE FAIRWAY HE IS SOLID. WHEN YOU GIVE HIM A WEDGE IN THE HAND. HIS STROKES GAIN IS IMPRESSIVE WHEN HE IS INSIDE 150. IMPRESSIVE. >> FROM YOUR TAKE FROM TODAY, WHAT NEEDS TO IMPROVE THE MOST FOR DJ?
>> HE SAID IT IN THE POST ROUND INTERVIEW HE WILL PRACTICE ON THE GREEN. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF HE IS NOT THERE BUT IF HE MADE MORE PUTTS AND DO WHAT HE DID. STAY PATIENT. HE IS IN THE HUNT. >> LET’S TALK PETER UIHLEIN, YOU FOLLOWED HIM.
HE HAD A SOLID DAY TODAY. WHAT DID YOU THINK. HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS. TALK IT THROUGH, HERE IS PETER UIHLEIN HIGHLIGHTS. >> HE STARTED OFF HOT AND JUST DIDN’T QUITE FOLLOW THE MOMENTUM ON THE BACK 9. HE, TOO, GREAT TRACK RECORD HERE AT ROYAL GREENS FOR BIRDIE AT THE 5th.
LEADINGIN PUTTING STATS IN THE LAST TWO EVENTS. NOW THIS IS THE SECOND AT THE 7. NOW HERE BIRDIE ON THE 11th. FOUR BIRDIES TODAY AND THE ONE DROP-SHOT. >>> A SOLID ROUND. FELT THE ENERGY DIPPING IN THE BACK 9 FROM HIM. YOU CAN SENSE FRUSTRATION AS WELL AND WITH THAT GROUP THE
LAST 7 HOLES I NOTICE A BIT OF A ENERGY LEVEL JUST BLAH. >> THAT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE SUN THAT’S BLAZING. >> AND BROOKS KOEPKA LOOKING TO BE A THREE-PEAT. WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM BROOKS? >> YOU KNOW HE JUST WAS NOT COMFORTABLE FROM TEE TO GREEN TODAY.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON STUFF. I SPOKE WITH HIS CADDY RICKY RIGHT ABOUT THE 16th HOLE, HE SAID HE IS THE RANGE ARE BACK. THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE. HE CANNOT GET THE CLUB AROUND HIM. HE SEEMS UNCOMFORTABLE. A BIT OF A SLOW DAY FOR BROOKS BUT HE PLAYED SO WELL OVER THE YEARS.
HE CAN GO LOW THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHICH HE NEEDS TO DO IF HE WANTS THAT THREE-PEAT. IS THERE ANYTHING HE NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED WITH. THIS IS HIS SPOT HERE IN JEDDAH. WORRIED AT ALL OR NOT AT ALL? >> THERE IS SOME NAMES ADDED TO THE ROSTER THIS SEASON, YOU
HAVE JON RAHM, ADRIAN MERONK, ALL PLAYING VERY WELL. AND I WOULD NOT THINK HE WOULD BE WORRIED. ONING ONCE IS HARD, BACK TO BACK IS HARDER. A THREE-PEAT IS TOUGH. HE WANTS TO GET THE GAME SHARP GOING INTO MAJOR SEASON. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT BROOKS AND SUCCESS HERE IN JEDDAH THE
LAST TWO YEARS. CHECK IT OUT. >> FOR THE SECOND YEAR HE IS THE CHAMPION AT THE ROYAL GREENS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. >> I THINK IT IS A BALL STRIKER’S COURSE, I REALLY DO. THE WIND IS UP IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU HAVE TO CONTROL YOUR SPIN AND I CAN COULD DO THAT PRETTY
WELL. >> IF THAT’S THE RIGHT DISTANCE. >> WHAT A BEACH. >> IT IS STINKING HOT, 93. >> AND TOUGH TER IS, BETTER FOR ME. >> THE LEADER, BROOKS KOEPKA. >> I LIKE THIS PLACE AND PLAYED THE COURSE H SOME QUESTION AND BUILD ON THAT. >> YES,.
>> AND WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS, EXCITING TO SEE HOW WE FINISH THIS WEEK. >> BROOKS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR HE IS OUR CHAMPION IN JEDDAH. >> IT IS GREAT OFFENSE. >> THAT WAS BROOKS KOEPKA DOING HIS THING HERE IN JEDDAH A BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF JEDDAH
HERE ON THE RED SEA. MORE TO COME HERE AT CLUB 54. POST ROUND SHOW. >> OGLETREE FINISHED AT THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS. THAT EARNED HIM A PLACE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE AND ON THE HYFLYERS. HE IS HANGING WITH SU-ANN. >> WELCOME TO HENG TIME AND JOINING MEAL IS ANDY OGLETREE.
