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POUT >>> IN 23 REGULAR SEASON EVENTS OF LIV GOLF, 13 MEN HAVE LIFTED A TROPHY AS THE CHAMPION. TODAY AT THE MAGNIFICENT HONG KONG CLUB, ABRAHAM ANCER WILL BE WINNER NUMBER 14. THE TEXAS NATIVE AND OLYMPIAN HAS TEMPERAMENT THROUGH 36 HOLES AND A FIVE-STROKE LEAD INTO FINAL ROUND.
ANY WOBBLE AND HAROLD VARNER, CAM SMITH OR JON RAHM COULD POUNCE. CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY IN HONG KONG AND THE TITLE RACE COULD BE A THRILLER. STINGER GC WAS COMPETITIVE FROM THE WORD “GO.” >> THEY WERE PLAYING GREAT GOLF. , WE WERE CATCHING UP AND PLAYING GOOD. >>> THE CRUSHERS HAVE COME
FROM NOWHERE THIS IS STUNNING. >> WE COULD HAVE GIVEN UP. >> THIS IS A COLLAPSE BY THE STINGERS. ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT TEAM PERFORMANCES ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. >> WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE CRUSHERS THAT YOU CANNOT MEASURE. WHO WILL REIGN SUPREME? >> THERE WAS A LITTLE BAD BLOOD.
>> LOTS TO SAY ABOUT THAT. >> THE TOP OF THE PYLON EASILY THE BEST IN CLASS. >> THEY ARE GREAT. IT IS NICE TO SEE BUT ONE ROUND TO GO. >> AND RIPPER GC THE BIG MOVERS. >> THEY GET AWAY. ABRAHAM ANCER. WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE TEST TOMORROW.
>> WE’LL GET IT DONE. A WILD RIDE HERE IN HONG KONG. [ MUSIC ] ABE >>> ABRAHAM ANCER HAS PRODUCED A MASTER CLASS IN HONG KONG. HE IS BOGEY FREE THROUGH HIS OPENING ROUNDS AND 15 BIRDIES FIVE SHOTS CLEAR AND HELPED SERGIO GARCÍA’S FIREBALLS TO FIRST PLACE. WINNING A TITLE AGAINST THIS
FIELD IS RARELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. HAROLD VARNER AND EUGENIO CHACARRA HAVE TASTED GLORY AND CAM SMITH AND JON RAHM TRAIL BY 6. OUR SHOTGUN START IS IMMINENT. WHEREVER YOU ARE WATCHING, WELCOME INTO THE STUDIO HERE IN HONG KONG. ARLO WHITE WITH JERRY FOLTZ AND DAVID FEHERTY. 51 PLAYERS WILL TEE OFF A
STAGGERED SHOTGUN START ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THE TOP NINE TEAMS SEPARATED BY NINE SHOTS, THAT’S A THRILLER IN JEDDAH BUT THIS IS A HUGE DAY FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. FIVE SHOTS PLAYED, LOOKING FOR A FIRST TITLE. 63 ON A 62 YESTERDAY AND MAGNIFICENT. HE HAS BEEN FLAWLESS. WHAT WILL HE DO TO SEE THIS THROUGH?
>> EVERY GOLFER HAS A WE SWITCH. HE TURNED IT OFF. HE ALLOWED THE BODY TO DO WHAT HE TAUGHT IT TO DO OVER ALL THE YEARS. JERRY. HE SPOKE ABOUT NOT THINKING TOO MUCH. THAT’S WHAT HE HAS TO DO. JUST GO OUT AND PLAY THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE. DON’T THINK ABOUT IT.
HE IS NOT GOING TO WATCH THE LEADERBOARD. >> HE PLAYED MIND GAMES HE TRIED CONVINCING HIMSELF THE COURSE DOES NOT SUIT HIM. HE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO CONTENT WITH THE GUYS. HE HAS IT THROUGH TWO DAYS AND KEEP HIS MIND FOCUSED AND NOT
THINK ABOUT THE POT OF GOLD WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. HE HAS A CHANCE. SO MUCH DEPENDS ON THE START HE GETS OFF TO. >> HE IS EMPLOYING DIVERSION TACTICS TO TAKE HIMSELF OUT OF THE MOMENT. AND THE ENORMITY OF IT, PRACTICING AWAY. A SHOTGUN START 10 SECONDS AWAY. THE TOP RIGHT AS WELL.
AND IAN POULTER THE HONG KONG CHAMPION AS WELL. THE FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY OF 2024 UNDERWAY AT THE MAGNIFICENT HONG KONG GOLF CLUB. CHILLY AGAIN. IT IS SLIGHTLY MURKY OUT THERE. BUT HERE IS JON RAHM. HE WANTS TO GIVE ABRAHAM ANCER A SCARE. MAKE HIM EARN IT. 6 BACK.
HE TEED OFF AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER IF NOT FOR THE TRIPLE BOGEY 7 ON FRIDAY BUT YOU CANNOT RULE OUT THE MASTER’S CHAMPION. >>> THE CAPTAIN OF MAJESTICKS, HENRIK STENSON. >> THE MAJESTICKS ARE TWO SHOTS OFF A FIRST PODIUM FINISH SINCE MIDWAY THROUGH 2022. HE HAD A GREAT TOURNAMENT.
HE AND IAN POULTER HAVE GONE LOW ON BOTH DAYS. 66 AND 65 FOR HENRIK. AND ABLE TO KEEP IT IN THE FAIRWAY ALMOST THE DAY YESTERDAY. 11 OF 14 FAIRWAY. THESE ARE SMALL FAIRWAYS AND THEY ARE FIRMING UP IT IS NOT EASY TO DO. WHEN HE GETS ON, LASER-LIKE ACCURACY AS EVIDENCED THERE.
>> NOW ON THE TEE, WELCOME THE CAPTAIN OF RIPPER GC. >> MATT JONES, TIED FOR THE LEAD FOR YESTERDAY’S ROUND. HE DOES NOT WASTE ANY TIME. >> HE WILL GET ON WITH IT. THERE IS A BEAUTY TO START WITH. >> RIPPER GC AND THE AUSSIE CAPTAIN IS CAM SMITH.
HE TEES OFF 9 UNDER PAR. HE IS 6 BACK HE GOES VERY LOW. >> THAT’S NOT THE START HE WAS LOOKING FOR. CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY IS UNDERWAY IN HONG KONG. THEY HAVE FLOCKED. THE PLAYERS ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES. THE LEADERS AND ABRAHAM ANCER WILL TEE OFF SHORTLY. [ MUSIC ]
>>> SO, WE WONDER IF IT COULD BE THE FIREBALLS DAY TODAY, THEY WERE THE LOW SCORERS, 16 UNDER PAR TO GET THE THREE-STROKE LEAD. AS WE SAW IN JEDDAH REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE BY BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU’S CRUSHERS, AS YOU CAN SEE, SEVEN BACK. THEY HAD A DEFICIT LAST WEEK OF 11 AGAINST THE
STINGERS GOING INTO FINAL DAY. THEY WON BY 4. THE. >> THE LION’S SHARE OF THE GALLERY THEY ARE WATCHING THE PENULTIMATE GROUPING IN THE SHOTGUN START THE CHAMPIONS THERE. THEY ARE PACKED TRYING TO GET OFF THE FIRST CART PATH. THEY ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY DO SAME AS ABRAHAM ANCER.
HE HAS NOT MADE A LOT IN LIV GOLF. HE HAS BEEN A SLOW STARTER. AND CONSISTENTLY IMPROVING, HE HIT ALL GREENS. HE CAN DO THAT, AIM FOR THE CENTER OF EVERY GREEN. AND SOME ARE QUITE DANGEROUS. >> OVER TO THE 1 12th. BRENDAN STEELE AND PIETERS. HE IS 1 UNDER. HYFLYERS, THEY NEED
SOMETHING SPECTACULAR HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. AND COULD BE AN EARLY BIRDIE FOR THE FIREBALLS. ORTIZ IS 8 UNDER PAR. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AT 2 TO GET THE THEM ON THE BOARD AND STRETCH THE ADVANTAGE STRAIGHT-AWAY. THAT SLIDES BACK. DOESN’T HAVE ANY EFFECT HE TRANSFERRED TO TORQUE OFF THE SEASON.
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT. INTERESTING START THE ATMOSPHERE LOOKS GREAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THIS PART OF THE WORLD DOES NOT SEE OR NEVER SEES IT THIS STRONG, THEY RESPONDED THIS WEEK. >> THEY HAVE. AND UNDER PRESSURE AND I WAS SAYING TO ARLO EARLIER, SLEEPING ON A BIG LEAD BY THAT.
I LED 8 AND THE WORSE NIGHT’S SLEEP I EVER HAD, YOU LOSE, YOU’RE AN IDIOT LEADING BY 1 OR 2. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN BUT YOU GET THAT BIG LEAD. THERE IS ALWAYS THE, YOU KNOW, SHOULD I GO FOR IT, SHOULD I NOT? IT’S JUST AWKWARD. >> DID YOU WIN?
>> BUT NOT AFTER SOILING MYSELF A COUPLE OF TIMES, YES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> HIGHLIGHTS FROM YESTERDAY. HE HAD A DOUBLE OF GOOD STREAKS. FOR BIRDIE AT 5:00. THIS IS MAGNIFICENT. THAT’S THE IMAGINATION AND CREATIVE TOUCH AS WELL. A RUN OF FIVE STRAIGHT ON FRIDAY. AND THEN A RUN OF FOUR
BETWEEN 11 AND 14. THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 11. FIVE OF THE LAST 8. HE IS BOGEY FREE SO FAR. LET’S HEAD OUT INTO THE COURSE AND THE ANALYST SU-ANN HENG. WE SAW YOU EARLIER ON WITH CAM SMITH. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TODAY? >> AND THE PACK OF CAM SMITH AND HENRIK STENSON.
THEY HAVE TO GET OFF TO AN AGGRESSIVE START. IT IS PLAYING TOUGH THERE ARE RISKS THAT NEED TO BE INVOLVED. I SPOKE WITH ADAM HAYES ON THE PUTTING GREEN, HE THINKS THAT JON WILL GET OFF TO AN AGGRESSIVE START. HE PLAYED AGGRESSIVE ALL WEEK. HE WILL PUT THE PRESSURE ON ABRAHAM ANCER.
>> HE HAD FIVE WINS IN HIS CAREER N FOUR OF THEM, THE HEADING INTO THE LAST DAY AT THE OPEN. A FIVE-SHOT LEAD. THIS IS NOT UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY HE HITS ALL 18 GREENS LIKE LAST NIGHT. YESTERDAY’S ROUND. IT IS GAME OVER BUT THE FRONT NINE IS TRICKY.
IF HE IS AT EVEN PAR, HE CAN BE CAUGHT. MATT JONES A GREAT START FOR RIPPER GC TO GET THEM TO WITHIN 2 OF THE FIREBALLS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> WE DID SEE, YOU MENTIONED IT BEFORE, DAVID, HAVING THAT 8-SHOT LEAD IN MUNICH AND THERE WAS TWO AT ONE STAGE.
HE HAD NOT WON A LIV GOLF TITLE AT THAT STAGE THE SAME SITUATION THAT ABRAHAM ANCER FACES SO. YOU KNOW HE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF MENTAL GYMNASTICS OUT OF THE MOVEMENT IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANCE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME AT HIM. THAT DEPENDS ON THE REACTION. THIS MAN.
>> WELL, CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST RANKED PLAYER IN THE FIELD BY THE PEER, IN THE WORLD ARGUABLY. AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN IS A HOT HAND. AND ARE YOU HERE IN THE MIRROR. THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. >> IT IS AUDIBLE FOR ABRAHAM ANCER WHO MADE HIS WAY TOWARDS FIRST TEE. BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU LEFT
HIMSELF TOO MUCH BUT WHO KNOWS. ANOTHER 58 AND HE COULD BE BACK HERE HE WILL THINK ABOUT THE TEAM WHO TOOK THE TITLE IN JEDDAH AS WELL. RICHARD BLAND ANOTHER SOLID WEEK. HE 7 UNDER PAR. HE IS 1 UNDER. TEED OFF AT 5. THAT GETS THE CLEEKS AN EXTRA SHOT CLEAR IN THIRD
PLACE ON 23 UNDER PAR. REMEMBER ALL FOUR SCORES COUNT ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> PATRICK REED WITH BIRDIE ON 7. EUGENIO CHACARRA WHO WAS A WIN IN THE LIV GOLF CIRCUIT. THAT WAS IN BANGKOK IN SEASON ONE. THE FIFTH TOURNAMENT AS A PRO.
HE HAS HIMSELF INTO CONTENTION AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING DYNAMIC AND BOTH TEAMMATES IN THE FINAL GROUP THAT ARE ABOUT TO TEE OFF. >> HE ■TALKED IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT HE HAD HE SAID CHANGED HIS LIFE A CHAT HE HAD, HE WAS CRITIC ABOUT IT ON TUESDAY. CHANGED HIS OUTLOOK ON
LIFE AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WAY HE’S GOING ABOUT THINGS THIS WEEK. TOUGH LOVE? MOTIVATION? SOMETHING HAPPENED ON TUESDAY THAT MADE HIM CHANGE THE WAY HIS MIND IS WORKING THIS WEEK. >> STILL 23 YEARS OF AGE. >> HE RODE WITH ME ON THE WAY TO THE HOTEL. THAT MAY BE WHAT HE IS
TALKING ABOUT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN HE GETS GOING. >> HERE WE GO AGAIN. >> EUGENIO CHACARRA A FIVE-STROKE LEAD GOING INTO LEAD IN BANGKOK AND CALMNESS AFTER A LONG RAIN DELAY AND LIGHTNING DELAY HE CAME STRAIGHT OUT AND IN THE CLOSING HOLES. >> A BAD RICOCHET.
>> HAROLD VARNER III. HE WON A TITLE IN WASHINGTON, DC LAST YEAR. STARTED 54th AND IN MAYAKOBA BUT HAS HIS MOJO BACK. 64 AND 66 SO FAR. 10 UNDER PAR. FIVE BACK OF ABRAHAM ANCER. >> LEFT. THAT’S GOOD. >> LET’S TAKE YOU TO THE GREEN AND CAM SMITH. AND BIRDIE.
SO, A HUGE DAY FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. LIKE A FIVE-STROKE LEAD INTO FINAL ROUND OF THE AUSSIE OPEN AND WON BY 5. IN THE FINAL GROUP IN THE 2020 MASTER’S WITH DUSTIN JOHNSON. THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER AT AUGUSTA. HE DIDN’T FAREWELL THAT DAY. HOW HE FARED TODAY. WELL AS YOU CAN SEE, THE
TEAM PYLON CHANGED. THIS IS PUIG. THAT WAS FOR BOGEY. A DOUBLE FOR PUIG WHO WENT TO THE 5 WITH CARLOS ORTIZ. A TIE BETWEEN RIPPER AND THE FIREBALLS ON 26 UNDER. IT CAN CHANGE SO QUICKLY. >> STENSON, THIS FOR A BIRDIE ON THE FIRST. VERY GOOD START PLAYING ONE OF THE HARDEST HOLES
THIS WEEK. AS I SAID EARLIER. HE IS THE CADDY. HE IS GOING TO TRY TO GET OFF TO AN AGGRESSIVE START. HE NEEDS TO, HE IS 6 BACK. >> CAPABLE OF DOING IT. MADE A LOT OF BIRDIES THIS WEEK. AND SPOKE ABOUT ONE BAD SWING ON THE FIRST ON THE h
AND OR AND A BAD BREAK. OTHER THAN THAT HE HAS BEEN PLAYING TEXTBOOK GOLF. A GOOD READ FROM HENRIK’S PUTT. >>> THE BIG GUNS ARE FIRING EARLY HERE AT THE HONG KONG CLUB. THE FANS ARE ENJOYING IT. BACK TO YOU, DOM. >> YOU HAD MANY WHAT IS INTO THE LAST ROUND?
>> RUN THROUGH THE FINISHING LINE, THAT’S ALL IT IS. YOU PLAY WELL AND GOOD UP TO THIS POINT YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY OR MIND SET. YOU PLAY DEFENSIVE, YOU PUT YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE. I TELL MYSELF, RUN THROUGH THE FINISHING LINE. >> YOU WON THE HONG KONG OPEN TWICE HERE.
WHAT IS THE SECRET? >> IT IS NOT A — IT IS A POSITIONAL. I LOVE THE FIRST HOLE. AND A LOT OF THE FAIRWAYS HAVE ANTI-CAMBER YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TEE SHOTS. >> THE LEAGUE IS BRING WORLD CLASS GOLF TO PLACES THAT HAVE NOT SEEN IT. IT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.
>> I LOVE IT FOR THE GUYS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WHO HONG KONG HERE. THE OFFICIALS ARE THRILLED ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WE HAVE A GOOD FUTURE AHEAD OF US HERE. >> YOU DO. ENJOY THE DAY, THANK YOU, GREG. >> GREAT TO HEAR FROM GREG NORMAN, COMMISSIONER
AND CEO. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN FOR BIRDIE AT 6 FOR TORQUE. HE WON TWO OF THE THREE TOURNAMENTS OF THE SEASON. HE IS HEADED FOR POTENTIALLY A TOP TEN FINISH HERE IN HONG KONG. LEE WESTWOOD FOR BIRDIE AT 14. THEY ARE ALREADY TO 22
AND 2 BACK OF THE CLEEKS FOR A POSITION ON THE PODIUM. (SPEAKING A GLOBAL LANGUAGE — COURSE CHATTER). >>> JERRY A MOMENT AGO, SOMEBODY THAT PULLED HIM ASIDE AND A BIT OF A PEP TALK OR A KICK, AN ARM AROUND THE SHOULDER, WE DON’T KNOW. HE MADE THE POINT THAT AT
23 YEARS OF AGE HE IS A YOUNG PRO REALLY. IT IS HARD TO KNOW AND LOOK AT HIMSELF TO SEE HOW HE IS BEHAVING. BUT SOMEONE IS OBVIOUSLY GOT IN HIS EAR ABOUT IT AND HE IS TAKING IT ON BOARD. WHICH IS ALL HE CAN DO. JON RAHM REACHED THE TEE AT 2.
AND TODAY’S LOCATION THE FRONT LEFT. IT IS ONE OF THOSE GREENS THAT HAVE RUN OFFS. HE HAS A GAP WEDGE AND WINDS TO THE RIGHT. AND RIGHT AT IT AND HOLD IT OFF. THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. >> HE WANTED TO GIVE ABRAHAM ANCER A SCARE. HE COULD BE 2 UNDER
BEFORE HE REACHES THE GREEN. FOR THE DAY. HERE IS ABRAHAM ANCER SECOND SHOT AT THE FIRST. >> A GAP. ALMOST IN THE PENALTY AREA. >>> THAT WAS GREAT TO START WITH. >>> NEEDS TO GO A BIT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> BIRDIES FOR JON RAHM FOR SMITH AND STENSON AND THE
FIREBALLS PECKED BACK BY RIPPER. >>> STENSON OFF THE SECOND TEE. A PUSH THERE. >> CAN THE CLEEKS GET A PODIUM FINISH. THEY MAY YET WIN IT. KAYMER IS RETURNING TO FOURTH. THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AT 7. AND THE CLEEKS AT THE MOMENT IN A TIE FOR THIRD WITH TORQUE AND THAT’S
BECAUSE SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ BIRDIED 3. THEY ARE 24 UNDER. 2 BACK AND THE FIREBALLS AND RIPPER GC. >> CAM WITH A WEDGE. THIS IS THE RANGE HE IS SO GOOD AT. A LOT OF FANS HERE IN HONG KONG. HE WAS HERE. A RESERVE THIS WEEK. >> LUCAS HERBERT THE RIPPER GC, SECOND SHOT AT
17. IT IS A BEAUTY. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON WITH THIS THIRD AT 13, THE PAR 5. >> A BIT OF DJ MAGIC. WE’RE AT THE FIRST. THIS IS EUGENIO CHACARRA’S THIRD AND LEAD GROUP TO TEED OFF AFTER THE OTHER 51 IN THE STAGGERED SHOTGUN START ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. , PLAYING FOR THE LEFT
BREAK THERE. VERY WELL. >> ANCER IS NEXT. THE MOST OUTSTANDING VIEWER. WE UNVEILED THE FIRST ITERATION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING ANY SHOT ANY TIME INITIATIVE T IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB NOW AT LIV GOLF PLUS. THERE WILL BE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GRAPHICKED, YOU CAN SEE EVERY SHOT OR SWITCH FROM GROUP TO
GROUP FOR A SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE. WE WILL EXPAND IT TO HAVE THE APP ON ALL DEVICES AND TEAM VIEWING WITH THE FULL BOX AND ANY SHOT CALL FEATURING REPLAYS WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON. BORN IN TEXAS. HE GREW UP BACK ACROSS THE BORDER IN MEXICO AND THEN THE FAMILY MOVED HIM
BACK HERE AT 14 TO ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL. HIS ENGLISH WAS NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD. HE CAME TO COLLEGE GOLF, NO OFFERS HE STARTED AT ODESSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS TERRITORY BEFORE GOING TO OKLAHOMA. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD PUTT. >> ENDED OUT IN OKLAHOMA WITH THE SECOND LOWEST STROKE AVERAGE BEHIND ANTHONY KIM.
>> ANTHONY KIM. >> HENRIK FOR BIRDIE. HE IS SWITCH HIS GRIP THIS WEEK AND LEFT HAND LOW. BACK TO ONE AND HAROLD VARNER TO GET CLOSER. TO THE GREEN AT 17 AND ALREADY — HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN PLAYING? 15 MINUTES. GIVE RIPPER GC THE LEAD. THEY TRA TRAILED AND
HE HAD A 64 YESTERDAY. >> A LOT OF TEAMS BUNCHED UP THAT COULD BE VOLATILE. JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE START. >> VERY MAKEABLE ONE, JERRY, HE HAD A GOOD READ FROM STENSON’S PUTT PAST THE HOLE. HE CAN GET OFF TO A BIRDIE BIRDIE START. SOME PRESSURE AT THE PAR 5.
>> THAT’S THE FIRST. >> BIG PUTT RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT. A FIST PUMP. AK, A 72 YESTERDAY. HIS BEST ROUND OF HIS COME BACK. HE IS TIED FOR THIRD IN PUTTING. SECOND INTO 16. , HE IS STARTING TO GET AND DIALED IN IN THE DISTANCE CONTROL. >> AND SERGIO AT 9.
NOT A GOOD START FOR THE FIREBALLS. THIS IS THE SECOND GREEN. HENRIK STENSON. FOR HIS PAR. BIRDIE BOGEY START FOR THE MAJESTICKS NOW. , SERGIO FOR BOGEY OVER AT 9. >> CAM SMITH, THIS WILL BE A GOOD BIRDIE. AND THE SPOKE TO HIS COACH, SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT CAM, HE
WORKS REALLY HARD PREAND POST ROUND EVERYONE THINKS HE IS CHILL BUT HE IS A HARD WORKER. SPENT SOME TIME ON THE RANGE AFTER SHOOTING A GOOD ROUND OF GOLF. JERRY, YOU CALL HIM HOUDINI WITH THE CLUB. >> HE IS NOT HUMAN. >> BOY, HE IS ON A WRAP. >> HITTING ALL 18 IN
REGULATION A BIRDIE. THE PERFORMANCE PUT THE FIELD ON NOTICE THAT HE IS READY TO WIN HIS FIRST LIV GOLF LEAGUE TITLE. [ MUSIC ] >> ABRAHAM ANCER. THAT IS MAGNIFICENT. >> I’M HAPPY WITH THE BALL STRIKING AND THE PLAN. IT FELT LIKE I EXECUTED IN THERE PRETTY MUCH EVERY SHOT WHICH IS NICE.
>> AND HE IS PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY. >> YES. >> I WAS ABLE TO CAPITALIZE. NO COMPLAINTS. HAPPY AND TRYING TO DO THE SAME FOR TOMORROW. >> 15 UNDER PAR HE WILL TAKE A FIVE STROKE LEAD INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. >> A LOT OF FUN AND FINISH REALLY STRONG AND SEE MORE OF THE CITY.
, A FEW STATS HERE. >> STROKES GAINED FOR THE SEASON THROUGH THREE EVENTS AND THIS WEEK AND, OBVIOUSLY, OFF THE TEE HE IS GOOD AT FAIRWAYS AND STROKES COMBINED. DISTANCE AS WELL. HE IS FIRST ON THE GREEN. HE IS SIXTH. THAT’S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT BUT MEDIUM AND LONG APPROACHES ARE IMPROVEMENTS.
SHOCKINGLY, THOUGH, WELL DONE THE FIELD IN SHORT APPROACH THIS WEEK. NO SECRET WHY HE IS GETTING IT DONE. A BALL STRIKER’S PARADISE AS THEY SAY WITH THE COURSES LIKE THIS THAT ARE NOT LONG. HE IS A BALL HITTING JESSIE AS AN OLD FRIEND WE USED TO SAY. >> MATT JONES TO SAVE PAR
AT 3 FOR THE LEADERS BY TWO, RIPPER GC. >> THAT WAS NOT PRETTY. >> JUST WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. >> AK FOR BIRDIE AT 16. >> HE ENTERED THE SERIES NEXT WEEK. WANTS TO PLAY SOME GOLF. AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGE. >> HE IS BUCKING THE TREND OF POOR STARTS.
>> THAT’S SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ EARLIER. >> AND A 4. >> RACED INTO SECOND PLACE A TIE WITH THE FIREBALLS. 4 UNDER PAR ALREADY. AND THE SWING WITH THE FIREBALLS IS ALREADY 7 SHOTS. SERGIO GARCIA. >> COME HERE. (COURSE CHATTER). >> THE GREENS ARE QUICKER. I SPOKE WITH THE SUPER
THIS MORNING, HE HAS DONE A FABULOUS JOB, THEY WERE RUNNING BUT THEY SHOULD BE 11/6ISH AND YOU ARE LONG ON THIS IT IS TREACHEROUS ONE. >> LIKE THAT. >> ON THE TEE AT 3 JON RAHM. >> FIRST OF TWO PAR 3s. IMPORTANT TO MAKE A 4 HERE. >> THE FIRST STEP TO HIT
THE FAIRWAY. AND TO CARRY THAT RIGHT SIDE. THAT IS PLAYING DOWN HILL. >> THAT IS PERFECT. >> HAROLD ON THE TEE AT 2. >> THAT IS STRAIGHT AT IT. >> HE DOESN’T HIT A LOT OF IRON SHOTS OFF LINE. NOW IS THE TURN BY THE LEADER ABRAHAM ANCER. >> THAT WAS A FABULOUS
TWO PUTT BACK ON THE FIRST GREEN. >> HE GOT LUCKY WITH THE TEE SHOT. >> HE DID, DAVID. COULD HAVE BEEN IN BIG TROUBLE. A PITCHING WEDGE HERE AND THAT’S NOT A BIG ONE. IT IS A VERY SOFT ONE. >> A LONG WHILE AFTER WINNING THE SAUDI INVITATIONAL. , THAT WOULD BE AWKWARD.
>> AND THE LIV FINISHES IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. AND IN BEDMINSTER AND FIFTH IN CHICAGO. >> JOAQUIN NIEMANN TEEING OFF AT 8. OH, NO. JOAQUIN NIEMANN WITH THE ACE! >> AND HE HAS AN ACE HE IS 8 UNDER PAR FOR THE MAN OF THE SEASON. >> AND ADRIAN MERONK ON
THE TEE AT 5. >> AND FIFTH ACE AND IN THE PROMOTIONS. >> FIRST SINCE MAYAKOBA, RICHARD BLAND. HE HAS HOLD OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. , THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AT 14. MATTHEW WOLFF WITHDRAW AFTER THE START IN JEDDAH. HE IS BACK HERE IN HONG KONG. THAT’S BEAUTIFULLY JUDGED AND THE RANGEGOATS,
SADLY, STRUGGLING DOWN INTO LEFT PLACE. JOAQUIN NIEMANN’S CASE AND INTO THE HEAT. GOT INTO THE LEAD. BACK TO THE 18THS. >> SCOTT VINCENT RIGHT ON THE BUBBLE AT THOSE POINTS. THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT. 24 PLAYERS GET POINTS EACH WEEK. INCHES Y FINISH OUTSIDE. TH E ARE NO GUARANTEES. >> ABRAHAM ANCER THE
SECOND AT 2. , THERE IS THE FIRST TESTER OF THE DAY THERE FOUR AND A HALF FEET DOWN THE SLOPE. >> AND ON THE X EVEN A FIVE-SHOT LEAD WILL BE HARD WORK TO GET OVER THE LINE WITH THIS. HE IS ON A MISSION TO WIN HIS FIRST LIV EVENT TODAY.
AND EUGENIO CHACARRA NOW FOR BIRDIE TO GET WITHIN 4. >> THIS IS QUICK AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AND TRYING TO TRICKLE IT INTO THE FRONT EDGE. WINDS PICKING UP A COOL WIND. THAT WILL MAKE THINGS MORE INTERESTING. STARTS BLOWING HARDER. >> TAKE YOU BACK A FEW MOMENTS AND WHY NOT,
JOAQUIN NIEMANN WHO HAS PRODUCED SOME GREAT MOMENTS THIS SEASON. THIS IS THE TEE SHOT AT 8. 1, 2, 3 AND IN. BUBEAUTIFULLY DOWN BY JOAQUIN NIEMANN AND GIVES TORQUE THE WIN 14 TITLES FOR THEM. THEY DEPENDENT WIN THE SEASON ENDING TEAM TITLE, THAT WAS DeCHAMBEAU’S BAND OF BROTHERS THE CRUSHERS.
THEY GET THE FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON HERE. 6 UNDER PAR ALREADY. THAT’S A SWING WHO LED BY 3 THE OTHER NIGHT. >> HAROLD VARNER,. >> A TWO SHOT SWING IF HE CAN POP THIS IN. NEEDS TO BREAK. >>> THIS WEEK LIV GOLF AND VISITED STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL WHICH HAS
BEEN A PART OF THE GOLF SCHOOL PROGRAM. IT HAS GIVEN STUDENTS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH GOLF THROUGH PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS IN SCHOOL AND AT LOCAL COURSES, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB. DURING THE VISIT, THE PLAYERS GAVE THEM A CHIPPING DEMONSTRATION AND JOINED THEM TO TEST THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED.
THIS, THANKS TO IRON HEADS IS ALIGNED WITH THE UNLEASHED MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. >> TO THE 4th AND MATT JONES. ABRAHAM ANCER MADE THAT TRICKY PAR PUTT AT 2. THE FOURTH IS ONLY 288-YARDS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HITTING IT TO RIGHT HERE WONDERING WHAT
HE HIT OFF THE TEE TO GET THIS CLOSE TO THE GREEN. >> WORKED OUT NICELY FOR THEM. TO THE THIRD. A FANTASTIC DRIVE BY JON I HEARD ADAM HAYES SAY THE TREE IN THE LINE. HE CAN TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE LINE IF HE W WA WANTS TO. >> LIV GOLF MERCHANDISE
IS FLYING OFF THE SHELF. GET YOURS AT ANY EVENT BY VISITING THE MERCHANDISE DEPARTMENT. YOU MAY RUN INTO THE GOLFER OF THE YEAR GREG NORMAN AND SHOPPING WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON AT SHOP.LIVGOLF.COM. MAJESTICKS SHIRT, A POLO AND GREG PUT A SHIFT IN AND SIGNED A FEW ITEMS AS WELL.
POSED FOR PHOTOS. SHOP AT LIV GOLF. >> EUGENIO CHACARRA OFF THE 13th. >> THAT’S A GOOD BOUNCE. THAT’S A GREAT BOUNCE. >> 64 ON FRIDAY. 66 YESTERDAY. FINISHED 54th IN LAST IN MAYAKOBA IN THE OPENER. HE SAID IT SHOWS TRUE CHARACTER IN HOW HE RESPONDS. HE LOVES RESPONDING SAID
HE HAS HIS MOJO BACK. TROUBLE TOWN THE LEFT THERE IN THE DEEP DARK WOODS. >> A MOMENT AGO, CARLOS ORTIZ TO STRETCH TORQUE A ESLEAD. AND BIRDIE AT 4. PAR PUTT AT 9 FOR LEASH LEASH. A DROP-SHOT IN A TIE. A THREE-WAY. CLUBBING BACK THE OTHER TWO PLAYERS GOING WITH A THREE WOOD.
AND THE FAIRWAY BUNKER. AND A BOGUE THROUGH 38 HOLES. HE L DS BY 5. >> AND STENSON HIT THAT BALL INTO THAT FAN’S POCKET AND CRUSHED HIS SANDWICH. >> GET HIM. >> I SPOKE WITH THE FAN. THE SPECTATOR. HE FELT SOMETHING LIKE GOT HIT BUT I DIDN’T REALIZE IT WENT INTO THE POCKET.
HE FOUND HIS BALL. , THAT’S A HOUDINI TRICK OF ITS OWN. >> A LOT OF MAGIC HAPPENING. >> THEY WILL DETERMINE WHERE HE WAS STANDING AND HE WILL DROP IT FROM THERE. THE ONLY PLACE YOU KNOW WHERE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IN HIS POCKET. I SAW A PRO CALLED JIMMY
MURPHY HIT HIS OWN SHIRT POCKET AND SHOT UP IN THE AIR AND DOWN HIS SHIRT. , THIS IS JON RAHM. A TWO SHOT PENALTY. , THAT IS A DIFFICULT BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY THAN HE MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED. >> HE IS SELF-TALK ON THAT AND ALL POSITIVE. >> CLEEKS DROPPED A SHOT. >> KAYMER.
>> RIGHT HERE. CAN YOU MAKE A WAY? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> CAM SMITH MAY PLAY FIRST WE HAVE SEEN SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HERE WITH STENSON. >> HE SAID TO THE SPECTATORS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. >> THE BALL LANDED IN THE FAN’S POCKET. >> HE HITS A HIGHBALL FLIGHT.
>> AND THE CLUB HERE. >> MOVE BACK SLOWLY. >> TORQUE ARE PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY IN THE LEAD AND IN THE CONTEST BY TWO. AND THE BIRDIE PUTT AND FOR JOAQUIN NIEMANN AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ 6 UNDER PAR. THAT’S AT 8. THE PAR 3. IT IS SENSATIONAL. TWICE WINNER ALREADY THE SEASON.
IT HAS JOAQUIN NIEMANN TO 8 UNDER PAR ON THE FRINGES OF CHALLENGING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE BUT HE IS THE CAPTAIN OF TORQUE AND THEY LEAD BY 2. >> EVERYBODY STAND PLEASE. , A LITTLE SHY THERE FROM HEN HENRIK. WANTED THAT MUCH CLOSER. >> A FAVORITE AMONG THE CREW. RICHARD BLAND.
THE BEST AT AGE 50, NOW 51. AND CONSTANT POINTS EARNER ALWAYS GETTING POINTS. SO CONSISTENT, ISN’T HE? >> HE IS COU COUNTED AS WELL. >> AND ON THE RIGHT THERE. >> HE DROPPED IT OUT PLAYING THE THIRD SHOT FROM HERE. >> YOU RIDE IT OFF. >> OKAY. >> WE’LL HEAD TO THE
GREEN AND CAM SMITH FOR EAGLE. >> HIT A BEAUTIFUL 3 WOOD AND RIGHT CENTER OF THIS. CAN YOU SEE THE GREEN. PICKED A LINE. A NICE HIGH DRAW AND RIGHT TO LEFT PUTT. GREENS HAVE SPED UP, JERRY. THEY LOOK QUICKER TODAY. >> THE OFFICIALS GIVING IT JUST TWO MORE INCHES ON THE METER.
THEY RUN OUT THAT LITTLE EXTRA. THEY ARE DRIER, TOO. WE HAD SOME RAIN. LOOK. >> AND HAROLD VARNER PUNCHED OUT TO PLAY IT SHORT OF THE GREEN. THE OTHER IS DAVID PUIG ON 13. >> AND STARTED PUTTING MORE PRESSURE AND THIS FOR BIRDIE. RIGHT TO LEFT. MARROW MISSES WITH A
BIRDIE ON THE SECOND TEE. A SOLID WEEK AND 67 YESTERDAY. HE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF OVER FOUR SCORES IF THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO BACK THAT’S A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM. , STENSON PUT A NEW STYLE OF PUTTING. LEFT HAND LOW. HE SWITCHED AGAIN. >> AND ON THEIR OWN. AND HENRIK STARTED.
10 UNDER NOW AND 23 UNDER AND TWO STROKES BACK OF A FIRST PODIUM FINISH IN 19 EVENTS. AND LAND THIS. AND RUN IT TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN. THAT IS NOT GOOD. KICKING LEFT. AND THE BUNKER THAT IS IDEAL. A GOOD SHOT. SIMPLE CHIP STRAIGHT UP. >> BUT EUGENIO CHACARRA
FROM THIS FAR HE SHOULD TRY AND LAND THIS ON THE GREEN. >> THIS COULD BE GOOD. WONDERFUL SHOT. HE CAN CLOSE THE GAP. >> PEREIRA ONE OVER, 48th HE IS PLAYING FOR THE TEAM A LONG WAYS FROM EARNING IN THE POINTS. ON THE TEE AT 12. AND 64 THE FINAL ROUND
FOR HIM. AND DeCHAMBEAU 62 FOR HIM. THE BIGGEST IN LIV GOLF COMPETITION HISTORY. THE CLIQUES HAVE STARTED WELL. THEY ARE IN FOURTH SPOT. AND ADRIAN MERONK. HE IS ONE OF THE PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR. THIS IS DUSTIN JOHNSON GETTING THE 4ACES INTO CONTENTION. THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AND
THEY’RE NOT OUT OF IT. THEY ARE TWO SHOTS BACK OF THE PODIUM. THAT’S ANOTHER BIRDIE. , MATT JONES TROUBLE AT 5. THIS IS FOR PAR. >> ABRAHAM ANCER WILL BE THE FIRST TO PLAY. >> KYHONG KONG HAS TURNED OUT FOR THE LAST DAY. ABRAHAM ANCER, THAT’S THE
SPOT HE WANTED TO END UP. THE FULL LENGTH OF THE GREEN. AND SLIGHTLY UP HILL THE WHOLE WAY. WHO HAS THE MOST SUPPORT. >> STRAIGHT UP. I DON’T THINK THEY HAVE FAVORITES NOT IN THE LAST GROUP. MAYBE UP AHEAD IN THE GROUP, THEY WANT TO SEE GOOD GOLF LIKE YOU SAID.
>> CARLOS ORTIZ AT 5. AND TORQUE. HE MAKES IT. [ APPLAUSE ] ONE OF THE TEAMMATES. , HE WOULD MAKE PAR. TO THE FOURTH AND JON RAHM. >> I HEARD HIM. NICE BIG SIGH. HE KNOWS HE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE PAR 5s TODAY. AFTER THAT DRIVE. NOW, AND LOCATION BACK LEFT.
AND RIGHT TO LEFT. DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS UP AND DOWN. >> LET’S GO BACK TO THE GREEN AT 3. >> ABRAHAM ANCER DID NOT LOSE HIS TURN. THE FIRST TO GO FOR BIRDIE. >> GOODNESS ME. >> WITH A EUGENIO CHACARRA IN THERE WITH A CHANCE FOR EAGLE. >>> THE CLIQUES ARE TIDE
FOR SECOND. KALLE SAMOOJA HAD AN ELECTRIC START. THEN HE DIDN’T COUNT IN THE END BUT THAT IS ROLLED IN FOR BIRDIE. THEY ARE TWO BACK OF TORQUE CAPTAINED WITH JOAQUIN NIEMANN WITH AN ACE ON 8 ALREADY TODAY. A BIG MOMENT HERE. (COURSE CHATTER). >> CUTTING THE LEAD OF ABRAHAM ANCER TO 3.
>> AND THERE WILL BE SOME IF THIS DROPS. >> IT HAS LEFT. , HE SNEAKS THAT CLOSER. AND DAVID PUIG FOR BIRDIE AT 13. REMEMBER HE MADE A DOUBLE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THEY ARE ONE OVER THE LEADERS BUT THEY ARE BACK IN. THE RIPPERS AT 26 UNDER THAT’S A TIE FOR THIRD.
>>> EUGENIO CHACARRA TAPPED IN. IT WILL UPDATE TO THE RETAKING THE LEAD AT 28 UNDER PAR. , THAT’S AP UGLY 6. ONE OF THE EASIEST THE TOP TEAMS ARE SEPARATED BY ONE CHOKE ONLY THE SECOND TOURNAMENT BACK AFTER THE BREAK OF 12 YEARS AND HE STARTED WELL HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY.
WARMING UP ON THE PUTTING GREEN. WEEK IN AND OUT. AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES HIM SO GOOD YOU LOOK AT ALL THE PLAYERS OUT HERE AND WATCHING AT HOME STICK TO THE SAME THINGS ALL THE TIME ALL THE WAY TO SUNDAY. AND TRYING TO GET THE ENERGY TO THE BALL. AND NOTE THE DECELERATION.
NICE TEMPO. >> ON THE TEE AT FOUR AND TO ABRAHAM ANCER. >> AND TEE UP 12-YARDS TODAY. THAT’S A VIABLE OPTION IF YOU WANT TO GO. AND GO MAYBE VARNER,. >> 249 TO THE FRONT EDGE. THEY MOVED THAT UP. >> THAT’S NOT IN BLAY YOU DON’T HAVE TO CUT IT AS MUCH.
>> WELL THE LEAGUE IS LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE FAN EXPERIENCE DURING THE ROAD CAST AND ON SITE. JUST SCAN THE QR CODE FOR TICKETS TO FUTURE EVENTS IN MIAMI THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL AND THEN TO ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA AND SINGAPORE WHERE IT IS WARMER FOR SU-ANN. >> I LIKE HOW YOU GOT
THERE IN THERE, ARLO. >> YOU NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY FLYING HOME TO THE UK TO EXPERIENCE BETTER WEATHER. >> HAD TO DO SOME SHOPPING LAST NIGHT. MOVE TO THE LEFT. ANOTHER ONE SLIPS BY FOR JON RAHM WHO REMAINS 10 UNDER PAR. , HE CANNOT SAY HE DIDN’T HAVE CHANCES.
>> HE MADE ONE. FOUR VERY GOOD CHANCES. >> GRAEME MCDOWELL REJUVENATED SINCE REJOINING BROOKS KOEPKA SMASHERS GC. HE IS ON THE TEE AT 8. >> SMASH STARTED THE DAY 11 BACK. THEY WERE QUITE AWARE OF THE FACT THEY STARTED BACK LAST WEEK. THEY WENT ON TO WIN BY 4.
>> LUCAS HERBERT IS A RIPPER. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO ADELAIDE WHERE THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS CHEERING THEM ON. THIS IS THE SECOND SHOT AT 2. PAR 3. SEVEN UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. RIPPER. >> CARLOS ORTIZ OUT AT NUMBER 6. CLOSE BUT NOT AN ISSUE. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED IN THE TRANSITION BUT SOUNDED
VERY CLEAN. IT WAS. . >> AN AERIAL VIEW. THIS IS THE FOURTH AND HERE IS HAROLD. DIDN’T CATCH IT. PRETTY COOL THERE AND ONE OF FOUR. >> THE TWO SHOT. ABRAHAM ANCER NEXT. HAROLD FINISHED NOT A BAD SPOT BUT LAND IT RIGHT THERE. WITH JUST A FEW FEET PAST IT. AND ALONG THE LEFT HERE.
THAT LOOKS GOOD. >> THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. >> IT IS JUST A GAP WEDGE. HE WILL BE PINPOINT ACCURATE. THAT WILL SIT DOWN. >> OH. THAT’S 25 YEARS OFF THE GREEN. >> YOU, JERRY, ARE YOU FASCINATED WITH THE ANALYTICAL SIDE OF THE GAME.
WE ARE DUE A TEAM PLAYOFF BUT THE TOP FOUR TEAMS NOW AT 9:00 CLEEKS IN A TIE FOR THIRD. >> THEY DO NOT LIE. MATT JONES. 68 YESTERDAY HE STARTED 8 UNDER PAR. >> JON RAHM PLAYING 180. THAT IS NOT A PLACE AND JUST ABOUT 15 FEET LEFT OF IT.
IMPROVING FROM THIS AND LAST WEEK IN JEDDAH, DOESN’T HAVE TO KEEP FADING. HE IS ONE UNDER PAR AND SIX UNDER. THEY ARE TIED WITH THE LEAD AND FIRE BALLS 27 UNDER PAR. >> HAROLD VARNER FOR BIRDIE. >>> IAN POULTER TRYING TO GET THEM ON TO THE PODIUM ON THE MIX.
AND A PAIR OF 66s. WON THE OPEN HERE AND THE TOP 5s. AND JUDGE A WEDGE. RIGHT OF THE HOLE. UNFORCED ERROR. A BIG MISTAKE. HE IS NOT HAPPY THIS TURN. AND BOY, HE COULD NOT SEE THE BALL WHERE HE WAS PLAYING. AND ON THE GREEN HE LEFT HIMSELF A MAKEABLE UP
HILL A BREAK FROM THE LEFT. >> ABRAHAM ANCER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-ESTABLISH A FIVE-STROKE LEAD. DUSTIN JOHNSON AT 16. 4 UNDER ALREADY TODAY, DJ. >> BECAUSE OF THIS. 4ACES CHALLENGING FOR THE PODIUM. >> HONG KONG SATURDAY AND FRENETIC AND FANTASTIC. BIG CROWDS, HUGE ENERGY. THIS WAS SPECIAL. WE CONCUR.
TODAY COULD BE EVEN BETTER. ABRAHAM ANCER FOR HIS FIRST BIRDIE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. , HE IS BOGEY FREE. >> DAVID PUIG FOR BIRDIE. WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE FIREBALLS THE LEAD. , HE IS A LITTLE OUT OF SORTS. TEEING OFF AT 10. THE HONG KONG CLUB HAS BEEN A GREAT VENUE AND
ABRAHAM ANCER IS ONE OF MANY PLAYERS WHO COMPETED ALL OVER THE WORLD THIS OFF SEASON BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAPTURED A GOLD MEDAL. >> WHAT IS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD ONE. >> A FEW WEEKS AGO. [ LAUGHTER ] >> LET’S CALL IT A MONTH. AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE OPEN.
I HAD A FEW MORE THAN I THOUGHT BUT IT WAS AND MY GOAL WAS TO GET INTO THE OPEN. I HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE AND FOR THE OPEN. >> AND GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENCE FELT THIS WEEKEND? >> THE PRACTICE ROUND BEFORE THE OPEN AND WON THAT EVENT. THE NEXT WEEK, YOU KNOW,
WON AGAIN. >> GETTING A GOLD IN CHILE IN THE PAN-AMERICAN GAMES. JOAQUIN NIEMANN AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ AND CARLOS WAS THERE MY TEAMMATE. THAT WAS COOL. >> AND THIS WAS POISE. >> IT WAS SUPER FOUND AND LOUIS CAME TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT WIN THREE IN A ROW. >> BEING IN THAT POSITION
IN AUSTRALIA A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR. , HE WON IN OMAN IN THE SERIES AND HE RECEIVED INVITES FROM THE MASTER’S AND THE P.G.A., HE QUALIFIED TOE AUSSIE OPEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS. HOPEFULLY MORE WILL FOLLOW. >> JON RAHM ENERGETIC THERE TO THE 7th GREEN AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FOR
BIRDIE AND TORQUE TO TAKE THE LEAD. , THAT IS AGONIZING. >> HOW DOES THAT NOT DROP? >> TEAMMATE AND CAPTAIN JOAQUIN NIEMANN. >> DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME. ANGLING DOWN IN THE RULES OF GOLF UNLESS THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HIT THE BALL. IT’S NOT. THAT IS EASY TO LOOK LIKE
AN IDIOT DOING THAT. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. >> P.G.A. THE FORM PLAYER RIGHT NOW. TAKE A BOW, JOAQUIN NIEMANN. VICTORIOUS IN MAYAKOBA AND IN VIRTUAL DARKNESS AGAINST SERGIO GARCIA. IT WAS MORE FREIGHT FORWARD IN JEDDAH LAST WEEKEND. >> CAM SMITH FOR 8. MISSED IT LEFT INTO THE BUNKER. DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB
HITTING IT TO THIS POINT. AND EVERYTHING FLOWS TO THE RIGHT HERE. IT WILL BE QUICK. WHERE HE IS. WATCH THE PUTT. JUST GO FIVE, SIX FEET PAST. HAVE TO GET THIS STARTED. , THAT’S A THING OF BEAUTY WATCHING HIM. THOSE TOUCH PUTTS AND PERFECTLY TO HAVE A CHANCE 10 UNDER, 5 BACK.
RIPPERS 26 UNDER TIED FOR 3. CAN JON RAHM MATCH IT. >> HE LOOKED SURPRISED HOW QUICK THE FIRST PUTT WAS. HE HIT SOME REALLY GOOD IRON SHOTS IN THE OPENING FEW HOLES. WANTS TO MAKE THIS ONE. >> AND JON RAHM HE IS AT 10 UNDER. >> AND THE MAN WE DUBBED
THE POLISH PRINCE. RAN 62 BUT FELL AWAY AFTER THAT IN JEDDAH. >> TWO UNDER PAR AND HELPING THE CLEEKS INTO THE TITLE THIRD. >> TORQUE AND THE FIREBALLS CANNOT BE SEPARATED. AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN FOR BIRDIE AT 6 FOR TORQUE, 6 UNDER PAR TODAY. 27 UNDER AND FIREBALLS THE OVERNIGHT LEADERS BY 3.
1 OVER. >> WITH A 6 IRON. >> THIS IS HEADED TO THE LEFT BUNKER. >> SET UP FOR A LITTLE FADE AND JUST CAME OVER AND. JUST NOT LOOKING QUITE AS ROUTINE TODAY. HAROLD VARNER NEXT. >> HE IS GOING TO GO HUNTING. A DANGEROUS FLAG TO HUNT. >> AND SERGIO GARCIA
TAKING A GO AT THE GREEN. >> AND AFTER FINISHING SECOND IN SINGAPORE. DROPPED OUT OF THE TOP FOUR AFTER TULSA AND THE THEN IN SIXTH PLACE THEY REACHED THE SEMIS IN MIAMI. ELSEWHERE, THE IRON HEADS TRYING TO MAKE A MOVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. DOWN IN 12th AT THE MOMENT. THEY ARE THREE UNDER
COLLECTIVELY. AND JINICHIRO KOZUMA, HOW ABOUT THAT. THE SECOND AT 15. THE PAR 4. AND CHARL SCHWARTZEL TIED FOR SECOND IN JEDDAH. THE BEST RESULTS SINCE THE FIRST EVER LIV GOLF TOURNAMENT IN LONDON IN 2022. THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 16. MARC LEISH N OFF THE 12th TEE. >> THE 12th GREEN.
>> AND 2000 — 202012 A LEAP YEAR. >> YES. >> AND JON RAHM. >> DAVID PUIG THIRD AT 15. >> NOT SURE IT IS HIS THIRD UNLESS HE VISITED THE HAZARD THERE. , WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT. >> A BIG HELP TO SEE THIS FIRST I WAS WATCHING JON
RAHM’S PUTT ON THIS SIDE OF THE GREEN. I THINK THIS IS QUICK. THAT IS A TOUCH OF CLASS. >> CARLOS ORT CITY. >> DAVID ORTIZ, I DO THAT ONCE A WEEK. CARLOS ORTIZ. [ LAUGHTER ] >> RED SOX FAN. >> THAT HELPED ABRAHAM ANCER0 SO MUCH TO SEE WHAT VARNER DID.