WE’LL HAVE A CHAT AND PLAY THE h HOLE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. >> YOU HAVE NOW WON THREE TIMES ON THREE DIFFERENT CONTENTS. >> I HAVE. >> WHEN YOU LEFT LITTLE ROCK WHEN YOU WERE A KID, DID YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING. YOU. >> I NEVER ENVISIONED PLAYING A TOUR.
I WENT TO MY AGENT AND SAID I’LL GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD I WANT TO PLAY TOURNAMENTS AGAINST GREAT COMPETITION. I FEEL LIKE I’M WAITING UNTIL THE NEXT. I GOT A CALL THAT I COULD PLAY THE FIRST EVENT OF LIV GOLF. THAT GAVE ME. IT WAS A NO BRAINER I WANTED
TO PLAY TOURNAMENTS THAT MATTERED AND TOURNAMENTS TO PREPARE FOR. KNOW THE NEXT START AND I THOUGHT I HAD STATUS UP THERE. I CAN KIND OF PICK AND CHOOSE THE PLACES I WANT TO SEE. >> SINGAPORE? >> I WILL ALWAYS. >> IF YOU TAKE US BACK TO THE MARKET WHERE WE HAVE THE FRESH
COCONUTS. >> THAT’S THE HENG TIME. I GOT TO GET ME SOME WITH. >> MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THOSE OUT ON YouTUBE. THIS IS CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. MORE TO COME IN A SECOND. >>> ALL RIGHT. I’M WELCOMING MY FRIEND SWAGGED OUT. >> POST ROUND SHOW. >> POST ROUND SHOW!
>> THE ENERGY THERE. >> JERRY FOLTZ. >> MR. COOL. >> THANK YOU I WOULD NOT TAKE IT THAT FAR. >> CHRISTIAN “COOL” CROSS BY. >> LET’S RECAP, I WATCHED THE SHOW WHEN IT STARTED OUT WITH JON RAHM. YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED IF HE DIDN’T FINISH IN THE TOP 10. >> EVERY WEEK.
>> CAN YOU TAKE A POLL OF THE OTHER PLAYERS IN THE FIELD THEY WOULD SAY THE SAME THING. >> I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE. AND TONY KIM AND JON RAHM. WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY? >> HE DID THAT THING. HE DIDN’T LOOK LIKE HE DIDDING IN SPECIAL OUT THERE AND TIED
FOR THE LEAD AND SHOOTING A 62. THAT’S JUST HOW GOOD HE IS IN A NUTSHELL. ALL AROUND SOLID, TEE TO GREEN ON THE GREENS AROUND THE GREENS. HE IS GREAT. HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD IF NOT THE FIRST OR THE SECOND. TONY KIM DID BETTER THAN I
EXPECTED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPECTED BUT, CERTAINLY, NOT TO THE TYPE OF LEVEL THAT HE WOULD HAVE MAYBE HOPED FOR. I DON’T THINK HE EXPECTED MUCH BETTER PUT HOPED FOR BETTER. HE WILT NOT GET HIS SEA LEGS. HE DIDN’T EMBARRASS HIMSELF HE HAS A FEW GOOD THINGS TO DRAW
ON FROM TODAY’S ROUND AND WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE PRICE AND DO THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE THE BEST HE CAN BE WHETHER THAT’S AS GOOD AS TONY KIM THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FIND OUT.
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. , OVER AND OVER. >> WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. >> COME ON. >> YOU EXPECT IT OUT OF HIM. >> I THINK YOU KNOW IN HIS MIND HE IS OVERDUE TO WIN. THIS IS HIS THIRD EVENT. >> I ENJOYED WATCHING HIM TODAY.
FELT LIKE IT WAS OUT OF NOWHERE. HE HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT WHICH IT SEEMS, RIGHT? >> YOU KNOW WHAT MAY HAVE FELT LIKE OUT OF NOWHERE WAS THE GUY JOINING US HERE. CHARL SCHWARTZEL BEAT HIS LAST ROUND OF COMPETITIVE GOLF BY 17 SHOTS. >> YOU BLEW IT AWAY.
>> YOU TOLD THEM. >> YOU DIDN’T TELL THEM. >> MAN. >> CHARL SCHWARTZEL WILL JOIN US WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO HIM IN A FEW MOMENTS. I WANT TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF TONY KIM BEFORE WE TALK TO HIM. AND DOING SOMETHING THAT NOBODY HAS EVER DONE AND SPORTS.
12 YEARS RETIRED AND DOING WHAT HE DID TODAY. NOT WHAT HE EXPECTED. >> BUT I THINK THAT IS CLOSE TO WHAT HE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. IT’S NOT CLOSE TO WHAT HE HOPED FOR BUT YOU KNOW HE HAS A BELIEF THAT IS UNWAVERING AND SHOOT A 76, 6 OVER PAR
WILL BE DISAPPOINTING TO HIM. IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE. AND YOU GOT TO TEMPER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. I SAW A TWEET FROM THE WRITERS SAYING, WHEN TIGER CAME BACK HE HIT A SHANK AT RIVIERA. >> HERE IS TONY KIM’S DAY. TAKE A LOOK NOW. ALL RIGHT HERE WE GO.
THE HIGHS, THE LOWS. >> WHAT IS THERE THE FIRST TEE SHOT? , I STRIPES IT THAT WAS NOT THE STRENGTH OF HIS GAME YESTERDAY. THIS IS THE FOURTH SHOT AT 18 AFTER HE HAD A MISCUE ON THE SECOND SHOT. REPORTEDLY TO HAVE COMPLETELY MISS HIT THE LAYUP AND STARTS
WITH A BOGEY AND DID ACTUALLY SHAVE ANOTHER AND BIRDIE AND MADE HIS WAY TO THE ROUND THAT HE SHOT, 6 OVER PAR. >> A LOT OF FUN WATCHING HIM. >> IT WAS SURREAL WATCHING HIM. WE, MOST OF US NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE THIS. HE DISAPPEARED, SEEMINGLY FROM
THE FACE OF THE EARTH, THE FACE OF THE GAME ADD NOBODY HAS DONEWAY DID IN SPORTS MAYBE GEORGE FOREMAN. DIFFERENT ALGAE TAKING TIME OFF IN BOXING AND COMING BACK TO BE THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. ANYONE WHO UNDERESTIMATES TONY KIM’S ABILITY TO PLAY GREAT GOLF GIVEN SOME TIME.
GIVEN TIME AND A FEW MONTHS IT COULD TAKE YOU UP TO A YEAR TO BE THE BEST HE IS GOING TO BE. WE DON’T KNOW HOW GOOD THAT’S GOING TO BE BUT HE WILL DO EVERYTHING TO GET THERE. >> I HEAR WHAT YOU’RE SAYING, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING.
LET’S GO OVER AND SEIZE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ON THE SOCIAL ABOUT TODAY. DAY ONE, WHAT A DAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK HERE. HERE ARE THE TWEETS, JOIN THE CLUB. GET ON TV. >> UP AT 3 A.M. TO WATCH AK’S FIRST ROUND BACK. >> I LOVE IT. >> HERE ARE MORE.
CHECKING THE TIME LINE. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING? >> I GOT, I WAS COPIED ON A TWEET A GUY SAID HIS WIFE IS — HE IS NOW HIS WIFE’S HERO, HE OFFERED TO GIVE THE DAUGHTER THE BOTTLE AT 4 A.M. SO HE COULD WATCH GOLF. >> AND AK IS PLAYING GREAT TO
SEE HIM HERE. >> AND JOINING US A SPECIAL GUEST, CHARL SCHWARTZEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. YOU HAD A GREAT DAY. CONGRATS ON THAT. >> WELCOME TO THE SHOW. >> THANK YOU. >>> AND HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR CAREER BECOME HERE — BEING HERE. >> RIGHT UP THERE.
>> YOU ARE I MENTIONED IT OVER THERE. AND THE LAST ROUND IN VEGAS WAS A HIGHER NUMBER 17 SHOTS BETTER TODAY. NOW TO YOU EXPLAIN THAT? >> IS THAT WHY I FEEL NOT SO TIRED TODAY. , I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THE DRIVER SO I HIT FOUR OUT OF BOUNDS.
AND THOSE ADD UP TO THE. >> AND IT WHAT IN OWEMAN I HAD THE SAGE ISSUES I WENT THROUGH A, AND. >> AND 44-INCH DRIVER THIS WEEK AND A SMALL CHANGE A GOOD DAY WITH THE DRIVER. >> YOU DON’T 63 BUT THE PUTTER WAS WORKING THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IT.
I DON’T SEE EVERY SHOT YOU HIT BUT SINCE THE EVENT IN LONDON WHERE YOU COULD NOT MISS IF YOU TRIED, I AGREE WITH YOU, THE LAST TIME WAS IN LONDON. >> WELL WE HAVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AND TALK US THROUGH THEM. >> YEAR WE GO.
>> WHERE IS THAT 9? >> THE PUTT. THE BIGGEST CHANGE I DID THIS WEEK IT WAS IN LONDON AND A LINE IN THE BALL I’LL PUTT AND READ IT AND CHOOSE A SPOT AND JUST FEEL IT. AND. >> INSTINCTS. >> YOU KNOW. >> ONE. WHEN YOU WON IN LONDON AND
MADE EVERYTHING YOU COULD NOT MISS IT IF YOU TRIED. IT WAS THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS LATER AND LIV EVENTS YOU WENT FROM THE BROOMSTICK DOWN TO THE TRADITIONAL PUTTER, I’M COMFORTABLE WITH BOTH. WHICH EVER MAKES IT STRUGGLED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE LONG PUTTER WHEN I WENT TO AMERICA.