HE IS LOOKING LEFT, TOO. AND THIS IS GOING TO GOING TO ZIP. IT DID. >> THAT IS NOT THE SHOT HE MEANT TO PLAY. GOT TO CLOSE TO THE BALL. FLEW IT THERE. >> ABRAHAM ANCER THE FIRST BIRDIE OF THE WEEK. ADRIAN MERONK FOR THE CLEEKS. BUT THEY DID TIE THE LEAD
BECAUSE OF THIS. MARTIN KAYMER, THE CAPTAIN, FOR BIRDIE AT 12. HE STARTED WITH A 64. HE WAS 5 UNDER. IN A THREE WAY TIE FOR FIRST WITH 27 UNDER. >> DJ ANOTHER ONE AT 17. >> DJ IS GOING NUTS TODAY ALREADY. >> AND BACK TO ABRAHAM ANCER. HE IS NOT THE SURFACE.
, YET THIS WEEK. >> HE IS GOING TO HIT A GOOD PUTT TO AVOID THAT. FOR THE BOGEY. , LOOKS DIFFERENT TODAY. THEY ARE JANGLING. HE’S QUITE COMFORTABLE BEING THE UNDERDOG HE STATED MANY TIMES. HE NOTHING BUT CONSISTENT SUCCESS AS HE HAS GROWN THROUGH THE GAME. THIS IS A BIG TEST.
>> 41 HOLES IN HONG KONG FOR ABRAHAM ANCER TO BLINK. THE FIRST BOGEY OF THE WEEK AND THE LEAD IS DOWN. AND MATT JONES AND RIPPER 27 UNDER PAR AND THE TEAM COMPETITION IS ELECTRIC. THE TOP 7 ARE SEPARATED BY 3 SHOTS. >> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ GRAZEs THE EDGE AT 8. BACK TO 5.
>> THAT MISS THAT EUGENIO CHACARRA. , AND A REAL CHANCE THERE. , THE FIREBALLS MAY BE RECOVERING FROM AN INDIFFERENT START. THEY HAD A THREE-STROKE LEAD COMING INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. >>> THAT WAS CARLOS ORTIZ. THEY LEAD BY 1. SEVEN UNDER PAR TODAY. >> TALOR GOOCH FOR BIRDIE. >> I CAN’T REMEMBER A
TEAM LEADERBOARD LIKE THIS ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. NOT AT ALL. AND FOUR SCORES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2024 AND A CHANCE AT A SIXTH TEN PACES ON. >> THE BALL CLOSE IN WAS CAM SMITH. THIS IS HOW HE DID THAT. [ APPLAUSE ] THAT’S JOAQUIN NIEMANN WITH THE SECOND AT 11.
>> AT THIS POINT HE HAS NOT COUNTED HIM OUT OF A THIRD VICTORY THIS YEAR. PEREIRA. FOUND THE WATER. THAT’S HIS FOURTH SHOT AT THE THIRD. >> TORQUE DROP A SHOT JUST THE FOUR WAY TYPE FIRST ON 27 UNDER. >> LOVELY SHOT FROM CARLOS OR ORTIZ. >> WE COULDN’T HAVE ANY WIND.
WE DIDN’T YESTERDAY. >> IF YOU GO, 185 IS THE MINIMUM YOU GO TOE FLAG. THE 95 FLAG. >>> EUGENIO CHACARRA NOW ON THE 6th TEE. >> THE TEE SHOT ON THIS HOLE AND THAT’S ALL HE GOT THAT MEANS THE COURSE IS PLAYING LONGER THAN IT DID THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT THIS IS MILES RIGHT. >> IAN POULTER GETTING THE MAJESTICKS ON. 26 UNDER. FLYING ONCE AGAIN ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. WHICH IS A GAME CHANGER HE WAS THE MVP AS SMASH TOOK THE TITLE. AND JON RAHM AT SIX FOR BIRDIE. >> GOOD CROWDS OUT HERE. WATCHING THE GROUP. AND SANCHEZ ON THE BIRD
FOR PUIG. THEY WENT TO COLLEGE. ROOMED TOGETHER FOR 3. >> JON RAHM MAY WELL BE FULFILLING HIS PROMISE TO TRY AND SCARE ABRAHAM ANCER. HE IS BACK TO WITHIN THREE. HE WAS 6 BACK. >> EUGENIO CHACARRA. >> PROVISIONAL IN CASE THAT IS A LAST BALL. >> DOMINO WAS IS OVER THERE.
MAYBE ON THE BANK, BREAKING THAT TIE. JOAQUIN NIEMANN 4 UNDER FOR TODAY. AND LEADING BY 1. AND AFTER THAT ONE ON THE THIRD GREEN. CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY ANOTHER THRILLER. AB HAM ANCER LEADS. TORQUE BY 1. >> THE AERIAL AREA AND HOW BUILD UP THE CITY IS. SO MANY HIGH RISEs THE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS PHENOMENAL. THE AFFECT IS ALL RIGHT. THAT’S AMAZING. AND INTO THIS LOCATION TODAY. RIGHT BEHIND THE LOCATION. , JUST SAW ABRAHAM ANCER DROPPING A SHOT. RIGHT TO LEFT. >> AND EUGENIO CHACARRA. ABRAHAM ANCER. >> ON THE TEE AT 6. >> JOAQUIN NIEMANN ON THE TEE AT 12.
HE ENJOYED THE PAR 3s TODAY. >> NOT ONLY FIVE BACK BUT INDIVIDUALLY. >> ACED . >>> JONES FOR BIRDIE AT 8 GET RIPPER IN A TIE WITH TORQUE. NICELY DONE. SO GIFTED WITH THE PUTTER. HAS BEEN HIS ENTIRE CAREER. , THESE ARE VITAL. ABRAHAM ANCER ROUND 3 WITH A FIVE STROKE LEAD
THAT’S ONLY 3. GET US CAUGHT UP WITH EUGENIO CHACARRA. >> HE IS JUST SHORT IN THE ROUGH AND HE IS COMPLETELY HE CANNOT SEE THE GREEN. >> CARLOS ORTIZ AT THE EIGHTH AND EUGENIO CHACARRA. (COURSE CHATTER). >> THAT’S OVER THE TREES HE NEEDS TO HIT THIS. AND TOOK A SWIPE AT IT.
>> AIMING IT. >> RIGHT OVER THERE ON THE BUNKER THERE. >> ANCER, DIDN’T GET A CHANCE. AND THE SPEED TODAY. >> AND THEY WILL NOT GO TO FAR OFF THE GREEN. >> VARNER. AND AGAIN. >> IT IS GETTING INTERESTING HERE ON SUNDAY, DAVID. >> TO 14 AND SERGIO GARCIA THIRD.
A TYPICAL ONE OVER THE FRINGE HERE INTO GRAIN UP AND OVER AND DOWN HILL. , ONE OVER PAR TODAY. EUGENIO CHACARRA. SERGIO GARCIA LEVEL PAR AND ABRAHAM ANCER AND PUIG ONE OVER A THREE STROKE LEAD HAS EVAPORATED THEY ARE IN FOURTH. A THREE WAY TIE FOR TORQUE, CLEEKS AND RIPPER ON 28 UNDER.
>> COULD NOT GET ON MUCH MORE. >> BLAND DELIVERING AGAIN. MARTIN CHIME SER THE CAPTAIN. RICHARD BLAND PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY. >> IT IS A DRAIN WE CANNOT SEE. >> THE GREEN TO BE HONEST NOT A BAD RESULT. PLAYING THE SECOND. , RELEASE, IT DID. , TO THE GREEN AT 12 AND
JOAQUIN NIEMANN AND A FABULOUS SUNDAY AGAIN TO GIVE TORQUE THE LEAD. WE’RE GOING TO SAY THAT A LOT TODAY. >> YOU HAVE. I MEAN SIX HOLES IN. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE STORY. >> ABRAHAM ANCER. >> THE FIRST TWO DAYS HE MISSED FOUR GREENS OUT OF THE FIRST SIX ALREADY TODAY. CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY.
>> NOT A BAD SPOT TO BE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> RIPPER INTO THE LEAD IN THE TOPSY TURVY BATTLE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE IN HONG KONG. 29 UNDER PAR FOR THEM. THAT WAS MATT JONES AGAIN FOR BIRDIE AT 8. >> SMITH IS SECOND INTO THE 7th THROUGH THE TREES. LOVELY.
>> JON RAHM PUNCHED OUT TO THIS POINT HE DID MAKE THE PAR AT 12. IN THE INTERVIEW HE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD. AND AVOID DROPPING THE SHOT. EUGENIO CHACARRA FOR PAR AT 6. MARC LEISHMAN AT 13 FOR BIRDIE. >> ONE INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE FIREBALLS. THIS FOR ANOTHER PAR. >> THE HOPPING CONGRESS
IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS. AND FOR US AND A MEMBER HERE SPOKE ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY. >> IT WAS FORMED IN 1889. 1911 WE LEASED THE LAND HERE. THIS PROPERTY STARTED WITH THE COURSE AND IN THE EARLY 70s. >> ONE OF THOSE COURSES HERE IN THE REGION. AND REWARDS AND THE TEE.
A COURSE THERE ARE WAYS TO PLAY IT. IT IS ON EVERY HOLE. A LOT OF THREE IRONS TRYING TO GET. YOU WILL MAKE NUMBERS. AND FROM BACK TO FRONT. AND BIRDIES,. >> I PLAYED SO MANY AND I WON IN 2010 TO GO BACK TO A VENUE YOU WON IN THE
PAST THAT’S A BETTER FIT FOR THE TEAM MAJESTICKS. >> BRYSON COULD OVERPOWER THE PLACE, WHY NOT. AND, THEY ARE NOT DOING TOO BAD. THAT’S A TIE FOR FIFTH PLACE. AND PREVIOUSLY PLAYED HERE A CHANCE TO GET THEM BACK LEVEL WITH RIBBER. , THAT’S A COAT HANGER THERE. >> MARTIN KAYMER THE
CAPTAIN OF CLIQUE. THIS IS IN SOLO SECOND ESTABLISHING A. >> AND YOU THINK HE WILL BE WATCHING THE TEAM LEADERBOARD TOOT. THE WIN AND LAST YEAR THEY WERE CALLED PUNCH GC. >> A LITTLE 200-YARDS AND. >> STENSON THE PUTTING GRIP WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT OVER THE BALL. >> WOULD HAVE GOT THEM
INTO A TIE FOR THIRD AS WELL. WITH KIM A FEW MOMENTS AGO. HE IS 2 UNDER TODAY. , ON THE GREEN. A HIGH-FLYER AND CAPTAINED BY PHIL MICKELSON IN 13th PLACE. >> AND 74. AND 73. AND LINE THAT IS SHORT. >> ON THE ANGLE THERE. AND THE HARDEST GREEN TO HIT. 38%.
AND CAREFUL WITH THE LOCATION. CARRY THAT FRONT. AND LEFT OF THE HOLE. ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE ROUGH. (COURSE CHATTER). >> I’M NOT SURE HE LIKED THAT ONE. >> ABRAHAM ANCER THE LEADER BY 3 AND INDIVIDUAL PYLON THE SECOND SHOT AT 7. >> GOT TO PLAY IT WITH A HOOK. CANNOT GO.
GET OVER THE TREES. MAY GET TO THE FRONT EDGE. >> THAT IS TYPICAL TO HIT IT OUT OF A BUNKER. >> A BATTLE AND THE TOP EIGHT AND SEVEN SHOTS. , MARTIN KAYMER THE CAPTAIN OF THE CLEEKS. THEY ARE AT 28 UNDER. LUCAS HERBERT AND RIPPER GC HAVE IT TO LEAD OF TWO
THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AT 4. >> ON THE TEE AT 8. >> AND FINDS HIMSELF IN A SPOT HERE. , HE IS BACK OVER THE TOP STRAIGHT AT IT. >> A GOOD SHOT. , FOR BIRDIE AT 12. BACK WITHIN ONE. >> AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ 133-YARDS HE STUCK THE FINISH. A LITTLE JUMPER.
>> BIRDIE AT 5. AND THE RIPPERS LEAD. WHICH REMAINS AT 2. CARLOS ORT CITY ON THE LIV LINE. FOR — CARLOS ORTIZ ON THE LIV LINE. , LET’S HEAD BACK AND ABRAHAM ANCER. , I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS ON THIS. 16 FEET TO THE RIGHT. >> IT IS ON.
>> 22-YARDS. AND 66 FEET. AND THE BREAK IT IS CLOSE TO 80. >> PRETTY GOOD FROM THERE. >> CAM SMITH ON 8. >> AND THE GREEN. RIPPERS LEAD BY 2. >>> VARNER ON 7. >> HE WAS IN A DIVET AND CAME OUT WITH A 6 IRON AND HIT LIKE A 9 IRON.
THIS WILL BE QUICK. , HE WENT TO COLLEGE WITH SANCHEZ IN MOMENTS OF MEETING HIM HE JUST KNEW THAT THE GUY WAS GOING TO BE A WORLD CLASS PLAYER VERY GRITTY PLAYER JON RAHM. >> A WISDOM BEYOND HIS 29 YEARS. EUGENIO CHACARRA. HE NEED AS BOOST AND THE FIREBALLS WHO ARE AT FOURTH.
2 OVER PAR AND THE LEADERS THEY BROUGHT A THREE-STROKE LEAD INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. >> AND FOR BIRDIE. >> WHICH HE WILL GO WITH FOR THIS ONE. WE’LL FIND OUT . >> ANOTHER MOMENT. ABRAHAM ANCER 1 OVER FOR HIS ROUND THIS FOR PAR. >> THAT’S A GOOD TWO PUTT THERE. AND SETTLE THE NERVES
THERE. >> THAT WAS A MOMENT TO GET THEM INTO A TIE FOR THIRD. >> AND NOW CAM SMITH KEEP THE RIPPER BOYS TO A — TWO AHEAD. , SPOKE WITH HIS COACH HE HARDLY EVER HITS THAT LEFT SHOT ON THE RANGE. A SITUATIONAL RESULT IF THERE IS TROUBLE ON THE
RIGHT THAT’S THE BAIL OUT. >> RIPPER ARE TWO AHEAD OF THE CLIQUES. WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIM TO FIFTH IN VEGAS IN THE SECOND EVENT. >> AND 86. 86 AND 96. AND. >> WITH A CIRCLE AROUND IT. JOAQUIN NIEMANN. THE YELLOW PARS AND THE RARE BOGEY ONE OF THEM OVER THE BACK OF THE
GREEN THE RAIN DROPS ARE FALLING AGAIN. A SPRINKLE. OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. >> THAT WILL BE GREAT ON TUESDAY. >> ABRAHAM ANCER ON THE PAR 3 8th WITH THE 6 IRON. THERE IS RAIN BUT NOT AFFECTING PLAY WHATSOEVER. THAT’S THE AIM POINT. >> IS THIS RIGHT. MAN.
HE IS AT THE BACK RIGHT OF THE BUNKER, TOO. THE HIGH POINT. TO BE THERE. THE SWING IS OUT OF SYNC. >> CAM SMITH. THE THIRD HARDEST HOLE. HE PLAYED THE PAR 5 FOR THE MEMBERS. JUST A 3 WOOD FOR CAM. 290 TO THE FIRST BUNKER ON THE RIGHT.
AND THE LOCATION ON THE LEFT. RIGHT CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY GIVE HIM A GOOD ANGLE. THAT’S LEFT. , THAT’S OKAY ON THE FAIRWAY. >> HELLO NIEMANN. >>> ELSEWHERE HERE AT THE HONG KONG CLUB. AND TYRRELL HATTON IS 8 UNDER PAR. BIRDIE AT 11 FOR HIM. AND NINTH PLACE. 18 UNDER PAR.
GET IT TOGETHER AND SURGE AT THE PYLON. 4ACES HAVING A GOOD SUNDAY. THEY ARE 6 UNDER PAR TODAY. THEY ARE 26 UNDER IN A TIE FOR FOURTH. HERE IS CAPTAIN DUSTIN JOHNSON. HE IS 5 UNDER FOR HIS OPENING 8 TODAY. ANOTHER CHANCE . >> KALLE SAMOOJA FROM FINLAND. YOU HAVE THE CLEEKS
WITHIN 1. , ONLY HAD TWO PODIUM FINISHES IN BANGKOK AND THEN IN THE FINAL EVENT IN JEDDAH THEY FINISHED IN LAST PLACE SIX TIMES THEY WENT ON A RECRUITMENT DRIVE AND ADRIAN MERONK AND GRAEME MCDOWELL WENT BACK TO THE WORLD TOUR. RICHARD BLAND ONE OF THE STALWARTS INTO 13.
>> WHAT A SHOT RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF THE PAR 5 GREEN AND A CHANCE FOR EAGLE. >> CANNOT STOP THEM. >> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FOR PAR AT 10. TORQUE NOW 3 BACK. >> THAT’S OFF THE GREEN ON THE OTHER SIDE. >> LET’S LOOK AT BROOKS KOEPKA, SECOND AT 7.
6 UNDER PAR FOR THE COMPETITION. TEAM SMASH. WE THOUGHT MAY BE IN CON ESSENTIAL. , SO FAR. ABRAHAM ANCER AT 8, 15 FEET PAST AND BACK IN THE BUNKER. >> THAT’S WHAT HE RISKED. HE TRIED TO BUMP IT INTO FRINGE THERE AND GET THAT CLOSE. RIGHT NOW HE HAS A HEAD
FULL OF SLAMMING DOORS. >> RIPPER LEAD BY 3. LUCAS HERBERT THE SECOND AT 6. >> GREAT 64 FOR LUCAS HERBERT CAME IN TO THE RIPPER TEAM. REPLACEMENT FOR MORGAN WHO WAS RELEGATED AT THE END OF THE SEASON. >> HENRIK NOT DRIVING AS WELL AS HE HAS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
>> HIT THE CART PATH AND ENDED UP THIS PART OF THE COURSE IN A COW GRASS, AS DOM CALLS IT. >> THAT IS LEFT. >> THIS IS HEADED LEFT. >> A LITTLE DRAIN IN THERE. CROSSED IT. >> THE OTHER SIDE. >> OVER, YES. >> I DON’T SEE ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO GET THAT
NEXT. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE. >> THE THIRD SHOT AT 8. >> NEXT TO THE NINTH AND JON RAHM. >> BLOCKED BY SOME TREES. HAVE TO HIT A BIG HOOK. WAY BACK IN THE STANCE. >> OH, THAT IS A GOOD LOOKING SHOT. >> OH. >> THAT’S A PEACH. BEAUTIFUL.
25, 30-YARD DRAW. , THAT’S A SHOT. >> COMING DOWN ON. OKAY. >> SLIGHTLY BETTER ANGLE THAN JON BUT, STILL, A BLOCKED BY THE TREES ON THE LEFT. IT HAS A SIX IRON. A TV TOWER IN THE BACK. 30 FEET. LOOKING TO START IT THERE. THE DRAW. ,. >> ABRAHAM ANCER FOR PAR
AT 8. THAT’S 2 DROPPED SHOTS FOR THE MAN WHO HAD THE FIVE STROKE LEAD AT THE START OF PLAY AND THE LEAD IS BEING ERODED AND THE TEAM LEAD AS WELL TO THESE FELLOWS FROM DOWN UNDER. 5 UNDER PAR TODAY. THEY HAVE A LEAD OF THREE OVER TORQUE AND THE CLEEKS.
THIS IS THE SECOND INTO 17 PAR 4. CAM SMITH IS 2 UNDER PAR. HE IS IN CONVENTION AND TRYING TO HUNT DOWN ABRAHAM ANCER AS WELL. BIRDIE AT 6. JONES HAVING A GREAT WEEK. A GREAT PUTT AT 8 FOR BIRDIE. SO RIPPER GC WHO STARTED THE DAY THREE BACK OF THE
FIREBALLS WHO SLUMPED SO FAR ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THEY ARE HAVING A STRONG WEEK AND AT THE MOMENT THEY WOULD LIKE FAVORITES BUT THERE IS A LOT OF GOLF TO BE PLAYED. >> ABRAHAM ANCER MADE HIS BOGEY. THIS IS JOAQUIN NIEMANN GOING ANOTHER WONDERFUL SHOT. THE MOISTURE ON THE GREEN NOT AS MUCH FRICTION.
>> THAT’S PAUL CASEY. >> LUCAS HERBERT HAS THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 6. RIPPER FOUR CLEAR OF TORQUE FOR NOW. >> AND FROM DOWN UNDER SURGING IN HONG KONG. THIS IS ANOTHER BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY, MATT JONES AT 10. RIPPERS’ LEAD IS 4 OVER TORQUE AND THE CLEEKS. >> LET’S LOOK AT THE NINTH.
>> 493-YARD AS PAR 5 FOR THE MEMBERS. AND THEY ARE IN PLAY. THE TEE SHOT NEED AS DRAW. THE CORNER THROUGH THE BIG PAPER BARKS AND THE LONG THIN GREEN. >> AMONG THE TREES WE FIND HENRIK STENSON. >> I DON’T KNOW IF HE HAS THAT MANY OPTIONS. , THAT’S WHERE HE IS
LOOKING, SU-ANN. >> A GOOD RESULT. , IF HE CAN GET IT CLEANLY. >> BOY, THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ON A ROOT. >> ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE AT 10 TO HELP TORQUE HANG ON TO RIPPER TO GET TO 28 UNDER. HE MANAGES IT. HE IS 10 UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT, ONLY THREE
BACK OF THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD. RICHARD BLAND AN EAGLE PUTT FOR THE CLEEKS. THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO 38 UNDER. >> BACK OUT AT 9, STENSON, MAJESTICKS TWO SHOTS OFF THE PODIUM. HE IS LOOKING AT HIS FOURTH SHOT. WHILE WE WAIT, GO BACK AND WHAT, 90-YARDS FOR ABRAHAM ANCER.
>> A BIG TEE SHOT FOR THE POOR SWING. NEEDS TO RIGHT THE SHIP. >> AND INTO BREEZE INTO THE FACE, MOISTURE, THIS CANNOT PLAY ANY LONGER. >> HOW IS THE BODY LANGUAGE? >> IT IS OKAY. NO EMOTION. NO DROPPING OF THE HEAD OR SHRUGGING OF THE SHOULDERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A
LONG AND HITS THE CART PATH. >> THAT COULD BE IN THE PENALTY AREA. THAT COULD. >> THAT’S OKAY, DOM. >> STENSON TRYING TO AVOID MAKING A DOUBLE AT 9. >> BEAUTIFUL SHOT. >> INTERESTING TECHNIQUE. >> THAT’S ON THE BUNKER SHOT. >> LIVE WITH CAM. >> DOESN’T HAVE TOO MUCH
TO WORK WITH BUT THIS IS NOT AN OVERLY COMPLICATED. AND WIDE OPEN. THE SAND IS A LITTLE WET AND THAT BIT OF DRIZZLE THAT WE HAD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOLES. >> HE IS NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THAT ONE. >> WELL, AUSSIES AND RIPPER GC A FOUR SHOT
LEAD MOMENT RARELY — MOMENTLY. AND MOMENTS LATER. HE IS 5 UNDER FOR HIS ROUND. TORQUE ARE 8 UNDER. THEY TRAIL RIPPER GC. >> DON’T LOOK NOW. HE IS THREE BACK OF HIS THIRD WIN IN FOUR WEEKS IF HE CAN PULL THIS ONE OFF. THIS COULD QUICKLY BE THE BEST FINISH OF THE SEASON
WITHOUT QUESTION. , WE HAD ONE FINISH IN PITCH DARKNESS. >> HARD TO IMAGINE ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT. >> FOR PAR THIS IS JON RAHM. >> FOR BIRDIE. >> FOR JON, THIS IS GETTING CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE LEAD. WOULD YOU BE SURPRISED IF I SAID A GUY LIKE JON
RAHM MEDITATES, HE WAS OPEN ABOUT THAT AFTER HE WON THE MASTER’S. PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON ABE. >> A MICROCOSM OF HIS DAY SO FAR. >> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FOR BIRDIE AT 11 OF TORQUE GC. >> AND LOOKED LIKE A MISS HIT. >> CAM WITH 9 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE LINE ON
THIS FOR PAR. >> AND MADE A FEW CLUTCH UPS AND DOWNS TODAY. >> I THINK THE SAND WAS A LITTLE MORE DAMP THAN HE THOUGHT IT WAS. DECENTLY QUICK FROM BACK THERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STILL TWO BACK. >> FIREBALLS NOT HAVING A GREAT DAY. A THREE-STROKE LEAD COMING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY HERE.
THEY ARE 3 OVER PAR AS A COLLECTIVE SO FAR, THAT WAS SERGIO GARCIA, THE CAPTAIN, THE SECOND SHOT INTO 16. HE IS 1 UNDER TODAY. THE ONLY FIREBALLS UNDER PAR SO FAR. DANNY LEE OF THE IRON HEADS, 4 UNDER OVERALL. AN EXCELLENT BIRDIE PUTT AT THE 1st. NOW STENSON FOR BOGEY.
A LOW FOR HIM AND FOR THE MAJESTICKS. >> DON’T WANT TO MAKE A BIG NUMBER, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME ON A SUNDAY. DOM SAID EARLIER THIS WEEK THIS CAN DO THAT TO YOU. YOU FLAKE A BIRDIE OR A TRIPLE OR A DOUBLE. >> THAT’S UP AND DOWN. BUNKER SHOT HE HAD.
A MOMENT AGO IAN POULTER. >> BACK TO ABRAHAM ANCER. >> 210 TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE GREEN. IT IS BACK. HE HAS A CLEAR SHOT. PRETTY GOOD. NEED AS GOOD SWING, SOMETHING TO BUILD ON. >> CARRY THE BUNKER. >> THAT’S THE SHOT THAT WE HAVE JUST SEEN HENRIK STENSON HAVE.
>> IN SOUTH AFRICAN THEY THINK THAT LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN IS THE GOAT AS SU-ANN HENG FOUND OUT. THAT HAS MORE THAN ONE MEANING. >> WELCOME TO HENG TIME AT THE HONG KONG CLUB AND I HAVE A LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN THE CAPTAIN OF STINGER GC. WE’RE GOING TO WATCH HIM PLAY AND HAVE A CHAT.