AND FIGURE OUT AND IN THE HEAD. THAT’S FOUR OUNCE. >> AND SINCE I HAVE DONE THAT. >>> LIGHT PUTTER SLOW GREEN DO YOU THINK OF THAT? >> IN A SHORT AND THE LONG PUTTER THE HEAVIER IT WAS. AND QUICKLY. AND STILL CONVENTIONAL. >> CHRISTIAN IS NEW TO LIV GOLF.
WHAT HE MAY NOT KNOW HOW ACCUSTOMED STING SER IN CONTENTION AROUND THE PODIUM. WHAT DID YOU TELL EACH EAR IN VEGAS? , YOU’RE NOT THE YOUNGEST BUT NOT THE OLDEST. >> GOT TO LOVE THAT. AND, WE HOPEFULLY ARE FINDING OUR FEET. >> WE DO THIS CALLED FORM CHECK. AND YOU CHECK THEIR FORM.
ARE YOU DONE FOR IT? >> SUPPOSED TO BE NICE. >> AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE. >> WAY BETTER. >> AND. >> HERE IS THE FIRST ONE FROM HANNAH HOLDEN HERE. BE NICE. >> THAT’S A GOOD FLOW. A LITTLE INSIDE. THE BACK. >> IF SHE WAS HERE WHAT WOULD
YOU HAVE MADE, HOLY SMOKES, HOW WITH THAT — HOW ABOUT THAT ONE? >> INTERESTING SWING THERE. >> THAT’S MAYBE I SHOULD TRY. THAT. >> THAT’S A LITTLE KYLE BIRKSHIRE. >> HE HIT IT AS FAR AS HE CAN. OVER SWING. >> THE THIRD ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT YOU HAVE GOT, YOU GOT
SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY HERE. >> I DON’T KNOW. , LET’S DO ONE MORE. AND THAT’S A BUBBA IMPERSONATION THERE. >> LOVE THAT THERE. , THAT’S A GOOD ONE. >> HE NEVER HAD A LESSON. HE NEVER EMULATED. THEY ARE IMITATING AND NOT A BAD ROLE MODEL. HE WILL BE OKAY.
>> AND THERE IS THE TWIN. HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >>> MORE HERE AT CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN JEDDAH. AND THE BEAUTIFUL RED SEA, WIND IS BLOWING MORE TO COME. STICK AROUND. >> GET TO SPEND AN HOUR WITH THIS PERSON. AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE FROM
BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU. >> YOU WON THE OPEN. WHAT IS THE NEXT ONE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR EYES ON? >> AND I WANTED TO WIN THE MASTER’S SINCE I WAS AN AMATEUR BEFORE THAT GROWING UP AND WATCHING TIGER CHIP IN ON 16. THAT SOLD IT FOR ME. THIS IS THE NEXT EVENT I WANT
TO WIN. AND AROUND IT I SAW AND EXPERIENCED THE PEOPLE THERE. I LOVE COMING BACK EVERY YEAR. I BELIEVE I’M GOING TO GET IT DONE ONE OF THESE DAYS. A MATTER OF TIME AND HARD WORK AND LEARNING FROM MY FAILURES. >> YOU LOOK GOOD IN GREEN. >> AND THEY MAY HAVE TO FIT
ALL THE MUSCLES THERE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THE MOST JACKED GREEN JACKET WINNER FOR SURE. THINK OF THE CONTENT. >> REMEMBER TIGER AT THANKSGIVING THE GREEN JACKET AT THANKSGIVING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND HAD THE TROPHY THAT SORT OF, THAT WOULD BE COOL TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THAT CONVERSATION ON THE LIV GOLF YouTU PAGE OR LIV GOLFPLUS. FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. THAT’S HIS FAVORITE. >> IT’S YOUR FAVORITE. >> MY FAVORITE. THAT’S DOM’S FAVORITE. >>> WE’RE BACK, BABY, JOINED BY ANOTHER GUEST, DOM BOULET. YOU SHOULD NOT WEAR THAT JACKET YOU HAVE GUNS TO SHOW.
>> THANKS, MY GUY. >> YOU CAME IN WITH A BIG SMILE. YOU HAD FUN TODAY. >> I STARTED THE FIRST WITH TONY KIM AND GREAT TO SEE HIM. THERE IS TWITTER BLEW UP. IT WAS GREAT. >> WERE YOU NERVOUS, THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF EYEBALLS ON THAT AND EARS.
>> I TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE GOING ON THE AIR, THAT DIDN’T HELP. >> YOU SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE ON YOU. >> THANKS, JERRY. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT SCOOP CAN YOU GIVE US ABOUT ANTHONY. A LOT OF HIGHS AND LOWS, WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE; HE WAS
NERVOUS ON THE FIRST TEE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM. I WATCHED HIM A LOT EVEN IN THE RYDER CUP THE MOST PRESSURIZED THEATER. HE WAS NOTER NERVOUS THERE BUT HE KEPT HIS COMPOSURE AND HIT BAD SHOTS OUT. THERE BUT DEMEANOR NEVER CHANGED. HE I WAS IMPRESSED.
>> OF THE 12 YEARS AWAY HE PROUDLY SPENT 11 AND A HALF THINKING THIS WOULD NEVER COME. NEVER PLANNING ON IT COMING. >> HE HASN’T HAD A LOT OF TIME, WE DON’T KNOW HOW SHARP HE KEPT THE GAME. THERE WAS A LONG PERIOD HE DIDN’T OWN A SET OF CLUBS NOT
LIKE HE IS PLAYING WITH BUDDIES AND STAYING SHARP T IS AMAZING HE HAS AS MUCH GAME. THE SCORE WAS NOT GREAT BUT TO HAVE THE GAME. >> WHAT IS REMARKABLE. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING HIM. THE SWING IS IDENTICAL TO WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME WHEN HE
WAS 27, 25, 26 YEARS OLD. IT HASN’T CHANGED. AND THE FEEL OF HIS HANDS MUST BE DIFFERENT. IT IS ALL BRAND NEW LIKE STARTING THE GAME OVER AGAIN. >> PRETTY MUCH. >> WE HAVE A TWEET HERE WE WANT TO CHECK OUT. LOVE TO HEAR YOUR TAKE ON IT. CHECK IT OUT.
>> STICK WITH US HERE. THIS IS FROM ANTHONY KIM HIMSELF. DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SCORE BUT HE PLAYED BETTER THAN THE SCORE. DOM, DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT? >> I SAW HIM THE FIRST 9, THE ONE ON SIX INTO THE WIND 180 YARDS TO A SMALL TARGET AND A PUNCH. THROUGH THE WIND.
AND 15 FEET HE MADE THE FIRST BIRDIE. HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. I TOLD THE STORY ON AIR. WE’RE WALKING DOWN THE SECOND. ONE WAS PLAYING DOWN. 18 WAS IN THE WIND. ONE WAS IN THE WIND AND TWO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ONE WAS INTO THE WIND I’M WALKING
OFF THE TEE I SAID, GUYS ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY ALL 18 INTO WIND. CAM SAID IF I PLAY THE NEXT HOLE INTO WIND I’LL GET OUT OF HERE AND FLY TO HONG KONG, I’LL SEE YOU THAT. KIM SAID I’LL TAKE 12 YEARS OFF. >> WE LOOK AT THOSE, THOSE ARE
THE QUOTES YOU HEAR FROM THE PLAYERS UNDERGOING SWING CHANGES. THOSE ARE GUYS PRACTICING EVERY DAY. WORD FOR WORD. WHAT HE SAID. THAT’S VERY ENCOURAGING THAT HE FEELS THAT HE DOESN’T FEEL LIKE I GOT AWAY WITH PLAYING POORLY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. HE EXPECTED THAT TO BE BETTER AND GET BETTER QUICKLY.
THE POSITION NOW. DOES HE SHAKE OFF TODAY. WALK INTO NEXT DAY FEELING AMAZING? >> HE SHOULD BE, MYSELF I’LL GET ABUSED FOR THIS. I DON’T GIVE A DAM, HE SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF HAVING COME OUT HERE AND FACED THE DEMONS THAT ARE THE FANS, THE HATERS, IF YOU WILL, FACED THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE SAYING THE THINGS THEY SAID AND HELD HIS HEAD HIGH AND HIT GREAT SHOTS. . THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK HE DOESN’T HAVE GAME. HE HAS GAME. >> I LOVE THE ENERGY OF THAT. AND WE HAVE A LITTLE FEATURE OF ANTHONY KIM, TAKE A LOOK. , IT FEELS GREAT.
NOW I’M FOCUSED ON PLAYING GOOD THIS WEEK. I HAVE A FEW WEEKS OF GOLF IN FRONT OF ME, I’LL TELL MY STORY WHEN IT IS THE RIGHT TIME BUT I’LL FOCUS ON GOLF. I’M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY AND ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. I MISS THE COMPETITIVE PART OF
THE GAME. I WOULD NOT SAY IT IS GOLF. HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT AGAIN. >>> 11 YEARS OFF IS A LONG TIME AND GOING A LONG WAY. I EXPECT GOOD RESULTS. I DON’T KNOW HOW I’LL FEEL IT HAS BEEN LONG. GOLF IS JUST A GAME.