LET’S DO THIS. I WAS IN MIAMI I SPOKE TO YOUR WIFE SHE SAID THAT YOU ADDED SOME NEW ANIMALS TO YOUR FARM. THE FAINTING GOATS. >> THE RANGE GOATS, AFTER ALL THE RANGE GOATS. >> BUBBA, THOMAS AND HAROLD. >> I HEARD. BUBBA GOES FAST SOMETIMES YOU GO WITH THE BUGGY AND
YOU CELEBRATE IT IS LIKE THIS. HE JUST GOES BOOP. BUBBA IS A FAINTER. >> DO YOU HAVE VIDEO? >> I HAVE A RANGEGOATS FLAG. I WANT TO DO A VIDEO FOR THEM THEY SWAPPED. DON’T CHANGE THE NAMES THEN. LET’S — IT IS FUN. THEY ARE A LOT OF FUN.
>> CAM SMITH REACHED THE TEE AT 10. >> THREE IRON IN THE BAG. A SEVEN WOOD. GET MORE OPTIONS OFF THE TEE. >> MATT JONES WITH THE SECOND AT THE 11th. WANTS TO GO RIGHT. NOT BAD. >> AND JON. BY THE WAY. YOU HAVEN’T SEEN FAINTING GOATS, CHECK IT OUT. IT IS FUNNY.
WHERE DO YOU GO TO DO THAT. YouTUBE OR THE GOOGLE AS YOU CALL IT. >> FAINTING GOATS OUTSIDE OF OCALA. ACTIVE. >> NOT ANIMAL ABUSE THEY NATURALLY FAINT, I WOULD RATHER FLY TO SOUTH AFRICA AND SEE IT IN PERSON. >> CARLOS. >> THE SECOND SHOT AT 11. WE’RE GOING TO SEE MORE
SPIN NOW, THEY ARE GREASY ON TOP WITH THE MOISTURE. >> GOLF FANS ARE DOWN LOADING THE APP AND FOR GOOD REASON. ENJOY THE CONTENT. CAN YOU WATCH LIVE AND COMMERCIAL FREE IN SELECTED MARKETS AND REWATCH EVERY ROUND SINCE DAY ONE AND FEATURE CONTENTS AND HENG TIME AND WHAT THE FEHERTY.
DOWN LOAD IT TODAY. >> AND THE LIE IS WONDERFUL. NOT A TYPICAL BUNKER SHOT. >> HE IS NOT IN THE TOUGH SPOT AS HENRIK STENSON FOUND HIMSELF. THE WET SURFACE, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, THAT FIRST BOUNCE CAN SKID. >> THAT’S BETTER. >> THAT WILL SETTLE A FEW NERVES, I’M SURE, FOR
ABRAHAM ANCER. GRAEME MCDOWELL IS WITHIN TWO OF THE LEAD FOR EAGLE. GMAC, 11 UNDER PAR, GIVING IT A GOOD GO ON A COURSE HE HAD TWO TOP SIX FINISHES IN THE HONG KONG OPEN. >> MARTY KAYMER WITH HIS SECOND SHOT AT 16. >> HAROLD VARNER AT 9. >> AND LOVELY SECOND SHOT
AND THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. THE SLOPE TOOK IT AND 45 FEET HERE. THAT NEEDS TO BREAK. >> THE 11th GREEN. CARLOS ORTIZ. ORT ORT. >> COULD HAVE TOPPLED IN FOR THE SAME PRICE. >> TORQUE THREE BACK OF RIPPER GC. >> AND A LONG ONE HERE FOR PAR. AT 9. LOOKING GOOD.
HIT IT. THERE YOU GO. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> NEXT ABRAHAM ANCER FOR PAR. >> EVERYTHING IS UP FOR GRABS IN HONG KONG. WE HAVE NINE TO PLAY ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. [ MUSIC ] >>> WELL A THRILLER HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY IN HONG KONG. WHAT A GOLF COURSE THIS IS. THE HONG KONG CLUB.
IT IS CHILLY AND IT IS A LITTLE RAINY BUT THE ACTION IS COMPELLING. AND ARLO WHITE, JERRY FOLTZ AND DAVID FEHERTY IN THE BATH. DOM BOULET AND SU-ANN HENG DOING A STERLING JOB ON THE COURSE FOR US. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS 61 FAHRENHEIT AND INTERMITTENT SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY.
WELL, THIS IS MY SPOTTING BOARD FOR LIV GOLF ANNOUNCING AND IT IS A MESS. I HAVE NO CHANCE OF MAKING ANY SENSE OF THIS SUCH IS THE EXCITEMENT AND THE ACTION THAT’S OCCURRING AT THE MOMENT, ABRAHAM ANCER 63 ON FRIDAY, 62 YESTERDAYMENT BOGEY FREE THROUGH THE FIRST 40. BUT BOGEYED BOTH PAR 3s.
IT IS NOW JUST TWO OVER GRAEME MCDOWELL AND CAM SMITH AND THE TEAM COMPETITION IT IS ANYONE’S. RIPPER GC IS LEADING IN THE TEAMS. AND SU-ANN HENG, ARE YOU FOLLOWING HIM TODAY. >> AND CAM HAS BEEN ICE COLD ON THE GREENS AS HE HAS BEEN. HE IS SO GOOD WITH THE PUTTER.
2 UNDER PAR. HE IS CHASING THAT LEAD AND HELPING RIPPER, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN THE LEAD, WE ALL HOPED TO WATCH BUT JON RAHM ON THAT NOTE HAS BEEN GOOD FROM DETO GREEN AND MISSING SOME PUTTS BUT IF HE CAN STEP ON THE GAS IN THE BACK 9 HE CAN
MAKE HIS WAY UP THE LEADERBOARD AS WELL. >> WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES. ABRAHAM ANCER HIT EVERY GREEN IN REGULATION. TODAY HE HIT TWO GREENS IN THE FIRST 9. THE SWING IS OUT OF SYNC BUT HE PLAYED THE BACK 95 UNDERMENT HE WILL TAKE A POSITIVE ON THAT. THE BUNKER SHOT AND
HOPEFULLY, HE GOT SOMETHING OUT OF THAT. >> CAM SMITH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF RIPPER GC. THE EAGLE PUTT AT NUMBER 3. STARTING ON NUMBER 1 TODAY. HE IS A TWO PUTT FOR BIRDIE. IN THE SIXTH HERE. FINISHED NICELY. KNOCK THAT ONE IN. >> SU-ANN YOU SAID IT WILL PLAY TRICKIER OUT THERE.
THE WEATHER ARE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY, WITH MIST IN THE AIR. WHAT IS MAKING THIS SO DIFFICULT FOR THE PLAYERS TO SCORE ON? >> WELL, I THINK IT IS COOLER THAN IT WAS, NOT BY MUCH AND IT IS WETTER AS WELL. THE HOLES ARE MAKING IT TOUGH YOU SAW THE ONE ON THE 9th.
YOU PUT THE PRESSURE OFF THE TEE. YOU SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD. >> AND SEEING DAMPNESS ON THE GREENS THAT IS CAUSING MORE SPIN. WILL THAT AFFECT THEM WITH THE FALSE FRONTS AND DROPOFFS AROUND THE FLAG STICKS? >> YOU WILL SEE THEM NOT REALLY GOING FOR THESE PINS BECAUSE IT IS WETTER
AS YOU SAID. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. IF YOU HIT IT DOWN GREEN YOU GET THE SKIDS THAT JUMP IT FORWARD. PLAY IT SMART. >> AND THE GAMES ARE EASY THROUGH TWO ROUNDS FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. THIS NOT SO MUCH THE CASE TODAY AT 3 FOR BIRDIE. IF THAT DROPPED, THIS MAY
HAVE BEEN SO DIFFERENT THE SITUATION HE FINDS HIMSELF IN. >> THAT’S THE SECOND SHOT. TOO MUCH THERE ON THAT BUNKER SHOT. >> IMPOSSIBLE. HE HAS BEEN THERE. AND ABRAHAM ANCER. THAT LED TO ANOTHER BOGEY. DOM, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME TODAY. AND HE IS OUT OF SYNC AND A MISS.
AND HE WENT INTO THE LEFT BUNKER AND RIGHT BUNKER. AND CARRIED 180-YARDS TURNING OVER QUICKLY. LIKE I SAID, HE HAS TO TAKE A POSITIVE FROM THE BACK 9. AND MAYBE, MAYBE HE CAN REPEAT THAT. >> WE SAW THAT OFF THE 7th AND THEN THE PUSH. THOSE ARE TWO THAT GO TOGETHER, DOM.
HE NEEDS TO FIND ONE IN THE MIDDLE. >> HE LOOKS QUICKER FROM THE TOP AND HE IS A LOT OF SLIDE IN THE LOWER BODY. I THINK IT IS MAYBE HE IS NOT COMPETING AS — COMPLETING THE SWING AND SLIDES, ARE YOU CORRECT. THAT WILL CREATE A MISS.
THE CLUB FACE IS OPEN YOU GO RIGHT AND TURN IT OVER, IT SNAPS TO THE LEFT. >> RIPPER GC IN THE TEAM COMPETITION HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY TRAIL THE FIREBALLS COMING IN. THEY HAVE SLUMPED AND RIPPER HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE THEY HAVE A THREE-STROKE LEAD. LUCAS HERBERT FOLLOWED BY CAM SMITH.
A BIRDIE PUTT AT 6. MATT JONES A GREAT WEEK. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 8. ONE STAGE NOT SO LONG AGO. A FOUR WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE BUT RIPPER HAD A NICE RUN NOW TO GET BETTER. CAM SMITH THE BIRDIE AT 10 AND WITHIN ONE OF ABRAHAM ANCER. >> BOY, BOY.
HE CAN BARELY BELIEVE IT. CAN YOU SEE JON RAHM ON 11 UNDER. HE MADE THAT AT 10. AND A ATMOSPHERE. AND THE 10th GREEN. HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO START. AND NOT AS WELL AS HE DID. IF YOU ARE ABRAHAM ANCER YOU SEE CAM SMITH PLAYING LIKE HE IS FOR THE TEAM
AND INDIVIDUALLY, YOU WILL BE WORRIED. >> YOU HAVE THE USUAL SUSPECTS. AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE UP THERE LIKE GRAEME MCDOWELL AND DICKY B, YES, THAT’S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING NINE HOLES. >> ABRAHAM ANCER SAID HE WAS GOING TO CONVINCE HIMSELF HE WAS NOT LEADING GOING INTO THERE.
IF HE DOES NOT TURN IT AROUND HE WILL NOT BE LEADING THEN YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF, WHEN YOUR BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL, IT DISSIPATES, WE SAW THAT WITH TALOR GOOCH. HOW MUCH DEEP DOWN HE IS IN CONTROL OF HIS GAME. RIGHT NOW IT IS SPORADIC.
YOU HAVE SOME BIG HITTERS CHASING HIM. >> DOM MENTIONED, THE BACK 9 HAS BEEN KIND TO ABRAHAM ANCER. AND HOW ABOUT CAM SMITH AND JON RAHM AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN. AN EXCITING FINISH. WE HAVE SEEN RIPPER ESTABLISH A THREE-STROKE LEAD BUT THEY CAN CHANGE. >> WE’RE ABOUT TO FIND
OUT IF THAT IS A MYTH OR IT CAN HAPPEN. THAT COULD BE MORE THAN TWO TEAMS AND HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL AND THAT REMAINS TO BE SCENE. THIS IS GRAEME MCDOWELL TO GET IT WITHIN ONE OF ABRAHAM ANCER. HE IS PLAYING WITH MORE PURPOSE SINCE BROOKS KOEPKA SIGNED HIM TO SMASH GC.
>> AND 60%. THAT’S ON THE HOLES REMAINING AND HOW THEY HAVE DONE. >> BASED ON LAST WEEK. IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME. RIGHT. >> A LITTLE EARLIER. 7 AND A HALF EIGHT HOLES IN LESS THAN A 1% CHANCE. >> THEY WON THAT BY 4. >> THAT’S FROM ABRAHAM ANCER FOR BIRDIE.
>> AND ON THE TEE AT 11 IS JON RAHM. >> CAM ON THE TEE WITH THE DRIVER. >> AND SPOKE WITH GRAEME. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HIS WEIGHT MORE TO THE RIGHT. AND TWO STACKED. , THE LONGER GRASS. >> TORQUE JUST FOUR BACK. DON’T FORGET CARLOS ORTIZ. THE BIRDIE AT 12th.
MAYBE SIX INCHES OR SLOWER THE GREENS ARE NOW. LUCAS HERBERT IS GETTING A LOT OF ACTION ON THE COVERAGE TODAY. >> HE IS PLAYING WELL FOR RIPPER GC. THAT SHOULD BE A PAR. >> STENSON MAJESTICKS FOR BIRDIE. THE SAVE FOR BOGEY AT 9. >> THIS IS SPECIAL. THAT IS A BIRDIE AT 6.
AND MAKING GREAT PUTTS. >> ANTHONY KIM 3 UNDER. >> AND OUT AT 10. NOT PRETTY. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON AT THE FOURTH FOR BIRDIE. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. JONES AT THE 12th. >> A HUGE PUTT HERE FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. THIS WOULD DO SO MUCH FOR HIS CONFIDENCE IF HE KNOCKS THIS IN.
>> AND WALKING A LITTLE SLOWER. HE IS QUITE A SLOW WALKER. >> DOM, YOU KNOW, TAKE HIS TIME MAKE SURE YOU CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BREATHING. >> HIS CADDY IN RIGHT MAN ON THE BAG FOR THESE MOMENTS. YOU SAY THIS IS MASSIVE. >> HE WILL NOT GET STRESSED OR PANICKED.
DOES NOT MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON IN HIS HEAD RIGHT NOW. >> THERE IT IS. HE STOPS THE ROT. THE FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY. BACK TO 14 UNDER AND RE-ESTABLISHED A THREE STROKE LEAD. >> THIS IS ONE OF 12 AND RIPPER DROP ONE. >> STENSON AT 11.
>> AND HE HAD A RUN OF FIVE STRAIGHT BETWEEN 9 AND 13 IN THE SWEET SPOT ON THE COURSE NOW. SATURDAY A RUN OF FOUR STRAIGHT BIRDIES BETWEEN 11 AND 14. HE BIRDIED FIVE OF THE LAST EIGHT YESTERDAY. >> THE PITCHING WEDGE FOR CAM. >>> TORQUE HAVE GOT THEMSELVES INTO A TIE FOR
SECOND PLACE WITH THE CLEEKS. THAT’S MITO PEREIRA. TORQUE AT 8 UNDER PAR. THEY TRAIL, THOUGH. RIPPER GC BY 2. , HE HAS A 9 IRON TRYING TO PUNCH ONE IN HERE. WE TALKED ABOUT. IT IS A LITTLE WET. THE BALL IS NOT TRAVELING AS FAR. IN THE HOLE. >> THIS IS 16.
AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN DRIVES THAT ONE IN LOW FOR A COUPLE OF HOPS AND A CHECK. BEAUTIFUL. >> COMING OFF THAT BOGEY 5 AT 15 WHICH HALTED HIS PROGRESS SOMEWHAT. >> SHOULD BE OFF THE RIGHT, YEAH. (COURSE CHATTER). >> IF HE GOES ON TO GET THIS DONE TODAY. THAT BIRDIE AT 10 WILL BE
MONUMENTAL. >> THAT COULD BE PIVOTAL FOR AND FIND THE FAIRWAY. >> HE HAS BEEN IMMERSED IN THE GAME SINCE HE WAS A TODDLER. HIS FATHER ABRAHAM, SENIOR, WOULD TAKE HIM TO THE COURSE AND PLAY 18 AND TAKE LITTLE ABE OUT FOR NINE HOLES AND POP INTO THE LOCKER ROOM AND
ABE CHIPPING AND PUTTING WITH THE OTHER KIDS. SO LONG AFTER THE SUN HAD SET. >> THAT’S WELL DONE THERE. FINDS THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE FAIRWAY. >> IN A JET LAG COMES WITH THE TERRITORY. AND DAVID FEHERTY EXPLAINS HOW TROUBLESOME IT CAN BE. >>> HELLO. THIS WEEK I COME TO YOU
FROM THE FUTURE OR THE PAST, I DON’T KNOW FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS I HAVE BEEN IN MEXICO, VEGAS, BELFAST, JEDDAH AND NOW HONG KONG. RIGHT NOW I DON’T KNOW IF I’M BLOWN UP OR STUFFED. AFTER 50 YEARS OF CHASING MY OWN WATCH AROUND THE GLOBE I FIGURED OUT WHAT
IT IS THAT CAUSES JET LAG. THE JETS. EVERYONE IS IN A HURRY TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE THEY LEAVE TIME AND LUGGAGE BEHIND THEM. YOU NEVER HEARD OF BOAT LAG OR TRAIN LAG. OR DONKEY LAG I BET. I’M A BELIEVER IN THE BETTER LIFE THROUGH CHEMISTRY. SO A SLEEPING PILL OR I
CALL IT THE VELVET SLEDGE-HAMMER THAT PUTS SEA BISCUIT TO SLEEP. ROLL OUT WITH YOUR BODY AND MIND WRECKED AND PERFORM A PRECISE JOB THAT DEMANDS PERFECTION AT THE HIGHEST LEFT AGAINST COMPETITORS WHO DEEP DOWN WANT TO SEE YOU FAIL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, JET LAG IS LIKE DIVORCE
BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME IT IS PAINFUL. INFURIATING, EXPENSIVE AND AT THE END OF IT WHEN IT IS OVER YOU FEEL LIKE YOU LOST HALF THE TIME TO SOMEONE THAT YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW. [ LAUGHTER ] >> A MIGHTY QUIRE ABOUT THE VELVET SLEDGE-HAMMER
I WAKE UP AT 3:30 A.M. ONE MORE TIME I’LL LOSE MY MIND. >> BIRDIE AT 11. A MOMENT AGO. >> THE GREENS HAVE SLOWED UP JUST A TOUCH. >> AND I THINK THAT CAM CAUGHT THAT ONE A LITTLE FAT. IT SOUNDED THAT WAY ANYWAY. >> AS I SAID IN THE HALF
TIME SHOW, JON HAS BEEN HITTING GREAT SHOTS. HE IS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ONE BUT IT IS UP HILL. AND PHYSICAL TO JUDGE THE FIRST 5, 6 FEET AND THE WET FRINGE. INTO THE GREEN. TO THE LEFT. , THAT GOT CAUGHT UP THERE. THAT IS HORRIBLE. MARTIN KAYMER. BIRDIE AT 17.
THEY STAY TWO BACK. THE FORMER CLIQUE, GRAEME MCDOWELL. TREE BACK OF ANCER. >> HE MAY HAVE A CHANCE BUT IT IS SHORT SIGHTED. >> I TELL YOU WHAT, I’LL WATCH HIM AND HE HAS NOT BEEN AS SHARP AROUND THE GREENS. IT SHOWS HOW WELL HE IS STRIKING IT. SO PURE.
ADAM HAYES SAID, YOU KNOW, I DON’T THINK JON IS PLAYING HIS BEST AT THE MOMENT. YET HE IS CONTENDING EVERY WEEK. HE IS TRYING TO GET INTO ROLE HE HAS. NOT ABOUT HIM ANY MORE. HE HAS TO BE A CAPTAIN, PLAY GOLF, TRAVEL FURTHER. >> A GREAT SAVE AFTER A GHASTLY FIRST ATTEMPT.
>> THE GREEN AT 16. AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN FOR BIRDIE GET TORQUE WITHIN 1. HE HAS COOLED OFF. WON TWO OF OUR OPENINGS EVENTS. MARC LEISHMAN TO EXTEND THE LEAD FOR RIPPER GC. IT REMAINS AT 2. >> CAM FOR PAR. LEFT TO RIGHT DOWN HILL. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AT CONTENTION AND
RIPPER WITH THE LEAD. >> ADRIAN MERONK TO GET THEM CLOSER TO THIS AT 13. THE REI REIGNING PLAYER OF THE WORLD IS 10 UNDER PAR. >> THAT IS A LITTLE BIG. >> 60. >> I LIKE THAT. THAT’S GOOD. >> YES. GOOD VISUAL. >> EXCELLENT ON THE TEE SO THE. AN 8 IRON.
THIS IS A FRIENDLY PIN RIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE GREEN. >> THERE IS MORE OF AN JUST THE BODY LANGUAGE NOW. THE LOOK IN THE EYES. >> WELL SPOTTED, JERRY. , THESE MAY HIT THE BUNKER. GOODNESS. >> SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME OFF THE HEEL AS WELL. >> AND THERE IS THAT SPIN.
BEAUTIFUL. >> JON ON THE 12. THE LOCATIONS UNDER THE LEFT SIDE AND SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. AND A TRICKY HOLE LOCATION. GOING TO BE ON THE LEFT SIDE TODAY. HE HAS 9 IRON. COMING ACROSS ON THE RIGHT. >> THE HOLE. >> BEAUTIFULLY JUDGED. >> THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE, THE CLIQUES
ARE NOW INTO THE LEAD. KALLE SAMOOJA FROM FINLAND WAS PROMOTED TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. THE GOLDEN TICKET. AND THE SECOND ACE OF THE DAY. AND KALLE SAMOOJA IS ALL SMILES. THE CLEEKS ARE 32 UNDER PAR. AND THEY LEAD RIPPER ON THE DAY OF DAYS IN HONG KONG BY A SINGLE SHOT.
, WHY NOT ANOTHER ONE HERE. >> WEDGE. STET STET HE LIKES IT WAY — STENSON HE LIKES THAT WAY UP. I DON’T THINK HE CAUGHT ALL OF THAT. >> AND KALLE SAMOOJA. >> OFF THE RIGHT. YOU DON’T. >> OKAY. >> EARLY IN ROUND ONE JUST KNOCK IT OUT OF THAT.
>> THE CLIQUES HAVE NEVER WON A TEAM COMPETITION. ABRAHAM ANCER NEVER WON AN INDIVIDUAL TITLE. THOSE ARE THE LEADERS. A CHANGE AND FROM THE PITCHING WEDGE TO THE NINE IRON. SAW WHAT IT DID TO THE BALL. >> LET’S GET YOU TO ABRAHAM ANCER’S. >> AND THE LINE NOT AS GOOD. >> WELL PLAYED
NONETHELESS. >> DOESN’T NEED TO LEAVE HIMSELF THIS STUFF. >> LUCAS HERBERT TO SAVE PAR AT 9 TO KEEP RIPPER GC ONE BACK. >> IT HAS ALL CHANGED SINCE THE MARK ON SUNDAY OR HAS IT? >> THAT’S MAGNIFICENT FROM LUCAS HERBERT. ONE BACK OF THE CLEEKS. >> RICHARD BLAND. THAT’S THE 16 AND STONE
DEAD FOR DEBATINGY B. >> 11 UNDER PAR. THIS IS TO SAVE PAR AT 15. >> NO PROBLEM AT ALL. >> WE HAVE HAD THE TWO ACES TODAY. 5 AND 6 IN LIVE GOLF HISTORY, THIS IS AT 8. A MAN WHO WON TWICE AND ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS ON THE PLANET AND
KALLE SAMOOJA WHO WON THE THAT GOT THE CLIQUES TO CHASING THE FIRST EVER TEAM VICTORY INTO THE LEAGUE. SU-ANN, STENSON HERE. AND THE DROPS ARE COMING DOWN HARDER. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY PUTT, WALKING ALONGSIDE HIM COMING OUT THE SCREEN. OFF THE TEE. >> THE GREEN AT 11.
, YOU FEEL THIS IS ALMOST AS BIG AS THE ONE ON THE LAST GREEN. , HE 3 AHEAD COMING INTO THE FINAL DAY. A 9 OFF THE PACE. >> CAM ON THE 12th GREEN. >> THERE IS A LEADERBOARD. , THERE IS A LEADERBOARD JUST NEXT TO THE GREEN NOT TOO FAR.
FAIRLY BIG ONE. I DON’T THINK I HAVE SEEN HIM TAKE A LOOK AT IT YET. >> GETTING A LITTLE MORE STRETCHED OUT AT THE TOP OF THE PYLON. THE MAJESTICKS 26 UNDER SEEKING A PODIUM. 3 BEHIND TORQUE. IAN POULTER NO STRANGER TO THE COURSE. WINNER OF THE HONG KONG OPEN IN 2010.
AND 1 UNDER TODAY. AND DEAN BURMESTER A 63 TO TIE THE LEAD. IT HAS NOT GONE HIS WAY SINCE. FOR BIRDIE AT 12. >> AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN AT 17. STAY THERE. GOOD SHOT. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 12. >> I HAVE NETSED IN THE LAST FEW HOLES CAN YOU
TELL THE EXTRA FOCUS IN HIS EYES. >> MOVING 7 INCHES. >> AND JUST A FRACTION SLOWER THAN THEY WERE AN HOUR OR SO AGO. >> THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 13. >> LIV GOLF FANTASY IS BACK AND WAYS TO WIN. AND COMPETE AGAINST FRIENDS, FOES AND FAMILY. WATCH THEM CLIMB THE PYLON AND BRAGGING
RIGHTS. FANTASY BUT LOUDER ANOTHER WAY TO ENJOY THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> AND ABRAHAM ANCER NEXT THREE, JERRY. >> WE HAVE SCORING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE BACK. A CAUTIONARY HOLE. AND THE PAR 5 NUMBER 13. THEY PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY NEAREST TO MOUNT A CHARGE. SMITH AS WELL. >> 42.
>> THIS IS ALL KIND OF WHAT YOU WANT TO HIT. >> AND I DON’T MIND PUTTING FROM PAST THE HOLE. WE HIT A 9 WITH IT THE WAY WE DID YESTERDAY. >> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THE BREEZE FROM 2:00. >> THE TREES ARE GETTING A BIT. >> WE’LL CALL IT 42.
COMING DOWN A TOUCH RIGHT OF IT. >> OKAY. >> A 9 WILL NOT SPIN AS MUCH AS A HARD WEDGE. THAT COULD BE A GOOD IDEA. >> WELL DONE. >> JON ON THE TEE. A PAR 5. WAITING FOR THE CROWD TO MAKE WAY FOR THE TEE SHOT. >> THE EASIEST HOLE ON
THE COURSE. HE THIS THINKING BIRDIE OR EAGLE. FIND A FAIRWAY HERE. EVERYTHING SLOPES RIGHT TO LEFT. >> WATER. NO WAY. >> DEAD CENTER ON THE FACE. >> I THINK IT IS OKAY. >> JUST ON THE GRASS. >> A LITTLE DRAMATIC. >> LIKE HE MAY HAVE A CRACKED FACE. >> MARTY KAYMER.
WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION. CAPTAIN OF THE CLEEKS. A PAR THERE WOULD MAINTAIN A TWO-STROKE LEAD. >> CARLOS ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE AT 13. THAT HELPS TORQUE. HE IS NOW THREE BACK. >> KAYMER MADE THAT PAR FOR THE CLEEKS. >> ADRIAN MERONK, THIRD AT 14. WELL PLAYED. >> CAM IS ON THE TEE.
WE HAD 13 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS IN LIV GOLF IN THE 23 REGULAR SEASON EVENTS. AND NUMBER 14. IN THE TEAM COMPETITION THERE ARE 12 NOW 13. LEGION XIII THE FIRST COMPETITION AS AN EXPANSION TEAM IN MEXICO. THEY ARE ONE OF FOUR ALONGSIDE THE IRON HEADS AND THE MAJESTICKS TO WIN A TITLE.
>> CAN YOU TELL THE PRACTICE RING BY CAM HE IS TRYING TO GET THAT TO THE RIGHT AND NOT DO THE REVERSE AND GET HIM STUCK. AND HEADED LEFT. >> AND HOLDING FIRM AT THE MOMENT AND CRE ING HISTORY IN HONG KONG. >> EUGENIO CHACARRA ON THE 12th TEE.
>> HE IS A FIREBALLS. >> THIS IS A CHANCE. NO? [ LAUGHTER ] >> JOAQUIN NIEMANN IS HAVING A SUPERB DAY. A FEW OF THOSE LATELY AS WELL. TIE FOR SECOND AND 31 UNDER PAR FOR TORQUE. BUT SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ HAS JUST BOGEYED 14. >> SECOND AT 16. >> TORQUE BACK TO SOLO THIRD.
>> THE TYRRELL HATTON THE SECOND AT 13. THE VOLATILE WITH FOUR SCORES COUNTING. FIREBALLS, LEADERS OVERNIGHT BY 3, ARE 3 OVER PAR. THE CLIQUES WHO WERE ON THE FRINGES THEY ARE 11 UNDER. A 14 SHOT SWING THE CLIQUES IN THE LEAD BY 1. — 2. >> AND VOLATILITY REPORTS
FROM PEOPLE ON THE COURSE THROUGH TWITTER THAT TYRRELL HATTON IS PUTTING WITH HIS WEDGE. >> AHA. >> WELL. >> THERE IS BUBBA. >> AND SECOND AT 17. >> THAT WAS EUGENIO CHACARRA FOR BIRDIE AFTER THE TEE SHOT ON 15. >> AND THE SPOT RIGHT THERE. MAY WANT TO TAP THAT A BIT.
>> YOU’RE OVER THAT. >> THIS FOR A SECOND. >> AND RUN DOWN HILL. >> ROLLING DOWN IT. THERE IS SOME MOISTURE ON THE GREENS NOW. THIS IS THE SAME PUTT THAT JON RAHM HAD. >> SIMILAR. >> ONE PATHWAY INTO THE LEAGUE IS THE SERIES. OF 10 ELEVATED EVENTS THE
FIRST WAS HELD IN OMAN AND LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AND TO DO ANDY OGLETREE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE VICTORY FIRST PLACE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. >> PLAYING NEXT WEEK WILL BE ANTHONY KIM WHO, I KNOW IT IS NOT THE BIG STORY BUT IT WAS LAST WEEK FOR PEOPLE DIEING TO
SEE HIM PLAY AFTER A 12 YEAR BREAK. THE LAST TIME HE SHOT IN THE 60s WITH 12 DAYS SHY OF 12 YEARS AGO FIRST ROUND AT BAY HILL. THAT IS BEYOND REMARKABLE. AND THE SIXTH OF COMPETITIVE GOLF IN A DOZEN YEARS. >> AND TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AK FOR BIRDIE AT 16.
HE IS PROVING TODAY AND THIS WEEK A LOT OF DOUBTERS WRONG. THAT’S BIRDIE AT 18. THE SWAG SER COMING BACK. >> BIRDIE AT 3. AND AT THE OF THE DAY AT 6. >> THIRD IN PUTTING THIS WEEK. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN YOU TAKE A WEEK OFF MUCH LESS 12 YEARS.
>> NO KIDDING. >> CAM SMITH LUCKY TO NOT BE BEHIND TREES. >> AND THE BUNKER. >> JUMPED OUT OF THE BUNKER ON THE TEE. THE NEXT TEE. >> FOR BIRDIE AT 10. RIPPER, THEY ARE TWO BEHIND THE CLEEKS. , GRAEME MCDOWELL FOR A BIRDIE AT 16. >> JON GETTING RELIEF
HERE ON THE 13. >> THAT SHOULD BE CORRECT. >> AND WAS IN HIS WAY. THE TOWER UP THE FAIRWAY IN THE LINE. , THAT’S WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR. TO GET THAT PLACE. >> ADRIAN MERONK ON THE TEE AT 15th. >> AND THE CLIQUES HAVE SURGED INTO FIRST PLACE BY 2.
>> YOU’RE KIDDING. >> WOW. ,S TRIBUTARY. >> AND DOMINIQUE CREEK. >> THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. >> AND. >> 6 IRON. AND TUCKED BEHIND THE BUNKER. FADING ONE IN TO THE LOCATION. >> HE IS THINKING THREE. >> THAT WAS A SOFT BOUNCE. HAVEN’T SEEN ANY OF THOSE TODAY. THIS IS HONG KONG.
A WONDERFUL VENUE AND. >> 529-YARDS. THE EASIEST IN THE COURSE. AND STRAIGHT-AWAY PAR 5. EASILY REACHABLE FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IN THE FIELD. >> WHERE THE FLAG IS OVER ON THE RIGHT, JON RAHM LEFT IT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. >> AND EUGENIO CHACARRA ON THE TEE. EAGLE THIS HOLE ON FRIDAY.
>> RICHARD BLAND FOR BIRDIE AT 17. AND TEED OFF AT 5. HE HAS ONE PAR 5 REMAINING. AND WHICH IS THE THIRD HOLE. AND KALLE SAMOOJA HAS ONE PAR 5 TO PLAY. AND ADRIAN MERONK AND. HERE IS ABRAHAM ANCER TEEING OFF AT 13. >> CANNOT CARRY THOSE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE, HE
HAS TO THREAD IT. , THESE ARE BETTER. >> THEY ARE. >> AND FOR THIRD. DOWN HILL. A LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. IT HAS BEEN GOOD AROUND THE GREENS AS HE HAS. >> BUT THAT IN THE STANCE. FOLLOWING THAT SLOPE. >> VERY NICE. >> ADRIAN MERONK IN THE
BERM. NOT A LOT OF WATER IN THERE. NOT A SHOT YOU PRACTICE VERY OFTEN. HOW ABOUT THAT? NOT BAD AT ALL. >> TORQUE HAS TIED FOR SECOND PLACE ON 31 UNDER PAR. TWO BACK OF THE CLEEKS AND EIGHTH HOLE. HELD THAT BUT CARLOS ORTIZ MADE BIRDIE. >> JON RAHM CHILLING IT,
PLAYS IT BEAUTIFULLY. BEG YOUR PARDON, STENSON. >> JOAQUIN NIEMANN AT 18. TEED OFF AT 6. >>> AT 13. JON RAHM, RIGHT TO LEFT IN THIS ONE. >> DAVID, HE HAS A GOOD READ FROM STENSON’S PUTT T IS SLOWER BUT THE MOISTURE FROM THE DRIZZLE THAT WE’RE GETTING. >> LUCAS HERBERT ON 11.
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> NOW ADRIAN MERONK CAN GET THIS UP AND DOWN AFTER BEING IN THE BURN. CAM FOR BIRDIE AT 13 TO GET WITHIN ONE OF THE CLEEKS AND TIE FOR SECOND PLACE TWO BACK. YOU THINK THE GUYS BEHIND WOULD BE MAKING BIRDIE HERE. IT IS THE EASIEST RIGHT TO LEFT. >> YES.
CAM SMITH, FIGHTING IN HONG KONG. RIPPER SOLO SECOND PUTTING PRESSURE ON CLEEKS. THEY ARE ONE BACK. SMITH ON 12 UNDER PAR. TWO BACK OF ABRAHAM ANCER. >> SEEMS LIKE ONIS NOT USED TO THE SPEED SINCE THE DRIZZLE LEFT A FEW OF THEM SHORT. JOIN THE TIE FOR SECOND.
>> HE IS STILL IN IT, JON RAHM, SEEKING A FIRST LIV GOLF TITLE. AFTER THREE TOP TEN FINISHES HE JOINS CARLOS ORTIZ AND SMITH ON 12 UNDER PAR. >> OFF THE SURFACE. RIGHT IF HE FLAG. THE PUTT HERE TO CLEAN UP A LITTLE MORE THAN A TAP. THE DIFFICULTY OF THE
HOLES NOW FAVORS RIPPER BY A BIT OF A MARGIN BUT YOU HAVE TORQUE ON THE HEELS. >> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ SHORT-SIGHTED HIRE. AND WILL BE SHORT-SIGHTED AGAIN. >> KALLE SAMOOJA A 6 ON THE PAR 5 3rd. A TIE AGAIN THE TOP OF THE COMPETITION ON 32 UNDER. CLEEKS AND RIPPER. ONE AHEAD OF TORQUE.
>> IT IS GOING ALL THE WAY HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY IN HONG KONG. CAN ABRAHAM ANCER SEAL IT? WHO WILL WIN, RIPPER, CLEEKS OR TORQUE? OR THE MAJESTICKS OR THE CRUSHERS, THE LIST GOES ON. >> JON RAHM ON THE TEE AT 14. HE DROVE IT TOO FAR RIGHT.
WANTS TO KEEP THIS ON THE FAIRWAY. JUST LEFT FADING. >> THAT WENT STRAIGHT RIGHT. COME ON. >> MARTIN KAYMER THE CAPTAIN FOR BIRDIE AT 1. >> PAUL CASEY, A BIRDIE AT 12. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CRUSHERS MAKING ANOTHER SURGE. TIED FOR THIRD ON 29 UNDER. >> THE DROP-SHOT. TRAINED IT SO QUICKLY.
>> CRUSHERS STARTED SEVEN BACK. THEY ARE LURKING FOUR BACK. THAT CAN CHANGE IN ONE HOLE. CAM SMITH ON THE TEE. HE DOES NOT HIT IT. ON THE DRIVING RANGE. THE SITUATIONAL SHOT. HE CANNOT HIT THIS LEFT. >> CAM SMITH AT 14. , THAT IS IDEAL POSITION. AND THE CLEEKS OPENED A
TWO SHOT ADVANTAGE AND RIPPER RESPOND THEY GO. THIS IS LUCAS HERBERT AT 11. AND HE IS 3 UNDER FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR. ALL FOUR SCORES COUNT. RIPPER 33 UNDER. THEY LEAD BY 2. >> OH, GMAC. HE GETS IT TO 12 UNDER PAR. TWO BACK OF ABRAHAM ANCER. , HE CAME UP SHORT.
YOU SEE THE DARK GREEN STRIPE ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN THERE. THAT’S THE DOWN SLOPE. >> THAT’S TRUE. >> AND NO LONGER FIT FOR PLAY I ASSUME. , I THINK THAT IS A SAFE ASSUMPTION. IT MAY BE A DOMINIQUE CREEK. THAT SLIPS BY. TORQUE, THEY ARE LEVEL IN
THIRD WITH THE CRUSHERS. >> AND HE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BEEN ON THE CLEAN AND SMOOTH SAND WHERE YOU GET EVEN MORE SPIN ON IT. >> HE IS 100% OUT OF BUNKERS, LOVE TO KEEP THAT INTACT RIGHT HERE. >> GOOD 35-YARDS. >> JUST LEFT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT.
>> THE TOP EIGHT TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION ACCRUED POINTS FOR THE SEASON, LONG SANDINGS. AND ANTHONY KIM IS NOT AFFILIATED. ONE OF THE TWO WILD CARDS IN THE 54-MAN FIELD. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 10. A BOGEY. 2 UNDER ON THE ROUND. BUT THE PODIUM IS WHERE THE MONEY IS. AND RIPPER, AT THE
MOMENT, 33 UNDER. CLEEKS ARE 31 UNDER. AND THE NEXT FOUR TEAMS, TORQUE AND THE FIREBALLS ARE SEPARATED BY TWO. >> AND THE PROBABILITY AT THIS POINT NOW FOR CRUSHERS, THAT’S THE HOLES REMAINING AND WHERE THE PLAYERS STARTED. THEY HAVE REMAINING. AND FAVORING THEM. JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.
>> AND THAT’S A PUTT UP THE HILL. , ADD WILL STAY FOR CAM. >> FIND THE NUMBER. >> BE JUST LIKE A PERSON THAT WENT AND. >> THIS IS WHERE CAM IS SO GOOD FROM THE RANGE. >> AND ALL THE WAY BACK. LEAVING IT AND UP HILL PUTT. >> SPIN BEAUTIFULLY.
>> ANY TROUBLE FOR JON RAHM HERE. >> THE BRANCHES IN THE WAY. HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE TEE SHOT. HE HAD A SHOT INTO THE GREEN. >> I’LL NAME THAT TUNE IN 1. >> RICHARD BLAND THE SECOND SHOT AT 18. NOT A BAD SHOT. FROM UP ABOVE. BACK OFF THE TEE UNDER
THE HOLE AT 18. ANSWER, LONG PUTT FOR BIRDIE ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ON THE PAR 5. DOM. >> AND QUICK DOWN HILL. >> FIVE TO PLAY NOW FOR ABRAHAM ANCER. HE LEADS A QUARTET OF PLAYERS BY 2. MARTIN KAYMER FOR BIRDIE AT 2. THE CAPTAIN OF THE CLEEKS. THE TIME AT THE TOP WAS
FLEETING THEY ARE STILL CHALLENGING FOR WHAT WILL BE A FIRST EVER TEAM VICTORY. >> AFTER HITTING THE TREE THAT’S ALL THIS CLOSE TO THE GREEN. THAT COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE. AND REMAINING FOR THE FINAL SHOTGUN START THAT TEED OFF. PLAYING OVER PAR. THIS IS THE ONLY THAT IS CONSIDERED A BIRDIE HOLE.
HE IS REALLY GOING TO DO THE MAGIC TO SAVE PAR. >> CARLOS ORTIZ ON THE PYLON. >> THERE IS KEVIN NA IN A TIE FOR EIGHTH. HE DROPPED FIVE SHOTS IN THREE HOLES YESTERDAY. >> AND A PATH OF RIPPERS LEAD AND CRUSHERS ARE SURGING AGAIN. AND BUT THEY HAVE IT TO 29 UNDER.
THE ONLY TRAIL RIPPER GC BY 4. AT 14. AND. >> THE DOOR IS AJAR BUT NO ONE HAS KICKED IT DOWN. >> THEY WERE FURTHER BACK. >> NOT A MUST MAKE BUT THIS IS A BIG, BIG PUTT. >> UP TO SPEED. >> RIPPER LEAD BY 2. YOU START TO LOOK AT THE
SCORE BOARDS AND HOLES ARE RUNNING OUT. IT COULD CHANGE. THAT’S CAM SMITH. HE IS IN THE HUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE. RIPPER 8 UNDER TODAY. NOT THE LOW SCORE BUT IN SECOND PLACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY TEED OFF. THIS IS MARC LEISHMAN, BIRDIE AT 15. THREE OF THE RIPPERS UNDER PAR.
AND LUCAS HERBERT THE SECOND SHOT INTO THE 11th. LUCAS HERBERT IS 3 UNDER PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR TODAY. RIPPERS LEAD THE CLEEKS BY 2. >> GRAEME MCDOWELL ON THE h TEE. OFF THE DECK. >> I’M NOT — A SCORE BOARD BETWEEN HIM AND THERE. >> AND AT 14.
>> YOU GET THE MAJESTICKS TO 29 UNDER. >> YES, HE CAN. HE WAS WALKING AFTER THAT ONE. THE LAST TIME THE MAJESTICKS FINISHED ON THE PODIUM WAS 19 EVENTS AGO. THE FOURTH EVENT IN 2022 IN BOSTON. >> RICHARD BLAND ON THE 18h GREEN FOR BIRDIE. HE CAN’T, CAN HE? OH.
JUST RUNS OUT OF STEAM. , NOW CAM AT TO GET WITHIN 1 AND REALLY, REALLY TURN THE SCREW ON ABRAHAM ANCER AND GIVE RIPPER A THREE-SHOT LEAD. >> A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR CAM. BACK ON THE TEE AT 141 ABRAHAM ANCERMENT. >> I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN GOLF. TEED OFF 14 AND ANSWER
SER ABOUT TO TEE OFF AND EUGENIO CHACARRA BACK TO WHERE HE PLAYED THE SECOND TO PLAY THE FOURTH AFTER PLAYING THEM UNPLAYABLE. >> ON 13. >> HAVE YOU SEEN THAT BEFORE. >> YOU HAD ME AT HELLO. >> BUT ONLY IN PUBLIC GOLF. >> AND WAITING A WHILE UNTIL THEY HIT THE NEXT SHOTS.
YOU WOULD THINK. , HENRIK ON THE — >> ENHICK REASON THE TEE AT 15. >> TIED FOR THIRD. >> 277 TO THE LAKE. WHATEVER WE’RE CALLING IT. THE DOM BOULET LAKE. NICE HIGH DROP. >> ADRIAN MERONK IS THE SHOT AT 16. THAT FAR AWAY FROM THE DEFICIT FOR THE LEADERS
RIPPER GC TO A STROKE. >> THIS AND CAUGHT THEM STARING AT THAT. NEEDS TO MAKE THE PUTTS COMING DOWN THE STRETCH HERE. THIS IS A LITTLE LEFT, MAY BE OKAY. >> BOTH TITLES IN HONG KONG ARE VERY MUCH IN THE BALANCE. ABRAHAM ANCER LEADS BY 2. RIPPER LEA BY 2.
>> JON RAHM WITH THE 5 WOOD. IS NOT HAPPEN AFTER WALKING OFFER THE 15th GREEN. A SHORT PAR AND MADE A BOGEY. YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT OF THE COMPETITION. A SOLID DRIVE. >> THE MAJESTICKS THRIVE WHEN THE WEATHER IS NATURALLY — GNARLY. AND IAN POULTER HAS
ROLLED A BIRDIE PUTT IN AT 16. THE MAJESTICKS 30 UNDER. THEY ARE IN SOLO THIRD. >> ANTHONY KIMBERLY AT THE 11th. KNOCKS IN ANOTHER ONE. GRAEME MCDOWELL MUST HAVE PUNCHED OUT TO HERE. HE HAD TO PUNCH OUT OF THE TREES ON THE RIGHT. THE THIRD SHOT INTO 18.
LIV GOLF FIRST PODCAST IS HOSTED BY JERRY FOLTZ AND HELPING HENNING ESPECIALLY WITH GUESTS ANIRBAN LAHIRI. >> YOU THINK THAT PLAY AS A UNDERDOG THAT YOU’RE FACING THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF LIV? >> YOU ASKED ME THAT 18 MONTHS AGO IT WOULD BE A YES BUT IT IS ALWAYS THERE.
WINNING A LIV GOLF EVENT IS HARD. YOU JUST LOOK AT ALL THE GUYS YOU HAVE TO BEAT. IT IS NOT A JOKE. IF YOU DO WIN, THE PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES WILL THINK IT IS A JOKE. THAT’S DISAPPOINTING. I LIKE TO KEEP MY HEAD DOWN AND WORKING AS HARD,
IF NOT HARDER, THAN I DID ON MY GAME. I WANT TO GO OUT AND WIN AND BEAT THEM AND PROVE TTHAT I CAN BEAT THEM. YES, TO SOME EXTENT IT IS SAD AND I THINK THAT WE ALL LIVE AND DIE WITH EVEN OTHER. >> THERE IS A COMMON BOND.
>> IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DO 180s WILL INCREASE. NO QUESTION. >> I ENJOY THE ANSWERS OF ANIRBAN LAHIRI. YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO TYRRELL HATTON. HERE IS ANIRBAN LAHIRI ON THE TEE AT 5. LEVEL PAR TODAY. CRUSHERS ARE 8 UNDER. GOING BACK TO BACK AFTER
THAT COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY LAST WHERE THEY WERE 20. THEY ARE TWO BACK OF THE TIE FOR SECOND. >> CAM AT 15. >> I WANT THAT. YEP. VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. , AND MY GUESS IS THAT TARGETED. THE TOWER LEFT OF THE HOLE LOCATION WHICH IS BACK RIGHT.
HAS BEEN A GOOD ANGLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY. >> GREAT GRAPHIC HERE IS CAM’S PLAY REMAINING HOLES FOR THE TEAM AND WHAT THE SCORE TO PAR WILL BE. CRUSHERS HAVE IT TOUGH. AND A HUGE ADVANTAGE THERE. >> THE MAJESTICKS ARE 32 UNDER PAR. AND SAM HORSFIELD IS 4
UNDER FOR HIS ROUND. THEY ARE ONLY ONE BACK OF RIPPER GC BECAUSE LEE WESTWOOD JOINED THE PARTY. FOR BIRDIE AT 10. DON’T TELL ME A AUSTRALIA END TO THE WITH THE APOLOGIES TO SWEDEN HENRIK STENSON. >> THEY ARE 12 UNDER PAR TODAY. THAT IS THE LOW SCORE IN THE ENTIRE FIELD BY THREE
SHOTS. CLIQUES ARE 9 UNDER TODAY. >> ABRAHAM ANCER UP THE HILL AT 14. >> NEEDS TO GO. WHAT A KICK. THERE IS THE SPIN THOUGH. JON RAHM AT 15. >> GOT LUCKY NOT LANDING IN THAT DIVET. 8 IRON FOR JON. PULLED THAT. >> A MOMENT AGO ANTHONY
KIM ON THE TEE AT 12 TO OVER PAR 72 YESTERDAY. THE 3 UNDER PAR FOR THE ROUND SO FAR TODAY AND A CHANCE TO IMPROVE. MERCHANDISE, IT IS FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. GET IT AT ANY EVENT BY GOING TO THE TENT. YOU MAY RUN INTO GREG NORMAN OR DO YOUR
SHOPPING WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON AT SHOP.LIVGOL. AND GET A SHIRT, POLO. 54 PLAYERS. ALL THE GEAR, BE THE ENVY OF YOUR FOURSOME. THAT’S GREG JUST EARLIER TODAY. >> AND GRAEME MCDOWELL ACROSS THE 18th FOR PAR. >> A DROP ON THERE. SECOND AT 17. IAN POULTER. ONE OF THE CAPTAINS WHO
SURGED INTO SOLO SECOND PLACE. YOU CAN SENSE THE COMPETITIVE JUICES FLOWING WITH IAN POULTER WITH A TITLE ON THE LINE. THANK YOU, HONG KONG. A PLEASURE MEETING SO MANY FANS OF ALL AGES AND PACKED AND LOUD OUT THERE TODAY DESPITE THE RAINY CONDITIONS. BRYSON AT 13 FOR EAGLE. AND THE BOTTOM LEFT THAT
GETS THE CRUSHERS INTO A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE WITH THE CLEEKS. >>> ANOTHER MAGICAL MOMENT FROM BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU. THEY COULD GO BACK TO BACK CRUSHERS THEY ARE TWO BACK OF RIPPER GC. >> AND ANTHONY KIM FOR BIRDIE TO GET INTO FOUR UNDER ON THE ROUND. THE TWO EASIER HOLES STILL REMAINING.
>> YES. >> AND BOY HE LOOKS GOOD WITH A PUTTER. >> I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING. >> HE WAS TIED 30th COMING INTO TODAY. THIS IS PHIL FOR BIRDIE AT 12. YES. >> THAT WAS JUST BEFORE AK PUTTED. >> ABRAHAM ANCER UP THE HILL. LEFT TO RIGHT.
>> CAN HE GET IT TO THE HOLE? >> OVER AT 15. JON RAHM. MUCH FURTHER AWAY THAN HE WANTED. HARD TO GET OUT OF THIS LAG, THOUGH. >> JUST A MOMENT EGG, MATT JONES FOR BIRDIE AT 16. RIPPER GC. LEVEL PAR TODAY. JUST VE VEERED AWAY AT THE LAST. THE LEADER IS ONE.
MAJESTICKS 32 UNDER. CRUSHERS ARE 32 UNDER PAR. STENSON. FOR THE MAJESTICKS TO GET THE LEVEL WITH RIPPER GC AND CLOSE THE GAP TO JUST ONE. AND WHAT IS GOING ON. HE IS RELAXED OUT HERE. AND WAVING TO FANS. CHATTING BETWEEN THE SHOTS. THIS IS THE GAME THAT’S IMPROVED SO MUCH THIS WEEK.
BUT THAT NEW PUTTER IN. >> YOU SAW THE CRUSHERS GET TO 32 UNDER PAR. BACK OF THE LEADERS. THIS WAS PAUL CASEY AT 13. HE GETS HIMSELF TO 12 UNDER PAR AS WELL. CARLOS ORTIZ FOR TORQUE. THEY HAVE SLUMPED A TAD. HE IS 12 UNDER AS WELL. CARLOS ORTIZ.
THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE AT 16. >> CAM FOR BIRDIE HERE. RIGHT TO LEFT UP HILL PUTT. >> A PUTTING LESSON GO ON LIV LESSONS A MASTER CLASS. GOOD STIPES IN THERE. WATCH THE PUTTING STROKE. MORE OF A INSTEAD OF A STRAIGHT THROUGH. HE IS TRYING TO SQUARE HIS SHOULDERS UP THE LAST MINUTE.
>> SUCH TINY MARGINS. ABRAHAM ANCER. AND 15th TEE. >> NEEDS TO SIT DOWN. YOU ARE KIDDING. THAT IS THE ONE PLACE HE COULD NOT HIT IT. >> THE GREEN AT 17 AND IAN POULTER FOR BIRDIE. TO TIE THE MAJESTICKS IN THE LEAD. >> HE HAS A KNACK OF MAKING THESE WHEN THEY MATTER.
>> THE MAIL MAN FROM SEVEN RYDER CUPS. >> A APP IS FILLED WITH GREAT CONTENT AND SERIES OF LESSONS FROM THE BEST IN THE WORLD. >> THIS IS CAM SMITH. >> BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU, WELCOME TO MY LIV LESSON. >> LIKE ME YOU MISS THE FAIRWAYS THIS IS WHEN THE CREATIVITY COMES OUT.
FOCUS ON THE TARGET. >> THAT’S WHAT I’M FOCUSED ON. >> PAY THE MAN. >> I WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. >> AND FOR SURE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. >> SMITH HE HAS TAKEN COMPLETE CONTROL HERE. THAT IS PERFECT AND HIT A GOOD PUTT.
>> HOUDINI WITH THE FLAT STICK. >> HERE WE GO. >> DeCHAMBEAU ELECTRIFIES. >> AND ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY TO GETTER GOLF. >> IT’S GOOD STUFF ON THE APP AND TO THE TEE AT 2 AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN. >> AND TEED FOUR UNDER PAR AND TORQUE ARE NOT OUT OF IT.
FOUR BACK OF THE LEADERS RIPPER GC. LEE WESTWOOD. FIRST SHOT AT 11. EVERY SHOT IS VITAL FOR THE TEAMS, ALL FOUR SCORES COUNT. >> HE IS 3 UNDER PAR TODAY, STENSON 3 UNDER. HORSFIELD 4 UNDER AND IAN POULTER 2 UNDER. THAT A TESTER FOR WESTWOOD. SAVE PAR.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE 1h HOLE, DAVID. >> YES. >> 16 AROUND THE CORNER SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. 411-YARDS AND THE FAIRWAY CAMBERS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. YOU WANT TO FADE OFF THE TEE TO HOLD IT ON THE FAIRWAY. THIS SITS KIND OF 45 DEGREES THE PLAYERS.
AND ABRAHAM ANCER AT 15. >> MARC LEISHMAN HAS BIRDIED. >> I THINK HE COULD PLAY IT. HE HAS A BACK SWING AND FROM THE TO GET IT UP IN THE AIR. HE HAS TO BACK IT THE CLUB FACE. HE WANTS TO HOOK IT. >> THE 17th FAIRWAY HERE IS MATT JONES.
HE TEED OFF AT 2. BRYSON OFF EAGLE. HE IS THREE UNDER PAR. CRUSHERS TIED FOR SECOND WITH THE MAJESTICKS TWO BACK OF RIPPER. AND 14. , POTENTIALLY HUGE MOMENT FOR THE MAJESTICKS. SAM HORSFIELD FOR BIRDIE AT 6. >> RIGHT IN THE THROAT. AT 17. 16 AND NEEDS TO HIT THE
FADE OFF HERE IF HE CAN. NOT AWARE AND LEFT THERE BIG TIME BAD. NOT TERRIBLE. THAT’S PERFECT. OVER AT 15. AND TAKE A PENALTY DROP HERE. KEEPING THE POINT WHERE THE BALL ENTERED BETWEEN HIM AND THE HOLE. WHERE DID THE FINISH. >> HE WAS MORE TOWARD THE CENTER. HE DIDN’T HAVE TO HOOD
THE CLUB. WE WATCHED FOR HE WAS NOT IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING RIGHT THERE. THE THIRD AT THE PAR 5 13t. THAT IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RIPPERS. WESTWOOD FOR PAR FOR THE MAJESTICKS. THEY DROP ONE AT A VITAL TIME AND SLIP TO 31 UNDER, 3 BACK OF THE AUSSIES. >> (COURSE CHATTER).
>> ABRAHAM ANCER PLAYING HIS THIRD. >> LEFT CENTER OF THE GREEN. HE DID NOT PLAY IT OUT. HE COULD HAVE GOT IT OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY THAT IS NO GOOD FOR THE FLAG. >> THE RAIN SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE HEAVIER OUT THERE.
BRYSON A PUTT FOR BIRDIE AT 14. AND THE CRUSHERS IN THE GROUP AS WELL. CASEY 5 UNDER TODAY, DeCHAMBEAU 3 UNDER. A WEAK REMOVED FROM A COLLECTIVE 20 UNDER PAR THAT SAW THEM COME FROM 11 SHOTS BACK GOING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY TO WIN IT BY 4. >> AND LUCAS HERBERT YOU
SAW . >> THAT IS A THREE-SHOT LEAD ONCE AGAIN FOR RIPPER GC. WILL THEY HOLD OFF ALL CHALLENGERS HERE IN THE RAIN IN HONG KONG? >> A LITTLE CHALLENGE HERE IN THE RAIN IN HONG KONG. LEE WESTWOOD HAS BOGEYED. 31 UNDER. RIPPER GC STRETCHED A LEAD
TO THREE AFTER LUCAS HERBERT BOGEYED AT 13 AND BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU FOR THE CRUSHERS. BIRDIE FOR 14 AND CLOSE THE GAP AT TWO AGAIN. JOINT BEST PERFORMANCE ON THE FINAL DAY AFTER THAT SENSATIONAL COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY IN JEDDAH LAST WEEK WHEN THEY WENT 20 UNDER PAR
TO PUT THE STINGER BY FOUR. BRYSON. [CHEERS] PREDICTABLE BRILLIANT. LOOK AT THE CRUSHERS. ARE THEY ABOUT TO PULL THE IMPOSSIBLE AGAIN. THEY TRAIL BY TWO. >> COLLECTIVELY, THEY JUST BLEED. >> JUST HOLDING ONTO THAT TENURE. TWO STROKE LEAD. ABRAHAM ANCER HAS THIS FOR PAR.
>> DJ FOR BIRDIE AT TEN. >> DJ HAS BEEN MEGASONJA GANTT TODAY. >> ORTIZ AT 17. JUST MISSES. 16 AT JON RAHM. >> LET’S STAY FOR CAM SMITH. REMEMBER ANCER HAS A PUTT FOR BOGEY. CAM CAN ROLL THAT IN. THEY’LL BE TIED. ANCER DROPPED JUST ONE. WELL-DONE.
THE LEAD THAT WAS FIVE SHOTS A THE START OF PLAY IS NOW JUST ONE. >> THIS IS THE GREEN AT SIX FOR PAR TO KEEP THE CRUSHERS TWO BACK. JASON KOKRAK IS ON THE 12 GREEN. SEVEN OVER PAR FOR HIS COMPETITION. HE WAS IN CONTENTION IN
JEDDAH CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY LAST WEEK. 16 AT JON RAHM. >> WELL, HE’S GOT IT ON THE UP SLOPE HERE. HE’S GOT A FAIR AMOUNT OF UP SLOWED AS WELL. HE’S GOT TO HIT THIS NEATLY AND GET A LITTLE SPIN ON IT. LEE WESTWOOD FOR A BOUNCE
BACK BIRDIE AT 12 TO GET THE MAJESTICKS BACK IN THE HUNT. AND HE DRAINS IT. MAJESTICS 32 AND UNDER. THEY TRAIL BY THREE. THIS IS 16 GREEN. HENRIK STINSON FOR BIRDIE. MAJESTICS JUST GAINED A SHOT. BOUNCE BACK BIRDIE GOTTEN 32 UNDER PAR. I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW THIS
CAN BE MORE ENTERTAINING. >> THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN AND IT IS A DRAMATIC SCENE OUT THERE. IN THE CLOSING STAGES, BOTH TITLES ARE UP FOR GRABS AND ANCER HAS SEEN THE SHOT LEAD WIT L DOWN. >> WE ALWAYS SEEN IT DO ON A SUNDAY AND TAYLOR GOOCH WITH
A TEN SHOT LEAD. NOW, WE ARE SEEING THE SAME SORT OF THING HERE. HE MAY WELL HANG ON BUT YOU KNOW HE’S GOT FOUR GUYS BEHIND HIM AND ONE SHOT BACK. THIS IS GOING TO BE A KNEE- KNEE-TREMBLER. THE MAJESTICS HAVE NOT HAD A FINISH SINCE 2022.
THAT WAS A BIRDIE FOR HENRIK STINSON. THEY HAVE A TWO-SHOT CUSHION OTHER TORQUE. >> RIPPER GOT – THEY DON’T HAVE THE HARDEST REMAINING HOLES BUT IT IS JUST, I THINK IT IS PLAYOFF. >> YEAH. >> FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. >> REMIND EVERYBODY HOW THAT WOULD WORK.
THE CAPTAIN WOULD PICK TWO PLAYERS FROM THE TEAM. THEY PLAY GROSS AGGREGATE TOTAL SCORE. WE COULD HAVE THREE TEAM QUITE EASE HERE. WE COULD HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL PLAYOFF. >> KC AND ORTIZ ARE NOT. YOU GOT TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A NOD IN TERMS
OF CAPTURING THEM. >> CAM SMITH STARTED THE DAY AND THIS IS TO TIE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD. TRYING TO WIN HIS FOURTH LIV GOLF INDIVIDUAL TITLE. >> THAT’S GOOD. PERFECT. >> CHARGING LIKE THE CHAMPION THAT HE HIS. BOUNCE BACK TO FORM FOR THE RIPPERS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
FROM SIX BACK, CAM SMITH IS LEVELLED WITH ABRAHAM ANCER WITH 13 AND UNDER AND RIPPER HAD A THREE STROKE CUSHIONS OVER THE CRUSHERS. IAN POULTER AND 18. THIS WOULD TIE THE MAJESTICS FOR SECOND. WOW, WHAT AN EFFORT. [APP [APPLAUSE] ANCER, DOM, HE’S TIED FOR
THE LEADER AND I AM SURE HE KNOWS IT. >> I AM 100 YARDS FROM THEM SO I DON’T THINK HE HEARD IT. IT IS GOING TO RUN LIKE A BABY’S NOSE. >> YEAH. WELL, IF JON RAHM HAS ANY CHANCE OF VICTORY, SURELY HE
HAS TO MAKE HIS PAR PUTT. HE’S LOOKING FOR A TOP TEN FINISH, IT IS JUST CONVERTING THESE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES INTO INDIVIDUAL WIN, PROBABLY FEELING SOME WHAT EVIDENTABLE. >> ANTHONY KING, WHAT KIND OF A STORY IS THIS? ANTHONY KIM. ANOTHER BIRDIE. THAT’S JUST NOT POSSIBLE
WHAT HE’S DOING TODAY. I AM SORRY. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DOUBTERS OUT THERE. THAT’S JUST REMARKABLE. FIVE UNDER PAR TODAY FOR ANTHONY >> HE’S FEELING GOOD, AND HE WANTS TO CONTEND IN EVENTS THIS YEAR. >> HE DIDN’T HARDLY TOUCH A CLUB, HE
DIDN’T OWN A SET OF CLUBS FOR 11 YEARS. >> YEAH. >> I MEAN, PROFESSIONAL GOLF IS NOT LIKE RIDING A BIKE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> NO, IT’S A PERISHABLE SKILL. >> YES. >> I THINK HE’S OWED ONE OR TWO APOLOGIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AS
WELL. >> YEAH, THERE’S NO SUCH THING. MATT JONES’ RIGHT FOOT JUST SLIPPED LIKE CRAZY THERE. >> THAT COULD AFFECT RIPPER GC, CURRENTLY THREE CLEAR OF THE CRUSHERS. THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE. FOR THE BEST VIEWS
OF THE GAME IN 2025, JUST SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN AND COME AND JOIN US. >> MATT JONES IS JUST GOING TO PUT HIS TEAM IN THIRD. >> HE PLAYED THAT BEAUTIFULLY. >> HE’LL END HIS ROUND ON 15, THE PAR FOUR.
HERE’S CAM SMITH, THE COLEADER. REMEMBER, AT START OF PLAY TODAY, HE TRAILED BY SIX. >> IT’S NOT AS IF HE’S GONE 62, 63 AREA TODAY. HE’S – 4, BUT THE FACT IS ABE IS + 2 ON 16. >> NO, I LIKE THAT.
>> SEE THE PIN OKAY? >> IT’S ALWAYS HARD TO GET IT ALL THE WAY TO THIS BACK PIN. THIS ONE, ONCE AGAIN, IS SHORT. >> YEAH, IT’S GOT A LITTLE KICK FORWARD, TOO. WHATEVER HAPPENS HERE, JERRY, YOU KNOW, HE’S GOT TO WONDER ABOUT THAT
CLUB THAT HE HIT OFF THE TEE AT 15. WHY DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH CLUB TO REACH THE HAZARD. >> THAT WAS CARLOS ORTIZ, HIS SECOND SHOT AT 18. HE’LL END AT 1. BRYSON A SHOT AT 1 — EXCUSE ME, 15. THAT IS MAGNIFICENT FROM SAM HORSFIELD.
THIS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY HERE IN HONG KONG. >> AND PAUL, YOU SAID BEFORE HE STRUCK THE BALL THAT PAUL CASEY WOULD BE IN THE SHAKE UP. >> THE ANALYTICS, JUST TO SOUND FANCY. THEY ALSO HAD ANCER WITH A PRETTY
GOOD SHOT, AS WELL. >> SECOND TO 14. THEY ARE ONE BEHIND THE MAJESTICKS FOR THIRD PLACE. RIPPER AT THE MOMENT ARE THREE BACK. MARK LEISHMAN, HIS SECOND AT 5. >> IT’S A TOUGH ONE HERE. YOU’VE GOT TO BUMBLE IT UP HERE, AND THAT’S A LOT BETTER
THAN IT LOOKS. AN EXCELLENT SHOT. >> AT 14, ANTHONY KIM. >> JUST DIDN’T QUITE GET ENOUGH OF IT. >> HE’S – 5 TODAY. >> THAT’S TO STAY ON PAR. MATT JONES WILL DROP AT LEAST ONE FOR RIPPER GC. >> THIS IS THE GREEN AT 18, AND CARLOS
ORTIZ, WHO’S HAVING AN EXCELLENT CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, ARE IN FIFTH PLACE. THIS WOULD TIE THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD. HE HAS ONE HOLE TO PLAY AFTER THIS, THE FIRST. >> IT’S A VERY QUICK PUT DOWN THE SLOPE. CAM SMITH APPROACH 17. >> WE WERE IN THE BACKS AT LONDON THIS
YEAR WHEN CAM HAD TWO PUTTS TO WIN THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE, ONE TO GET INTO THE TEAM. HE WON THE TITLE, BUT BACK THEN, IT WAS THE 4ACES THAT TOOK THE TEAM TITLE. THIS AT 7 FOR THE CRUSHERS. >> ABE ANCER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RECLAIM THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD ALL BY HIMSELF. >> WHILST THAT WAS HAPPENING, MATT JONES TO DROP JUST ONE SHOT FOR RIPPER GC, AND THAT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY VITAL AT 18, BUT MARK LEISHMAN TO SAVE PAR AT 5. ARE THE RIPPERS WOBBLING?
HE’S MISSED THAT. THEY DROP TO – 34, AND JUST LIKE THAT, A THREE-SHOT LEAD IS JUST ONE OVER THE CRUSHERS. >> THERE WAS ONE A FAMOUS T.V. ANNOUNCER WHO SAID AT AN EVENT, THIS COULDN’T GET ANY BETTER IF ELVIS PRESLEY WALKED IN
AND GOT FISH AND CHIPS. >> AKs THIRD SHOT AT 14. PUTS A LITTLE SAUCE ON THAT. >> LIV GOLF CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE BEST SHOT OF ANY PUTT. LIVE WITH AI INFORMED GRAPHICS, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SEE ANY SHOT OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER OR
SWITCH FROM GROUP TO GROUP FOR AN AMAZING SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE. AND AK HAS THAT SHUT FOR A 65. IAN POULTER AT 1. THE MAJESTICKS ARE TWO BACK. THEY HAVEN’T FINISHED ON THE PODIUM IN 19 EVENTS. >> THAT’S A GOOD SHOT, 75 YARDS OUT. >> THEY MADE HIS PAR
AT 16 TO STAY LEVEL WITH CAM SMITH. >> THE TOP FIVE IN THE TEAM COMPETITION ARE – 35 AND – 33 AND – 32 AND – 31 UNDER. RIPPER WITH A NARROW TEAM ADVANTAGE. >> REMARKABLY FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. >> PAUL CASEY – 12,
IS PLAYING WITH BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. THEY WILL FINISH THEIR ROUNDS AT – 16. HERE’S ABRAHAM ANCER. >> IT’S A RELATIVELY EASY TEE SHOT, BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT’S GOING TO COME DOWN TO THE TEE SHOT ON THE NEXT HOLE FOR QUITE A FEW
PLAYERS — TWO, AT LEAST. THAT’S GOING TO FIND THE FAIRWAY, RIGHT SIDE OF IT, TOO. >> UP ON THE GREEN, HENRIK STENSON FOR BIRDIE. THAT JUST TAILED WAY. THAT WOULD HAVE GONE, AND THE MAJESTICKS AT – 33 AGAIN AND A TIE FOR SECOND.
ANTHONY KIM TO FINISH HIS DAY WITH A PAR. A – 5 UNDER 65 FOR ANTHONY KIM IN HIS SIXTH ROUND BACK. AFTER A HIATUS FROM PROFESSIONAL GOLF FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS, WHAT A REMARKABLE RETURN FOR A.K. >> 12 DAYS SHY OF 12
YEARS AGO IS WHEN ANTHONY BROKE 70. >> JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY FEAT. >> HE JUST STARTED KEEPING SCORE A YEAR AGO AND THEN BROKE HIS ANKLE. >> YEAH. >> PAR FOR JON RAHM TO STAY AT – 10. ANCERAN EXCELLENT BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY.
HE WILL FINISH ON 5. BRYSON HAS GOT IT TO WITHIN TWO OF CAM SMITH AND ABE ANCER. >> AS A TEAM, CRUSHERS HAVE ONE PAR FIVE LEFT. MAJESTICKS HAVE ONE PAR FIVE LEFT FOR ONE PLAYER. RIPPER DOES NOT. SU-ANN, DOWN TO YOU. >> ANTHONY, YOU SHOT
ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ROUNDS TODAY. HOW DID YOU PUT THAT AWAY TODAY AFTER BEING AWAY FROM THE GAME THE LAST 12 YEARS? >> I JUST KEPT DOING WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING THE LAST TWO MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, BEING AWAY FROM THE GAME, IT’S BEEN TOUGH TO
PRACTICE AND GET ALL THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO GET PREPARED FOR THE TOURNAMENT, BUT I’M WORKING ON ALL THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO AT THIS MOMENT, I’M SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, AND THE LIV GOLF EXPERIENCE, I’M JUST GRATEFUL. >> WELL, YOU’VE
PLAYED SIX COMPETITIVE ROUNDS. HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF YOURSELF? >> I’M VERY PROUD. COMING WHERE I’VE COME FROM THE LAST 12 YEARS, I’M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. EVERY STEP I WALK, I FEEL BLESSED, AND NO MATTER WHAT I SHOOT, I FEEL LIKE I WON.
I NEVER THOUGHT THOSE WORDS WOULD COME OUT OF MY MOUTH, AND I’M TRYING TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH A LOT OF GRATITUDE AND FEEL THE SAME WAY. >> WELL, ARE YOU TRYING TO PLAY WITH SOME CONFIDENCE? >> DEFINITELY, BUT
I’M TRYING TO FOCUS ON MY FAMILY AND DO THE RIGHT THING. GOLF WILL COME, AND IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. >> THAT’S AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU’RE WELCOME. >> HE’S ACCELERATED THE PROCESS HERE ON SUNDAY IN HONG KONG. THIS IS LUKAS.
A.K. NOW GOES TO PLAY THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN MACAU. IF YOU WANT TO SEE US BACK ON AMERICAN SOIL, COME SEE US IN MIAMI AT THE START OF APRIL. >> MOMENTS AGO, PAUL CASEY, SECOND AT 16. THE FINAL HOLE OF REGULATION FOR BOTH
HE AND HIS CAPTAIN, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. >> OH, AND THAT WAS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT WE SAW JON RAHM. >> SAM HORSFIELD FOR BIRDIE AT 7. THIS ONE GETS AWAY. >> FOR THE CRUSHERS FOR BIRDIE AT 8, IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN. THEY ARE – 34.
BRYSON’S TEAM SO CLUTCH ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, AND THEY LEAD RIPPER GC BY ONE, BUT IT ISN’T OVER YET. >> MATT JONES, SECOND AT 1. >> THAT’S A GOOD CHANCE. >> SO PAUL CASEY’S THIRD CHANCE AT 16. >> NOT A TOUGH BUNKER SHOT.
>> YOU ARE KIDDING ME? PAUL CASEY HAS MADE IT A THREE-WAY TIE AT THE TOP OF THE PYLON, AND THE CRUSHERS STUPENDOUSLY LEAD BY TWO. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BEDLAM IN HONG KONG. >> DECHAMBEAU STILL HAS TO FINISH AT 16. 62 FOR PAUL CASEY TODAY.
HE MAY YET WIN THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE. BRYSON BACK AT 16 HERE FOR A THREE-SHOT LEAD FOR THE CRUSHERS. >> HE’S GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE. JUST THE FIRST HALF OF THIS PUTT IS INTO THE GREEN FOR HIM, AND THEN IT’S DOWNHILL TO THE
HOLE, AND THAT’S WHY WE’VE SEEN SOME OF THESE BIG BOUNCES OVER THE HILL TO THE BUNKER. >> SO PAUL CASEY, CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, BRYSON WILL BE A 66 WHEN HE TAPS THAT IN. LAHIRI HAS FINISHED AT 69. CHARLES HOWELL IS PLAYING HIS FINAL
HOLE, WHICH IS THE PAR FIVE THIRD. >> TO THE GREEN AT 16, AND BROOKS KOEPKA TO FINISH HIS WEEK. >> ALL RIGHT. JIMMY ON THE PUTTING GREEN. YOU ALREADY MADE ME 100. MAKE ME ANOTHER ONE. POUR IT IN. >> ABE TO REGAIN THE LEAD.
>> WE SAW THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO IN MAYACOBA. >> THIS FOR A 65. >> OH, HE KNOWS THE SCOREBOARD HAS CASEY IN THE CLUBHOUSE. THAT WAS NEEDED FOR A CHANCE. >> COMMIT TO IT. >> SAME BUNKER MATT JONES WAS IN. >> HE’S GOT A BETTER
STANCE AT IT, BUT THAT SPINDLY LOOKING TREE WITH THE RED FLOWERS IN IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’S GOING TO HELP ANY AT ALL. >> WELL, JUST DECIDED TO PUNCH IT OUT. SMALL PLAY, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. >> YEAH. >> SO THE TOP THREE
PLAYERS, AND THE SCORE WORMS, AND LOOK AT THAT ADVANTAGE THAT ABRAHAM ANCER HAD. IT WAS FIVE COMING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, IT WAS SIX OVER CAM SMITH. >> A MOMENT AGO THIS WAS MATT JONES FOR BIRDIE AT ONE. >> IT WAS AN
EIGHT-STROKE LEAD OVER PAUL CASEY. >> WELL, HENRIK STENSON FINDS HIMSELF IN THAT SAME BUNKER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE MAY HIT A LITTLE PUNCH, AS WELL. CAM SMITH ENDING ON 18, UNLESS HE’S — >> YEAH, HE MAY WELL BE TRYING TO PUNCH
THIS UNDER THE TREE. >> NO. >> HE ACTUALLY CAUGHT IT. >> ONLY STENSON AND POULTER OUT FOR THEIR TEAM. >> THIS REALLY HAS TO DROP. >> RAHM AT 18. >> HE’S NOT IN AN IDEAL SPOT, EITHER. >> ARLO, NEARLY ALL PRECINCTS REPORTING.
THE LONE REMAINER IS CHARLES HOWELL, UNLESS HE MAKES A TRIPLE THERE. >> YEAH, GREAT EFFORT FROM THERE. >> WHAT A GREAT FINISHING HOLE. >> YEAH, YEAH, ONE OF THE TOUGHER TEE SHOTS YOU’LL FIND ABOUT ANYWHERE. IF THEY PLAY IT CONSERVATIVELY,
YOU’RE LEFT WITH A LENGTHY SECOND SHOT. >> WELL, THE MAJESTICKS ARE STILL DESPERATELY HOPING FOR A PODIUM FINISH. >> THE CRUSHERS LAST WEEKEND CAME FROM – 11 TO WIN BY FOUR, AND TODAY, THEY HAVE COME FROM – 7. THEY CURRENTLY LEAD BY THREE.
>> AND HENRIK MAY NEED TO DRAIN THAT TO STAY ON THE PODIUM. >> JOAQO NEIMANN. >> ENDING ON THE PAR FIVE THIRD, AS WELL. >> 87, THAT’S TWO-SHOT? OKAY. HAPPY? OKAY. WHAT ARE WE COMING DOWN ON? LOVE IT. TWO SHOT, MATE. >> OH, A WONDERFUL PICK SHOT.
>> ABSOLUTELY GREAT. COULDN’T HAVE PLAYED IT BETTER. >> REMEMBER PAUL CASEY CHIPPED IN FROM THE GREENSIDE BUNKER AT 16 TO GET TO – 13. HE’S DONE FOR THE DAY. THERE HE IS. THIS IS HOW THESE THREE WERE TIED FOR THE LEAD.
ABE ANCER WAS – 15 COMING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THIS WAS HIS TEE SHOT AT 15. >> AND WHY HE HAD THAT MUCH CLUB IS GOING TO BE A MYSTERY TO HIM, TO ME, TO JERRY. >> CAM SMITH HAS COME ROARING BACK
FROM – 6 AT THE START OF PLAY. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. HE’S – 4 FOR THIS ROUND. THIS WAS PAUL CASEY, AND THAT WAS TRULY MAGICAL. A HIGH FIVE FROM HIS CAPTAIN, AS WELL. THAT COULD BE THE CRUCIAL MOMENT IN WHAT HAS BEEN AN
ENTHRALLING TEAM COMPETITION. >> THIS HAS TO GET IN THE FAIRWAY FOR ABE ANCER. >> WHAT WOULD HE GIVE FOR THE SAME TEE SHOT HE HIT YESTERDAY? SPLIT THE FAIRWAY RIGHT DOWN THE HILL. >> THE LOCAL WILDLIFE ARE EXCITED, AS WELL.