>> AND PUTTING IN WORK AND READY TO GO. >> I MEAN ABOVE ALL IT IS SAFE TO SAY ENTERTAINING EVERY MOMENT OF TODAY WITH ANTHONY KIM. >> WELCOME TO LIV GOLF T IS ALWAYS ENTERTAINING. >> THIS IS THE FIRST FROM ELTON JOHN. >> WHAT, I’M GOING TO BRING
THE ELTON JOHN ONES OUT TOOM. >> RACHEL DRUMMOND AT THE RANGE BRINGS US A SHOW. WHAT IS GOING ON? >> DRAMA HERE KIND TO ME AND DO A BUNKER DEMO AND THE HAHARDEST SHOT A LOOK AT THE PLAYOFF BETWEEN BROOKS KOEPKA AND PETER UIHLEIN AND PLAYING UNDER PRESSURE.
WHAT YOU CANNOT FEEL IS THE AMOUNT OF WIND THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACK WITH THE SHOT AND THE SMALL LANDING AREA THAT YOU HAVE TO HIT TO GET IT CLOSE TO THIS PIN. HE LANDED IT PERFECTLY AND ROLLED DOWN TO THE PIN. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
THAT GO INTO THE BUNKER SHOT LIKE THIS. >> I’LL SHOW YOU. LET ME GET THE BALLS HERE. RIGHT. THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN A BUNKER SHOT ARE THE STRIKE. THE LOW POINT AND MAINT MAINTAINING LOFT. I’LL GIVE YOU TWO DRILLS TO DO THAT. NUMBER ONE DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND.
WE TALK ABOUT SETUP AND BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT. A CROSS IN THE SAND. NOW I KNOW THAT A CLUB HEAD OUTSIDE OF MY LEAD IS WHERE I NEED THE POSITION. I PUT THE BALL THERE. I’M STANDING FAR AWAY. I’LL GET MY WEIGHT OVER THE LEAD LEG FROM 370, 30 AND THE STAND BACK.
I HAVE DRAWN THE LINE. THE GOAL IS SEE HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU HIT THAT LINE. >> THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO EXECUTE THE SHOT. THAT’S NUMBER ONE. DRILL NUMBER TWO IS MAINTAINING THE LOFT ON THE CLUB FACE. WE TALK ABOUT THE LOFT CLUB FACE OPEN KEEP THAT THERE AND
ADD SPEED. THIS IS A FAVORITE GET SAND. AND STAND ON THE CLUB FACE. THE GET THAT AND LOB IT OVER THE LEAD SHOULDER. YOU SEE THE SAND THERE IS LOFT ON THE CLUB FACE. IF I CLOSE IT. YOU SEE HOW IT FALLS OFF. NOW I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE
SHOT AND EXECUTE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. I HAVE MY WEIGHT AND BACK AND KEEP THAT LOFT ON THE CLUB FACE. A LITTLE LEFT. I’LL TAKE THAT AND ONE WITH MORE GO. I HAVE ONE MORE, THANK YOU. ONE MORE LITTLE TIP THAT MAY HELP YOU AT A SHORT GAME IF
YOU HAVE NOT SEEN AND INSTEAD OF PEOPLE BEING OPEN WITH THE STANCE. HE TAUGHT ME TO GET MY RIGHT TOE BACK AND HELP ME TURN. ONE MORE GO. LANDING AREA IS IMPORTANT. WEIGHT LEFT. I HAVE GONE LEFT AGAIN. KY NOT FINISH ON THAT. ONE MORE. >> OKAY. SO, LAST ONE I’M GOING HOME
AND TELLING EVERYONE I WORKED WITH THIS. THIS IS BRUTAL. AND FOOT SLIGHTLY BACK. WEIGHT LEFT AND KEEP THAT ON THE CLUB FACE. SHE IS LEFT AGAIN. TO GIVE THEM A GO. GOOD LUCK. >> GREAT JOB RACHEL, WE HAD A GREAT TIME WATCHING HERE. >> WE’LL GET YOU DOWN THERE.
>> YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THAT, JERRY. >> WE DO. [ LAUGHTER ] >> YOU KNOW WHAT — >> I’LL TAKE THAT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TEAM LEADERS FROM TODAY. LET’S START WITH LEGION XIII. I THINK WE HAVE THE LEADERBOARD UP HERE. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR RECAP FROM THE TEAMS.
HERE IT IS, THE LEADERBOARD. LEGION XIII AT THE TOP. STINGER GC FINISHING AT SECOND AND THEN THE IRON HEADS AT 3. THIS IS — THIS IS FUN TO WATCH HERE. >> IRON HEADS AND HYFLYERSS, THEY DO NOT RESIDE NEAR THE PODIUM BUT A LOT OF ADDITIONS. THEY ARE STRONGER THIS YEAR.
>> TO SEE THEM OUT THERE. LLIG LEGION XIII I TALKED ABOUT THAT. NOW TWO OF THEM ARE VERY INEXPERIENCED PLAYERS BUT THEY ARE STEPPING UP. >> AS YOU CAN SEE, SMASH GC IN NINTH THEY ARE COMING OUT OF VEGAS. LET’S LOOK BACK AT THEIR RUN IN VEGAS. >> BROOKS KOEPKA, THE CAPTAIN
ONLY ONE VICTORY IN THEIR HISTORY. THAT WAS A COUPLE OF SEASONs GAUGE. >> FOR ME I THINK WE WERE LOOKING TO MAKE THE TEAM BE AS GOOD AS IT CAN. >> A TOPSY TURVY MOMENTS FOR GC. THEY ARE IN THIRD SPOT. >> AND HAVING TALOR WAS AND GMAC.
WE HAVE GAME AND PLENTY LEFT. >> AND EXPECTATION LEVELS ARE THERE. FOR ME AT THIS STAGE, THE MOTIVATION WAS NEEDED. >> WE HAVE A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. >> GMAC IS ONE OF THE GRITTEST PLAYERS. >> GRAEME MCDOWELL GETTING IT DONE. >> THE LAST WE WERE MAYBE ONE OR TWO AHEAD.
>> THEY NOW LEAD THE RANGEGOATS BY 3. >> I’M A LEADERBOARD WATCHER, I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. >> SMASHER 10 UNDER PAR TODAY. >> I LOOK UP AND WE HAD A WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. >> A LOT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. >> GOODNESS.
>> WE CAME TOGETHER IN VEGAS. IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO HIT THE JACKPOT. >> AND SPRING THE CHAMPAGNE AS THE CHAMPIONS. LOOKING GOOD. >> PLEASED WITH THE TEAM IT IS ONLY THE START WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVERY WEEK. >> WHAT A MASTER STROKE SIGNING GRAEME MCDOWELL,
BROOKS HAS BELIEF IN ME AND NICE TO SHOW UP AND PLAY WELL. >> AT SMASH GC, VICTORIOUS AT LIV GOLF LAS VEGAS. >> WALKING UP ON THE PODIUM. WHAT DO YOU DO. IT WAS GREAT. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE SEASON AND SEEING WHAT THE TEAM CAN ACHIEVE.
>> LET’S LOOK AT THIS TWEET. THEY OWE US NOTHING. LOVE THAT. AND THERE IS THE CELEBRATION FROM VEGAS. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THAT VEGAS RUN FROM SMASH? >> YES, I THINK THE LAST ROUND FROM GRAEME MCDOWELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID IN THE INTERVIEW, BROOKS TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM.
HE FEELINGS THE PRESSURE AND HE HAS TO PERFORM. WHAT A FINAL ROUND. AND DIFFICULT. >> WHAT WILL SMASH DO HERE IN JEDDAH? >> NOT NINTH. THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR A PODIUM POSITION IF NOT THE WIN. , WE ARE IN AN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD TEAMS.
THEY CAN COMPETE AND BE THE FIRST YEAR TWO OR THREE OR FOUR AND COULD LEGITIMATELY COME OUT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE 7 OR 8 THAT CAN END THE Y YEAR ON TOP AND 13 THAT WIN IN ANY GIVEN WEEK. >> AND NOW WHAT RACHEL DID THE
NEXT FEATURE IS LIV LESSONS. SHE TEACHES THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN GOLF. LOOK AT YOUR FAVORITES WITH LIV LESSONS. CHECK IT OUT. >> THIS IS CAM SMITH. >> BRIAN DeCHAMBEAU. >> BUBBA WATSON. >> WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO MY LIV LESSON. >> YOU MISS THE FAIRWAYS THIS IS WHEN THE CREATIVITY COMES OUT.
>> THAT’S WHAT I’M FOCUSED ON, THE TARGET. >> PAY THE MAN. >> FOR ME I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. >> AND THAT IS ONE THING TO WATCH ON. >> CAM SMITH HAS TAKEN CONTROL HERE. >> LIKE TO APPLE THE PUTTER AND I TACK MY STANCE.
GIVE IT A LOOK AND A PUTT. >> AND THE FLAT STICK. AND THERE WE GO. >> ELECTRIFYING. THERE ARE MYSTERIES HITTING IT FAR. >> TRYING TO GET PSYCHO WITH IT. >> THAT WAS PEPPER. >> LET YOUR BODY FREE UP AND MOVE MORE DON’T FEEL RESTRICTED. YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY TO BETTER
GOLF. >> WATCH THOSE LIV LESSONS. THE BIG STORY, ANTHONY KIM, DOM, WHAT DID YOU SEE, YOU FOLLOWED HIM AROUND. HERE IS ANTHONY KIM. >> THE FIRST TEE SHOT. >> HE HIT THAT 290 YARDS INTO THE WIND. RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY THAT MUST HAVE MADE HIM FEEL GOOD.