>> OH, HE’S DONE THE SAME. HE’S GOING TO GET DOWN THAT SLOPE. >> THAT’S A GREAT TEE SHOT. >> I HOPE IT DOESN’T END ON A DOWN SLOPE. >> IT WON’T. IT’S GOT ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET TO THAT FIRST PLATEAU. >> JOAQO NEIMANN
HASN’T ADDED A THIRD INDIVIDUAL TITLE BUT HE’S PLAYING BRILLIANTLY FOR HIS TEAM. HE’S DONE FOR THE DAY. TORQUE – 33. THEY’RE ALL FINISHED. LOOKS LIKE THEY’LL TRAIL BY TWO BUT THEY ARE IN SOLO SECOND. THIS TO STAY ON THE PODIUM FOR THE
MAJESTICKS, AND IT MISSES UNLESS CAM SMITH BLOWS UP, WHICH IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. >> CAM SMITH MISSES THAT SHORT ONE, MAJESTICKS GETS THE PODIUM ON THE TIE BREAKER BY VIRTUE OF LOWEST SCORE TODAY. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE. >> A ONE UNDER 69
TODAY FOR JON RAHM, AND A LIKELY TOP TEN FINISH. NOW CAM TO STAY TIED FOR THE LEAD. ANCER HAS TEED OFF AT 18 BEHIND HIM. CASEY IS DONE IN REGULATION WITH – 13. ABE ANCER IS WATCHING FROM THE FAIRWAY. WHAT MUST BE GOING THROUGH HIS MIND?
>> WELL, HE’S HIT IT IN THE PERFECT SPOT. HE’S ON THE PLATEAU, A FLAT SPOT, THE PERFECT LIE. >> 76 FOR CAM SMITH, AND HE’S FINISHED THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY AT – 13. IT’S ALL UP TO ABE ANCER, AND A BIRDIE WILL GIVE HIM THE TITLE.
PUTTING FOR BIRDIE WITH WEDGE AT 15. >> WHAT DID YOU PUTT WITH ON THOSE RARE OCCASIONS? >> YEAH, I DID THE SAME THING, JUST PLAYED IT WITH A SANDWICH. >> I DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS CHARLES HOWELL TO PUT ICING
ON THE CRUSHERS’ CAKE ONCE AGAIN. >> THE MAJESTICKS HAVE FALLING AGONIZINGLY SHORT OF A PODIUM FINISH. RIPPER GC AT – 32. THEY’RE ALL FINISHED. TORQUE HAVE FINISHED AT – 33. >> MOVES CHARLES UP TO A TIE FOR SIXTH INDIVIDUALLY — OH, GOODNESS.
>> IT’S A PAR TO CLOSE THINGS OUT FOR CHARLES HOWELL III, AND THE CRUSHERS, IT’S THEIR GOLFING WORLD AT THE MOMENT AND WE JUST LIVE IN IT. THEY’VE WON BY TWO SHOTS, THEY’VE GONE BACK-TO-BACK. OUR REIGNING TEAM CHAMPIONS CAME BACK
LAST WEEK FROM 11 BACK TO WIN, THEY’VE DONE IT FROM SEVEN TODAY TO WIN BY TWO. REMARKABLE. >> WELL, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS FOR ABE ANCER. THREE TO WIN. >> AND IT’S A PITCHING WEDGE. >> ONCE AGAIN, IT’S SHORT.
>> OH, IT’S STAYED. >> STAYED UP THERE, JUST WITH THE DAMPNESS, DOM. >> AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF A PLAYOFF JUST DECREASED MASSIVELY. >> THAT IS — I MEAN, IF IT DOES INDEED STAY THERE, AND IT MIGHT NOT, THAT’S A HUGE BREAK
BECAUSE THAT’S ALL THE WAY DOWN AROUND, ISN’T IT DOM, NEAR THE WATER, IF THAT ROLLS BACK. >> CHACARRA NEXT. HASN’T BEEN HIS DAY. >> HERE’S PAUL CASEY – 7 AT THE START OF THE DAY. – 8 OF ABE ANCER, AND HE CARTED A 64.
MATT JONES AND CAM SMITH, RIPPER ON THE PODIUM. >> ONCE THE CRUSHERS GET GOING ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, THEY ARE A SEEMINGLY UNSTOPPABLE FORCE. >> FIREBALLS WHO HAD THE LEAD COMING INTO TODAY, WITHOUT CHACARRA FINISHING, ARE ENDING UP AT EIGHT BACK. THEY’RE GOING TO
WONDER WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG. >> EVERY SHOT VITAL IN TERMS OF WINNING POINTS AND PRIZES IN EACH EVENT TOWARDS THE LIV GOLF STANDINGS. >> WHAT WILL ABE ANCER’S PLAY BE HERE? AGGRESSION OR SAFETY? >> YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T GET THAT MANY
CHANCES TO WIN. I HAVE TO FEEL IF IT’S ME — >> [indiscernible] DOM, WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> ROLL OVER IT RIGHT OVER IN THERE? YEAH, I SEE. PAUL CASEY WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFF UNLESS ABRAHAM ANCER CAN OVERCOME A REALLY TOUGH DAY AND
PUT THIS AWAY, AND HE CAN’T. THAT FOR A THREE-MAN PLAYOFF. IT WOULD BE THE SECOND OF THE YEAR ALREADY. >> CHACARRO WILL FINISH UP. >> OKAY, THEN. ABRAHAM ANCER WILL FEEL THAT VICTORY HAS SLIPPED AGONIZINGLY THROUGH HIS FINGERS HERE BUT THIS TO STAY ALIVE
HERE IN HONG KONG. WE WILL HAVE A THREE-MAN PLAYOFF TO DECIDE OUR CHAMPION IN HONG KONG. ABE ANCER, A 63 ON FRIDAY, A 62 YESTERDAY, A FIVE-SHOT LEAD COMING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, AND HE HAS CARDED A 72. ABE ANCER, CAMERON SMITH, AND PAUL
CASEY WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD TO DECIDE THE TITLE. THE CRUSHERS HAVE SEALED THE TITLE AS YOU CAN SEE BY TWO STROKES. SU-ANN, DOWN TO YOU. >> BRYSON, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO THE CRUSHERS. I MEAN, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE CRUSHERS’
SELF-BELIEF AND THE BELIEF IN EACH OTHER. I SAW YOU THIS WEEKEND, AND YOU SAID WE’RE GOING TO GO SUNDAY LOW? >> I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN FOUR SCORES ARE COUNTING, WE’RE A PRETTY DEADLY TEAM. I DON’T KNOW. I CHOSE THESE GUYS
EARLY ON WHEN LIV GOLF WAS STARTING, AND WE KNOW THE SCORES, WE’RE GOING TO BE IN IT WHEN IT COUNTS. >> AT WHAT POINT DID YOU FEEL TODAY THAT THE CHALLENGE WAS REAL? YOU STARTED SEVEN BACK. >> WE’RE GOOD AT
COMING FROM BEHIND, I’LL TELL YOU THAT. AFTER I MADE EAGLE AND PAUL MADE BIRDIE AT 14, AND THAT’S WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE LEADER BOARD AND SAID WE CAN GET THIS DONE. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK PAUL NEEDS TO DO ON THE 18? >> FIRST OF ALL, I’M
SUPER PISSED I DIDN’T BEAT HIM, BUT SECOND, I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD OF HIM. EVEN WHEN HE HELD OUT TO BEAT ME, I STILL GAVE HIM THE HIGH FIVE. IT’S A GREAT TEAM DYNAMIC THAT WE HAVE. IT’S SUPER SPECIAL. I’M GOING TO GO OVER
TO THE HOLE AND WATCH HIM. WE SAID A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE DIDN’T HAVE EVERYTHING FINE-TUNED. NOW, WE DO, AND HOPEFULLY IT BECOMES A DYNASTY. >> THE REIGNING TEAM CHAMPIONS AND THEY’VE JUST GONE BACK-TO-BACK, JETTA AND HONG KONG. THAT WAS PAUL CASEY.
HE CHARTED A 62 ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THIS IS BRYSON’S EAGLE PUTT AT 13, AND IT WAS REALLY ON AT THIS STAGE. THIS WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 14, AND THEY WERE JUST UNSTOPPABLE. LAHIRI, IT WAS HIS TURN TO CARD A 16, ONE UNDER PAR. IT’S JUST REMARKABLE.
11 BACK LAST WEEKEND – 20 TO WIN BY FOUR. THEY WIN BY TWO OVER TORQUE. WHAT A PERFORMANCE, AND PAUL CASEY MAY YET WIN HIS FIRST INDIVIDUAL LIV GOLF TITLE, AND HE’S WALKING BACK TO THE TEE AT 18. >> JOHNNY LONG SOCKS McLAREN WITH HIM.
WHAT A CADDY. >> WHAT A DAY. SPORTING DRAMA AT ITS HIGHEST, AND WE’RE NOT DONE YET. I WONDER WHAT MUST BE GOING THROUGH ABE ANCER’S MIND BECAUSE HE HAS NO MOMENTUM AT ALL GOING INTO THE PLAYOFF. PAUL CASEY CHIPPED IN FROM THE FAR SIDE
OF THE BUNKER TO MAKE IT. CRUSHERS GC COME BACK. BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR THE CRUSHERS. ANOTHER WIN FOR OUR 2023 CHAMPIONS, CRUSHING IT, THEY CERTAINLY ARE. AN ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC SUNDAY IN HONG KONG. A + BOX OFFICE. IT CERTAINLY IS. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT
THE 18 HOLE IN HONG KONG. >> YEAH. IT’S JUST 410 YARDS, DOWNHILL, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW NARROW IT GETS THROUGH THE DRIVING AREA HERE. THERE’S A FALSE FRONT TO THIS GREEN, A FALSE BACK. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS FALSE.
YOU’VE JUST GOT TO GET IT RIGHT. >> CAM’S BEEN IN ONE PLAYOFF IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. THAT WAS IN TULSA AFTER A FINAL ROUND OF 61. DUSTIN JOHNSON TOOK THE VICTORY AGAINST CAM AND BRANDON GRACE ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. HE’S ALSO ALREADY
WON THREE LIV GOLF TITLES, AND HE COULD BE THE FIRST OF MORE HERE, WITH VICTORIES LAST HERE IN LONDON AND BEDMINSTER. ON THREE, FINISHED AT – 13. >> I HAVE TO THINK HE AND BENJI THOMPSON THOUGHT THAT THE FAIRWAY WAS SOFT ENOUGH THAT HE
COULD HIT THAT CLUB AND COME UP SHORT, BUT THAT WAS A SERIOUS ERROR. >> THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 16 FOR CAM SHMITH. THAT WAS A 66 FOR HIM, AND THIS, FOR PAUL CASEY, TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFF. THAT WAS CAPTAIN, ALTHOUGH HE WAS
BEATEN BY PAUL CASEY, CELEBRATES WITH HIM, AND THAT SEALS THE TITLE. HE GOT PAUL CASEY INTO A THREE-WAY PLAYOFF. HE STARTED THE DAY THREE SHOTS BACK OF ABE ANCER. >> ALL THREE PLAYERS HAVE WINNING PLAYOFF RECORDS IN THEIR CAREER. >> WELL, SU-ANN HANG
IS GOING TO CALL CAM SMITH’S SHOTS, AND A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM IS GOING TO CALL PAUL CASEY AND ABE ANCER’S SHOTS. >> WELL, WE’LL SEE WHO DRAWS THE LONG STRAW HERE OR HOWEVER THEY DECIDE WHO GOES FIRST. [Applause]
>> I KNOW I WANT TO GO FIRST, THAT’S FOR SURE. I WANT TO PUT ONE IN THE FAIRWAY. >> PAUL CASEY WILL BE FIRST. >> TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, DAVID. IT’S GREAT TO GO FIRST, AND HE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST LONG IRON PLAYERS IN
THE GAME FOR 15 YEARS, PAUL CASEY, AND HE’S GOT AN IRON IN HIS HANDS. IF HE CAN JUST RIP ONE UP THE MIDDLE, THAT PUTS SO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE OTHER TEAMS >> HE BOGEYED IT ON SUPER SATURDAY. >> WE MAY HAVE A
MEXICO SITUATION HERE. IT’S GETTING VERY DARK OUT HERE. >> IT’S BARELY GOT LIGHT ALL DAY, DOM. >> WELL, THAT’S TRUE. >> OH, IS THAT GOING TO CARRY THE BUNKER? >> WELL, THE EIGHTH INDIVIDUAL PLAYOFF IN LIV GOLF HISTORY IS UNDERWAY. SU-ANN, YOU’RE
CALLING CAM SMITH’S SHOTS. >> WELL, THAT UP AND DOWN HE MADE ON THE 18, THAT WAS CLUTCH. THAT REMINDS ME VERY MUCH OF WHAT HE DID AT THE PLAYER’S BACK IN 2022. HE TOOK A SEVEN WOOD THIS WEEK, PUT IN A THREE IRON. THAT’S WHAT HE’S
HITTING OFF THE TEE. CERTAINLY WANTS TO HIT THE FAIRWAY HERE. >> ON 18, THEN, ABE ANCER. >> I ASSUME IT’S THE SAME CLUB HE’S HIT THE LAST TWO DAYS, WHICH HE SPLIT THE FAIRWAY BOTH TIMES. >> OH, AND SPLIT THE FAIRWAY AGAIN.
>> THREE PARS THIS WEEK FOR ABE ANCER ON 18, SO A THREE-WAY PLAYOFF TO TERM THE TITLE ON AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. WHO WILL WIN THE LIV GOLF 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP? >> [indiscernible] CAM SMITH. >> BRYSON AND CHARLES HOWELL III ARE SUPPORTING THEIR TEAMMATE.
THEY’LL BE DOUSED IN CHAMPAGNE NOT TOO LONG FROM NOW. >> PAUL CASEY IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF INTERFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND THE HOLE FROM THOSE TREES, IT APPEARS. >> YEAH. I’M STANDING RIGHT OVER PAUL CASEY’S
BALL, AND THAT SCOREBOARD, THAT’S TO THE RIGHT SIDE HERE, IF THE REFEREE DEEMS THAT’S A REASONABLE SHOT THAT HE TAKES ON, HE MAY GET RELIEF. >> CAN HE PUT A FULL SWING ON THE GOLF BALL AND GET IT OVER THE WATER? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THEN THERE’S NO RELIEF. IF THE HOLE IS WITHIN HIS LINE OF SIGHT, HE GETS NO RELIEF. >> WELL, HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO HIT A BIG CUT. >> MORE BONUS GOLF FOR YOU HERE AT HONG KONG, A THREE-WAY PLAYOFF FOR THE
TITLE, ANCER, CASEY, AND SMITH ALL FINISHED ON – 13. >> IT HAS TO BE A LITTLE BIT IN. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? [indiscernible] COMING DOWN ON? >> YEAH. >> LITTLE BIT DOWNHILL SO HE’S JUST GOING TO PLAY THE NUMBER. >> YEP, HE’S GOT
EIGHT IRON. >> SORRY, SU-ANN. HE BOGEYED THE HOLE YESTERDAY AND FRIDAY AND PARTED IT TODAY. >> I’M NOT SURE IF HIS FOOT DIDN’T SLIP THERE. THAT’S A BAD SHOT. >> WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT FROM CAM SMITH. >> DID NOT SEE THAT COMING, JERRY.
>> NO. >> DOM, YOU’RE FOLLOWING PAUL CASEY. >> THERE’S NO WAY HE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH THE TREES, SO HE’S JUST GOING TO CHIP IT OUT. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN, ADVANTAGE ABRAHAM. >> WELL, ADVANTAGE ABRAHAM ANCER, BUT HE JUST CAN’T ASSUME
THAT PAR IS GOING TO GET IT DONE HERE. >> GREAT AGGRESSIVE SWING. >> THERE IT IS. >> OH, ABRAHAM ANCER. WHAT A TIME TO DELIVER A SHOT LIKE THAT. AFTER HIS TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, HE’S IN THE BOXY ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY
ON THE FIRST HOLE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK. >> A GREAT SHOT AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT. >> THE FIREBALLS’ REACTION. SERGIO GARCIA MADE A PLAYOFF IN MEXICO IN OUR FIRST EVENT. SEASON AND WENT DOWN TO JOAQO NEIMANN. THAT TOOK FOUR HOLES. HE MAY NEED TO HOLD
IT, AND HE DID IT, BUT FROM THE FURTHER GREENSIDE BUNKER AT 16 TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFF. >> WATCH THE SPIN. IT’S A GOOD SHOT. >> WELL, ABRAHAM ANCER HERE IN THE PLAYOFF WILL GO OUT AND THINK THAT HE HAS A CHANCE TO WIN
IT RATHER THAN ALLOW OTHERS TO LOSE IT. >> BORN IN McALLEN, TEXAS, AND RAISED IN MEXICO. HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY FROM A HEART ATTACK RIGHT WHEN HE WAS GETTING HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER GOING. THAT’S ONE THING — OH, GOODNESS FOR CAM SMITH.
>> THAT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE, BEING THE FIRST TO GO. BALL’S ABOVE HIS FEET. HE’S GOT A LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. >> WITH THIS MUCH GREEN, IT’S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE BALL ON THE LINE. >> SIX YARDS PAST
THIS HOLE, EVERYTHING JUST GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE OTHER SIDE. >> IT’S ALWAYS GOING TO PULL LEFT. >> HE’S GOING TO HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS, BUT HE IS CLEARLY THE FAVORITE. WELL, SMITH WILL GIVE CASEY A BIT OF
A BREATHE BUT ONE OF THEM HAS TO MAKE IT OTHERWISE IT’S JUST CEREMONIAL FOR ANCER. >> FELLOW RIPPERS LOOKING ON. CAM HAS GOT TO EXERT SOME PRESSURE ON ABRAHAM ANCER. >> WELL, IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE CAM WILL BE THE FIRST TO FALL LIV GOLF TITLES HERE
IN HONG KONG. >> BOGEY FIVE. >> CASEY MUST MAKE. STILL A LIGHT SPRINKLING OF RAIN HERE AT LIV GOLF CLUB. IT’S ALMOST ADDED TO THE DRAMA. THE CRUSHERS HAVE WON THE TEAM TITLE. PAR PUTT FOR CASEY ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. AND ABRAHAM ANCER CAN EXHALE.
A MIGHTY FINE EFFORT BY PAUL CASEY. STARTED THE DAY – 7. 64 GOT HIM INTO THE PLAYOFF. ABRAHAM ANCER, TWO PUTTS TO WIN. >> THIS IS A SCENARIO, THE GREATEST SCENARIO HE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR WHEN HE TEED OFF AT 18 IN THIS PLAYOFF.
>> IT’S HIS FIRST LIV GOLF TITLE. HE’S THE 14 INDIVIDUAL TITLE WINNER IN OUR HISTORY. >> HIS FIVE-SHOT LEAD WAS WIPED OUT, BUT HE PULLED IT OUT ON HIS FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. >> GOOD ON ABRAHAM ANCER BECAUSE IT DIDN’T GO HIS WAY
WITH A 72. SAW THAT FIVE-SHOT LEAD EVAPORATE, BUT HE BIRDIES 18 FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK TO TAKE THE TITLE. >> DOM, DOWN TO YOU. >> ABE, WINNING IS CLEARLY NOT EASY, BUT TO WIN YOUR FIRST LIV EVENT IN
THIS FASHION WITH A BIRDIE IN THE PLAYOFF, YOU’VE GOT TO BE ABSOLUTELY STOKED. >> MAN, I MADE THAT SO HARD ON MYSELF. THE BALL’S TRACKING WASN’T THERE, BUT MENTALLY, I WAS REALLY STRONG, SO I FELT REALLY GOOD. I FELT LIKE I WAS
NOT GOING TO GIVE UP. THAT ROUND COULD HAVE GONE SOUTH REALLY QUICKLY, AND HIT SOME GOOD BUNKER SHOTS, SOME GOOD PUTTS THAT I NEEDED TO, AND KEPT MYSELF IN IT AND HIT THE SHOT WHEN I NEEDED TO. >> WHAT WERE THE
THOUGHTS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY DURING THE DAY? >> YEAH, MY MIND WASN’T THERE, AND MY SWING WAS THERE. JUST GOT TO STAY IN IT. A LOT OF BIG TIME CALIBER PLAYERS RIGHT BEHIND ME, SO I KNEW I HAD TO MAKE SOME BIRDIES.
COULDN’T MAKE MANY BIRDIES, HITTING IN THAT CREEK, WHICH I COULDN’T BELIEVE. STILL MAD ABOUT THAT, BUT MAN, I’M JUST HAPPY. I’VE WORKED MY ASS OFF THESE LITTLE COUPLE OF YEARS. >> THAT TEE SHOT ON THE PLAYOFF, DID YOU DRAW INSPIRATION
FROM THAT SHOT EARLIER IN THE DAY? >> YEAH. I’VE BEEN HERE ONE TIME BEFORE, I’LL JUST DO THE SAME THING. >> TELL US WITH THAT TEE SHOT. WAS THAT A MISCALCULATION? >> NO, I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD GET THROUGH THE VERY
LEFT, BUT I’VE HIT EVERY SINGLE ONE FROM THE MIDDLE, FROM THE RIGHT. IT WAS JUST A BAD THING, JUST THAT ONE THERE. >> YOU’RE A PROUD MEXICAN. IS THAT ONE OF THE GOALS FOR YOU, TO WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD FOR MEXICO?
>> YEAH, HOPEFULLY BE THERE AND KICK SOME ASS. >> LET’S LOOK AT SOME HIGHLIGHTS. HE’S ALREADY AN OLYMPIAN FOR MEXICO, ABE ANCER. HE WON IN CHILE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BUT IT’S BEEN A REAL STRUGGLE THIS YEAR. OPENING 40 HOLES IN HONG KONG. >> IT WAS TURNING
SOUTH, AND MATT TURNED IT AROUND. >> YEAH, THAT WAS PIVOTAL. >> HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 18 ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. >> ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. HE HAD TWO PUTTS TO WIN IT AFTER BOGEYS FOR PAUL CASEY AND CAM SMITH, HE ONLY
NEEDED ONE. IT WAS ONLY HIS SECOND BIRDIE OF THE DAY. ABE ANCER, OUR WINNER IN HONG KONG, CONGRATULATED BY COMMISSIONER AND C.E.O. GREG NORMAN. I THINK HE’LL SLEEP TONIGHT. [♪♪] WHAT A MAGNIFICENT DAY OF GOLF WE’VE SEEN HERE ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY ON LIV GOLF.
THE TEAM COMPETITION WENT BACK AND FORTH ALL DAY. ABE ANCER JUST SAW HIS LEAD, FIVE-SHOT LEAD, SIX OVER CAM SMITH AND SEVEN OVER PAUL CASEY JUST WHITTLED AWAY GRADUALLY, BUT THAT IS THE STATE OF PLAY. THE EIGHTH PLAYOFF IN LIV GOLF HISTORY,
AND HE WINS HIS FIRST TITLE. LOOK AT JOAQO NEIMANN, FINISHED ONE SHOT BACK. DUSTIN JOHNSON RETURNED TO FORM IN LAS VEGAS. IT WAS SMASH GC AND BROOKS KOEPKA DOING WELL. JOAQO DOING WELL AGAIN. THE CRUSHERS CAME BACK TO WIN BY FOUR.
AND HERE, ABE ANCER COMES BACK TO WIN. >> WOW, WOW. >> YEAH. >> I MEAN, THAT IS IMPRESSIVE BY ABRAHAM ANCER BECAUSE HE LOST THAT TITLE BASICALLY. HAD NO MOMENTUM, WASN’T PLAYING GREAT. IT WAS PAUL CASEY WHO CHIPPED IN FROM
THE BUNKER, CAM SMITH PLAYING EXEMPLARY ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, BUT IT’S HOLDING YOUR NOSE AND NOT LOSING YOUR NERVE. >> IT WAS THE GAMUT OF EMOTION, AND TODAY, IT WAS DEATH BY 1,000 CUTS UNTIL TODAY WHEN HE NEEDED TO HIT THE RIGHT
SHOT AT THE RIGHT TIME. >> IT WAS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP UNTIL HE LOST IT, AND THEN HE WON IT. AND THAT’S WHEN YOU PROVE TO YOURSELF WHAT YOU’RE TRULY MADE OF. >> WHAT MUST GO THROUGH YOUR MIND IS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
EFFECT OF LOSING IT IN TOURNAMENTS TO COME, BUT YHE WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. LET’S SEND YOU DOWN TO THE PODIUM AND THE PRESENTATIONS HERE IN HONG KONG. IN THE RAIN, THE BRELLIES ARE UP. IT HAS BEEN A QUITE MAGNIFICENT CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY.
CAM SMITH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME THE FIRST LIV GOLFER TO FOUR INDIVIDUAL TITLES. IT’S THE SECOND TIME HE’S LOST IN A PLAYOFF, BUT STILL THREE TITLES FOR CAM SMITH. PAUL CASEY HAS HIS BEST FINISH AS A LIV GOLFER, AND HE IS A
VITAL MEMBER OF THAT BAND OF BROTHERS, THE CRUSHERS GC WILL BE ON THE PODIUM SHORTLY. BUT FOR NOW, IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT MAN, ABRAHAM ANCER, 33 YEARS OF AGE. HE IS A CHAMPION IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> HE’LL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM ON THAT
1500-ACRE RANCH IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. HE HAS LONG BEEN VIEWED AS AN UNDERDOG IN THE GAME, AND HE JUST KEEPS PROVING AND PROVING AND PROVING THAT HE BELONGS. >> WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY ABOUT CRUSHERS GC THAT HASN’T ALREADY BEEN SAID?