>> THAT WAS THE 4th SHOT. HE DID A NICE AND PERFECT TRAJECTORY AND TOO FAR. >> THE LONG PUTTING WAS EXCELLENT. HE WAS AROUND THAT DISTANCE. HE LOOKED CONFIDENT, DIDN’T HE? >> YES AND THE SPEED ON THE LONG PUTTS. EVERY ONE GOT TO THE HOLE AND GOT THAT DISTANCE PAST IT
DIDN’T GO IN EVERY ONE WAS MISSED ON THE HIGH SIDE WHICH IS THE SIGN OF NOT HAVING A LOT OF NERVES. >> THAT WAS A LOVELY TOUCH. THAT WAS QUICK DOWN THE HILL. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO HIT A SHANK HIT THE BEST ONE. THAT’S 90.
AIRBORNE AND WENT 120-YARDS. AND IT WAS TERRIBLE AND STASTANDING LIKE. THAT. >> OF COURSE IT WAS. >> HE HAD TO MAKE A HECK OF A BOGEY. >> THAT WAS FOR HIM. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL SECOND SHOT. HIS WIFE EMILY WAS OUT THERE. >> THIRD SHOT AT THE 7th. THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
>> DAY ONE WAS INCREDIBLE. DAY TWO WILL BE BETTER. LOVE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE. WE’LL START WITH YOU, JERRY. >> I EXPECT ANTHONY TO BE IN THE SAME AREA MAYBE A COME SHOTS LOWER OR HIGHER. I EXPECT JON RAHM TO DO WHAT
HE DOES AND LOOK LIKE HE IS ALMOST BORED SHOOTING 62, 63, 64. I THINK DJ WILL PUT THE PRESSURE ON. BROOKS WILL COME AROUND STRONGER TOMORROW. BRYSON IS THERE AS WELL. HE HAS THE ABILITY TO OVERPOWER A FEW OF THE HOLES HERE IF THEY GO STRAIGHT AND MAKE UP THE HEADWAY AS WELL.
>> DOM — >> AND JOAQUIN. I WAS OUT THERE AND TALKING TO PHIL MICKELSON’S COACH. STRIKINGMENT IT WAS A CLINIC AND 3 OR 4 BETTER. AND IT IS A BIT DISAPPOINTING. SOME PEOPLE WATCHING AND HERE. >> GIVE OUR NEWBORN BABY HER 4 A.M. BOTTLE. >> HE IS ON THE WEST COAST.
>> THERE WE GO. >> AND WHAT THE FAMILY WATCHES ON FRIDAY NIGHT WE’RE WATCHING LIV GOLF, KIDS, SIT DOWN. >> KEEP TUNING IN. >> DON’T SWITCH THE CHANNEL. >> BE SURE TO JOIN IN ON THE LIV GOLF FANTSY. WE’LL PUT THAT CODE UP FOR YOU. DO THAT. CAN YOU PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
ENEMIES AND EVERYONE AND MOSTLY YOU GET THE BRAGGING RIGHTS. DO THAT NOW. THERE IS THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN. DID YOU GET TO JUMP IN THE FANTASY YET? >> I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO PLAY IT. >> I FORGOT TO UPDATE BUT A TEAM FOR VEGAS, MAYBE THEY PLAYED WELL TODAY.
>> IT SHOULD BE EXCITING DAY TOMORROW. THIS WAS CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW I’M YOUR HOST CHRISTIAN CROSBY, JERRY AND DOM. FUN UNTIL TOMORROW, OF COURSE. OUR PREROUND SHOW. WE’RE HERE IN JEDDAH AND SEE YOU TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW.
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Broadcast blows
LIV is such a depressing broadcast. Lack of crowds make it miserable. Players show no passion as they have their appearance fee already. Throw as much cash at it, it will never improve. Saudi will pull plug within 2 years. Its hemorrhaging cash.
I just don't get why even have the track at Jeddah and not at least have fake fans. First round of the Cognizant was better for viewing
Does LIV play music on the course during play? Horrible idea.
Love this-great stories and the PGA WOW!
thank you
All these guys playing for the Saudis that still have open slave markets. SMH. $$$$$
Great coverage and broadcast. AK story is unique and he will pull off a miracle if he can find some old form. 12 years off and battling serious injuries is a tough ask. Good Luck AK pulling for you brother
A bit too early for me in the UK!😕 Still, what with the AK thing, all the interest is in LIV 👌
Being away has nothing to do with it. He's +1 alongside other pros who haven't stepped away from the game. Zoom out. It's anyones game
This is golf for dummies
Great round! Another stacked leaderboard, but that’s every LIV tourney. Go Bry58n and Go Crushers!