THEY ARE OUR REIGNING TEAM CHAMPIONS. THEY CAME THROUGH LAST SEASON, TAKING THE TITLE IN MIAMI, AND THEY HAVE GOT BACK-TO-BACK AFTER VICTORY IN JETTA LAST WEEKEND. THEY WENT – 20 TO WIN BY FOUR. TODAY, THEY TRAILED BY SEVEN, AND THEY
GO – 14, AND THEY WIN IT BY TWO, A REMARKABLE BACK-TO-BACK TEAM SUCCESS FOR CRUSHERS GC. BUT WHAT A DAY, WHAT AN EMOTIONALLY DRAINING DAY, I’M SURE, FOR ABRAHAM ANCER, THE FIVE-SHOT LEAD GOING INTO CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. CHACARRA AND HAROLD VARNER III CARTED
WITH HIM. IT ALMOST SLIPPED AWAY BUT ABRAHAM ANCER COLLECTED HIMSELF SUFFICIENTLY TO BIRDIE IT. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN – 8. TALOR GOOCH AT – 7. THE CRUSHERS WIN BY TWO OVER TORQUE. RIPPER MANAGED TO GET THE PODIUM FINISH. THE MAJESTICKS MISS OUT. IT’S 20 EVENTS
WITHOUT A PODIUM FINISH FOR THEM, BUT THAT WAS A FINE PERFORMANCE BY POWELL CENTER, HORSFIELD, STENSON, AND WESTWOOD. WE’LL SEE YOU AGAIN THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL FOR LIV GOLF MIAMI. WE ALL NEED A LIE DOWN. GOOD-BYE FROM HONG KONG.
>> — BEING ABE [indiscernible] I FEEL LIKE TODAY HAD THE MOST PEOPLE OUT THERE. HOW WAS IT BEING OUT THERE WITH THE FANS TODAY. >> IT WAS GREAT. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS AWESOME. I THINK HONG KONG HAD BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
EVENT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT THIS EVENT WAS FOR ASIA, FOR HONG KONG IN THIS REGION. LOOK, THE FANS WANTED TO TURN UP AND WATCH SOME GOLF, AND THEY GOT SOME GOOD GOLF TODAY. >> CAM SMITH HAD
SOME GOOD GOLF TODAY. I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START. SU-ANN, TELL US ABOUT CAM SMITH AND HIS DAY? >> MADE A PHENOMENAL UP AND DOWN ON THE 18. KIND OF REMINDED OF HIS UP AND DOWN WHEN HE PLAYED CLUTCH IN 2022. >> LET’S LOOK AT
SOME HIGHLIGHTS. IT’S CAM SMITH. WASN’T WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR AT THE END. >> THIS WAS A GREAT THREE THAT HE HIT ON THE THIRD. CAM DOES WHAT CAM DOES. THIS IS THE SECOND SHOT INTO THE SIXTH. AND NOW THIS IS HIS
BIRDIE PUTT ON THE 13 PAR FIVE. >> THE CROWD IS LOVING IT. >> HE MADE A GRID UP AND DOWN. THIS IS HIS BIRDIE PUTT ON THE 16. LEFT-TO-RIGHT SLIDER. >> AND HE WAS DE DEFINITELY TRENDING ON X. LOOK AT ALL THESE
TWEETS HERE. >> CAM SMITH BIRDIEING. >> IT’S WORTH GETTING UP EARLY. >> JON RAHM, SOME HIGHS AND LOWS FOR HIM. YOU GOT TO SEE IT ALL. WHAT’S YOUR FIRST TAKE, JUST RECAPPING JON RAHM’S DAY. >> I THINK HE HIT SOME REALLY GOOD
SHOTS TODAY, AND I THINK HIS PUTTER LET HIM DOWN. HE MISSED A COUPLE OF SHORT ONES. COUPLE OF MAYBE NOT-SO-SOLID PERFORMANCE, A PART OF HIS GAME THAT HE’S GOING TO WANT TO WORK ON. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG
MOMENTS FROM TODAY. IT’S JON RAHM. SU-ANN, YOU’RE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THESE. >> WELL, HE STARTED EARLY PUTTING SOME PRESSURE ON ABRAHAM ANCER. I SPOKE TO HIS CADDY EARLY THIS MORNING, AND HE SAID I THINK JON IS GOING TO PLAY AGGRESSIVELY TODAY
BECAUSE HE STARTED THE DAY SIX SHOTS BACK. NOW THIS PHENOMENAL SHOT ON THE NINTH, PUT THE BALL BACK IN THE STANDS. THAT WAS SIGNS OF A MASSIVE CHAMPION RIGHT THERE, A SHOT THAT HE HAD TO HIT AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. >> YOU MENTIONED THE
SHORT GAME BEFORE AS WE GET BACK. HE DOES HAVE TO PLAY CAPTAIN. HE DOES HAVE TO PLAY MENTOR TO GUYS LIKE CALEB. HE’S PUTTING A LOT OF ENERGY INTO THE FRANCHISE. HE’S TAKING TIME TO SETTLE DOWN, SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT AS A WHOLE, THE FACT
THAT HE HAS CONTENDED IN HIS FIRST FOUR EVENTS JUST PROVES HOW GOOD OF A PLAYER HE IS. >> ALL RIGHT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PLAY FROM TODAY JON WASN’T HOPING FOR, AND YOU GOT TO SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. HERE’S JON DOING HIS
THING. >> HE GAVE HIMSELF SOME GREAT SHOTS AND GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. DIDN’T QUITE MAKE THOSE PUTTS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON ABRAHAM. AND THIS IS A MISSED PUT ON THE FOURTH. WE CALL THIS A [indiscernible] YOU CAN SEE THERE HE
STARTED OUT ON THE LINE AND JUST GOT SO UNLUCKY. HE’S GOT TO BE REALLY PROUD OF HIMSELF BECAUSE HE DID GIVE HIMSELF ALL OF THOSE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TODAY. >> HE’S DEFINITELY BEEN A TREAT TO WATCH. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES IN
MIAMI. I THINK YOU NEED A JACKET OUT HERE, SU-ANN, WITH ALL THE RAIN HERE. THERE’S A LOT MORE ON CLUB 54 TO TALK ABOUT. STAY TUNED. >> ALL RIGHT. IT’S A IT’S A HARD DECISION TO PICK A FAVORITE PLAYER IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE,
LET’S HEAR WHAT THE D GUYS HAD TO SAY. >> PROBABLY SIX OR SEVEN TEAMS THAT COULD WIN AT ANY TIME. >> EVERY DAY, SOMEBODY IS SHOOTING – 5 OR – 6. >> TORQUE IS AS GOOD AS ANYBODY. >> OBVIOUSLY, CRUSHERS WON LAST
YEAR. THEY’RE EXTREMELY SOLID. >> CRUSHERS, WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR. >> THEY’RE ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP. THEY’VE GOT THE TROPHY. >> THEY’VE GOT THEIR HANDS ON THE TROPHY. NOBODY ELSE DOES. >> YOU KNOW, THE FIREBALLS ARE GOING TO BE STRONG THIS
YEAR. >> HAVING GOOCH ON THERE IS MAKING US A REALLY GOOD TEAM. >> I’M ONLY FOCUSED ON OUR TEAM, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. >> ANY TEAM THAT TALOR GOOCH HAPPENS TO BE ON IS A TEAM THAT YOU’VE GOT TO
WATCH OUT FOR. >> THEY’RE GOING TO BE SUPER STRONG. >> THE STINGERS ARE ALWAYS A STRONG TEAM. >> TOURNAMENTS. >> LUIS COMING ON STRONG. >> THE 4ACES, THEY’VE CREATED THAT NAME, THAT ENVIRONMENT. >> 4ACES, THEM AND
US ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE STRONG. >> HAROLD VARNER, 4ACES. >> IT REALLY IS EVERYBODY, RIGHT? >> AND IT’S CLEAR, IT’S ALL ABOUT THIS GUY, ABE ANCER. X IS GOING CRAZY WITH PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT. WHAT A SHOT ON THE PLAYOFF HOLE.
SEE ANN, THIS DOESN’T SURPRISE US. IT’S — SU-ANN, THIS DOESN’T SURPRISE US. I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE ENTIRE TIME. >> HE’S FROM MEXICO, A PROUD MEXICAN. IT’S LONG OVERDUE. HE’S HAD SOME STRUGGLES, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO CLOSE OUT THAT PLAYOFF.
>> WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO FOLLOWED US AROUND ALL DAY TODAY. JOINING US FOR MORE ABOUT ABE IS DOM BOULAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT’S AN EASY INTERVIEW.
>> TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY WITH ABE ANCER? >> WELL, HE WAS CLEARLY, LIKE HE SAID IN HIS INTERVIEW, HIS MIND WAS GOOD, HE WAS POSITIVE, BUT HIS SWING WASN’T THERE. YOU COULD SEE FROM THE BEGINNING HE WAS HITTING SOME SQUIRRELY SHOTS.
WE DESCRIBED IT IN THE HALFTIME SHOW, BUT YOU CAN GO BOTH WAYS. WHAT A BIRDIE IN THAT PLAYOFF HOLE. ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. >> I KNOW IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, HE MISSED TWO GREENS, AND HE MISSED TWO HIS FIRST THREE HOLES TODAY.
>> HE MISSED SEVEN HIS FIRST NINE HOLES, BUT HE NEVER GOT FLUSTERED, HIS SHOULDERS NEVER DROPPED, HE KEPT POSITIVE MENTALLY. >> HE HAD A GOOD CADDY. >> YEAH, AND BENJI IS A GOOD GUY. >> I HEARD HIM SAY A
COUPLE OF THINGS IN THE PUTT ON 17. IT’S THE POSITIVE THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANT YOUR CADDY TO GIVE YOU WHEN YOU’RE JUST OVER A PUTT TO GIVE YOU THE RIGHT LEAD AT THE TIME. >> SIMPLE BUT NEEDED. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. VERY EFFECTIVE.
>> WELL, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF ABE ANCER’S HIGHLIGHTS HERE. TAKE A LOOK. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT. HERE WE GO. >> YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS A POOR TEE SHOT, AND LUCKILY, HE GOT A LOT OF CHECK ON THAT THIRD BOUNCE,
OTHERWISE, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE OTHER BUNKER. THAT, THE NEXT PAR THREE ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE SHOT. HE, ONCE AGAIN LUCKY THAT DIDN’T COME BACK DOWN INTO THE BUNKER. >> I THINK THE WET CONDITIONS HELPED THAT. >> YEAH, IT WAS
GETTING MOIST OUT THERE, BUT THIS WAS HUGE, A HUGE MOMENT. HIS FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY ON THE TENTH HOLE. THAT WOULD HAVE MADE HIM FEEL REALLY GOOD. HE DESERVED IT. I MEAN, THE FIRST TWO DAYS, HE PLAYED FABULOUS GOLF. >> HEY, DOM, I’VE
GOT TO ASK YOU, I NOTICE JUST HOW ENTHUSIASTIC THE HONG KONG CROWD WAS HERE. DO YOU THINK THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WIN? >> I’M PROUD THAT HONG KONG SHOWED UP TODAY EVEN IN NOT IDEAL WEATHER. >> WE’RE GOING TO
BRING JAY FOLSOM HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. ABE, CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING IN HONG KONG. WHAT A PERFORMANCE. YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE TO SEE IT. SHOUTOUT TO THE GRAPHIC. JERRY FOLTZ COMING IN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR DAY. MORE TO COME HERE ON
CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. STICK AROUND. IT’S POURING RAINING, IT’S COLD. WE’RE DOING OUR THING, AND JERRY FOLTZ IS HERE, WIRED UP, READY TO TALK CRUSHERS GC. JERRY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> A LITTLE WET FROM THE WALK UP. I’M HERE FOR YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> AND I HEARD THAT DOM WAS OPENING UP A TAB. WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? >> B-499. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW INCREDIBLE THIS TEAM IS PLAYING. >> WELL, IT WAS ABRAHAM ANCER’S TOURNAMENT TO WIN, AND HE LOST IT, AND
THEN WIN IT. IT JUST PROVES WHAT HE CAN DO TODAY. CRUSHERS, STARTING SEVEN BACK. THEY’RE THE TEAM TO BEAT. TORQUE WAS THE TEAM LAST YEAR. NOW THAT THEY’VE GONE TO FOUR PLAYERS, THEY’VE GONE TO SUCH DEPTH, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY
CAN WIN EVERY YEAR. >> THE MORE THEY PULL OFF THINGS LIKE THIS, THE MORE DANGEROUS THEY’RE GOING TO BE BECAUSE THAT CONFIDENCE, THAT SELF-BELIEF IN THEM AS A COLLECTIVE TEAM AND IN EACH OTHER JUST CONTINUES TO GROW. >> I SAW BRYSON
DECHAMBEAU IN HIS INTERVIEW, AND HE SAID HE LOVED HIS TEAM. LET’S TALK ABOUT THESE HIGHLIGHTS. I LOVE HOW YOU BREAK IT DOWN, SO LET’S BREAK IT DOWN. THIS IS CRUSHERS GC. >> PAUL CASEY OBVIOUSLY PLAYED BRILLIANTLY, AND THAT, YOU COULDN’T
PLACE IT IN A BETTER SPOT. >> HERE’S CASEY FOR BIRDIE. NOT A LOT OF LENGTHY PUTTS CAME IN LIKE THAT, AND I DON’T REMEMBER SEEING ANY LIMP IN LIKE THAT ALL WEEK LONG. A BIG LIMP OUT FROM ANCER ON THE THIRD. DECHAMBEAU ON THE 14.
>> FEHERTY JUST GOT THROUGH SAYING THIS WAS A PRETTY EASY BUNKER SHOT, BUT NOT FOR CASEY. >> BACK-TO-BACK, CRUSHERS GC, JETTA AND HONG KONG. IN BACK-TO-BACK FASHION FOR THE SQUAD, EARLIER, YOU SAID CASEY SMITH WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER.
>> CASEY, SMITH, AND OF COURSE ANCER IN THE PLAYOFF. >> LET’S GET INTO TORQUE GC. I KNOW WE HAD SOME CLIPS FROM THEIR DAY. THIS TEAM IS UNBELIEVABLE. >> THERE’S PEREIRA, NOT THE BEST PUTTER BUT ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS THERE IS.
THERE’S A BEAUTY THERE. >> CARLOS ORTIZ, I THINK HE’S GOING TO GET A WIN SHORTLY. >> DID I SAY PEREIRA ONE OF THE BEST TEE-TO-GREEN? THERE’S JOAQO NEIMANN ONE OF THE BEST IN TEE-TO-GREEN. >> I LOVE WATCHING HIM CELEBRATE THE
HOLE IN ONE. >> THAT WAS EARLY IN THE ROUND. HE’S THINKING ABOUT NUMBER ONE, TORQUE, NUMBER TWO, TRYING TO CLIMB THAT LEADER BOARD AND HAVING A CHANCE TO TOP THE LEADER BOARD. >> THERE’S ANOTHER PLAYER THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, ANTHONY KIM.
I KNOW YOU SPOKE ABOUT IT IN THE PREGAME SHOW, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE QUICK PROGRESSION OF ANTHONY KIM IN JUST A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME? >> I KNOW I’M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A CHEERLEADER HERE, BUT FIRST, DOM, YOU
OWE ME MONEY. >> I JUST HEARD HIS INTERVIEW WITH SU-ANN AT THE END, THE SECOND LEASE OF HIS LIFE. HE’S NOW MARRIED WITH A KID, AND I JUST THINK HE WANTS TO SHOW THEM, ESPECIALLY HIS KID, WHAT HE IS GREAT AT.
>> 11 YEARS AWAY FROM THE GAME, DIDN’T OWN A SET OF CLUBS. WHEN HE STARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS, GETTING BACK IN THE GAME, HE USED HIS WIFE’S CLUBS AND ONLY GOT HIMSELF A SET OF CLUBS. ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HE FINALLY
GOT HIMSELF A SET OF TOUR CLUBS AND GOT THEM FITTED THIS WEEK. HIS FIRST DROP HE HAD TO TAKE, HE DROPPED IT FROM SHOULDER HEIGHT. >> HE FORGOT TO TAKE A BALL MARKER WITH HIM LAST WEEK. >> WE CAN’T MAKE THIS UP.
>> NO, YOU CANNOT. >> WELL, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME ANTHONY KIM HIGHLIGHTS. HERE’S ANTHONY KIM. ALSO, LOVED HIS SWAG. >> TELL YOU WHAT’S BEEN GREAT. HIS PUTTING HAS BEEN GREAT BOTH WEEKS. >> IT HAS. AND ANYBODY WHO PLAYED COMPETITIVE
GOLF OR A LOT OF RECREATIONAL GOLF, THEY TAKE SOME TIME OFF, THEIR GAME GOES OFF, ESPECIALLY THE PUTTING. >> LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THE PACE. THAT WENT IN THE RIGHT SIDE, BUT THAT WENT IN. >> EVEN LAST WEEK, THE FIRST WEEK BACK.
THIS IS HIS FIRST ROUND IN THE 60s 12 DAYS SHORT OF 12 YEARS. >> WOULD YOUR GUESS THAT HE JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER AS WE GO THROUGH THESE TOURNAMENTS? >> 65 MIGHT PROVE TO BE AN ABERRATION WHEN THIS YEAR’S
PLAYING IS ALL SAID AND DONE, BUT I WOULDN’T PUT IT PAST HIM TO GETTING CLOSE TO THE LEVEL OF PLAYING IN HIS CHAMPIONSHIP DAYS. >> NEXT WEEK, HE IS PLAYING IN MACAU IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. >> SU-ANN HAD A
CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH ANTHONY AFTER HIS ROUND. LET’S TUNE IN. >> ANTHONY, YOU SHOT ONE OF THE LOWEST ROUNDS OF THE GAME. YOU’VE IMPROVED EVERY ROUND YOU’VE PLAYED. YOU’VE HAD SIX COMPETITIVE ROUNDS. HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF YOURSELF? >> I’M VERY PROUD,
COMING FROM WHERE I CAME FROM OVER THE LAST 10, 12 YEARS. I’M JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. EVERY STEP I WALK, I FEEL BLESSED, AND NO MATTER WHAT I SHOOT, I FEEL LIKE I WON. I NEVER THOUGHT THOSE WORDS WOULD COME OUT OF MY
MOUTH, BUT I’M TRYING TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH A LOT OF GRATITUDE AND STARTING TO FEEL THE SAME WAY. >> WELL, ARE YOU STARTING TO FEEL SOME CONFIDENCE? >> DEFINITELY FEELING BETTER ABOUT MY GAME. GOLF IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
IT’S ABOUT FOCUSING ON MY FAMILY. GOLF WILL COME, IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. >> AWESOME, MAN. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> FANS LOVE THIS GUY. HIS MANAGER SHOULD GO FROM WHAT THE TO WHAT IF IN THE SPACE OF A WEEK.
YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE THAT. I AM NOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST FANS JUST SEEING HOW HE’S BEEN PLAYING. TALENT DOESN’T JUST DISAPPEAR, AND I SAW SOMEONE ELSE TWEET, HE MIGHT JUST BE THE BET PUTTER IN THE WORLD. MR. SHORT GAME. LOOK AT THIS, BEST
PUTTER ON THE PLANET. WHAT’S YOUR TAKE ON THIS, DOM? >> YOU KNOW, HE WAS — ANTHONY AND CAMERON SMITH WERE TRENDING ON X, BEST PUTTER IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN’T PUT ENOUGH SU SUPERLATIVES ON HIM. >> I ACTUALLY HAD SOME TIME IN HONG
KONG, AS WELL. I GOT TO SEE THE CITY — >> THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING. >> I HAVEN’T SEEN THIS YET. >> YOU HAVEN’T? THIS IS MY TIME IN HONG KONG. TAKE A LOOK. WE’RE IN HONG KONG. YOU READY? LET’S CHECK IT OUT. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN
CROSBY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG. OUT OF THESE TWO GUYS, WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO WIN? BROOKS. WHO IS MORE HAND SOME? WHO’S BETTER LOOKING? [indiscernible]. >> THEY’RE BOTH HAND SOME? >> POWERFUL, POWERFUL LOOKING. >> POWERFUL LOOKING
MEN HERE? >> YEAH. >> I LOVE THAT. [indiscernible]. >> IT IS HUGE. THERE’S SO MANY PLACES TO GO, SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE ALL COMING INTO ONE MELTING POT OF A PLACE. SO MUCH CULTURE HERE. IT’S INCREDIBLE.
WHO DO YOU THINK’S GOING TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT? >> YOU’RE GOING WITH JOHN. OH, WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH? BROOKS. HIGH FIVE. >> DON’T LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT THE CAMERA. CONNECT WITH THE CAMERA, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT. HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU DIDN’T KNOW
WHERE YOU WERE PLAYING A SECOND AGO, AND NOW YOU’RE SAYING HE’S GOING TO WIN IT ALL. LIV GOLF LEAGUE, LIV GOLF LEAGUE. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS GUY WOULD ORDER IN THE FOOD MARKET? FISH BALLS. CAM, YOU’VE GOT TO ORDER THE FISH
BALLS. ARE YOU SERIOUS? >> LET’S GO? FIVE-FOUR, BABY. >> I KIND OF WANT TO GIVE THIS TO JERRY BUT I KNOW HE WILL HATE IT. DO YOU THINK JERRY WOULD LIKE THIS? >> YES. >> SHE THINKS JERRY WOULD LIKE IT. I LIKE IT. SHE THINKS JERRY
WOULD LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S A WRAP. TIME TO SIGN OUT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY THEY CALL HONG KONG. UNTIL NEXT TIME, I’LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER. GOOD-BYE. HEY, WAIT, WAIT FOR ME. HEY! YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE IT, AND DOM, SINCE YOU DIDN’T INVITE ME
TO THAT HOUSE PARTY. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THIS COURSE, THIS TREE BEHIND US, THESE BEAUTIFUL RED FLOWERS FALL FROM THE TREE. >> THEY’RE CALLED A COTTON TREE. WE HAVE 60,000 TREES ON THE PROPERTY. I DON’T KNOW WHO COUNTED THEM.
>> HOW MANY DID YOU HIT? >> 59,000. >> >> THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN IN HONG KONG, ALMOST AS FUN AS MAYACOBA. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. >> JON RAHM IS MARCHING WITH HIS DEAD AT 13.
THE WIND IS IN HIS SALES. JOAQO NEIMANN TO CONTINUE THIS SCINTILLATING ROUND OF GOLF. >> THE CAVALRY CHARGE IS ON. JOAQO NEIMANN MUST BE JUST SENSING THE FOOT STEPS BEHIND HIM. THIS IS FAR FROM DONE. DOWN RAHM. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST
KNOW HOW BADLY HE WANTS IT. >> ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? THIS WAS GRIPPING STUFF IN MAYACOBA. >> THIS WAS GOING ALL THE WAY. JON RAHM ENDS ON 17 AND 18 WITH BOGEY ON BOTH. >> LIKELY JUST A TWO-HORSE RACE NOW.
>> NOW HAS THIS TO SEAL HIS FIRST LIV GOLF TITLE. >> SO IT CONTINUES. WE WILL HAVE THE SEVENTH INDIVIDUAL PLAYOFF. 55 HOLES CAN’T SEPARATE THESE TWO. IT’S BACK TO THE 18 TEE WE GO FOR A SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE BETWEEN NEIMANN AND GARCIA.
>> HE KNEW THE MOMENT HE HIT IT, IT WASN’T ENOUGH. >> IT’S GETTING REALLY DARK. >> A REAL SENSE OF THEATER BETWEEN THESE TWO. >> RIGHT ABOUT NOW, HIS HEART JUST SANK. WHAT A GREAT SCENE. >> FOR THE FOURTH TIME, JOAQO NEIMANN
TO WIN. >> FROM JOAQO NEIMANN, HIS LIGHT SHINES BRIGHT. >> BEING ABLE TO BE RIGHT NOW RIGHT HERE, IT JUST FEELS AWESOME, AND YEAH, THERE ARE GOLF CARTS UP THERE. >> AND HE WINS HIS FIRST LIV GOLF TITLE.
>> I HOPE EVERYBODY KNOWS, WHAT I FEEL LIKE I ALREADY KNOW, WE’RE DEFINITELY A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH, AND THIS IS THE FIRST WIN OF MANY. >> I CAN’T WAIT TO START MY PRO CAREER. THE ONLY THING I’M AFRAID OF IS I’M
GOING TO WAKE UP AND THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE A DREAM. >> LIGHTS WERE OUT IN MAYACOBA, AND THE RAIN IS POURING HERE IN HONG KONG. NEXT STOP, MIAMI. I’LL ASK YOU, DOM. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FOR YOUR MIAMI STUFF? >> WE HAVE 13
PLAYERS WHO WILL BE PLAYING THE WEEK AFTER MIAMI. THE BLUE MONSTER, ONE OF THE HARDEST COURSES THESE GUYS WILL EVER PLAY. >> IT’S A BIG BALLPARK. IT’S A BIG BOYS’ BALLPARK. IT’S BEEN THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP THE LAST TWO YEARS.
A LOT OF THE PLAYERS HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE THERE. EVERYBODY’S HEARD ABOUT IT. IT’S AN INFAMOUS GOLF COURSE THAT YOU CAN’T FAKE IT AROUND. >> LET’S TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT THE LEADER BOARD, AND POW, THERE IT GOES. THAT PLAYOFF WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT DO YOU — WHAT DO YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS LEADER BOARD AS YOU LOOK AT IT FROM OUR HONG KONG TOURNAMENT? DOM, WHAT DO YOU SAY HERE? >> WHAT STICKS OUT TO ME IS – 13 WAS THE WINNING SCORE. >> THE HISTORIC
COURSE IS JUST SAW SOME. >> JERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND ALL OF YOU WATCHING TODAY, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING CLUB 54 POST GAME SHOW. WE LOVE YOU, AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. >> PEACE. >> YEAH, JERRY, PUT THE PEACE SIGN UP. [♪♪]
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Cant belive these guys ware rubber boots what happened to spikes
5 hour plus round for a shotgun start. SURELY THATS NOT WHAT these players signed up for !! They gotta spend more time with their family and help grow the game.
Livgolf come to indonesia big country and more 100 golf couse in jakarta or bali
What a round! What drama. Great crowds.
liv delivers again!
Fantastic coverage liv cant wait for Miami